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I rode a lot of dirt as I was growing up. And in college an old suzuki 125 was my transportation around town. My other friends that ride just convinced me to get a street bike so I can ride with them. I'm loving being back on a bike again.
Take an MSF course if you are thinking about it. The 3 days of classroom/riding will tell you whether it's something you want to pursue. It's geared towards people who have never rode ever and thats how they teach regardless of experience. I learned a lot from the class even though I knew how to ride already. It helps to have someone telling you what's wrong as you ride by. Reinforces things that you know you should be doing but don't always do if you only tell yourself . It's one of those things that the more you do it the better you get. Doesn't mean you still can't get hurt or killed you just get better.
To me nothing is without risk. Waking up and living life is full of risk. If I can do enough to make the risk acceptable to myself and the people I feel accountable too (family, gf, etc) then it's worth it for me to ride. Everybody makes their own choice. I do other things that also involve risk. I'm okay with that risk.
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