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The 2011-2012 are great options and personally I haven't found them being that much "slower" than the 2013-2014. I have come to like the body style of the 1st gen more and more. Parts are also easier to find for it as they were the most produced.

It's not THE BEST starter bike has many people have mentioned. Really do your research and look up whether a 600 is right for you. (Height & power) I personally never had a problem with mine but I was able to have a lot of self control and respect the power of it early on. I hope you make a good choice and are able to have the best riding experience. Have a good one man🫡

@@illusiversx thanks for the reply man I’m 5’5 150lbs but I think I’ll take it slow for now and go with an r3😅 Cbr 600 definitely gonna be my second for sure! Stay safe man!

@ProjectRad same. I don't have the money right now for it and don't know the plan for the car but would really love to experience it myself

I appreciate the mature and well thought out response. A lot of people never experience low cc's (300 & 400). Without owning one I cant see the skills you can get from buying one, but im becoming more and more aware of it. I hope people can make a better decision seeing why certain people chose specific bikes.

@Tokin_Alien hell yeah ride safe man!

Im pretty positive the door trim and center trim are chrome on every variant of the crz. Mine were vinyl wrapped in matte black because they were peeling.

I love the logic man🤣. So basically what your saying is...fuck it and buy an h2 for a first bike?😝

Great choice on the bike man glad your enjoying it! Take care of it and it will take care of you.

Honestly people who cant control there impulses, shouldn't have a bike in general. There has to be that off switch to be able to control yourself. In my case, I learned that very early on and it comes down to understanding what your risking either speeding/reckless riding. Everyone who owns a bike will from time to time, beat the crap out of it. Its just limiting it to open roads and proper decisions in my opinion.

I agree with a lot of what you said. Everyone can have there own opinion and as I stated in the video, this is my personal opinion. Some people can over look the pros and cons of different kinds of bikes because no bike is perfect for everything. People who don't like sportbikes aren't going to go out of there way to look at the positives of them and tell you all the good they can do. Your opinion is that there NOT good beginner bikes. That's fine. I never called this bike a "perfect" starter bike. You clearly knew I meant 4 cylinder not 4 liter and honestly bringing up a petty mistake like that is just straight stupid. I'm out here making videos on a topic while riding and making sure cars aren't pulling out in front of me. People mix up words man it's what happens. What I don't agree with is how your gonna say a bike with MORE low end torque is easier to learn but that's your opinion. Although I am a beginner, when I first started out i liked getting peoples opinions who have ridden for only a few years and then I always compared them to people who have been riding longer. Sometimes different riding ages have a good point. I don't know if you had a bad experience with sportbikes in the past, but I hope you aren't gonna take it out on people who simply want to express there opinion on there riding experience starting on a 600cc

taller seat height? my zx7r has like a 31" seat height, my 5'8 friend can flat foot it. the stiff suspension is true, but it doesn't matter unless your roads suck. my bike is definitely heavy, but not top heavy. the steering part is true, and low speed is probably the only time riding a supersport is "hard". they might not be beginner bikes, but the newer ones basically ride themselves with lean assist, traction control, stability control, abs, etc. yes, it's a crutch, but ultimately it's not gonna kill you if you respect the machine. more money to maintain and insure, but who cares?

@@xander4218it’s really not about height. more about how big the inseam of the rider’s legs are.

@@Qelai those are directly related, my inseam is 34", my friend's is 29"

@@xander4218 i’m just saying because I have 2 friends around 5’8 and one can flatfoot while the other can almost flatfoot. only thing that could be is inseams

@@walkemdown4127 you already know what's going on😂🫡

I got 800cc for my first bike and im still fine😂 i shift so good people think i have quickshifter. They only thing i regret is not buying 1000cc right away.

Everyone is entitled to there own opinion. I'm glad to have an actual bike instructors opinion. Again I will clarify everything in the video was relative to my case starting out. I PERSONALLY (can't seem to stress that enough I guess) believe an average person can start on a 600cc. I just had 3 different friends this year start on a 600cc and it's just as easy to baby it as it is to beat the piss out of it. I even said in the video, I believe people who start on a 300 or 400cc, become better riders. I even said in the video "You should start on a 400cc, but if you start out on a 600cc you will be just fine". You can loop a 300cc and you can loop a 600cc, doesn't matter. If you have someone immature and doesn't know how there bike handles, a lot of bad stuff can happen. When you "600cc sport bike riders" are just trying to "showoff" there bike, that's not true at all. A lot of people just like the way sportbikes feel and the aggressiveness to them. Everyone has there own preferences and it's not like sportbikes are perfect but some people just prefer them and that's just what it is. Also mentioning I'm not a "good rider". I'd like to understand by how by shifting you can tell whether I'm a good rider or not. I'm not gonna call myself the best rider in the world because I just started a little over a year ago, but I've never dumped my bike or been in any accidents. I respect your opinion and I'm glad you shared it. Thank you for watching the video and I hope you have a good one man🤟

I know many people who have started on 1000cc's. At the end of the day it's your bike so why would anyone care what someone's riding👀

@@illusiversx some people are just more talented than others. I was teaching few guys that are good car drivers of course on manual transmission. All of them were good bicycles riders also and literally took them 20 minutes on parking lot to go out on the streets of course on 125cc. And i have a strong believe that if you can ride 125cc you can ride anything else of course there are levels to this but just flowing with the traffic is easy no matter how big the engine is.

