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- Rebecca
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- Reed
I can't even control my excitement - I GOT A BIKE!!!
After all these months of being envious of all of you, I am now an "official" Two-Wheeled Texan! (ok, I wasn't born in TX but I got here as fast as I could...)
I got an '03 Suzuki SV650S in Copper (puuuuurdy)
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I picked it up yesterday afternoon with the help of Chris "homermacleod" to get it home. Other than the MSF course, I hadn't ridden at all so I didn't think it would be wise to get right on the road. I rode it around the parking lot at the dealer first just so I could say I was the first to ride it.
After getting it back, I took it around the block a few times - I was VERY nervous, but all went well and I was eager to get out on the "real" roads. Unfortunately, I had to go to work so it sat the rest of the evening...
But only until I got out of work at 10. I couldn't resist - despite the dark and the fact that it was a Saturday night in Houston, I took her it out and showed it off to a few friends, then three of us went for a ride around town. Down Memorial Drive, and over to Starbucks for a fill-up (me, not the bike), not that I needed any more energy than was already flowing through my veins
This morning, it was up and at 'em bright and early (despite losing an hour with the time change) and down to Bob's in Rosenberg for the Sunday Morning Breakfast. Only three of us made it, but we're hoping for more next time.
After breakfast, we headed out to some simple country roads down off SH36. I don't know any of the names/numbers of the roads, but thanks to Paul's knowledge of the roads, (dont know his username, he's got a Ducati Monster) they were easy enough for a beginner without making me feel intimidated or like I was dragging everyone down to a slow speed. Chris and Paul were both aware that I was breaking in the bike and couldn't rev over 5k rpms, and they were very understanding. Thanks Paul and Chris!
We rode until about noon, then went our separate ways. I tried to take a nap to recouperate from all the lack of sleep, but the excitement of finally having a bike of my own didn't allow for many ZZZZZs. I headed out to different corners of town to show my friends my new toy, and although I didn't want to, I actually got on 610 near the Galleria! NOOOOO! It wasn't so bad, but I definately proved to myself I could be alert for stupid drivers making bad decisions on the road.
There, in a nutshell, is the first 24 hours of my biking life.
After all these months of being envious of all of you, I am now an "official" Two-Wheeled Texan! (ok, I wasn't born in TX but I got here as fast as I could...)
I got an '03 Suzuki SV650S in Copper (puuuuurdy)
[links fixed by your friendly neighborhood admin
]I picked it up yesterday afternoon with the help of Chris "homermacleod" to get it home. Other than the MSF course, I hadn't ridden at all so I didn't think it would be wise to get right on the road. I rode it around the parking lot at the dealer first just so I could say I was the first to ride it.
After getting it back, I took it around the block a few times - I was VERY nervous, but all went well and I was eager to get out on the "real" roads. Unfortunately, I had to go to work so it sat the rest of the evening...
But only until I got out of work at 10. I couldn't resist - despite the dark and the fact that it was a Saturday night in Houston, I took her it out and showed it off to a few friends, then three of us went for a ride around town. Down Memorial Drive, and over to Starbucks for a fill-up (me, not the bike), not that I needed any more energy than was already flowing through my veins
This morning, it was up and at 'em bright and early (despite losing an hour with the time change) and down to Bob's in Rosenberg for the Sunday Morning Breakfast. Only three of us made it, but we're hoping for more next time.
After breakfast, we headed out to some simple country roads down off SH36. I don't know any of the names/numbers of the roads, but thanks to Paul's knowledge of the roads, (dont know his username, he's got a Ducati Monster) they were easy enough for a beginner without making me feel intimidated or like I was dragging everyone down to a slow speed. Chris and Paul were both aware that I was breaking in the bike and couldn't rev over 5k rpms, and they were very understanding. Thanks Paul and Chris!
We rode until about noon, then went our separate ways. I tried to take a nap to recouperate from all the lack of sleep, but the excitement of finally having a bike of my own didn't allow for many ZZZZZs. I headed out to different corners of town to show my friends my new toy, and although I didn't want to, I actually got on 610 near the Galleria! NOOOOO! It wasn't so bad, but I definately proved to myself I could be alert for stupid drivers making bad decisions on the road.
There, in a nutshell, is the first 24 hours of my biking life.
....If you live/work close, maybe we can ride together after work, or on Thursdays we can go to a Bike Night down in Montgomery to meet all the gang.
Hmm... you know what might be a prudent first accessory? Frame sliders!! Extra long ones. Just in case you have a parking lot tip over or something. That way you will be much less likely to scratch up that nice fairing. Talk to Patrick or Susie at Motorcycles Unlimited, they can fix you up nicely. Sorry, not trying to be negative, just trying to get you some cheap insurance 