I traded my first bike (Suzuki 250) for this Kawasaki Vulcan 500 in 2007. All my life (I am 65) I never though that motorcycles were viable means of transportation, but I found out in 2006 that they are loads of fun. I used to fly, but sold my plane and bought a moped, and now I love my Vulcan 500. It goes a lot faster than I ever will so, on it, I can go almost as fast as the dump truck out there on the highway.