Hello everyone I'm new to the site and to motorcycles. I have been looking through a few threads for new riders and what a new rider should do when it comes to going through the process of getting my license and a bike. I have been looking at bikes on a few different sites to get some ideas of what I would like to get for a bike.

I know that since I am new to all of this it would be wise for me to ask for help from experienced riders on what would be a good bike to get. I feel like I would be more comfortable riding a cruiser over a sportbike. The idea of always leaning over the bike isn't appealing to me and I would like to be able to just sit straight up and go for long rides. One bike that I have been really interested about is the Honda Shadow.

I would like to know what the pros and cons are for the Honda Shadow and wether you think it would be a good starter bike for someone like me and what are some other similar bikes that would be good for starting out with. Thanks for the help.