Stocks can be quite hard to ride especially when you're only 14. But once you've gone to stock you do get used to it. Also you might find that after having a stock for a quite a long time then you want to go back to mod (or you might not), but when you go from stock to mod everything seems so easy because you've been riding a big bike for a long time and suddenly you get on a small, light bike. It depends though, people have their oppinions on what's nice to ride but I also wouldn't own a stock and a mod because you'll find one nicer than the other. Richard