rode the motorcycle to work

Well, today was a big day for me so far. I bought a kawasaki ninja 250 a month or so ago and today was the first day I rode it to work and went over 40mph. I have been practicing in the neighborhood so it's all 25-35mph. I took the MC safety course and it was great, but again, you only get up to about 35mph tops. I took it to my girlfriends softball practice once and got up to 40mph but that was it. Today, when I finally got on the expressway, I got up to 65mph. But the speed limit is 45-50 depending on the area so I quickly took it down to that. And I had to go through town for a bit before I got the feel for it all and then crossed over to the expressway. Since I'm still green I worry about my reaction times so I want to make sure I don't jump in to anything too soon. It may be over cautious, but even though I am a very observant driver I don't want to have my ability to handle the bike be behind my ability to see a problem. So, just taking it slow. But the whole reason I bought it was to save on gas so it is important to get in there and start riding it for the bog stuff.