[TSgt]

Can you talk to my wife for me? ;-)

Thanks for the recommendations but we just had our first child in November and even though I’m worth more dead than alive I doubt she’ll let me get one.

[Cronos]

Not a chance -- my wife won't let me buy a bike here since we moved. sigh... women.....

But seriously -- try the smaller cc bikes first for just tooling about the place, keeping below 40 mph. As she gets used to the idea and sees the convenience, and you get the experience, she'll slowly agree to the bigger bikes.

but stay away from 100 cc bikes as imho weight does matter -- a heavier bike is far more stable. Even a 150 is not very stable, but anything heavier can be difficult for a beginner (I started on a 150 and I'm a 6'2" tall 180 lb guy -- so keep in mind that the initial bike needs to be right for your size, well, actually, any bike)

[Melas]

You guys are doing it wrong. I would no more let my wife tell me I can’t have a motorcycle, than she would let me tell her that she can’t have shoes...lots and lots of shoes. A motorcycle is part of the Melas package, no debate allowed.

Btw, I wouldn’t start on anything smaller than a 250. Anything smaller handles more like a scooter and less like a motorcycle.