buying a bigger bike? Remember to respect it

[john]

For the second time since I bought my big z1000 last summer I forgot how mych power it really has and grabbed a big handful of throttle on a corner and almost wheelied right into oncomming traffic.

As a general rule never forget to respect your bike's power.  With the GS and a sv650 and even (somewhat) fz6 and zx6 you can get away with ripping open the throttle on the apex without the front coming up, but those who are getting serious race bikes. be aware!