Hi, I was planning to start riding next year (2017) when springs hits, maybe around March. The bike I would like to purchase and insure is probably not the best "starter" bike ever, but I already have had some experience on riding sport bikes, a Ninja 300/ZX-6R (these bikes are my uncles, not mine, I was just trying/practicing on them) for a bit now, just around the neighbourhood, no real street yet because I don't have my M1. I'm planning to take my M1 next year before I take a MSF course, to hopefully lower my insurance by a bit, and buy a bike with ABS (for safety reasons/a bit lower insurance). I'm currently looking at the 2017 R6 ABS or the soon to be unveiled 2017 ZX-6R ABS with an Two Bros Black Series Carbon Edition slip-on. I will be purchasing full gear as well because I would like to start on a such high cc bike (Shoei Helmet, 2 Piece Dainese Race Suit, Dainese Gloves, Dainese Boots, an Ogio Dainese Edition Backpack (just because I like Dainese and want a matching backpack), an GoPro Hero5 (for safety/insurance reasons) we all know how bad drivers are here in Toronto,Ontario and maybe a Sena for music/linking up with friends. The thing is, I'm only an 18 year-old student, would any insurance companies willing to take the risk of insuring somebody my age on a supersport anyways? I was planning on getting a 2017 BRZ Sport-Tech because I would be attending post-secondary next year (September of 2017), but the school I would like to attend rarely has parking spots for cars, you would have to buy a yearly parking pass as well. I believe I would have a lot more fun on a bike instead of a car anyways and I would like to be part of a brotherhood as well, due to growing up as a only child. I seen people around my age get brand new 300cc's bikes insured for 2.8-3kish, depending if it has ABS/if they took the MSF course. Hope to hear back from you fellow riders soon, thanks.
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