dude, your thinking way to big. the 600 is realy fast, my first bike was a suzuki 550, then i bought the 600 & now i have the 750(over a couple years). get a 600 for starters. i have been reading the r6 is a awsome bike. you will be suprised. you need to start smaller & learn the feel of the bike, if you go big first and make a mistake that bike will bite you hard. your life is alot to play with.RIDE SMART.