you need to start out on a ninja 250 man. i love it when people go out to buy the baddest fastest street bike, and never ride it to its full potential. do you have the skills to push an r1 to its limits ? most riders that have a r6, never really ride that to its pontential eighter. do you want to waste the money on a rocket that will scare the hell out of you ? the insurance too ? get something smaller and when you have at least 7 years of seat time, step up. and yeah i get pissed when i hear about 17 year old kids getting a r1, and trying to show off, and end up dead. for that reason i no longer ride street, only on the track where doing 160+ is ok. think hard about this before you make a move.