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Thanks everyone! It was low speed parking lot practise, but I was ATGATT anyway. I figure anytime you try to push your skills (even at walking speeds), you're more likely to do something dumb and potentially painful

I'm really comfortable with the overall centrist, sensible vibe of this forum. Is there a magazine that sort of has a similar "tone"? Pretty much everything I've seen on the stands is heavily sportbike or custom cruiser focused. I'm not looking for a "Motorcycle Consumer Reports"...

I was practising full lock u turns, and trying different ways to balance the bike during the U; switching between feathering the throttle or the rear brake, etc. Anyway, I miscalculated and the bike went down (note; empty parking lot early in the morning, so hopefully no witnesses). Now here's the c...

I like to look at classic bikes, but would rather own a classic looking bike. Thruxtons, Ducati Sport Classics, etc.

I like this saying so much, I use it as my sig (attributed to David Hough I think) . . .

Eh? Err, it's nice that your poll title rhymes, but it's pretty obtuse.

I'm just assuming you mean "Do you prefer bikes with fairings, or naked bikes?"

In my case, it's the latter.

But who knows, you might be asking if people prefer paying with cash or a credit card

Mauve ;P

Kidding, good ole boring gray/grey.

CURRENT BIKE:

2004 BMW F 650 CS

My son has never rode a bike before so safety is a big concern for me as far as he's concerned +1000 to reading the stickies, please. They're full of reasonable, sensible advice for a first bike purchase. Being a newbie myself, I was severely tempted to go the 600cc supersport route, not really hav...

36. What's a season? I live in the tropics ;P Anyway, been riding for about three months.