Hopefully you know how to shift. You have to loose the fear. Take the safety course, buy a smaller cruiser bike like 750cc to start with and get a year or two with it. Get a year in before 2-up riding. I've got about 50k in riding, 35k with my current bike. Do about 3-5k a year. Fall Sundays are spent riding with the Bills game on the radio LOL. So if you really end up into it, go Harley. Riding is the best and nothing is better than the HD experience. Mine: