Good Luck!
Rules for riders:
1. Always wear a helmet.
2. See 1. above.
3. If (helmet = 0) then goto 1.
I got my motorcycle license in 1970 at the tender age of 15. My first bike was a Wards Riverside 125 that I saved up my $1.25 per hour wages for until I could pay cash $125. I worry about the new riders these days that think an entry level bike is a 600 that would have won the world championship 5 years ago. You need to make all your mistakes the first few years at a lower speed than the modern crotch rockets are even stable at. I started my nephews on dual purpose street/dirt bikes that they could ride to school and keep up with traffic but learn the reactions needed to control a bike off the road first. Dirt is softer than asphalt and there are no SUVs to run over you. No one wants to hear it but I have had my AMA card since 1974 and I always recommend your first bike be an off road model that you bought used and can recover your investment quickly when you are ready to trade up. My two cents.