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And one more joins the ranks....BIKE DAY!
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 10:43 am
by kellanv
SO after a pretty rough work schedule and quite a bit of saving, I have now made my first bike purchase! I have been debating among several things to get and after looking at insurance costs among other things, decided on this baby...
06 GS500F
I love it. At first I wasnt crazy about the fairings(I tend to like nakeds) but it did take some of the wind off of me which was nice. Took a couple miles to get used to some stuff, but after that control was relatively intuitive. I can already tell it'll serve me well, and at the very least, allow me to build up my skills for a year or two.
I'm sure I'll post more pics. I got a new helmet too...Shoei TC-1...awesome
Kellan
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 10:58 am
by rapidblue
congrats on the new bike, sexay beast it is.
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 11:39 am
by gitarjunky
Hell yeah! Welcome to the road! I breifly considered a GS500F, but I ended up going naked (its more fun, right?
) I dig that helmet man....I'm kind of wishing I got one with brighter colors that is a bit more visible....although, maybe having 2 helmets isn't a bad thing right? Keep the shiny side up!
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 11:48 am
by Shiv
Congrats man. I wish I were in your shoes (or riding boots?). Worked all summer and I'm closer to my first bike, but not quite there. Got $3k saved up but need another 2k or so all the gear, insurance, and, of course, the bike.
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 12:50 pm
by avoidalliteration
Congrats on the new bike, very sexy... now I want a GS500F!
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 12:56 pm
by fireguzzi
At first I wasnt crazy about the fairings(I tend to like nakeds)
I'll trade with ya!
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 1:00 pm
by Shiv
What happend to your right mirror?
The Mickey Mouse ears really throw me off those kinds of bikes. But it's a minor annoyance since the GS500E is just so damn sexy.
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 1:12 pm
by fireguzzi
Shiv wrote:What happend to your right mirror?
The Mickey Mouse ears really throw me off those kinds of bikes. But it's a minor annoyance since the GS500E is just so damn sexy.
I took it off for awhile becuase it looked better, but it got old not being able to do a quick check over my right shoulder. The one on the left was not an origanal mirror, it came off my old maxim.(may the rusty money wasting POS rot in hell
)
But both the origanal mirrors are back on now. function over form I guess.
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 1:56 pm
by VermilionX
congrats!
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 3:54 pm
by Day Dreamer
Very beautiful bike! I'm very envious.
Here's to hoping you and your new steed enjoy thousands of happy miles together!
