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RhadamYgg · Sat Mar 29, 2008 4:01 am

R3sp4wN wrote:I just got home from day 1 of my MSF class. All classroom stuff, but I feel way more confident about getting on the bike for the first time EVER tomarrow morning. I'll keep you guys posted.

How did you outfit yourself for the class? Anything special? Right now all I have are boots. I'm still a little confused as to what I want for a jacket and Helmet.

RhadamYgg

R3sp4wN · #22 Unread post by **R3sp4wN** » Sat Mar 29, 2008 3:06 pm

I am all set to ride, gear-wise. I tried to suit up cheaply yet effictively. Here is a breakdown of my gear and total costs.

$40.00 Icon Tarmac 2
NewEnough.com

$180.00 Joe Rocket Reactor 2
NewEnough.com

$80.00 Zox Nevado
CompAcc.com

$30.00 Brahma Swat
Walmart
(the boots pictured are by a company called Original Swat, they cost about $60, but they look similar to the walmart boots)

Total: $330.00
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RhadamYgg · Sat Mar 29, 2008 6:58 pm

Good Stuff! I thought that buying a helmet would be a significant expense.

RhadamYgg

Brackstone · Sun Mar 30, 2008 8:28 am

R3sp4wN wrote:I am all set to ride, gear-wise. I tried to suit up cheaply yet effictively. Here is a breakdown of my gear and total costs.

$40.00 Icon Tarmac 2
NewEnough.com

I've use the same gloves great feel!

Just FYI they have started to thread a lot after 1 full years of use.

R3sp4wN · #25 Unread post by **R3sp4wN** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 2:40 pm

I am all done with my class and am ready to ride. Let's see, what do I want to ride?

I am gonna try this:

1999 Honda Shadow 600 VLX Deluxe. Awesome bike and only paid $2,850.

I pick it up tomarrow!!!

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RhadamYgg · Sun Mar 30, 2008 2:47 pm

R3sp4wN wrote:I am all done with my class and am ready to ride. Let's see, what do I want to ride?

I am gonna try this:

1999 Honda Shadow 600 VLX Deluxe. Awesome bike and only paid $2,850.

I pick it up tomarrow!!!

That's awesome. Hopefully, I'll be saying similar things at the end of April.

RhadamYgg

Gurgus · #27 Unread post by **Gurgus** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 9:58 pm

Wicked. I too, passed my course this weekend. I thought I was surely going to fail the test, but everyone passed. Over the weekend, we had one lady lady "loop out" and drop a bike, another lady dumped and hurt her ankle and one dude panicked and hit the front brake in turn. He dumped and slid across the parking lot. I had lotsa fun.

R3sp4wN · #28 Unread post by **R3sp4wN** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 3:55 am

We had no sliders in my class, although one girl dropped hers at a standstill and another fell over as a result of a stall. Out of the 12 of us, only 4 failed. I have never TOUCHED a bike until a month ago and never even been on one until the 2nd day of class. All in all, I am very proud of myself and am confident in my learning capabilities. Lets rock n' roll!

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Gurgus · #29 Unread post by **Gurgus** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 4:47 am

I only saw the one drop happening. She was two or three bikes in front of me, had the throttle pinned in first with the back brake on. She took her foot of the brake and the bike jumped up on its rear tire and got away from her. It was awesome to watch.

R3sp4wN · #30 Unread post by **R3sp4wN** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 7:14 am

rofl... it's always funny until it happens to us. This one girl in fromt of me kept popping wheelies every time she took off. She didn't get much air which says to me that it wasnt intentional.

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