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Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 4:24 pm
by halouis
thanks all!! yeah this bike is dead mint. the previous owner had this kept in a climate controlled garage with a few classic cars. the garage was nicer than many people houses i am not kidding. he took great care of it.
IAN, yes I am going to be doing just that. i'd really like to go take it again really. it's been 9 months since i took it.
Nice!
Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 5:10 am
by migbike
If you don't mind me asking, how much did you end up paying?
I'm looking for something like that and am just curious.
Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 6:08 am
by halouis
$3500 even.
Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 9:21 am
by migbike
nice!
and I forgot it in the last post, so:
CONGRATS!!!
Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 12:04 pm
by Wrider
Wow! That's nice! Congrats and Happy Bike Day!
Wrider
Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 12:31 pm
by Skel3tor1
Happy Bike Day!
Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 12:40 am
by MAKER
NICE.
I have an 06 spirit 750 in orange.
Took a minute to get used to it, it's not the bikes in the MSF classes-
but only a minute. It's not that powerful once you get used to it.
But it's a fun ride and you'll enjoy your time on it.
CONGRATS
Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 12:17 pm
by halouis
Thanks again all. MAKER: i bet your ride looks hot in orange!
OK. bought a helmet today. a Z1R ZRP-1 Strike in white as it has gotten a lot of favorable writeups. I hadn;t planned on a full face, but after reading the forum, decided it was best for me at least now. tried a Lg, and XL in the store. went back and forth a bunch of times and did all the tests. ended up with the Lg. snug fit. not uncomfortable. took my time deciding.
took the bike for a 30+min ride this afternoon which was the first real ride i've taken on this machine and it was just AWESOME! i live in the country hills of VA and there was not many cars on the road. lots of nice rolling hills and sweet turns. got to test my ability with a house where 3 dogs ran after me. did what i learned in MSF. worked like a charm. had to slow for a squirrel and a rabbit. but otherwise very uneventful.
I LOVE this bike. very nice ride. got it up to 65 on some straightaways in a 60 mph zone. but stayed conservative.
if the weather is nice tomorrow, i'll take her out for a bit longer.
ROCK!!!
Hal
Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 3:11 pm
by zed
Nice to see a cruiser with some colour!
Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 6:19 pm
by mellis95
I wouldn't worry so much about the power. I went from the 250 in the MSF course to an 1100 with no problem. The thing to watch out for is the weight difference. It took a while to get use to the difference in turning and low speed handling. Congrats. Looks like a nice bike.