Looks like a nice bike for the price. I'd be very sad if I dropped my $6.5K bike though. You do have the training course which is a good idea. Better than my idea of bike a cheap bike and teach myself. Things like counter steering aren't necessarily intuitive. Although I have no dropped a bike yet but I understand that is unusual.
I never dropped any of my street bikes... came f'n close a couple of times, but never put one down. Now for dirt bikes... can't count the number of times I dropped those or crashed them
My ex-wife dropped the Suzuki GS-500 on her way to work one morning, but that was coming to a stop, so no damage to the bike, or her... she was quite embarrassed she said so she picked it up pretty quick & got going again
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Fob - that is a pretty good deal, but I'd stay away from a brand new bike as your first one... I'd spend around $3k on something decent to learn on & then upgrade later down the line. Bikes seem to plateau on price and you don't loose too much, best bet is to buy in the fall (or winter) and then sell in the spring. My last bike I bought on Canada Day (dude was desperate for cash), it needed a front tire & that was it for the safety... eventually I had to change the rear tire, did some minimal maintenance, like oil changes, bleed the brakes... upgraded the clutch & brake lever and that was about it. It was carbureted and never gave me a hassle, would just make sure to run fuel stabiliser before storage, turn off the fuel to it & run the carbs outta gas. I ended up selling it a few years after I bought it for $600 more than I paid.