just got back from my BRC lecture and 1st range...

Message
Author
User avatar
VermilionX
Super Legendary 5000
Super Legendary 5000
Posts: 5996
Joined: Wed Dec 28, 2005 3:45 pm
Sex: Male
Years Riding: 6
My Motorcycle: '06 Suzuki GSX-R 750
Location: The Valley, SoCal

#31 Unread post by VermilionX »

Caper#5 wrote: So tell us how you really feel?? :cheers:
that's really how i feel, but in person, i don't show that much emotion. it's all inside most of the time.

:laughing:
Bikes Owned:
Gixxer 1000 K6 (stolen)
Gixxer 750 K6

Bikes Wanted:
VMAX
a super kewl cafe racer

User avatar
Caper#5
Veteran
Veteran
Posts: 67
Joined: Sat Sep 24, 2005 9:29 am
Sex: Male
Location: Nova Scotia

#32 Unread post by Caper#5 »

Ok all kidding aside, congratulations on passing your course. Betcha you can't wait to hit the open road with no restrictions. :motorcycle:
2005 Suzuki 650 Bandit S

Everyday is a good day to ride!

User avatar
VermilionX
Super Legendary 5000
Super Legendary 5000
Posts: 5996
Joined: Wed Dec 28, 2005 3:45 pm
Sex: Male
Years Riding: 6
My Motorcycle: '06 Suzuki GSX-R 750
Location: The Valley, SoCal

#33 Unread post by VermilionX »

Caper#5 wrote:Ok all kidding aside, congratulations on passing your course. Betcha you can't wait to hit the open road with no restrictions. :motorcycle:
i'll defintely take advantage of being able to ride freeways as well as night riding.

but taking a passenger? nope, im still not confident enough w/ my bike on slow speed turns, so i shudder when i imagine carrying a passenger. also, at stops, i'll be balancing a lot more weight. maybe way later when i get really good enough.
Bikes Owned:
Gixxer 1000 K6 (stolen)
Gixxer 750 K6

Bikes Wanted:
VMAX
a super kewl cafe racer

User avatar
Ninja Geoff
Site Supporter - Gold
Site Supporter - Gold
Posts: 2980
Joined: Mon Jul 25, 2005 10:55 pm
Real Name: Geoff
Sex: Male
Years Riding: 7
My Motorcycle: 2006 Kawasaki Ninja 650R
Location: Leyden, MA

#34 Unread post by Ninja Geoff »

VermilionX wrote:
Caper#5 wrote:Ok all kidding aside, congratulations on passing your course. Betcha you can't wait to hit the open road with no restrictions. :motorcycle:
i'll defintely take advantage of being able to ride freeways as well as night riding.

but taking a passenger? nope, im still not confident enough w/ my bike on slow speed turns, so i shudder when i imagine carrying a passenger. also, at stops, i'll be balancing a lot more weight. maybe way later when i get really good enough.
Definatly a good call! And congrats! What was your score? Passing the MSF was awsome back when i took in (in the middle of summer; we too had 7 am classes, and i lived an hour away). The best thing you can do for yourself at this point is to just ride! Practice in a parking lot too. Do yourself a favor though, start the boxes for figure 8's and the sort bigger than the MSF and slowly move them in.
[img]http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/3563/41350009.jpg[/img]

User avatar
sapaul
Legendary 2000
Legendary 2000
Posts: 2387
Joined: Wed Jul 20, 2005 3:45 am
Sex: Male
Years Riding: 90
My Motorcycle: 2011 R1200R 07 BMW GS, Kymco 250 little
Location: South Africa

#35 Unread post by sapaul »

Hey Congrats V. Well done on passing the course. You are showing far more constraint than any person I have ever met with a SBK.
I spent my therapy money an a K1200S
The therapy worked, I got a GS now
A touch of insanity crept back in the shape of an R1200R

User avatar
scan
Legendary 1000
Legendary 1000
Posts: 1492
Joined: Mon Feb 23, 2004 8:43 am
Sex: Male
Years Riding: 8
My Motorcycle: 2003 Kawasaki ZRX1200R
Location: Yellow Springs, OH

#36 Unread post by scan »

Good job man! You've been thinking about this for a long time, and we are all witnesses to your desire to learn.
* 2003 Kawasaki ZRX1200R *
"What good fortune for those of us in power that people do not think. " Hitler - think about that one for a minute.

User avatar
VermilionX
Super Legendary 5000
Super Legendary 5000
Posts: 5996
Joined: Wed Dec 28, 2005 3:45 pm
Sex: Male
Years Riding: 6
My Motorcycle: '06 Suzuki GSX-R 750
Location: The Valley, SoCal

#37 Unread post by VermilionX »

thanks guys! :D
GeoffXR200R wrote:Definatly a good call! And congrats! What was your score? Passing the MSF was awsome back when i took in (in the middle of summer; we too had 7 am classes, and i lived an hour away). The best thing you can do for yourself at this point is to just ride! Practice in a parking lot too. Do yourself a favor though, start the boxes for figure 8's and the sort bigger than the MSF and slowly move them in.
and my score was 6... i dunno how they score exactly but the mistakes that i made that i know of during the test was on the figure 8, i put a foot down and went over the line. which was bad since i didn't make this mistake during the practice test.

other than that, i think i did a good job on the rest of the test.
Bikes Owned:
Gixxer 1000 K6 (stolen)
Gixxer 750 K6

Bikes Wanted:
VMAX
a super kewl cafe racer

User avatar
jstark47
Site Supporter - Silver
Site Supporter - Silver
Posts: 3538
Joined: Fri Feb 03, 2006 2:58 pm
Sex: Male
Years Riding: 16
My Motorcycle: '12 Tiger 800, '03 Trophy 1200
Location: Lumberton, NJ

#38 Unread post by jstark47 »

VermilionX wrote:and my score was 6... i dunno how they score exactly but the mistakes that i made that i know of during the test was on the figure 8, i put a foot down and went over the line. which was bad since i didn't make this mistake during the practice test.
It's scored on a points-deducted system, you start with 100 and they take away points for mistakes. I think your score means they took away 6 points for the figure 8, so you finished with 94.

Congratulations, by the way. You've taken a lot of kidding (hopefully all good-natured) on this forum, and persisted in reaching your goal. Kudos are in order! But please don't forget, you're riding a bike with as much horsepower as my car, but 1/10 the weight. Shiny side up.

Jonathan
2003 Triumph Trophy 1200
2009 BMW F650GS (wife's)
2012 Triumph Tiger 800
2018 Yamaha XT250 (wife's)
2013 Kawasaki KLX250S

User avatar
jmillheiser
Legendary 2500
Legendary 2500
Posts: 2515
Joined: Thu Jul 14, 2005 5:27 pm
Sex: Male
Location: Cheyenne, WY

#39 Unread post by jmillheiser »

Congrats on passing the MSF.

Definately keep practicing the low speed stuff. If you can do the figure 8 on a sportbike you can do it on anything.

User avatar
JustJames
Legendary
Legendary
Posts: 258
Joined: Sat Jan 01, 2005 11:12 pm
Sex: Male
Location: Los Alamitos, CA

#40 Unread post by JustJames »

congrat man. now let go wild. I may see you at the next skillz day.
[img]http://www.geocities.com/hoonnirun/Element/element-sig.jpg[/img]

Post Reply