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First Ride, Woo-Hoo!
Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 4:18 am
by CycleNewb
I just picked up my VN900 yesterday, and boy is she a beaut'!
Kinda funny though, as my dealer's driveway slopes down from the road, which is a very busy highway, (Rt 17 for you NJ/NY folks) so getting out on the hill without rolling back or tipping, into highway traffic, no shoulder on the road with my wife and kids in the cage behind me was a nightmare for a rookie like me.
After I got rolling, I was cool and just didn't want to stop. Darn "responsabilities" like a job and such spoiling an otherwise nice ride.
Riding home from work in the dark was a new experience, too. I think it's harder to judge the distance of a pair of lights in the darkness, then the distance of a cage in broad daylight.
Time to get some cones and hit my kid's school's parking lot.
Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 6:59 am
by jstark47
Cyclenewb- Congrats and Happy Bikeday!
As far as getting it out of your dealer's driveway - you didn't drop the bike and that's all the counts. We don't need no stinkin' style points!
I'll tell you a little story. My wife's been riding about a year longer than me. When I bought my Bonneville in July 2005, I asked her to ride it home, so I didn't have to deal with busy Route 206 traffic. Bad for the male ego, but less risky for the bike. At home I tooled around our development for an hour getting used to the clutch, brakes, etc, before I took it out on the main roads.
Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 7:21 am
by Locopez
congrats....Well I have a story
Back in April of 02...I got my 1st new bike. As I was leaving the dealers lot...I had this terrible thought in my head......I was like don;'t drop the bike....don't drop the bike. The bike felt weird...and I had to make a left out of the driveway. It freaked me out....but it all worked out!
Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 7:56 am
by Fast Eddy B
New bike smell! And the VN900's at great bike from what my friends tell me.
Story time: picked up the CBR in London, AND GOT BEATEN AT EVERY LIGHT BY THE SCOOTER BOYS. That first ride is a killer, and now its over, so...show 'em how its done! Enjoy!
Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 8:25 am
by jstark47
At least none of us did
THIS on our first ride!! (Classic video clip, but still a goody!)
Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 8:50 am
by logitech104
Congrats on the bike cyclenewb! Take care of her!
jstark47 wrote:At least none of us did THIS on our first ride!! (Classic video clip, but still a goody!)
I would probably commit suicide if i did that.
Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 9:16 am
by Apollofrost
oh god, I was amazed to see how much the car moved when he hit. Makes me remember my first time on an ATV. Was going maybe 10mph on a mountain trail when a rock wiggled loose under the wheel and made everything lurch to the right. I almost went over the edge but saved it at the last moment because I gunned it instead of hitting the breaks. I was feeling rather fragile about then.
Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 9:18 am
by Sev
No better feeling in the world. Congrats on your new bike.
Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 11:34 am
by Flipper
The first time I rode my bike I was amazed that it had "new bike smell'.
When I got home I realized I had been riding with the choke on.
That's just" burning up fuel smell".
Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 12:28 pm
by sv-wolf
logitech104 wrote:Congrats on the bike cyclenewb! Take care of her!
jstark47 wrote:At least none of us did THIS on our first ride!! (Classic video clip, but still a goody!)
I would probably commit suicide if i did that.
OMG!
