Get an SV650 or used 600 racebike. You will learn more faster with a bike that makes you ride hard to be fast. You can't rely on power with an SV, so it forces you to learn how to brake hard, get on the gas early, and carry corner speed. It's what I started out on, and I wouldn't have it any other way. 600's aren't bad either, but they are much easier to wreck IMO. ops: