Bikes are fun, but know ahead of time, you WILL wreck. EVERY person I know that has owned a bike, no matter how great of a rider, has laid the bike down. Even if its not your fault, if you lay the bike down, youre the one thats getting hurt. Others mistakes can kill you, and a lot of riders fail to realize that. Others are just stupid like the dude who ran, and give all riders a bad name.

PS: My family is the same way about motorcycles, but you just gotta understand where they are coming from.