I've been riding for years, but do not consider myself an excellent rider. Meaning, I've never scraped pegs in the corners or anything like that. I am smart enough to know what I can and can't do. I've owned sport and cruising bikes. My next bike will be a Suzuki SV650. Enough sport to handle the corners and comfortable enough for around town driving. And they are fairly cheap used. And no body work to get damaged in case the bike falls. I think it would make a great starter bike also.
