Originally Posted by Skippy

I think he freaked out a little when his foot hit the pavement.

My first bike is most likely going to be something used and inexpensive. The Ninja 250 before 2008 had a nice low seat height. I'm open to most anything with good handling and enough power to comfortably take the highway to Reno and back. I'm very enthused with Ducati, but it's very unlikely I'll get one as a first bike.