@@illusiversx ofcourse everything you said is true. my point on its own is basically just that lots of people get them to show off and cant handle them, partially to blame is the media of genuinely good iders so they think they can do that. a 600cc as a starter bike takes lots of restrain since like you said you can beat the piss out of it. Also to clarify my point about your shifting, i apologise for being vague about it. when you shift you immediately pull your fingers back to the handlebar even though youre just cruising about and are going to shift in the next 2-3s. it seemed a bit "jerky" if im allowed to say that. just seems a little off timing but nothing inherently wrong

@champwebb1616 great choices man!

Hope you enjoy it man! Ride safe🤟

Great choice

@@illusiversx2012 year 20 k km

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Both cool Cars man enjoy!

The whole situation I explained at the end of the video was a one off thing and didn't happen after this. Don't know why it happened but bike runs amazing now with new fuel pump and spark plugs

Thats great man! Unfortunately a lot of people really destroy the wiring on these. I had to replace the whole front headlight harness with the turn signals and its only a $60 part from honda. Definitely worth it and recommend getting that!

@@illusiversx guess i shoul have looked into that, $60 is alot cheaper than all the time I'd be spending on fixing that rats nest. Thanks, so its OEM straight from Honda? Front harness? I know the main harness you can only buy salvaged.

Yes brand new harness from honda. I just checked and it's actually $80 not $60, my bad. Still worth it tho: www.ebay.com/itm/164939026845?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=uhRsTnSXS9y&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=z1GBZ0AyToa&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

A lot of people i feel are in the same boat as me before buying a crz...It gets a lot of hate for no reason and you just have to own it to truly understand it. Hope you enjoyed the video man💪

Cool car man! Shoutout to your dad for being an rsx homie!

Hope it helped man!

I assume your talking 12 volt? Any accessories like under glow or aftermarket radio hooked up? Could be installed incorrectly drawing from the battery

Trust me I know... I really am amazed I didn't wear gear when I started riding. 1 year in and never ride without full gear now.

@@illusiversx good to hear, keep that flesh fully intact 😁

The black honda ones are very easy to find there on a ton of stock honda wheels. Like I said got mine from the junkyard. The red honda center caps are off of dc5r stock wheels. Harder to find and go for a little more on ebay.

@@illusiversx Appreciate it bro!!

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Hell yeah man take care of that beast🤟

I think the main complaint when it comes to power with these cars is just the fact that the supercharger kit costs so much as well. Sometimes we just gotta step back and appreciate the crz for what it is.

07-08 600rr's are most people's favorites and I can see why. Definitely a good bike man. Take care of that r3 man🔥

Depends what your looking for. Everything I buy for almost every car is a mix between rock auto (for stuff like brakes), ebay (rare used parts), hondapartsonline (oem honda parts that are still sold)

Hell yeah man keep us updated on how the crz treats you. Hope it goes well for u man🤟

Appreciate u watching and hopefully I can sway you in the right direction! My personal opinion, the rsx is a better and more fun car while crz's are better commuters. Again my personal opinion. The rsx is faster and if you get a rsx type s it's almost twice the hp. I have tons of videos on the channel for both cars so definitely look into that if there's something in specific your looking for otherwise ask any questions u want man🤟

Can't agree enough dude! Enjoy that 636 🔥

@@illusiversx Appreciate it my guy!

@@MyAcer20 roads here in Wisconsin are wack🤷‍♂️

I've come to realize it's way more fun to drive a slow car to its limits rather than a fast car to half its limits 🤟. Shoutout from watching in the UK🫡

@@illusiversx In a way, less power is more. You can have fun without either breaking any speed limits or running out of talent.

Appreciate it man! I just didn't wanna upbadge the wheels if it wouldn't look right. Maybe I'll try them later on and see how I feel🤟

​@@illusiversxgive them a go and see what you think bud. I think the red will suit the wheels better but I wouldn't worry about them being upbadged

For sure many crz videos in the future! Currently gonna have a hold up of a few expensive mods cause me and my girl are gonna get our own place soon🤟

@@illusiversx totally understand bro you can’t enjoy the cars without a place to put them. And expensive parts I understand. I have a set of spoon side mirror glasses coming for my cr-z because one of the ones on the car was broken when I bought the car so I figured why not upgrade. Looking to get the spoon front sway bar soon

@nolahahnshouse3389 that's cool man how much those run u?

@@illusiversx 135 for just the glass and 400 for the sway bar

Damn these jdm prices getting wild😂

600fs are great bikes too!

That's cool man! No one believes me when I tell them my clutch lasted 230k miles😂. Thinking about it is that really a lot of maintenance items for owning it over 22 years? Honestly that doesn't seem like that much maintenance for that many miles and age. Keep the rsx running man 🤟

@@illusiversx The key is to change the oil often. I change mine every 3k. also, for as long as the parts were available, I only used OEM parts. Now, parts are hard to comeby so I just get autozone parts.

Oil changes are very easy yet commonly forgotten maintenance item.

I got 05 rsx and it has 163000 miles . AC took a dump ... Bad oil leak , shocks are shot .. but it's still running .... Still want to do maintenance on it .. just a lot of money for parts . I auto zone stuff too in stead of go to the dealership.. rsx restorers, it's a fun car . Love the rsx vibe . Btw , I like the auto matic .. I'm 50yrs old so I just chill while driving . Youngsters have a safe fun with the stick shift 🤙

I got 05 rsx and it has 163000 miles . AC took a dump ... Bad oil leak , shocks are shot .. but it's still running .... Still want to do maintenance on it .. just a lot of money for parts . I auto zone stuff too in stead of go to the dealership.. rsx restorers, it's a fun car . Love the rsx vibe . Btw , I like the auto matic .. I'm 50yrs old so I just chill while driving . Youngsters have a safe fun with the stick shift 🤙

Great choice man🫡