Probably could not have taken a worse machine for your first venture into sport bikes. Those things are a love hate relationship. They lave to bring the hate too you. I want one so bad, my dad laughs, he has sat on one and said F that. First time I sat on one I was in love. Mean, nasty and harsh on the power. ICON of sport bikes. I settled. The Superhawk does not have the looks. Does have extreme amounts of power, not quite as much as a RC but still enough for me. The Sound is still there. Especially with the yoshi's...