[johnnyrod]

Bikes are tactile things, unlike are that are a much more mechanical experience, so that makes it hard to put into words. You're not going to explore too much of the bike in any short time, but you can get a feel of the power delivery, ergonomics, the way the steering behaves and the first bits of handling, whether all of this is adding up much like if you talked to someone for 10mins, by the end of that you'd know quite a lot both about them and about what you think of them. We're all different though, conversely it takes me quite a long time to take any bike and ride it fast. Mate of mine rides fairly fast all the time, on track days he needs one session to get his head in the game, for me it's all morning.