ARE YOU CRAZY!!! Your instructor is wrong!!! Well if you drive like an idiot and dont wear any protective gear then maybe yeah you will live for 6 months. Also if you check the specs out the accident rate is aboce average for all bikes meaning that you have a low risk of getting in an accident. But yes they are fast but not dangerous if you are careful......any way all bikes are dangerous if you drive like an idiot and dont watch every one around you and know whats going on.