Okay so this is what I'm looking at for my second bike (first bike is Kawasaki ex500). I love the way the aprilia looks, I love that it's a standard style motorcycle with fairings, I love that it's unique and you don't see them every day, and I love the technology it has. The thing that sucks is the price. Which is why If I am going to spend around $11k usd on a motorcycle why not get an mt09?

However these are my concerns:

1. Too much bike for a second bike. Obviously this is a crazy bike but I don't ride stupidly and for the most part controlled. There are also a ton of rider aids on this bike like abs and wheelie control. I think it would doable for me to make a jump like this, but maybe I'm too confident

2. Too much bike/power for street riding. I am going to have a lot of power from getting this motorcycle, and mostly use it for street riding. I may never use the power to it's full extent. Also second point: I have never really liked the idea of liter bikes on the street because I love banging through the gears. If I had a liter bike I could be on the freeway in third gear lol.

Just looking for some other thoughts. Obviously things may change if I get the chance to test ride either of these.