[firefighter81]

I've stated this before fairly recently, but I'll sort of summarize what I said before.

If you want to become a HIGHLY SKILLED rider eventually, start smaller, it's a proven fact that this works. Some people start on Hayabusas and don't wreck at all, does that mean they are a good rider? Nope, it means they are very lucky. Smaller bikes are alot easier to handle in emergency situations, I'm not going to go over all of them, just check any of the "start small" links. When someone is on a larger (more powerful) bike and they panic, that bike won't be as forgiving as a smaller displacement (lower power) bike. There are so many reasons not to start on a SS600 all you have to do is search the forum, you'll find plenty of "new rider crashes" articles.

This brings up an interesting thought I've been having. A Ducati isn't exactly the best beginner bike, but how does that Ducati Monster 620 behave for a new rider? Are they fairly tame? I had the pleasure of riding an S4R a month or so ago, but that's the only Monster I've ridden.