Been riding for nearly a decade and never had a problem. Commuting is the worst, cars simply don't see you and you need to be mega alert. It's not uncommon for some Honda tourers to do well over 500k on an original engine. For superbikes it's not a question of reliability as it is maintenance, keep up the maintenance and it will see you happy all day like, but each manufacturer has a bike with some problems. Bikes aren't that dangerous in themselves, you only have to read trevstars post in the members section to realise cars are no better, that false sense of security absolutely makes it was. I guess the real problem in some bikes will do 70 in first or second so it's really more of the fact it's easier to find yojrself doing high speeds. That said, stick to the limit and pay attention to the road and you will very rarely be in trouble. Bikes are way more interactive and even at slow speeds can be really good fun!