I've just got my Honda Shadow 750 and I live in Philadelphia Pennsylvania, tell me, where's a good place to start crusing. Away from the traffic (and crazy people.) Just a nice place to start off on a Sunday morning trip?? Where are the Philly cruisers at??? Give me a shout and let me know............. Thanks.....Where to go first??
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drousseau1
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Where to go first??
Hi everybody, I'm new to this world of motorcycling so welcome me!! I've just got my Honda Shadow 750 and I live in Philadelphia Pennsylvania, tell me, where's a good place to start crusing. Away from the traffic (and crazy people.) Just a nice place to start off on a Sunday morning trip?? Where are the Philly cruisers at??? Give me a shout and let me know............. Thanks.....
I've just got my Honda Shadow 750 and I live in Philadelphia Pennsylvania, tell me, where's a good place to start crusing. Away from the traffic (and crazy people.) Just a nice place to start off on a Sunday morning trip?? Where are the Philly cruisers at??? Give me a shout and let me know............. Thanks.....-
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I just got a bike as well, and while i don't live in philly, i can tell you how i decided on what my first ride will be (still waiting for bike to be delivered.) First i got in my car and plotted a local run, making sure the streets where I chose are relatively empty but included things i wanted to further practice (such as hills, stop signs, lights, potholes/grating, etc.) I then got on google earth and plotted longer and longer trips for the next days/weeks to practice (street view is good for this once route is plotted.) Once i plotted I took a run through them with my car to make sure they were ok, the whole time trying to slowly take more crowded roads. I live in a suburb of NYC, it is very crowded and people have poo poo for brains here when it comes to driving so I thought if I take time to plot in advance I will know where I am going, have some idea what the roads and conditions are like, make sure they are not super crowded with traffic, and provide for the things i want to practice still...
kk, I've got about 3 months under my belt, and I did pretty much what you have described. Basically, I've been going around the block, and the blocks keep getting bigger and bigger. This evening I put on about 125 miles, going around several blocks. What a blast. Google maps has been a great help indeed.
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