Engine Braking on the MT-10

I agree with your point that a crash is a call crashtcrash and I'll say it depends on how old/mature you are. It's not a good beginner bike by any means, but I think that point has been made quite clearly.

The benefit to a smaller bike with a linear power band is you can really wring out the throttle and see what happens without putting yourself in danger. You're not going to learn the nuance of controlling a power band nearly as well on an mt 10 because by the time you get to the top of it you're usually speeding.

Just my two cents.

I pretty much watch Motojitsu, mc rider, and dandanthefireman anytime im on youtube which is ALOT. Most of whats difficult to learn on a motorcycle for beginners can be learned from 1-3rd gear. The bike, especially with tc3 and dm3 is very linear in its acceleration and so pretty easy to control and maneuver, even though it is indeed very twitchy. Parking lot training and short trips to the gym or grocery store are helping very much. Everyday i feel more and more in tune with the bike and am not ever smashing on the brakes or doing anything super abrupt on the bike, everything with finesse. I agree with there being better choices to start off on. But, Im confident it all comes down to having a good technique and a solid foundation of training just like anything. The only thing i really fear is dropping the bike during slow speed maneuvers. THis is where the twitchy throttle can be a problem but even this is easily countered with good clutch control. Im all about responsible riding. Actually, a friend of mine uploaded a video of herself to instagram where she is holding her cell phone with her clutch hand while only holding the bike with her throttle hand at like 45 mph. The caption read, "If i die while riding, ill die happy". I cringed hard at the sight. Shes on an R3. Besides her phone there was so much wrong with her form(standing up on the pegs while riding???). I said to my girl that could never be me. Some people do it for the gram. To me that is absolutely pathetic and truly i can never not see her as nothing but a poser idiot going forward. Nothing about what i saw made me EVER want to go riding with her anyone who thinks like her(My other friends seem to really respect their motorcycles). I think these people who care more about clout than building true skill are the ones who cannot and should not be trusted to drive powerful vehicles of ANY kind. I just want to let it be known, I do feel like i have my head in the right place as far as all this riding motorcycles business goes. Not everyone is the same, and to me, this is not such an impossible feat. It will take the time it takes, but learning to ride very well is definitely do-able on the mt-10. Theres better choices for 1st bike i admit. I simply dont have the money to fork out to upgrade every couple years. With this being said. I am planning on buying an mt03 if things go well at my job. That, or a dirt bike with which i can learn skills i might not be able to learn as easily on a heavier bike.

The words of Motojitsu: learn to ride a slow bike fast.

Permit to R6, bike scared the shit out of me.  Made me respect the bike, made me learn throttle control really quick.  I keep hearing reviews about mt-10 jerky throttle control but, but after a few rides it feels fine to me.