[font=trebuchet ms]Good gear advice!

An R6 might actually hold you back because it's best to start out on something you can flog the snot out of without worrying about damaging yourself or a valuable machine. That said, I've been riding since 1983. My current rides are a semi-restored 1973 RD200B and a 1986 FJ1200S that I bought new (rebuilt last year).[/font] :D