So get one - but not until you've had some training, passed your test
and got some serious practice in on a smaller bike like a Kawasaki ER-5
or similar. Falling off bikes (motor *and* pedal) comes with the
territory, but it doesn't have to be the end of the world* The right
clothing and 'armour' (if you want) goes a long way to minimise risk -
last weekend the son of the bike shop (a racer) came off a bike at 130
mph and totally shattered the bike (carbon wheels and all) without
sustaining a single scratch or batting an eyelid, apparently!!

Err.. Wot about the colouring of his boxers;!....

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Tony Sayer