08-14-2017, 08:20 PM
I started out on a '76 Kaw KZ400 because it was all the bike I could afford. It turned out to be an excellent bike to learn on (yes, I also learned some wrenching skills as well).
It's lower weight and power output meant that it was much more forgiving of noob blunders than the larger, more powerful bikes. They didn't have MSF courses back then, so I learned a lot from my many novice mistakes on the little KZ.
I learned to fly in a light 2 seat Cessna trainer. I could have learned on something bigger and faster, but the same logic applies. You want to make most of your early mistakes in something that will not punish you severely for them.
It's lower weight and power output meant that it was much more forgiving of noob blunders than the larger, more powerful bikes. They didn't have MSF courses back then, so I learned a lot from my many novice mistakes on the little KZ.
I learned to fly in a light 2 seat Cessna trainer. I could have learned on something bigger and faster, but the same logic applies. You want to make most of your early mistakes in something that will not punish you severely for them.