When I turned 18 I bought a brand new 77 KZ650 C just like Eds, I loved that bike but I was a bit of a problem child and lost my license for a while so I sold it
For me it was a great first bike and one you can ride for ever,plenty of power, and able to keep up with the 900's
so when this one turned up I jumped on it.
He is having no problem riding it and it sits a little lower then the 1000 so he is able to put both feet flat on the ground, it fits him well , he's about 5'-10" and skinny
He is very cautious and we have been putting a lot of miles on the country river roads with not much traffic so far, we even had a taste of a little rain today.
The curves are what make me nervous so the more time we spend on them the better I like it.
JD