It depends on what kind of riding you see yourself doing.
Sportbikes are for the more "racing" style of riding, ass up higher than your hands, high speeds, tight turns etc. just make sure your organ-donor card is filled out.
Cruisers are for more relaxed riding, you are leaning back with your feet further forward, just seeing the sights.
In between is the retro type of streetbike, Honda put out a reissue of the historic CB series the CB 1100, thinking about getting one of those little canyon-cutters myself
http://powersports.honda.com/2014/cb...20cb1100_pmt_p
The advice I always give a beginner who wants to get their first bike and start riding is search craigslist for a used Honda Rebel 250, it's not fast or sexy but it's cheap, easy to handle and learn on, easier to pass your license test on, and you can sell it for almost what you paid for it 6 months down the road after you decide what kind of bike you want to spend the bigger money on.
And since Vendzilla posted a pic of his bike I can't let that go unanswered.
Here's mine
