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Take the BC Safety Council Motorcycle course. If you like riding, go for it. I took the course and got bitten by the bike bug hard. If you don't like it you have a tax deduction (the course is accredited) and don't have to sell all your gear/bike/etc.

I would not recommend riding into Vancouver as the parking, even with a motorcycle, is very hard. I did the reverse commute to Richmond for about a year and prior to that I was riding to Burnaby. I should note I was never on highways when I was commuting and I was always going against the "normal" morning traffic flow.