I'm looking for my first bike and I got it down to a kawasaki ninja 250r and a ninja 500r. I have never actually driven a crotch rocket before, but I do know the basics of driving one. I am a fairly skilled driver,I drive a sports car with a 6spd, so driving with a clutch and shifting gears would no be weird for me. I just would want to know if a ninja 500r would be to beastly for a beginner to handle, or I can learn on it without killing myself.