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Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 10:12 am
by totalmotorcycle
blues2cruise wrote:I put my bike back on the road a few weeks ago. I have been doing some short rides to get my stamina back and my nerve back.
Last Sunday I went for a group ride that was quite long. I was struggling with pain and fatigue before I got home. So my friend and I stopped for a tea to recoup before making the last little bit.
I'm still paying for it today. I guess it was too much too soon.
Sorry to hi-jack the topic here for 1 post but I wanted to say that it's a long road you have been on Blues and I'm proud of you for having the stamina and drive to work up to even short rides! 2-weeks ago Andrea was hit in a crosswalk and is working her throttle hand back to use. I hope she can ride this spring.
Mike
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 10:22 am
by blues2cruise
totalmotorcycle wrote:
Sorry to hi-jack the topic here for 1 post but I wanted to say that it's a long road you have been on Blues and I'm proud of you for having the stamina and drive to work up to even short rides! 2-weeks ago Andrea was hit in a crosswalk and is working her throttle hand back to use. I hope she can ride this spring.
Mike
Thanks, Mike.
Sorry to hear about Andrea...I hope she's 100% very soon.
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 10:26 am
by blues2cruise
dbarnes8923 wrote:well im just under 6'3 225 or so , im about to buy a boulevard c50 after i take a sit on it and see if i can handle it, im worried ill be the guy that drops his bike and cant get it back up, is this too much bike??
Probably not. There are techniques that can help you pick up your bike.....if it should ever come to that.
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 11:19 am
by jstark47
blues2cruise wrote:dbarnes8923 wrote:well im just under 6'3 225 or so , im about to buy a boulevard c50 after i take a sit on it and see if i can handle it, im worried ill be the guy that drops his bike and cant get it back up, is this too much bike??
Probably not. There are techniques that can help you pick up your bike.....if it should ever come to that.
Carol Youorski is probably the best known advocate for
small people picking up big bikes.
Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 3:40 pm
by MZ33
Carol's BMW doesn't lay as flat as my V-Star does when it's down. (How do I know?
) But I can still raise it myself, either side--even against a pile of decorative rocks.
I'm 5'4", 185 lbs, and just shy of 45 years old. If you don't have some serious joint injuries, you'll probably be all right.
You could always ask the dealer if, as a pre-condition of sale, whether you could practice picking it up first.
Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 3:59 pm
by dbarnes8923
well im just wonderin cause its a 600 hunk of metal
Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 3:59 pm
by dbarnes8923
600 lbs**
Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 4:54 pm
by MZ33
My V-Star Custom wet weight is about 515 lbs. Classic is almost 550 lbs.
Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 6:35 pm
by blues2cruise
MZ33 wrote:My V-Star Custom wet weight is about 515 lbs. Classic is almost 550 lbs.
Ack!
You burst my bubble...all this time I thought my bike was only 500 pounds....you are right though. with fuel and oil it weighs in at 547 pounds.
Apparently I am
.
Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 2:35 am
by MZ33
Blues , in case you didn't know, it's obvious that you are strong in a whole lot of ways!:kicking: