@ Ellz Silly for saying what?...if you was a successful young man with loads of money and after passing your driving test and you was able to afford a supercar why should you be restricted for a couple of years......free choice?
Wether the same bikes were around ten yrs ago or not at the end of the day its you not the bike that will harm you its you, your in control and if you cant control yourself then there is no hope. We used to go hooning around most w/ends on breakfast runs at silly speeds and i've done tons of track days, also i was a courier for 10 yrs so i know how to ride and my accident wasn't a car driver or something that i did wrong it was the inexperiance of another biker...period!! and proven through the courts with car driver witnesses and at 40mph.
we will agree to disagree as your lead by beaucrats in power who want to take away your freedom of choice.
For someone who has never riden b4 i would say do your CBT, pass your test and work your up through the CC range and get to a level that your comfortable with, i dont know anyone that has jumped straight to a 1000cc...