How the madness all began

I had always wanted a motorcycle. I mentioned to several friends and to my girl friend that when I was able to get a bike, I was going to. They insisted that I was buying my death. Two months after getting married I purchased a 2005 Honda Rebel 250. It was cheap, and at the time gas was $3.50 per gallon and rising quickly. I kept the Rebel for 6 months and during that time I put 4500 miles on it. I realized very quickly that the 250 was not going to be sufficient and that I would need to upgrade. I had no idea at the time, what type of madness I had began.