What impressed me most about the 390 duke was how much fun I had on a bike that, for all intents and purposes, is a biginner bike.the riding stance is neutral and upright, allowing for an ideal position for biginner to feel comfortable.the light weight, coupled with the quick-revving, torquey engine, made zipping around town a blast, while enjoying the fact that the duke was almost 200 pounda lighter than the next lightest bike in my garage.