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June 22, 2009 at 9:35 AM #419337June 22, 2009 at 9:39 AM #418624
Casca
ParticipantI respect SC’s opinion, but… I’m not afraid of wearing a used helmet, that I’ve inspected. There’s a difference between used, and thrashed. I passed on a nice looking $100 Arai just this weekend because there was a divot in the back.
As for the size of bikes, inevitably in SoCal you’ll be highway riding with the SUV’s and monster trucks. You need a bike with weight and power to handle that experience.
Everyone should read Hough before they even begin to ride. I own and love my Aerostich, but prefer the twopiece.
June 22, 2009 at 9:39 AM #418853Casca
ParticipantI respect SC’s opinion, but… I’m not afraid of wearing a used helmet, that I’ve inspected. There’s a difference between used, and thrashed. I passed on a nice looking $100 Arai just this weekend because there was a divot in the back.
As for the size of bikes, inevitably in SoCal you’ll be highway riding with the SUV’s and monster trucks. You need a bike with weight and power to handle that experience.
Everyone should read Hough before they even begin to ride. I own and love my Aerostich, but prefer the twopiece.
June 22, 2009 at 9:39 AM #419120Casca
ParticipantI respect SC’s opinion, but… I’m not afraid of wearing a used helmet, that I’ve inspected. There’s a difference between used, and thrashed. I passed on a nice looking $100 Arai just this weekend because there was a divot in the back.
As for the size of bikes, inevitably in SoCal you’ll be highway riding with the SUV’s and monster trucks. You need a bike with weight and power to handle that experience.
Everyone should read Hough before they even begin to ride. I own and love my Aerostich, but prefer the twopiece.
June 22, 2009 at 9:39 AM #419187Casca
ParticipantI respect SC’s opinion, but… I’m not afraid of wearing a used helmet, that I’ve inspected. There’s a difference between used, and thrashed. I passed on a nice looking $100 Arai just this weekend because there was a divot in the back.
As for the size of bikes, inevitably in SoCal you’ll be highway riding with the SUV’s and monster trucks. You need a bike with weight and power to handle that experience.
Everyone should read Hough before they even begin to ride. I own and love my Aerostich, but prefer the twopiece.
June 22, 2009 at 9:39 AM #419348Casca
ParticipantI respect SC’s opinion, but… I’m not afraid of wearing a used helmet, that I’ve inspected. There’s a difference between used, and thrashed. I passed on a nice looking $100 Arai just this weekend because there was a divot in the back.
As for the size of bikes, inevitably in SoCal you’ll be highway riding with the SUV’s and monster trucks. You need a bike with weight and power to handle that experience.
Everyone should read Hough before they even begin to ride. I own and love my Aerostich, but prefer the twopiece.
June 22, 2009 at 9:41 AM #418629ibjames
ParticipantNever buy used helmets..
They are right, you can buy a ex500 (500 ninja) and sell it for the same if not more than what you bought it for if you are picky and find a deal.
Take the course, it will introduce you to breaking, leaning etc. again, and make you feel more comfortable on the bike.
Wear your gear, which includes boots. I had a 15mph getoff where I was coming around the corner and a car pulled out and I grabbed too much front brake while leaning, my front tire washed out and I slid with the bike on my leg.. my boots were rashed like crazy becuase the bike was on it, and I had a raspberry on my knee.. the biggest thing damaged was my ego.. if I wasn’t wearing boots it would of been nasty. You have a lot of small bones in your foot, so foot injuries are hard to overcome.
I also had a getoff while speeding around in the twisties (I used to ride beyond my abilities) and was able to keep my bike up and brake but ended up going off the road and hitting the ditch, I fell on my shoulder, hands, etc.. and came out of that one too, even though I was sliding across gravel, with just some slightly ripped up jeans, a rashed helmet and the shoulder of my jacket was rashed (jacket had armor in it), that was it..
gear makes a huge difference.
June 22, 2009 at 9:41 AM #418858ibjames
ParticipantNever buy used helmets..
They are right, you can buy a ex500 (500 ninja) and sell it for the same if not more than what you bought it for if you are picky and find a deal.
Take the course, it will introduce you to breaking, leaning etc. again, and make you feel more comfortable on the bike.
Wear your gear, which includes boots. I had a 15mph getoff where I was coming around the corner and a car pulled out and I grabbed too much front brake while leaning, my front tire washed out and I slid with the bike on my leg.. my boots were rashed like crazy becuase the bike was on it, and I had a raspberry on my knee.. the biggest thing damaged was my ego.. if I wasn’t wearing boots it would of been nasty. You have a lot of small bones in your foot, so foot injuries are hard to overcome.
