Guys, I really appreciate the advice. I also fully plan on learning everything I can about the bike and was in fact gonna pick up the manual on my home, no joke, lol. As far as gear goes, I bought myself a nice helmet, fit to perfection last week, and I have a pair of JT goggles. I will be looking into getting the pants and chest protector(mom wants it for me, I'm not complaining,I value my life and her opinion...) I assume working boots are fine for now(weatherproof) and for gloves, I have paint ball gloves, which, correct me if I'm wrong, are extremely similar.
As far as where I live, NJ. Central to be exact. Also, I have a definite riding spot. My friends father, who is a police officer takes their family to ride every weekend on acres of land his friend owns and he has a huge trailer.
ps-it's nice having a yamaha dealership/service site in my town...