Please man......your rider experience is very low as you stated and you are comparing the top 600 class bikes. Do you even realize how they really do perform vs. a 500 cc other than "specs" on a sales sheet and "look". Does that sales guy really care what you ride or wha happens to you....hell....MANY of them do not even ride on the street and will BS on what they ride and how good of a rider they are. Comission pays the bills for them.
Also, think about this.....the comment about the R6s is for BEGINNERS....um yeah, right. The R6s was Yamaha's top 600cc bike up until the 06 came out...redesigned to stay infront of the other manufactures.
Comparing specs for the R6 to the R6s is a joke. They are completely different bikes, but the R6s WAS the top 600 bike too a few years ago. NOT a beginner bike.
There is so much debate on this board about what people should get for a first bike or even progression.
Half of us will recommend a smaller bike or less powerful 600 for a first bike for learnign to ride/safety/enjoyment and the other half will give shit about a smaller bike simply because they have no other place to take out their anger except on a forum, their wife owns them and are all pent up at home, or they get off on giving people shit and are actually pussies hiding behind their computer to get a rise out of the other end and start arguements for thier own fun.
You said it yourself in the reply above about "staying safe".....Right back at you!
What is the hurry in a top class bike when you may not even appreciate the bike or how to ride it.
http://www.cosportbikeclub.org/forum...ad.php?t=21593 exampe starting smaler then moving up