Riding a bicycle around campus, pros and cons

Recently I have been riding my bicycle to class because my new apartment is a bit further than my place last year and I have to say it's quite nice. I originally had the impression that it would be a hassle locking the bike and finding a place to park but lucky my campus is fairly equipment with many "bike areas" and I wouldn't be surprised if all campuses are like this. Here's what I have learned after a month of riding....

PROS
- You can sleep-in an extra 15 minutes.
- You can bypass any people that would otherwise stop you and ask you to sign their partition against hurting "insert plant/animal/gender/culture" in "insert country".
- You are now part of the elite group of bicycle hipsters, unfortunately this is also a negative.
- Overall you save a good amount of time otherwise spent walking.

CONS
- Every car on the rode is trying to kill you.... Even the people parked on the side of the road... They will intentionally open their doors when you are passing by.
- Everyone will ask you about your bike when you could care less because you bought it on sale at Wal-Mart.
- Rain and water is the enemy. I suggest buying fenders.
- If you buy a mountain bike you will feel it necessary to jump every curb possible, even if it's entirely out of the way, which leads to the overall destruction of the bike (because it was purchased at Wal-Mart)

These are just some simple things I suggest you think about before you bring a bike to campus. I personally enjoy jumping all the curbs so I think the pros definitely outweigh the cons.

Let's begin with my bike and getting a motorcycle license(for people interested in learning how to ride)

This summer I bought my first motorcycle, a Suzuki Katana. I've been riding dirtbikes and atvs since I was a little kid and the last few summers I would drive a little tw200 (street legal) around my small rural town with no problems. This summer I finally decided to take the msf class and get my license. The motorcycle class was quite amusing because the majority of the people had little to no experience with bikes so if was pretty fun watching people drop the bikes which made the 20hour course pass by fairly quickly. I would HIGHLY recommend taking the msf motorcycle course in your local area because by completing the course all you have to do is walk in the DMV, give them the completion card and you're on your way. Also, this class teaches the basic fundamentals of riding and the instructors are extremely forgiving/friendly (at least with my experience). Far too many people I have talked to want to get a sporty bike and they have never touched a bike before.... If you want to start riding a motorcycle take this course at your local community college and you will be fairly prepared for the rode. Let's get back to my bike though. Being that I already had experience riding I was pretty confident with getting a 600cc motorcycle. Of all the bikes I looked at, this was by far the most logical choice as it is a "sport touring" motorcycle, which basically means it has a powerful engine but it still has a comfortable ride(plus the insurence on sport touring bikes is much cheaper than say a "sport" bike). I am extremely happy with the bike, but if you don't have a lot of experience with motorcycles I wouldn't recommend it strictly because of it almost 500 pound weight. If you want a sporty first bike I would recommend a Kawasaki Ninja 500. So far I've put almost 1000 miles on the bike this month and I'm loving every minute of it.