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Thanks for your input.

I realize that Savage may be little smaller for highway driving, but I don't want to start with bigger bike at this time. So far I have been driving on expressway, but once I start riding, I am planning to look for local road that is fast enough but safer.

Thanks for answering about gears. I have been thinking a lot about it. What kinds would you recommend? Should one buy a riding gloves, jacket, and a raincoat from the motorcycle dealer store? Or, my winter gears would work fine? I suppose anykind of raincoat would work just fine for riding.

I feel, these questions are silly. But I am a new rider and want buy gears that are usefull. When I attended a motorcycle riding course, some of the senior students have special gloves that cost $50 or more and expensive jackets. Speaking of jackets, are those padded jackets any good?

Once again, thanks,