Originally Posted By: LoneRanger
More power than 80% of riders can operate with enough finesse not to get hurt or killed and I'd include myself as lacking that skill to ride such a bike anywhere near it's limits. And when you have a bike like that, you may well eventually cave to her siren's song and end up pushing well beyond your own rider skill set, seduced by the strong and seemingly unending pull as you continue to roll on and shift. Neither the hyper power nor the styling straight out of a Japanese Anime film are my cup of tea.
Which is why I'm always advocating for extensive rider training. Motorcycling is far more enjoyable, when you know how to instinctively handle any situation which might arise.
Having helped instruct at several advanced riding and racing schools, everyone improves with good instruction. I remember one guy that was in an advanced riding class, who had been riding for something like 30 years. He said in effect: "I came here thinking I had 30 years of riding experience. Now I realize I had one year of riding experience, thirty times".