Once upon a time, over 10 years ago, I was fortunate enough to have two "legally" licensed Aprilia RS250's. Both bikes were a ton of fun, especially after I found out about drilling holes in the air box and a couple of easy tweaks that released more power. They were so light and easy to flick from side to side that they seemed more like a moped than a GP replica. I actually had a police officer stop me for "leaning too much" into a slow speed corner. He was concerned about my safety!
I did have a "Duh!" moment once on the RS250 though. I decided to do a stoppie (had never done one before). So I raced up to the left turn lane at an intersection (light was red), hit the front brake, and did a perfect 45 degree stoppie first try. My mistake was fully releasing the front brake. The bike rotated back down, the rear wheel hit, suspension compressed, and launched me back up in the air a couple of feet. Wasn't expecting that. Luckily, I landed upright with both feet spread out on either side of the bike. The driver stopped in the lane next to me must have thought me an idiot...and I was.
