Bought my first motorcycle on Friday...
Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2006 4:44 am
I had wanted to buy a new EX250 but after dealing with two prick dealerships I said to hell with it. Went to a used bike "superstore" and purchased a 2003 EX500 with 2500 miles on it. There are two small cracks in the upper fairing on the right side. Otherwise it is virtually mint other than the rear tire which probably has 60% of its original tread remaining.
Drove back to my hometown, stopped at the DOT and took the written test to get my permit(I had studied the WI DOT Motorcyclist's Handbook the night before). Passed, got my permit and I've put about 50 or 60 miles on it so far.
I definitely like riding it. Good power and there's not much peakiness in the powerband. Seems to handle good, though I have very little riding experience so I pretty much creep through corners at the posted limit.
I look forward to spending 10-15 bucks a week on gas, while my V-8 F150 gas hog rots in my garage
This week I'm going to go buy a good riding jacket/gloves.
Here's a picture of it:
Drove back to my hometown, stopped at the DOT and took the written test to get my permit(I had studied the WI DOT Motorcyclist's Handbook the night before). Passed, got my permit and I've put about 50 or 60 miles on it so far.
I definitely like riding it. Good power and there's not much peakiness in the powerband. Seems to handle good, though I have very little riding experience so I pretty much creep through corners at the posted limit.
I look forward to spending 10-15 bucks a week on gas, while my V-8 F150 gas hog rots in my garage
This week I'm going to go buy a good riding jacket/gloves.
Here's a picture of it:
