[ZAMIRZ]

Wow, thanks for all the good advice guys. Luckily in So Cal, motorcycles are abundant and I seem to have a good choice to pick from. Yamaha R6s seem to be the cheapest out of the ones I've been browsing, the Honda F4i doesn't look bad either. Everybody I've talked to so far has said to make sure I put money aside to purchase a good helmet and good riding gear (stray gave the same advice, which further cemented that in my head) and that the first mod I should do is get the side guards so that if/when I dump it the damage isn't as bad.

I spoke to my mom a bit earlier about it and she flipped at first when I told her I rode my friend's bike, but after half an hour of pleading my case she said "i don't want one in this household and i hope you don't buy one, but if you do i'd rather you tell me than keep it at your friend's house and pretend you don't own it". I talked to my dad and he just said "you're going to drop it, I was stupid with my bikes and if I rode around today the way I used to I'd be dead, times have changed and you need to be more careful. No riding at night for the first 5000 miles. Other htan that, you're 18 and you're responsible, find a good one and respect it"..........I'm not in any rush and probably won't get one until the end of summer, for right now I'm just trying to gather as much info as I can.

thanks again guys!