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Thirty years ago, after getting tired of being underpaid and certainly being under appreciated, I took a test to work at the Post Office. I got the job and started at $10.50 an hour. I'm a VET, so I got five extra hiring points on my test score. If you have a disability from the military, you get ten points. This was the best move I could have made, having no certified skills or degree. I just retired, making nearly $86k per year base pay, being an electronic technician. Overtime, holidays, and working nights bump up your pay as well. Well, that's the title they gave us, anyway. I was an "ET". Not that I could troubleshoot a circuit board, or anything like that. But I can read a multimeter and follow schematics. A little electrical and a little mechanical knowledge got me through my days working on machines that process the mail. If being outside year-round is your thing, you can carry mail. Or you can be what is called an Area Maintenance Technician. They work on the buildings and their inner workings. You could be a machine operator and process mail. Truck driving interest you? Manual labor? I did that for seven and a half years before I went into maintenance. Custodial work? I did that for a while, also. I moved up one step at a time until I landed my last position. Want to go into management? The benefits are good, and they will match you dollar for dollar on the first 3% and fifty cents on the dollar for the next 2% you contribute to the Thrift Savings Plan. I put in 15-20% for years. It is very common for a person to retire with a seven-figure bank account from the post office. Check it out. It was well worth it for me. .

You left and everyone followed. You are the OR.net Messiah.

I can't believe nobody has mentioned the Ninja 1000. If you "absolutely love sport bikes," then I think you should consider the Ninja 1000 with the saddlebags, especially if you're considering a track day. It will be sportier on the street and way better for a track day than a heavier Concours 14 or FJR1300. It also happens to be more powerful and lighter than a VFR800 Interceptor and generally less expensive, too, both to buy and to maintain (no VTEC). It's a sport bike made reasonably comfortable. The 2017s and later have an IMU so you get angle-sensitive ABS and traction control. 2014-2016 get you the better bags and some engine improvements. I have not ridden the new ones with the IMU but I did get a day-long test ride on the previous edition.