No, No, No!
Seems there’s been a rash of posts on here recently from beginners wanting to start on 650 c.c. or larger bikes.
I know that the glossy magazines are pushing bigger and bigger bikes, but there’s no sense in it (for anyone, regardless of experience). When I lived in Great Britain, I had a 4/5 seater car which could do 100 mph and only had an 1198 c.c. engine. Now there are *bikes* with almost twice that displacement. Madness…
I own a Hinkley Triumph Bonneville and although it’s a brilliant bike, it’s not a beginners bike.
The new ones are 865 c.c. for goodness sake. Smooth power delivery, but way too powerful and heavy for a newbie.
I started on a Honda 250 Nighthawk and the Bonnie was a natural progression from that. I’d suggest you do the same.