like I said, I don’t usually recommend it, I do see where you’re coming from. it’s a little bit of a different course to start on a big bike, especially a sport bike, first thing I did was take a course and learn the basics of riding on their smaller bikes, then applied it to my big bike, and I can’t count the hours I spent online reading and studying how to properly handle a big bike, took about 3-4 months before I really got comfortable on the bike and could get well into the power band without being hesitant. at about a year and a half I starting going to the local track, and it wasn’t until then that I really got a hold of how to handle one of these things.
What I’m trying to say is that it DOES take a longer time to learn how to ride one, and I can definitely confirm that aspect of it, and you have to A) realise the throttle is not an on and off switch be willing to take the time like I did and read hundreds of pages of proper riding and C) have the mental ability to stop yourself before you try and ride outside of where you skill level is.
that survey you mention reminds me of pictures I’ve seen of brand new sportbikes (often less than 10 miles on them) that have been completely written off. All of them new riders, didn’t know how to handle that big bike fly down the first straight road and crash them at the first turn.