Yeah stacks and a gun, I mean crutch rack.

 

Funny... yeah, old Army guy owned it. I can't ride with anything besides long everything, so no tan for me.
I was thinking about the scooter, looked at a big 400, but I was told that it would not move me enough. I do have to be able to get out of the way...

Good advice Thanks. Someone told me to find a forum, they said that forums are good tools... whatever.
It took me a minute to get that, but now I do. I'm gonna get a dead cow for a jacket, but I'm looking for one with kevlar inserts in the elbows and back...
Butthole...

Sorry, I've been slammed lately. No stacks.

Gun rack, yes, good idea. Crutch rack... wait, who's had more knee surgeries than me? Punk.

Check is in the mail. Should have it tomorrow.

 

Bike is in my garage tonight... pics later

 

Cool!! Hope you get the classes and stuff out of the way soon.

 

Congrats man!

 

Worm has the same bike, 03 in white and blue. Great little bike. We call it the "female dog" bike. Everyone has learned to ride on it. Youll be happy with it. Good set of pipes and it sounds pretty decent. Remember, loud pipes saves lives.

Actually, Im pretty suprised by this. As much flak as youve given bikes in the past about being unsafe, I didnt think youd do it. Youll learn soon enough, its not you or the bike you wont trust, its all the other drivers.

Have fun and stay safe!

 

YES!!!!!!!!!!!! My wife won't let me get a bike, because she say's it's too dangerous. Well, down here in South Florida.... she's probably right. But as I always tell her, bikes aren't dangerous, it's the people riding them. That may sound a little kooky but it's a mental thing. It's all to do with your attitude when you go to ride. When I used to ride, 95% of the time I would mentally prepare for it, and I would ride believing that EVERY other vehicle on the road COULD NOT SEE ME. Keep that in mind, it's super important.
The other 5%, when I wasn't mentally prepared, I would assume other road users could see me and I would get in to trouble. If I was in a negative mood, I would just use my superior acceleration/braking/handling and bully my way through. Not smart. But if I was in a good mood, just not the right head-place, I would pull over, rest a bit and get myself to where I needed to be mentally.
Maybe this all sounds too touchy-feely, but it worked for me. Bikes can be great, and I really miss riding. Although this area of the country has NO good riding roads. The thing about bikes is you see the world in such a different way. Robert Pirsig, (Zen and the Art...) said something like, 'instead of seeing the world through the picture frame of a windshield, being protected from it with glass and metal, you're IN the picture, a part of it'. That's the best.... well, that and going through the twisties at a high rate of knots!

Ok, off the soapbox. over!

Enjoy your bike Mark, just be careful.

 

How can that make for an enjoyable ride? I agree with you 100%, but that's why I could never have a bike. I'd be on edge all the time, looking out for every driver that was near me on the road, wondering what stupid thing they were going to do next that could get me killed. I'd never be able to relax and just enjoy the bike or the ride.

 

Did you get the Walmart stickers? Maybe a cream corn mural on the tank?



Sorry Mark, just messin with ya. As Usual. Congrats.

Pssst Scott this would be a great road trip.

 

Ok, pick me up!

 

On my way

 

It's gonna be a while... The next class is not until the 4th of April, and I can't apply for my licence or anything else until I get that class done.

It's got some pretty loud pipes on it already, I gotta get some hearing pro... Yeah, I'm still pretty leary, but with fuel prices the way they are... I'm just going to arm myself with good PPE and good decision making skills.

West Palm, huh? Man, I miss SFla sometimes... That sounds like an interesting quote. I'm for sure going to get some good eye pro...


Bring it! No chaikwas!

 

I took the motorcycle class a few years back and it was very informative. When I signed up (early spring) the earliest class was late in the year. It wasn't till I was in the class when the instructor mentioned that many classes had to be canceled because people will sign up but not show up. The instructor said I should have showed up as a walk-on. Check the times, you may get in earlier.

FYI, some say ride 1,000 miles by yourself before passengers, I think it's good advice.

Congrats, enjoy.

 

Like I mentioned earlier, thats what prompted me to finally get rid of my bikes. A riding buddy of mine lost a leg stopped at a red light. Than I almost got rear ended at a red light from some kid on a cell phone. One incident that really bugged me was the two retired firefighters from Ohio who got killed up here. Both were very experienced riders. The driver of the car that killed them fell asleep. They never had a chance. The photo is from that crash.
A couple of other very close calls by distracted drivers finally ruined it for me since I no longer enjoyed street riding.

Well, on that happy note, your reflexes are better than mine so you should have some good riding as long as you pay attention. End of Lecture.

 

To be perfectly honest, loud horns & helmets save lives.

All loud pipes do is really irritate your neighbors. And, if the cops are doing their job . . . really loud ones get you proof of how loud they are to show your buddies.

A reasonably loud set does sound sweet though.