Originally Posted by Roc3b

You should take the local riders training course. For a nominal fee you get to learn the ropes ona beater. The thing about the pasta rockets is that they have high rev set ups meaning, some where around 48 5000 rpms is when you start to see a response from the machine...most Japanese bikes have really low rev response and you can scare yourself if you really are heavy handed. Take the course and you will feel much more comfortable.