Before this bike,I owned Jap Bikes like Suzuki x7, Honda Dream 250,Honda Cb 750,Suzuki Dr, etc,etc, well just to say that I´m not a begginer.This is a very good bike,smooth ride,economical, the engine feels and sound great,the quality is not bad at all, the only thing that I would recommend are better quality tyres because the originals feels kind of slippery and unsafe. but overall as good as a jap bike.