The most dangerous period of motorcycle ownership is the first 6 months and the first 2,000 miles.
There is danger in everything that we do it life.
It helps greatly to take a motorcycle safety course. My brother-in-law decided about 8 years ago to get back into motorcycles after a 25 year hiatus. His first bike was a Harley and a few years later a BMW ... he tells me the motorcycle safety course was very helpful as a review ... and taught him new preventative measures, some counter intuitive, that can be very beneficial if an emergency situation arises. My brother-in-law is a senior captain with a major airline and feels strongly about mitigating the risk factor.