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Both the GSXR600 and R6 are faster than a Ferrari. Would you put a newly licensed 16-year-old behind the wheel of a Ferrari?
They are also considerably more dangerous if you screw up.
At 16 you're still learning. You haven't even fully mastered your muscles yet, let alone your hormones. And judgment? HAH! At 16 you make lots of mistakes. It's part of growing up.
The same mistake that will give you a "moment" on a 250 could kill you on a 600.
I counsel patience. The whole instant-gratification thing that's so much a part of our culture is plain stupid. Nobody ever died by waiting and learning to walk before they run. Lots of people have died by jumping in headfirst.
Riding (or driving) a high-performance machine is something that ought to be earned through experience IMHO. It's everyone's right to ride what they want and I respect that, but to be honest there's much to be said for exploring the limits of a more manageable machine before jumping to the front of the line.
This kid has decades of quality riding time ahead of her/him. There's plenty of time for that 600.
Start small, learn everything you can about riding, THEN get a snarling beast.
If you can't get an adrenaline rush out of riding a Ninjette, you're not riding it hard enough. As modest as it is, this little bike is better than most of us... and unless this kid is a prodigy who grew up riding minibikes, it's for certain it's way beyond his/her level of maturity and skill.
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