I own and love motorcycles. In March 2013, a young kid came right out in front of me and left me with two choices: 1) Hit his truck and fly over the bars or 2) Lay the bike down.

I chose to lay the bike down. It sucked. I hurt my knee while laying the bike down, but in doing so, I saved my own life. I spent four weeks on the couch and four months in PT. When my leg was better, I fixed my bike and got right back on it.

Advice: Go to a riding school. People go to school to learn coding and a bunch of other stuff. You might as well go learn how to ride. This is coming from somebody who has been riding motorcycles for more than 20 years. Any amount of knowledge and practice is good.