Understand that if you ride long enough, odds are that you will at some point lay the bike down, You may be fortunate like me and walk away with some road rash (sideswiped on the 91 freeway in Anaheim Ca. at 65 mph.) or, you may not be so fortunate. I won't try to discourage you from getting a bike but, I would strongly encourage you to do two things: Take the safety course, and dress like you plan on making contact with the pavement. Keep in mind that bikes require much more maintenance than a car, and that the maintenance is costly if you are not able to perform it yourself.
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