First time for everything!
Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2005 2:13 pm
I'm 20 years old and I rode my first motorcycle ever the day after Thanksgiving. Was a lot 'easier' than I expected it to be. I was in the desert for the weekend, and ended up riding a Suzuki DR-350. My lesson was short enough; "here's the gas, here's the brake, here's the shifter, and that's the clutch......alright, let's go!."
Ended up riding 100 miles through the desert. Only fell twice while trying to avoid a quad that stopped in front of me, and while trying not to hit a big ford bronco that emerged from a dust storm.
In all it was an amazing experience...quite tiring...but still amazing. I had planned on getting into cycling for some time now, and that ride confirmed everything. Shortly after Christmas I plan on taking the CHP course to learn what it's like to ride a street bike. Then I plan on (depending on the money situation) getting a cheap beater bike, or either an SV-650 or a GS-500.
So we'll see, I'm really eager to start learning!
Ended up riding 100 miles through the desert. Only fell twice while trying to avoid a quad that stopped in front of me, and while trying not to hit a big ford bronco that emerged from a dust storm.
In all it was an amazing experience...quite tiring...but still amazing. I had planned on getting into cycling for some time now, and that ride confirmed everything. Shortly after Christmas I plan on taking the CHP course to learn what it's like to ride a street bike. Then I plan on (depending on the money situation) getting a cheap beater bike, or either an SV-650 or a GS-500.
So we'll see, I'm really eager to start learning!
