This bike is for a VERY experienced rider, notice how he said it inspires confidence?! Well in the wrong hands confidence like that will get you killed! this is a bike that will flip in every gear if you blip it right, and though that is exciting as all get out, not for someone who hasn't had a lot of road time or ever ridden a liter bike! This is only for the very experienced unless you have a death wish, or are very conservative with the throttle and brakes. This is one step down from an R1 and those are out and out rocketships! This is just a bit detuned from those, so still very much a rocketship!