Well, I put a whole 3/10ths of a mile on my bike today. A friend came over and we rode around the block. I wore full gear except only jeans for my legs. I kept the bike upright the whole trip and never got out of first gear. Only problem I had was leaving the driveway and pulling away from the third turn the throttle was rolling without me intending to turn it and I shot across to the other side of the road. It was a little scary but I kept control of the bike. I think as I was trying to pull the break the back of my palm was pushing on the throttle. I don't plan to do more than go around the block a few times before the MSF course on the 13th of next month, but I've been looking at the bike in the garage for a few weeks now and just had to give it a supervised trial run.

Welcome to the world of biking. It is a thoroughly enjoyable method of travelling. Please take it very easy whilst you are learning the controls, there are a lot of idiots out there that will not give you the time and space you need while you learn so look out for them!