Thanks all. Not thst it matters but slighly misspoke above. the GZ is a 2008. Had 800 miles when friend bought it, 1220 now. Nothing customized, oil was changed/ chain cleaned when he got it a year ago. Previous owner put some miles on it and decided he wanted beefier. Transferring title in a few weeks, then more practice
One thing i noted: after reading all week and watching some youtube vids, I think I now know what happened during my class when i dropped it. It all happened so fast wasn't really sure till i saw some videos and stories of lowside crashes. I recall the lesson was over and we were parking the bikes (at an angle) to dismount and learn the next exercise. I'm pretty sure I grabbed a handful of front brake with the wheel turned at an angle. attempting to hold on tighter caused me to roll on more throttle while holding front brake (i fell to my left side). Anywho, was quite embarrasing to be revving the engine while everyone else was dismounting...
But yeah, better there on their bike than elsewhere on mine!!