starter bike???

ok i should clarify that i was planning on taking the course well before i actually bought a bike. i have no real place where i am to ride off road legally that i know of, this is why i dont want a dirtbike.

let me say i may be reaaalll crazy (to some) but i am by no means a dumbass.

i will get a good helmet, gloves, riding jacket, etc. etc. i am more than ready to go down, i know that it is not only inevitable but it seems like a right of passage for owning/ riding bikes. lol. im a believer in if you fall get back up and do it again damnit....

as much as i like going fast i know not to until i have riding time under my belt, also my dad and uncle used to ride so ill have them for help if i need it.

as far as bikes that i want go..... my dream is a ducati 1198s (now i guess the 1199 is the new one but it dont have the same look somehow)

also i was looking at the ninja cause they are cheap even new, so i wont mind too much when i have to clean it up after a spill, also they are supposed to be VERY forgiving, from what ive heard.

sorry for the long post