08-14-2017, 10:31 AM
Size (total mass, engine displacement) are not all that important.
What is important is this:
With any bike you intend to ride in traffic, you must spend enough hours on an empty lot to be fully skilled in what I would call "the operation of the machine". This is not something to learn or practice while there are 2-20 ton vehicles around you, operated predominantly by idiots that have no regard for your life and limb.
I believe (I think) that when I see a new rider maneuver his bike in a closed parking lot for some short time, I can tell if he is ready to take the machine out in the traffic. So choose whatever bike you fancy and fits your circumstances, practice many, may, MANY, hours on an empty lot, then find someone that has been riding for a long time, give him a 15-minute demo of your skills and ask him a question:
Do you think I'm ready to take this bike into the traffic?
What is important is this:
With any bike you intend to ride in traffic, you must spend enough hours on an empty lot to be fully skilled in what I would call "the operation of the machine". This is not something to learn or practice while there are 2-20 ton vehicles around you, operated predominantly by idiots that have no regard for your life and limb.
I believe (I think) that when I see a new rider maneuver his bike in a closed parking lot for some short time, I can tell if he is ready to take the machine out in the traffic. So choose whatever bike you fancy and fits your circumstances, practice many, may, MANY, hours on an empty lot, then find someone that has been riding for a long time, give him a 15-minute demo of your skills and ask him a question:
Do you think I'm ready to take this bike into the traffic?