I'ld have to agree with the others - you clearly know very little about bikes. Start small & work your way up over time. Take the course & then pick up something used. It should be light enough for you to be able to control as your skills start to gel. This sort of advice applies to a new rider of ANY age. The fact that you are (I think?) a younger male makes it all the more important. You may not like to hear this sort of commentary but you know how mature you really are. The use of a motorcycle by a rider not exercising the proper degree of restraint WILL GET HIM KILLED. It really is as simple as that. Do you live in a large, urban area (is: LMD)? That's a very dangerous place to learn. You see, aboard a bike, all the other vehicle drivers seem to be trying to kill you. You have to be riding your bike 'for everybody else' if you know what I mean. So you buy an expensive high-powered bike that can accelerate to high speed in the blink of an eye. You are new to the game & you will make mistakes. We all did that when new. We still do make mistakes - I ain't perfect. The thing is, I have learned over time to practice good judgment. There are times & places where you can accelerate hard for the fun of it. You will not have those skills for a long time. My point (Yes, I do have one) is that you can get yourself into enough trouble on a Honda Rebel 250, let alone a CBR 1000. Do yourself a favour - keep it small & light so you don't scare yourself half to death (or worse). When you start riding you will find that it is both the scariest time & the most fun time that you will experience on a motorcycle. It usually gets much less intense later on. So, calm down, get something used that you can afford (keep in mind the ICBC rates, licence points, etc.), do the course & take lots of good advice! Hear me? Nod & say, "Yes, oh wise one. I hear & obey."
Good.
John.
