I am also a first time rider who picked the FZ1. Powerful, yes. Controllable, absolutly. Your dad and uncle probably have a welth of knowladge, but I suggest " twist of the wrist" that book and video has helped me more than any tribal knowladge I've found.
Tried this earlier on a seperate thread, but I figures out the pics on my phone now. So here she is my first bike and the second thing on two wheels I've ever ridden.
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I am 26 and rode a 110 about six months ago, 10 minutes later I flew over the handlebars. So saturday i went down and bought this beautiful machine. It is my first bike and don't plan on it going anywhere anytime soon.