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With a level head, you'll be fine starting on a 09 as an adult. I would've killed myself had this been my first bike as a teen.
These are deceptively quick bikes. They're so quiet and so smooth that you can really build speed quicker than you realize. But if you half way pay attention to what you are doing it's not a hard bike to ride.
The internet builds these bikes up to be some kind of maniacal machine that cannot keep both tires on the the ground and actively tries to buck you off at every touch of the throttle. Nope. If you yank on the throttle and hold it, you'd better be ready and paying attention. Otherwise, they are just super nice bikes that tug along effortlessly at any speed. I'm sure it deflates the egos of some owners who want to be hooligan king of the internet, but these aren't even sport bikes ( and the suspension proves it). It's just a big ujm with really good power. A well polished CB 1100 F, of sorts.
My FZ07 is WAY more prone to accidental wheelies than my 09. You kinda have to work at it to get the front up on an 09, the 07 pops up instantly. After 25k miles that bike still sneaks wheelies in when I'm not paying attention. And people call them beginner bikes 🤷
I wouldn't be scared of a used one, though. I saved $4k buying mine with 3k miles on it. I almost bought a '15 with 800 ( yes, eight hundred) miles for $5k, but I didn't want to drive 12 hrs. There's some deals out there.
These are deceptively quick bikes. They're so quiet and so smooth that you can really build speed quicker than you realize. But if you half way pay attention to what you are doing it's not a hard bike to ride.
The internet builds these bikes up to be some kind of maniacal machine that cannot keep both tires on the the ground and actively tries to buck you off at every touch of the throttle. Nope. If you yank on the throttle and hold it, you'd better be ready and paying attention. Otherwise, they are just super nice bikes that tug along effortlessly at any speed. I'm sure it deflates the egos of some owners who want to be hooligan king of the internet, but these aren't even sport bikes ( and the suspension proves it). It's just a big ujm with really good power. A well polished CB 1100 F, of sorts.
My FZ07 is WAY more prone to accidental wheelies than my 09. You kinda have to work at it to get the front up on an 09, the 07 pops up instantly. After 25k miles that bike still sneaks wheelies in when I'm not paying attention. And people call them beginner bikes 🤷
I wouldn't be scared of a used one, though. I saved $4k buying mine with 3k miles on it. I almost bought a '15 with 800 ( yes, eight hundred) miles for $5k, but I didn't want to drive 12 hrs. There's some deals out there.
