Nope, not trying to be rude at all. What PhilUp wrote was spot-on and I was complimenting him on compressing what I have learned in all my research. I could throw in some smileys and lol’s to lighten the mood if you want? Just kidding, really…
But you make a very good point that hasn’t been brought up yet: to consider the other factors that make or break a beginner bike. I suppose the reason I focused on size and configuration was because it seemed that the majority of people praising 650R’s as a beginner bike were basing that off of engine size and configuration (throttle predictability). I am trying to get to the bottom of the most common arguments out there that are for or against the 650R as a first bike, and why they oppose one another.