First bike? You're going to outgrow it QUICK! It's a great little bike to learn on but as you become more experienced you'll yearn for more power. Check out a Ninja 500R for similar egronomics but substantially more power. That was my first bike, had it for 2 years and upgraded to a Kawi Z1000! man, was that thing fast. 0-60 in 3 seconds?? It was tough to hang on...