stout shooter
Yes it's a 600cc, I feel really confortable on this bike. A lot of people on the sportbike forums tell you to start off something like a 250 or 500cc. I think it's kinda pointless though IMO. If you're not dumb or do crazy stuff on a 600cc and warm up to see what's confortable, you should be fine. I'm 19, almost 20 and I'm around 185.
I'm not too sure what would be a good tire for someone starting off. I'm running some Dunops on mine. My front is a Dunlop D208F Sportmax 120/60 and my back is a D207J sportmax 180/55.
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Hope that kinda helped