So I finally did it... I got a motorcycle.  It's a Suzuki GZ250 -perfect for a starter bike.  It wasn't too expensive either.   I got it on Aug 3rd. 

On the 5th I rode around the neighborhood, about a 1/2 mile radius.  On Sunday, the 6th, I went a bit further... and here it is two weeks later and I rode the bike to work today for the first time.  I work about 10 miles away.  That doesn't sound too big of a deal, but I have to cross a river on an interstate during morning rush hour (and again in the evening...).  I was so nervous - but I was so late to work today that I didn't have time to worry about what I was doing, and had to just hurry up and get to work.  Thankfully.  It was so fucking fun!  I love going to work now...  Ha ha...