Good to hear from a fellow West Virginian.
Glad you got your Hawk registered without any problems.
Check into the motorcycle safety course. They will teach you to ride using their bike.
Everyone starts off the same, even if you already know how to ride.
Once you complete the course, you take the certification to the DMV and they give you your motorcycle license without taking the state test.
I did it way back in 1997 and rode my bike to the course.
I started off just like everyone that didn't know how to ride.
They make it fun !!
Good luck.
http://www.wv-msp.org/faq.html