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i know these are pretty high-end bikes and i've actually never even owned a motorcycle before.
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These are not high-end bikes. These are honest-to-god racebikes with turn signals. New GSXR1000s, R1s, and CBR1000RRs are faster than any street car that a non-billionare would be able to afford, faster than most race cars, and faster than any other production bike ever made.
If you get a 1000, don't leave 1st gear, as you can still break the speed limit in 1st. In fact, you can still flip the damn thing over by goosing the throttle on some high end sports bikes. Or wheelie out of a turn into a car in the other lane. But you are likely to say "But, I know not to hit the throttle that hard!". Do you realize that a quarter turn in the throttle is all the difference between full and none on these bikes? That isn't much room for error... especially if you haven't ridden a bike before. Hit a bump, too much gas, fall over.
Any of the supersports are ignorant ideas for a first bike. Maybe, just maybe, if you are perfect and never make a mistake with traffic around will you be ok by choosing one. A british motojournalist ( someone who has ridden more bikes than you'll ever even see ) died from ramming a CBR954 into the tailgate of a truck. And that is 5 year old literbike. The new ones are leapyears beyond and even faster.
My advice : Go ride a dirtbike. Borrow one, or rent one, or something. Not a 125, or an 80 , a real dirtbike. Ride the piss out of it. If your heart isn't beating fast after riding a real 250 2-stroke , 450 4-stroke or 500 2-stroke, then you are an absolute moron who shouldn't be riding cycles, as it raises the insurance rates for everyone else. If you feel in the least bit uncomfortable with one, especially sliding around and feeling "out of control", then how are you going to feel on a street bike with FIVE TIMES THE POWER AND TWICE THE WEIGHT? You won't slide around on the street, that's for sure... you'll end up on the pavement unless you've got good skills.
If you don't believe me, try the forums at esportbike.com or forums.cycleworld.com or beginnerbikes.com
Is this message meant to scare you? You decide. It's your skin.
PS: sportbikes also are uncomfortable as hell if you are over 6'1" or 6'2".