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Originally Posted by Bring_Back_Shantz
Yup you sure do need a special licence (Class 6 I believe).
A few tips.
1. Take a motorcycle riding course (I did mine through Too Cool Motorcycle School), it's the best $400 I've ever spent and SHOULD be mandatory, but isn't. I really recomend these guys, but you'll probably have a tough time getting in any time soon as they book up really early.
2. DO NOT buy a race ready bike right away. If you want a sport bike a 600 is probably too big, but no one ever wants to get anything smaller than this, so at least do not go any bigger, and stay away from anything that has RR at the end, because these bikes will kill you if you don't know what you're doing.
3. If you're buying a new bike remember that most new bikes need their first service afer 1000 km and this is usually pretty expensive $500-1000, after that it's usually just oil changes which are cheap and easy but if you're buying a new bike, make sure you budget for this.
4. Get the best gear you possibly can. You should have at least a solid padded/armoured jacket, proper gloves and a really good helmet (DO NOT CHEAP OUT ON THE HELMET), try go get one with the eurpopean crash rating as it is even better than a SNELL ratting. I have a Shark helmet that was less than $300 and is proabaly better than a lot of $600 helmets because it is a realatively simple paint job. Remember in for helmets past a certain point more expensive does not mean safer, look for the rating, not the price tag.
If you're a reasonable person I highly recommend getting a bike you'll love it. But if you don't think you can controll yourself, either get a small one to start, or don't get one at all.
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couldnt have summed that up better myself.
definately take the course...
definately have good riding equipment, kevlar suit and good good helmet
other than that...what he said!