Hello Kyle,
Glad to hear that you are doing well in school!

About motorcycles : !!!!!!!!!
NEXT, you need to get some experience on one BEFORE they will give you a license.


Even though I have been riding for somewhere around 35 years or so, I STILL HAVE NOT GOTTEN MYSELF A ROAD BIKE!

Why? Being a cripple appeals to me even LESS than DEATH.

I have lived by the old addage "live fast/ die young/ and leave a good looking corpse"...............well 2 out of 3 ain't bad.HA!HA!HA!
First, spending over $5,000 on ANYTHING is a lotof scratch.
Every time that I power up the computer, I scan the ebay ads and or the classic bike ads. Nationally, there is a lot of very cool iron available.

600cc can take you almost to the"speed of sound"..................
For that kind of dough, you would not do badly with an older airhead BMW boxer............anything from say 1971 through the late 1980's.............there are hundreds of jap bikes out there..............the mid size Ducatis are sweet, however, you WILL NEED TO KNOW SOME WRENCHING SKILLS.........not just with the Italian iron......with any bike!

Remember that a later model Harley Davidson Sportster is quite a nice bike, and there are lots of them out there in perfect condition.

Even somethimng like an MUZ 650 (actually a yamaha single engine) in a cafe type frame with fairing.........lightweight, somewhat simple and wonderful handling.......just somethoughts.

I have recently seen some of the mid 1970's Honda parrallel twin 450 bikes out there in mint shape for under $2,000........very reliable and east to learn on.

Next, take a trip to the Providence hospital emergency room on a Saturday nite......sit and wait...........someone will come in from a bike crash.......pay attention.......maybe even see someone on one of the floors from a bike accident.

You WILL crash...............do not ever think that you will not...........You Will!............this is NOT ALWAYS a big deal.............it always happens............when the rider gets hurt, is when the automobile hits you or your bike...............you know the drill!!!!
NOTHING like riding a motorcycle at SPEED to make you feel as if one is FLYING>........FANTASTIC

Do NOT get a bike just because it LOOKS COOL...........get one because you have RIDDEN IT and love the way it RIDES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


( Let us know what you get

Best wishes and keep it under 100.
Spo out.


P.S. one more thing, please NEVER EVER use the term of driving a motorcycle...............only as-holes say this...................you RIDE A MOTORCYCLE............with your full balance and body weight and momentum.

Sometime, perhaps I may describe one of the time that I beat one of my old hometown cops on a streetbike on a 2 lane road through the somewhat rural town at speeds in excess of 100mph.
see 'ya