be careful man...i am 30 and have been riding for about 21years...i just moved to my cbr 900 this past summer...grant it, i had a blast but had to learn to ride all over again...that kind of power is unrivaled by any smaller bike...i spent the entire summer riding with gas sitting in the third carb float and i thought it was fast, wasn't a huge prob till recently, sooooo....i just got my carbs cleaned, jetted, air/fuel mixed and synched and now i have to learn to ride again because i can't keep the front wheel on the ground...it is a never ending process...please for your own safety be careful...the guy that did my work is a jet pilot/certified mechanic for fed ex in memphis(and an avid motorcyclist)...he has even admitted to being scared of my bike once he got it done...yea me!!!

btw

wear your damn gear...please

 

I want to touch on one last thing, the power of this bike is not necessarily the main problem. If you are an amazing natural with throttle control and have extreme self discipline, as well as know exactly when/how much throttle to give, you'll be fine in that department. It's the handling and twitchiness of a bike like a 954 that will get you. The steering is unforgiving and demands the right input. The rear end does what it wants and you must control it. The brakes are extremely powerful and if you just rest your hands on it during a hard turn, you'll understeer and crash instantly if you don't respond perfectly.

People here act like a bike is a bike. What a load of $HIT. You wouldn't last ONE lap on a MOTOGP bike giving it even 2/3 throttle. Want to know something interesting? A STOCK 954 with race tires is competitive if not better than the MOTOGP bikes of the 80's. Get a bike you can learn on and become 1 with, not one you fear and don't understand.