I also had a getoff while speeding around in the twisties (I used to ride beyond my abilities) and was able to keep my bike up and brake but ended up going off the road and hitting the ditch, I fell on my shoulder, hands, etc.. and came out of that one too, even though I was sliding across gravel, with just some slightly ripped up jeans, a rashed helmet and the shoulder of my jacket was rashed (jacket had armor in it), that was it..
gear makes a huge difference.
June 22, 2009 at 9:41 AM #419125ibjames
ParticipantNever buy used helmets..
They are right, you can buy a ex500 (500 ninja) and sell it for the same if not more than what you bought it for if you are picky and find a deal.
Take the course, it will introduce you to breaking, leaning etc. again, and make you feel more comfortable on the bike.
Wear your gear, which includes boots. I had a 15mph getoff where I was coming around the corner and a car pulled out and I grabbed too much front brake while leaning, my front tire washed out and I slid with the bike on my leg.. my boots were rashed like crazy becuase the bike was on it, and I had a raspberry on my knee.. the biggest thing damaged was my ego.. if I wasn’t wearing boots it would of been nasty. You have a lot of small bones in your foot, so foot injuries are hard to overcome.
I also had a getoff while speeding around in the twisties (I used to ride beyond my abilities) and was able to keep my bike up and brake but ended up going off the road and hitting the ditch, I fell on my shoulder, hands, etc.. and came out of that one too, even though I was sliding across gravel, with just some slightly ripped up jeans, a rashed helmet and the shoulder of my jacket was rashed (jacket had armor in it), that was it..
gear makes a huge difference.
June 22, 2009 at 9:41 AM #419191ibjames
ParticipantNever buy used helmets..
They are right, you can buy a ex500 (500 ninja) and sell it for the same if not more than what you bought it for if you are picky and find a deal.
Take the course, it will introduce you to breaking, leaning etc. again, and make you feel more comfortable on the bike.
Wear your gear, which includes boots. I had a 15mph getoff where I was coming around the corner and a car pulled out and I grabbed too much front brake while leaning, my front tire washed out and I slid with the bike on my leg.. my boots were rashed like crazy becuase the bike was on it, and I had a raspberry on my knee.. the biggest thing damaged was my ego.. if I wasn’t wearing boots it would of been nasty. You have a lot of small bones in your foot, so foot injuries are hard to overcome.
I also had a getoff while speeding around in the twisties (I used to ride beyond my abilities) and was able to keep my bike up and brake but ended up going off the road and hitting the ditch, I fell on my shoulder, hands, etc.. and came out of that one too, even though I was sliding across gravel, with just some slightly ripped up jeans, a rashed helmet and the shoulder of my jacket was rashed (jacket had armor in it), that was it..
gear makes a huge difference.
June 22, 2009 at 9:41 AM #419353ibjames
ParticipantNever buy used helmets..
They are right, you can buy a ex500 (500 ninja) and sell it for the same if not more than what you bought it for if you are picky and find a deal.
Take the course, it will introduce you to breaking, leaning etc. again, and make you feel more comfortable on the bike.
Wear your gear, which includes boots. I had a 15mph getoff where I was coming around the corner and a car pulled out and I grabbed too much front brake while leaning, my front tire washed out and I slid with the bike on my leg.. my boots were rashed like crazy becuase the bike was on it, and I had a raspberry on my knee.. the biggest thing damaged was my ego.. if I wasn’t wearing boots it would of been nasty. You have a lot of small bones in your foot, so foot injuries are hard to overcome.
I also had a getoff while speeding around in the twisties (I used to ride beyond my abilities) and was able to keep my bike up and brake but ended up going off the road and hitting the ditch, I fell on my shoulder, hands, etc.. and came out of that one too, even though I was sliding across gravel, with just some slightly ripped up jeans, a rashed helmet and the shoulder of my jacket was rashed (jacket had armor in it), that was it..
gear makes a huge difference.
June 22, 2009 at 9:52 AM #418648ibjames
Participantbtw: the sv650 naked sits upright, and is a nice bike, the sv650s is the one that bends you over..
I know I’m getting old because I want a cruiser also.. 😉
June 22, 2009 at 9:52 AM #418878ibjames
Participantbtw: the sv650 naked sits upright, and is a nice bike, the sv650s is the one that bends you over..
I know I’m getting old because I want a cruiser also.. 😉
June 22, 2009 at 9:52 AM #419145ibjames
Participantbtw: the sv650 naked sits upright, and is a nice bike, the sv650s is the one that bends you over..
I know I’m getting old because I want a cruiser also.. 😉
June 22, 2009 at 9:52 AM #419212ibjames
Participantbtw: the sv650 naked sits upright, and is a nice bike, the sv650s is the one that bends you over..
I know I’m getting old because I want a cruiser also.. 😉
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