Motorcycle and Scooter appreciation

Good work. Don't get hung up on all the gruesome stuff. I feel far safer on a motorbike than I do on a bicycle these days and have spent the last 30 years dismounting both of them with varying degrees of elan.

I do go on about injury and death quite a bit, but I reckon that if I keep it front of mind and don't pretend it won't happen to me, then it probably won't happen to me. I've had many offs but never needed to get in the ambulance. Whereas bicycle crashes have given me a mashed up face and a fractured skull.

You should be fine. I've had plenty of small slides. I'm sure you will enjoy it massively.

As a friend of mine told me 'you start learning to ride after you pass the test'.

Welcome to the powered two wheelers corner.
As Airhead said, you only start learning to ride after you pass. Having done a rusty rider earlier this year the instructors were clear, the DAS only teaches you what you need to pass the test, it doesn’t teach you to be a good rider.

To be a safer rider, I’d pay attention to the doom and gloom of nick and his raising awareness campaign on this thread, also watch this: https://youtu.be/hniCYWivitY
its a guy called teapot one doing his bike safe course, its the commentary he has while riding that makes it valuable as a video on awareness and observation.
The things we need to watch out for are similar to those on a cycle, it’s just we are approaching them faster so have less reaction time, positioning and being ready to brake/accelerate from trouble is even more important. Flip side, we have way more safety gear, airbags are ace, Knox urbane armoured shirts allow you to get use from your cycling gear without having to splash out on pricey bike gear (this morning at 4c I wore warm cycling gear over a Knox shirt) and was toasty.
Enjoy your chosen lid life crisis, its cheaper than a Ferrari and can be quicker off the line.