get you one of these!!
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regardless of what you get, 250, 500, 600, or 1000 cc, it will come down to respect the bike, remember you are on two wheels not 4 wheels, alot of cagers they don't see bikes as a part of traffic they cut you off or turn in front of you etc etc.. alot of great infos here posted, get the advice from everyone and put it to use!!