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At least for myself, I’m pretty sure I picked some appropriate sized bikes, no?

The BMW G 650 is a single 650, that is defiantly appropriate.
The Gladius is probably my first choice right now, is the same engine as the SV650 which this site highly recommends, and the ER-6n is supposed to be slightly more tame then the Gladius. The F650 was only a few more ponies then those too, not much at all.
The F 800 ST is the highest powered bike in my picks, and also the least likely purchase. It’s not a ricer 4 stroke. It’s not a race replica.

Also, when it comes to the issue of clutch, brake, and throttle, between driving stick for years and have years of snowmobile experience, I have a good idea how this stuff works. Locking up a snowmobile track is a lot easier then a motorcycle wheel,  And in the MSF Course my instructors were surprised at how natural I looked at doing pretty much everything. I didn’t include that stuff in my first post.

But I came here for advice so if the ST is to much then by all means I will remove it from the list. Is everyone cool with the Gladius for a first bike then?

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Snowmobiles arn’t stick, I was referring to my car . I feel like snowmobile experience is helpful on a motorcycle because a snowmobile track will lock up easier than a car or motorcyle wheel will, and both snowmobile and motorcycle breaks are done by hand, but on the opposite side. My car is a standard so I understand how the friction zone works and how to time shifts, etc.

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