Originally Posted by flstf

When my wife first learned to ride we bought a 500cc Buell Blast which she rode for a year before moving up to a big twin Harley. The high torque characteristics are similar.

It was interesting when I took the riding test for motorcycle endorsement the number of big twin Harley riders who were there for a second time after failing the first time around. They were borrowing other riders smaller Hondas and Suzukis which were much easier to minipulate around the cones etc.. It was funny to watch them ride in on their big Harleys, borrow someones small bike for the test and ride away with their endorsement on their big twins.