Everyone knows someone who is no longer here becuase of a crash. One of my sons high school classmates died three weeks ago. 30 years old. Wife and a new baby. I wonder what the statistics are for teenage riders injury and death. The problem is that every teenager thinks he is unbreakable. I know that I did.
I hated it when my son bought his 71 BSA lightening 2 years ago. But it is gorgeous and he hasn't droped it yet. But he has similar riding experience to blackmercedes.
We belong to a Euro motorcycle club and one of the guys has a 99 Triumph(I don't know which one) with 100,000 miles on it. No misprint, 100k. One mechanical problem in all that time, a worn armature on alternator. They aren't building Brit bikes the way they used to. I couldn't ride my old Triumph a 1000 miles without something coming loose or falling off.
Kyle, my advice is to buy a beater bike, take the riding course,(PAY ATTENTION IN THAT CLASS) and start slow. Let your parents buy you a nice new computor and TV for your dorm room at college.