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Hi and welcome to the forum. Unless they ride too they never understand.

Welcome to the site. There is a wealth of knowledge here. Good luck with the bike.

Randy

I would really recommend you read all the threads on buying your first bike. All the people that say to learn on something small and easy, then get the bike you want don't say it for themselves, but are passing on wisdom learned from riding. I am glad I listened and am actually quite happy with my ...

OK I thought I was a noob, but at least I knew enough to pull in the clutch and hit the brake before I lost control. But maybe that's because I sat and practiced that before I even lifted my feet of the ground. So far the only thing I have it (touch wood) is a few kamikazi bugs.

Welcome to the site.
I was sorta in the same boat. My wife had an accident when she was a teenager and was almost killed (still sees the scares in the mirror). It took me about a year to 2 to finally convince her to let me get a bike. I started off talking about a scooter and she finally gave in ...

welcome and good luck on the course.

Congrats on passing and welcome to the site. I am a noob here as well and have found it a great site.

Most maintenance on a bike is fairly easy (ei change oil, adjust and lube chain etc) and the book can be followed fairly easily. Can always post specific questions on this site too.
If a class doesn't have hands on training I wouldn't bother with it. Can get the same info from the book.
Doubtfull ...

Those of us who work from home feel cheated...

:::cries a little:::

There there,,, maybe you can ride around the block on your lunch.

People that work from home make me sick,,,, no traffic to and from,,, no boss looking over your shoulder,,, no lousy cafeteria food.... can ya tell I'm jealous ...

If your commute entails lots of stop and go traffic the liquid cooled would be a better choice. If not then the air cooled is less maintenance (never would have a coolant leak).
All the above drives have pluses and minuses. Shaft drive is less maintenance but can be costly if something fails. Chain ...