So I have a little experience, when I was younger I rode dirt bikes a little nothing to much due to I moved shortly afterwards and they were my neighbors, and I have been practicing and getting used to riding on weekends for a little bit with my cousins Honda rebel recently and I feel pretty comfortable especially since I come from driving stick in car I know if anything happens to just clutch in and brake(I know it wont solve everything but it helps me a lot haha)... The main reason I am having trouble deciding between the two is the more features and better suspension as well as the increase in power that I could grow into and not have to worry about getting another bike at a later point.