Hi. I used to ride a cb125 up until 6 months ago, when i passed my DAS. I now ride a CBR600fv with 25´000 on the clock lol. I´d also heard it was a good startin sports bike, and i can can honestly say ive got no complaints at all. It´s got all the grunt you will want(for now). I had the needle on mine sittin between 155&160. . . on the track of course! It seems like it handles really well, not that ive ridden many sportsbikes. It´s my only mode of transport, so i ride it 7days a week, rain or shine. My insurance was surprisingly cheap aswell. Hope this helped in some way.