Good morning,

Thanks a lot for the answer. I am indeed a very newbie however, my wife wants to see if she will also like it as much as I do and she wants to see if she can handle and learn how to start and how to stop the bike.

If she decides to get the license she will definitely take a professional training. I did it with Nick Sargent and I was very pleased (however, I don't have a comparison).
What I enjoyed was the fact that he has only 2 students at a time and he can keep an eye on you while you learn.

Saying that, nobody told me if it's legal or not to learn to ride on a parking lot (dress smart for example).

PS: I used to use the hawkeye nickname for more than a decade, I have the full box set (11 seasons) at home, the best TV series ever