Yeah I wouldn´t recommend the gsxr750 as a first bike, but after owning a 600 for awhile you´ll crave more power and this is it. Still breaking my 06 in, haven´t gone over 7K rpms, but even there it´s got WAY more power than my 01 R6 had, and handles very well. After riding for about 1hr 1/2 or so my %!¤was getting pretty sore, looking at a gel seat, but the stock exhaust doesn´t sound too bad. The riding position isn´t as bent over as a lot of other bikes as well.