Motorcycle license
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- zombiewoof0
Damn Brian, she has got to be swealtering out on the tarmack on a day like today!
Best of luck to your lady as well!
- jox0
LOL thanks all :)
Driving schools have a few bikes that I can borrow, but i'd rather not sign up for an entire package of theoretical training just so I can borrow a bike for a little while.
- blaw0
yes, sir. that's been hanging over her head all day.
fortunately there are storms rolling through the area as we speak. we're hoping that cools things down a bit.
- jox0
Oh, and good luck to your woman, blaw. Let me know how it goes!
- blaw0
i'll pass that on.
thank you very much and right back at ya.
- gabriel20
The safety course is definitely worth it. Pretty much a guarantee that you'll pass, you get to use their cycles (which are usually extremely easy to handle bikes), and lots of insurance companies give discounts to riders that have taken it. Not to mention the fact that you'll learn a lot of emergency bike handling tactics.
- jox0
Thanks gabriel.
Anything that can affect insurance positively is great... I was quoted on average -are you listening- 12 freakin' grand a year for a few random sport bikes I asked about... From the same insurance company I have a house and several cars at. Fuck that. And for my younger fiancee to insure the same bikes.. half..!
- gabriel20
That's some seriously expensive insurance. Think I'm paying around $130 per year US
- jox0
YAY!
- blaw0
you passed? congrats. fun times from here on out.
mrs.blaw is official, as well.
in her own words:
http://angelalaw.blogspot.com/20…
- jox0
Thanks man!! And congrats to mrs.blaw also! At least she already dropped hers... I know what's coming for me :)
- blaw0
i'm proud of her. that's a tough lady that can suffer a confidence-breaker like that and still pull it together and pass the test.
- jox0
That's awesome. I'd run away with my face covered.
On that note, I've been daydreaming about a red Ducati 1098 S all day. I sat by the dinner table last night promising my fiancee how I wasn't going to get anything too crazy for my first bike... But "crazy" is all relative right? haha
- mareea0
keep dreaming.
- blaw0
rumor has it that the Ducati 1098 S is the safest, most responsible motorcycle on the road.
especially the red ones.
- ********0
daydreaming about a red Ducati 1098 S all day.
jox
(Aug 3 07, 06:20)Wait wait wait, you JUST passed your test and now you want to get damn near the fastest production bike out there? I think that is a very bad idea my man, that is like giving a ferrari enzo to a 16 year old who just received their license.
I know guys who have ridden and track raced most of their adult lives who claim that bike is too much for them, you should really think long and hard before climbing onto that thing.
Ok now I will stop talking like your mom and tell you that I too daydream about that bike all day. Holy shit, that thing is a time machine. So fast you will ride into next sunday by tuesday afternoon. Shit man my Monster 800 is PLENTY of bike, anymore and I would be an organ donor.
- jox0
You are absolutely right - it's insanity and it will probably stay a dream (as pointed out by my fiancee two posts up) until I can handle a bike properly.
In fact, I have been thinking about one that I can take off-road... where speeds are lower and gives you great balance training...
- blaw0
i had your back either way, jox.
- jox0
Hahaha, yes you had! I owe you one
:)
- zombiewoof0
In fact, I have been thinking about one that I can take off-road... where speeds are lower and gives you great balance training...
jox
(Aug 3 07, 11:59)
________So why not look at something like a KTM Duke. I know a few guys out here in Michigan that drive these puppies.
They hang on the fastest of highways, tear up the dirt, and handle nicely in tight spots. Downside is parts are tricky (in the US), seat height is a bit high and the high torque is not so good in heavy city traffic...(but then, what bike is)...peace...and keep the shiny side up!