Buy a motorcycle

i should of never sold my other one

I got a 99 Honda Superhawk last night. The dealer is delivering it to my place this afternoon because I still have to go take the driving test for my motorcycle license. I took the MSF course 2 years ago, but was lazy and never went to get my license because I didn’t buy a bike. The dealer is also letting me borrow a 250 Rebel for the driving test, which will be nice.

I’m excited to get my license and get riding.

Last weekend my dad and I took a little trip to California for a motorcycle run down there. It is kinda one of our father daughter yearly things :). We took a little spill…which was the first time I ever have. I got a pretty bad case of road rash on my knee, wrist, and also sprained my ankle.

The crazy thing was that I would have been ready to hop right back up on that bike and continue the ride. The only thing holding me back was the fact that I couldn’t get my boots on anymore, and my knee needed medical attention. Hehe :D.

Now I am just chilling, waiting for my body to recover. I feel so thankful that my injuries were not bad for a motorcycle accident. Many of the fellow riders were wondering if I would ever ride again. Heck yeah I will. But I have learned a valuable lesson and will not go without my gear! The gloves saved my hands (for the most part), the boots saved my ankle and foot, the jacket saved my arms, but I unfortunately was wearing jeans and so my knee had little protection. That will teach me!

Anyway I am pretty stoked still about getting myself a motorcycle. My dad has been trying to get me out to help him look for a replacement bike for himself and possibly a cheap one for me to get comfortable on :). It will still be a few more days of staying off my feet (for the sake of my ankle more than anything), but hopefully I will be able to check out possible bikes soon. Interesting how when something bad happens, it spawns good things to happen :D.

Well, when I was a little kid I always wanted to learn to ride a motorcycle, this kind of faded into the background as I got older though. I started watching MotoGP recently and went to the 2008 Inaugural Indianapolis MotoGP race and it re-awakened my desire to to learn to ride and own a bike. After doing some searching I definitely want to get a Kawasaki Ninja 250r, good starter bike, I like the way it looks. Don’t know how I’m going to afford it but, I’ll figure out a way.

After a bit of research, I think I’ve found a motorcycle I’d be interested in. I’m thinking Suzuki GSX-R750 or possibly GSX-R1000. My only concern is that the GSX-R may be a bit too much for me to handle starting out.

As far as their physical size goes, I have no idea how the size of my body compares to them. I’m so tiny, I’m sure I will have to have it lowered. I’m thinking of taking the class offered at my community college to get some practice before I commit to buy anything.

a RED AND BLACK ONE PREFERABLY…...

Just a starter bike. Everyone wants the Harley. I like the Sportster, but I’ve always been partial to the mid-sized Hondas. Love the little 600 and some of the 750 models. But maybe a mini-rocket to start, Ninja 250 or some such. I like the Honda CBR125, but everyone says it is just too small for a guy.

Depending on what the tax man says next month I may have one soon.

When I was younger, my father had a Honda Goldwing, but we were in the military and that had to go once we were shipped out overseas. My mom didn’t let him get another one, probably something to do with setting an example for us kids.

Anyway, now that ‘us kids’ are out on our own, my parents bought a new Honda Goldwing and have been tandem touring for over a year. There’s something about that spirit of adventure inherent to touring via motorcycle; even if its a trip you’ve taken every day in the car, on a motorcycle its something else.

To me, motorcycle touring seems to embody my core philosophies; self-reliance, solitude, independence and a meaningful experience of reality. I picked up the motorcycle operator manual from the DMV today, and have bookmarked lots of bikes to revisit later for inspiration. I hope to save up ~$3000 this semester from work, take a MSF course and get my permit, then (if I still like it) buy a bike and ride through town all summer.

My goal is to become proficient enough to ride to Omaha when summer comes to an end…we’ll see if I can do it!

I’ve decided on my first bike to be a Kawasaki 650r. I would appreciate any feedback.

Not that i plan to make my first road trip to the Dragon’s Tail.

Has anyone rode there in the last month or so?

thx,

Wil