There are exceptions to every rule, but personally I spent MONTHS reading posts like this trying to make the right decision on my first bike and ultimately ended up on a 250 even though I really wanted a supersport because I was an impatient kid. And since I couldn't afford the MSF at the time, I am really glad I went with the 250. I remember when I first started learning to ride, it took me both lanes of a country road plus half of some dude's yard to do my first U-turn. And just turning the bike was difficult at first because it felt unnatural to let the bike lean over. But after a year of that, I got the basics down just fine and then upgraded to a 2000 ZX6R. And on my very first ride, I opened the throttle the same as I used to on the 250...and the power literally yanked my hands right off the grips lol. So hell, even starting "properly" on a small bike doesnt always mean you'll have an easy time of taming a supersport.