Hey man...I kinda had the same problem...I took the BRC and didn't get my bike for almost a month later...In the course I only rode a suzuki 250 cruiser...I remember thinking this is nothing like the bike I'm getting...I didn't practice any after I passed the course and was really nervous the...
ah...see I myself am a rookie so just soaking in the wealth of knowledge around here...good luck with the research...I like how the chains can come in different colors...just don;t know if belts come with that option as well...
65 on my way home on the first day...still in the break in period... :( but in the mornings on the way to work there is a decently curvy road that I've gotten back up to 60 (it's a 35 mph road, hehe). I try to make it my goal every morning to go faster than I did the day before on a curve...