hello this is a big cycle too big too learn on you should try a 250 rebal or 250 nighthawk these bikes are easier to learn on that 1100 will throw you into on comming traffic and kill you this cycle is for the most experinced of riders i my self am looking at on and i have been riding for 20 yrs and still have concers about it it is ment for touring fast,far and strait. so think again about it good luck robert