First time riding a bike in nearly 20 years.

I'm 49 and I've just been on my first ride with my 1987 Kawasaki GPZ900.Back in the late 80s and early 90s I used to ride a 1983 Honda VT250. Back then I mainly rode around Sydney with a few forays into the countryside. I always found the VT250 to be great in cities but as soon as you got onto a freeway it was pretty onerous and gutless. I did enjoy the odd fang around the Old Pacific Highway north of Sydney though.There are some great pictures of a younger me on my bike, where I have a thin body and a mullet.Well kids and responsibility meant I had to give up the bike. But my dream back then was always to get a GPZ900.So today I went for a decent ride for the first time on my GPZ since I had it restored (I bought it 7-8 years ago but didn't have the money to restore it, but now I do). I did a 50km round trip between my home in Launceston and a place called Longford.It was mainly country roads, speed between 80-100kph on sealed roads with a few curves, sheep, roadkill, hedgerows, tree tunnels, distant mountains, 200 year old stone bridges... you know, the sort of thing motorcyclists experience every day when they ride /s.So here are my initial impressions after a 20 year gap.Well, there's no rear view mirror. Okay. Looks like I have to keep looking in the side mirrors. That's a great reflection of my elbow.My legs are cold.Ouch. Cramping at my hip/leg join.Okay, going around a corner for the first time. Easy. EEEASSSSSYYYYY.splotch. Ah. The first insect hits my visor.BANG, the first insect hits my helmet.BANG the second insect hits my helmet.Oh look another motorcyclist going in the opposite direction. Nods. WE DID THE NOD! I FORGOT THAT WE DO THAT.My brain says that cornering is safe and easy, but another part of me is just waiting to hit that gravel or oil.What is it like if I close my visor fully? Oh. That's okay. Slightly less noise. Now how do I get it back up again (fumbles around visor)There's a car behind me! It looks like one of those ricers. I better make sure I go round corners a bit faster while maintaining the speed limit on the straights.(Continues to fumble around visor)BANG the third insect hits my helmet.Okay, back in suburbia. Check my speed. Ooops. via /r/motorcycles https://www.reddit.com/r/motorcycles/comments/b6rmth/first_time_riding_a_bike_in_nearly_20_years/?utm_source=ifttt