Westlake Boneyard started a Monday Bikenight a couple weeks ago. This is the third. It is supposed get better every week. It Is small if you want to avoid the crowd.
Welcome aboard. Go ahead and take the Msf course and learn to ride. Just picked up a Sportster for my wife. She took the course and was still a little nervous. Took her out a few times to ride together, now she loving it. Go get in the saddle.