get a bike that you can fix easy cause when you get a learner bike you probably would lay it down once or twice.
If you can live with it get a crappy looking bike for a year and then get a nice bike when you get off your p's...
my suggestions are that you get a GPX or an ACROSS.... for about 3-4grand or even less if you get one that is from a private dealer.... (i fink thats the going rate rite now)
If you got the cash and wanna spend big for the learner bike you can go for a cbr or a zxr... try to stay away from the fzr, i just think its a piece of crap cause i had one and it was just a pain in the ass.... cbr's go around 5000-6000 i fink.... for a decent one that is coming out of a dealer or maybe around 5000 for out of the trading post...
don't forget that you probably would want some nice gear... so yah... around 1000 for a decent set of leathers... and another 500 for helmet. Talking about good leathers and a decent looking helmet.
So all in all it ain't cheap + fixing it when you drop it (knock on wood)
L's and P's are easy... just takes a **** load of time, bout 6 hours over the 2 days i fink....
Riding is fun... that is if you don't come off...
I think i've seen you car as well...
fark it's nice...