> If you are interested in riding please take teh MSF safety course
www.msf-usa.org or its equivalent canadian Motorcycle safety school for information for your state. It will atleast teach you street survival skills.
I should have already mentioned that, I can't agree with you more. The course should be manditory for everyone (in some areas it is if your under 18). Go, it will be the best investment in your safety you can make.
> Also check how much insurnace your going to pay for that bike as a new rider, I will guess something in the thousands.
Ouch, probably age dependant. I'm paying about $400 a year for both bikes (was about $250 for one originally when I first started).
Bill