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Hey everybody. I am a wet behind the ears noob. I have wanted a motorcycle since I was a little hatchling and I finally got one now that I am 34 yrs. old!
So here I was. My father-in-law(who has been riding for 30+ years)convinced my wife that I should get a bike to ride with him. I needed to learn how to ride and I needed a bike. So I did the google thing to find out which bike is a good bike for a noob like me. I didn't want to make the mistake my dad did when he bought his first bike back in the 80's. (He bought a Honda 1100 as his first bike. The time he dropped it was the last time he ever rode.) I found a website that has all kinds of bike reviews. So after 2-3 months of research i decided on a Honda VT750C2. It's a great bike but if I had found trhis site First I never would have gotten a brand new bike for my first bike. So... to make a short story even shorter I dropped it only my 2nd time out. Broke my ankle but I am ok. The bike is fine( I was going pretty slow when it happened) but I can't wait to get healed so I can take the MSF course and get back on 2 wheels.

Welcome to the forum. Hope that ankle heals fast!

How much did your safety class set you back?

The MVA (known in most other states as the DMV) charges $175.00 for the course.

Enjoy the forums. Heal up quick and get back on that bike. Carefully.....

Get well as in 100% as I have several surguries in the years that I have not come back. So when people say get better, what you want is to get back to the way you were before the accident.

I never will be 100% but 90% in my shoulder and 80% in my back is 100% better than a wheelchair or a bed.

To pass your need to ride time, read posts here and post questions on your own issues as well. There are some good books as well but I don't have the titles for you. See if the book is MSF approved or associated etc... Its not requred but a solid source of info. Just like the free pdf's/video's from http://www.msf-usa.org/ there are even some of various quality off of http://www.youtube.com/results?search_q ... cle+safety

Welcome to the forums! It's never too late to ride; I learned to ride and bought my first bike this year (I'm 36), so we're in the same boat. Let's hear it for old(ish) newbies. Get that ankle healed up, take an riding class, and get out there!