What type of bike should i get for my first bike???????!!!!!!!????

Ride your own ride is right. Get what you need and ask yourself what you will be using it for. If it is just showing off, ahead and buy the large displacement bike. Who are we to stop you? That being said, stick to the 125 because they are easier to sell and cheaper to repair. They are the standard to which you Brits (the m1 gave it away) start riding on and usually graduate to a 250 or 400. You know the answer to this already. Your ego just wont let you except it.

You can always sell bikes and get new ones; this life is the only one you have. So, I'd start with something you feel comfortable on, like the CBR125, and learn how to ride. Then sell it and get a slightly bigger bike. After you've learned how to ride that one, sell it and get another one. The 125cc four stroke Honda will probably be a little easier to learn on, but a little slower, than the Aprilia RS125 two-stroke. Four-stroke motors make more torque and less horsepower than two-stroke motors of the same displacement. FWIW, I wish we had cool smaller bikes here in the United States. Everyone here seems to think you have to learn on a 600 supersport. Good luck and remember: there are old riders and there are bold riders, but there are no old, bold riders :-)

do u know what happens to those that is too worried about keeping 'the pace' with their 'friends'? they wind up dead. there's a saying the old timers have u need to make it a mantra: ride yer own ride. never let some1 else dictate what bike u should get, or how fast u should ride. u will get killed that way.

i'd say go with the cbr125r...no matter what you say, one day, you'll say, hmmm...let's see what this things got and just a little twist of the wrist and you're going over 100 miles per hour and lose control and kill yourself... that's what happened to my uncle.

I highly reccommend the Kawasaki Ninja 250R. I chose it as my first bike a couple of months ago and I couldn't be happier with my choice. Great ride, plenty of power, reasonably priced, easy to handle and cheap to maintain. Happy bike shopping!

Don't focus so much on size (cc) of the bike. There's no comparrison between a CBR-600 and a KLR-650 (dual sport) for example. A lot of people think that a 600cc sport bike is ok for a beginner, but I don't think so. The CBR is way too much bike for a new rider, regardless of how you plan on riding it. There is little room for error on a 100 hp bike, and one wrong blip on the throttle and you're on the ground. I would much rather be teased about the size of my bike than spend time healing from an accident. A good rule of thumb is stay below 50 hp on a first bike. There are a lot of good choices out there for a new rider. I would suggest buying a used bike for your first ride. New bikes depreciate a lot more than a used bike. Then there's the likely event that you end up dropping the bike, it hurts a lot less to drop a used bike than a new one. I'm not familiar with the CBR-125 either, but if you like it and you're set on a new bike then I say go for it. It's much easier to learn on a smaller bike and then move up from there. You might check into a used Ninja 250, or if you excel in your class maybe even a Ninja 500. They usually can be picked up pretty cheap and have a good reputation for being good starter bikes that are fun to ride. Remember, this is your first bike but it doesn't have to be your last. And one more tidbit, it's more fun to ride a slow bike fast than it is to ride a fast bike slow.

i have a 250 ninja yea its small but it still will move down the rode it corners very well and its not so big that every time u take off u left the front tire lol and u should be able to move this bike.

I think it is best to stay under 250ccs and trade up later. I had a Suzuki DR200SE and loved it. It was a Dual purpose Bike and I really enjoyed going out and gravel roads and trails. I now own a street bike and am considering another Dual purpose. Of the Bikes you mentioned I would but the CBR125. Happy riding!

try a 250cc then go up from their a street bike is hard to learn on it does not hit the ground good if you know what i mean.