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For a counterpoint, I had a lot of friends who did direct access, bought a 700 or 1000cc sportsbike and almost immediately had huge crashes. Goodbye new bike, hello hospital.
I did my test on a 125, which was scary enough at first, then bought a 33bhp 400cc bike which scared me even more, and was a bit of a tractor, and after 2 years traded it for a 900cc Triumph (which still scared me shitless almost every time I rode it in the following 5 or 6 years. Way too much power for the available grip)
Progressing gradually made me acquire the necessary skills at a speed I could handle.
Bigger bikes are heavier and, ignoring the speed, worse to ride. Litre bikes are too big and heavy.
All bikes are horrible on dual carriageways, even mobile sofas like the Triumph Sprint 1050.