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I went to progressive.com in order to get a rough estimate and it said $89 a month for a 2001 Kawasaki ninja 500. Not to bad in my opinion.

What classifies it as a sport, crusier, etc.?

Isnt he talking about a kawasaki EX500 and a suzuki GS500? The kawasaki looked like a sport bike to me. http://www.gdlcycles.com/images/KawasakiPics/KawasakiEX500.jpg and the suzuki sort of did http://www.sportrider.com/bikes/2004/2004-suz-g5-02-2.jpg Hmm only $212 a year? Thats pretty cheap. How of...

I would like a sport bike, but being 18 and all, insurance would be a pain in the butt.

Sweet, thanks for the link. Apparently the place near me that I was talking about DOES provide the bikes. I went to the site and read up on it. The class is $210. If I dont pass the first time, does that mean I have to go back and pay another $210 to try again? Nevermind. I read the site. They said ...

Since this will be my first time actually getting on a motorcycle and driving it, will they go through what to do and such? I dont want to look like an idiot not knowing what to do.

I'm not quite sure. I know the closest place that does the permits and such, you have to have a bike in order to take it. Well do they help people out who just started riding? Because I'm sure ill have "butterflys" in the stomach when I first get on one. I don't want them to expect me to d...

Theres a small problem. In order to take the motorcycle classes, you have to provide your own bike. I don't have a bike.

Okay, I just finished reading the stickies above so I can make sure I dont ask dumb questions. To start, I'm 18 years old. 6'1" and 175 pounds. Looking into purchasing a motorcycle. Ive driven smaller bikes before (dirt bikes, scooters, etc.) but nothing larger. Ive done some research so far in...