read this page and decide if you really want to have a bike.
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In 2005, motorcyclists were 37 times more likely than passenger car occupants to die in a crash, per vehicle mile traveled.
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http://home1.gte.net/res0ak9f/bike.htm
http://www.msf-usa.org/
take one of those classes. buy a used kawasaki ex500, not pretty but decent enough and fairly cheap.