Thanks guys. The last time I was on a street bike was 1998 and I was almost killed by an idiot that made a u-turn in front of me. I know how easy it is to get in a bad way with any bike but especially a street bike. I love riding bikes and at 41 I think I have the patience and maturity to handle it. Always gotta watch out for the other guy though. 
Be carefull....I have been riding almost 30 years and have noticed that the general public has become less aware of motorcycles now than they were 10 years ago. Last year I had a woman change lanes right into me because she claims "she didn't see me"..... WELL I WAS RIGHT NEXT TO HER!!!!!!! Now how did she not see the 800LB, bright blue, fairly loud Harley?? Beats me??? Guess the "noise" didn't bother her. She hit my right floorboard and pushed me over into another bike and we hit handlebars and we both went down. Luckily neither of us was hurt and the bike got fixed.....it was my first and only time down on the street in my life--not fun.
This was not meant to discourage you--I wouldn't give up riding for anything--just be aware--this world is filled with stupid people with drivers licenses.
