sorry man, 15yrs too late for that, im on a 450 bike now. but youll learn on your first encounter with one.
im not tryin to diss your quad, im just tryin to give you the reality of it. noone said you had to go out and get a fully-built 450 but you couldve put your money towards a new or used 400ex and that is tame enough to learn on but still powerful enough to have fun on. that wouldve been my reccomendation.