Ideas on the best learner bike

[McWild]

Ha this reminds me of how I learned to control a bike (I'll say control i.e. clutch, brake and turn as I think I'm still learning).

This is awesome. There's nothing like your first time ay, I remember my first ride on my four stroke 50cc scooter, and thinking it was quick and awesome (mind you it was, everything's relative).
And the first time on the RG150, having absolutely everything wrong, first time into the powerband, pipe howling, thinking I was the most badass thing on the road. What an absolutely awesome moment.

[cruza]

Cheers for the replies guys,

I'm 175cm, 70 kilos, mainly want a bike to commute on but do want to get out and go for a few long rides, and no, never riden anything except for my 50cc scooter.

+1 on yamaha scorpio 225. Awesome bang for ya buck , late model 07 > well priced 2-3k . I'm even thinking of taking one to the brass monkey ...............

[SMOKEU]

Buy a Hayabusa. That way you'll have plenty of grunt to power yourself out of any bad situation that may or may not arise.