Sportbikes are made to put you in position to react faster, easier the control at slow speeds, like parking lots, and are obviously faster, and corner better I ride a 250 ninja, and it feels good... I would NOT suggest getting a 600 or 1000 inline 4 sports bike for a first bike, but people do it, just take an honest evaluation of yourself before you decide to go buy a supersport, they will bite you in the butt fast... Buy a small bike, master it, and move on up. Then again a cruiser might be your thing, not my cup of tea though, lol..