no not yet, went to the parking lot next to my apartment complex its not uncomfortable. I'm building up confidence to lean more and what not. I've ridden a bike down a street once and mopeds when i was younger. this is my first real bike. Yeah, i know its one helluva step up but for $2500 it was cheaper than getting a 250 ninja and out growing it in a month. oh and for turns i discovered that yesterday as well. It was a very productive hour of practice.