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Topic: Spring is coming!
Surgery is two weeks away for me, and by the time I'm able to ride, Chicago might be out of the deep freeze - I will have to get a new jacket - don't think I'll be using the 5X anymore!
Who else rides? It's probably my favorite thing in the world.
Topic: RE: This board has been dead for 2 years...COME ON!!!!
I still look from time to time - just don't see anything happening.
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on 6/6/12 8:24 am - Lewisville, TX
on 6/6/12 8:24 am - Lewisville, TX
Topic: This board has been dead for 2 years...COME ON!!!!
Okay..what's the deal here? I know you pre and post op surgery people have motorcycles and love to ride...
WHERE ARE YOU!!!!
PLEASE COME BACK!!!
WE MISS YOU!!!!
Have a great day!
Desari
WHERE ARE YOU!!!!
PLEASE COME BACK!!!
WE MISS YOU!!!!
Have a great day!
Desari
Topic: RE: Spring 2010
WoW been months since I've been here and your right Matt, not much happening on this board. What a shame!
Topic: RE: New to this board and happy that I found it!
Good for you! Congratulations! I hope you had fun. They may even offer what we call an "Experienced Rider Course" which is a one day class where you ride your own bike. Some of the drills are basically the same and some are a little harder - but it is still in a low risk parking lot environment. So, once you get a few months of riding in low risk streets and have been able to practice with your bike, consider taking an ERC. Maybe that is the "reminder" you signed up for in March. Either way -have fun with it!
Matt
Matt
Topic: RE: New to this board and happy that I found it!
Thanks for the advise Matt, I just completed a 3 day couse at my local community College. I enjoyed it so much that I have signed up for a reminder in March. I just put Betsy away, my husband is planing to do some work on her this winter.
Looking foward to next hears riding season!
Looking foward to next hears riding season!
Topic: RE: New to this board and happy that I found it!
Hi Angie:
Congratulations on the new scoot! The Kawi's are nice bikes (I have 2) and the 500 will be a great bike for you. I am a MSF RiderCoach, so I am naturally going to advise you to check with your local DMV and/or bike shops to lear where you can take the Basic Rider Course. This will consist of one or two nights of classroom learning and 2 days on an approved range where you will learn the basics of riding a motorcycle. I highly recommend you take the course and not learn from a friend. The sport of motorcycling is exhilerating, fun but brings with it a lot of risk. Taking the course will help prepare you as a rider to accept those risks and hopefully manage the risks using some very specific strategies. Plus, your instructor will show you some great riding techniques.
I would check into it now and see when you can sign up for 2011. Here in Michigan, I work for a program that is sponsored by a local community college. We typically open registration online the end of March and it is filled up for the entire summer by the end of April.
Ride safe and ride often (once you get your endorsement
)
Matt
Congratulations on the new scoot! The Kawi's are nice bikes (I have 2) and the 500 will be a great bike for you. I am a MSF RiderCoach, so I am naturally going to advise you to check with your local DMV and/or bike shops to lear where you can take the Basic Rider Course. This will consist of one or two nights of classroom learning and 2 days on an approved range where you will learn the basics of riding a motorcycle. I highly recommend you take the course and not learn from a friend. The sport of motorcycling is exhilerating, fun but brings with it a lot of risk. Taking the course will help prepare you as a rider to accept those risks and hopefully manage the risks using some very specific strategies. Plus, your instructor will show you some great riding techniques.
I would check into it now and see when you can sign up for 2011. Here in Michigan, I work for a program that is sponsored by a local community college. We typically open registration online the end of March and it is filled up for the entire summer by the end of April.
Ride safe and ride often (once you get your endorsement
)Matt
Topic: New to this board and happy that I found it!
Hi my name is Angie and I am a new bike rider. My husband's bike club friend blessed me with her 2001 Kawasaki ex500. I couldn't believe how she just told my husband to come pick it up for me. It was a very excitting night for me and I haven't stop grinning yet! I haven't been out yet because my husband has not given my baby a tuneup yet and it needs one badly. So I it looks as if I won't be ridding this year at all. But the important part is that I finnaly have my own bike and next spring I will be out there looking for buddies. Any tips for me are greatly appreciated as I am new to motorcycles.
Topic: RE: Spring 2010
Hi Matt!
I check in on this board every month or so. I'm just as guilty about checking in here, lol. If it is nice, I am riding.
So yes, my new addiction is my motorcycle, but it has been since I brought her home.
So far this year I've done about 2600 or so miles since April began. I went down to GA for a few days and then wound my way back home through the mountains. I also go up to MI often, as I have riding buds up there. I am on BON also thats (bikerornot.com) good place to meet people and set up rides. It says it's a dating site, but it is used more for networking and making new riding buds.
I'm heading to KY for Memorial Day wknd, then just to a whole lot of local shindigs, here in Ohio and Michigan, a couple in IN also.
Then in July I am heading to NY, with my riding club, Women In The Wind, for our Summer National Conference. I'm going to stick around a few more days after that, I got friends that want to citify me.. lol I am skeered of that!
rubber side down, peace, Vickie
I check in on this board every month or so. I'm just as guilty about checking in here, lol. If it is nice, I am riding.
So yes, my new addiction is my motorcycle, but it has been since I brought her home.
So far this year I've done about 2600 or so miles since April began. I went down to GA for a few days and then wound my way back home through the mountains. I also go up to MI often, as I have riding buds up there. I am on BON also thats (bikerornot.com) good place to meet people and set up rides. It says it's a dating site, but it is used more for networking and making new riding buds.
I'm heading to KY for Memorial Day wknd, then just to a whole lot of local shindigs, here in Ohio and Michigan, a couple in IN also.
Then in July I am heading to NY, with my riding club, Women In The Wind, for our Summer National Conference. I'm going to stick around a few more days after that, I got friends that want to citify me.. lol I am skeered of that!
rubber side down, peace, Vickie
Topic: RE: Spring 2010
Hi Vickie!
I check in on this board every month or so. It has gone pretty quiet over the last couple of years. I don't know if it is harder to find since they've redesigned OH or what.
Being a WLS patient, you realize we have a tendency for addictive behaviors - so I must confess an addiction to motorcycles. I have three I ride regularly. A cruiser for traveling, a sport that I ride to work, bopping around town and taking to the twisties and a dual sport for the same and a few trails here and there.
I'm getting pumped to ride out to New York again for the annual Americade rally. We went to Daytona in March and hit Deal's Gap on the way home.
Have you ever attended the races at Mid Ohio? We've attended a few of the superbike races and would like to see the vintage races if it would work into the calendar.
Ride safe!
Matt
I check in on this board every month or so. It has gone pretty quiet over the last couple of years. I don't know if it is harder to find since they've redesigned OH or what.
Being a WLS patient, you realize we have a tendency for addictive behaviors - so I must confess an addiction to motorcycles. I have three I ride regularly. A cruiser for traveling, a sport that I ride to work, bopping around town and taking to the twisties and a dual sport for the same and a few trails here and there.
I'm getting pumped to ride out to New York again for the annual Americade rally. We went to Daytona in March and hit Deal's Gap on the way home.
Have you ever attended the races at Mid Ohio? We've attended a few of the superbike races and would like to see the vintage races if it would work into the calendar.
Ride safe!
Matt
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