Hallo,
"Long poster" from San Antonio here.
I don't have a bike right now (haven't owned one since I left Germany 20 years ago (listened to the "I know you loved your bike, but you'll die in Texas, please don't ride one, you're a dad")
But plan on getting one again. (above suddenly changed to "Maybe you should get a motorcycle instead of us getting another car", not going to analyse the logic, just going with it)
Figured I'll join a Texas Motorcycle forum to help me figure some stuff out (like what all I can omit if I have a Texas Class C and a unrestricted motorcycle license from Germany, so far it looks like I won't get around a safety course even if my license included braking and evading, climbing curb with clutch, walking speed, slalom, full stop from 40mph exercises on the little Virago 250 most driving schools used at the time. Most safety courses sounded like I'll bring my own bike, the one I won't have without a license? Which I won't have without a safety course? (I seem to have thought myself into a circle there)) and right off the bat TWT threw me a curve ball when the new posts on front page surprised me with 2strokefun's 1979 XT500 for sale thread.
An email and additional details gained (his XT500 seems to be a pretty nice specimen) later it's only the distance of close to 6 hours or a almost 12 hours round trip that gives me enough hesitation to take a moment to think if I'm just drunk on nostalgia or if I do want to get another XT500 over a SCR950 which I had been considering until sometime 1am this morning. (It's this 1976 XT/SR vibe the acr950 gives off that intrigued me and 942cc wouldn't struggle as much to move my now increased mass (already started to lose top end speed on my XT500 before I left Germany as I increased my mass back then already))
If you read up to this point (Thanks), I would really appreciate any suggestions on good places for that safety course in San Antonio since I don't have anyone I can ask in person for a recommendation. Or maybe suggestions on what jackets work great in this heat (my goretex jacket worked great for me year around, but we don't have that many hot days in Germany, so that doesn't say much I guess)
Post length I think suggestions it's a good time to stop for now.
Thanks for having me here,
Daniel
Do I sound giddy? Thought to have a bike again is intoxicating...
"Long poster" from San Antonio here.
I don't have a bike right now (haven't owned one since I left Germany 20 years ago (listened to the "I know you loved your bike, but you'll die in Texas, please don't ride one, you're a dad")
But plan on getting one again. (above suddenly changed to "Maybe you should get a motorcycle instead of us getting another car", not going to analyse the logic, just going with it)
Figured I'll join a Texas Motorcycle forum to help me figure some stuff out (like what all I can omit if I have a Texas Class C and a unrestricted motorcycle license from Germany, so far it looks like I won't get around a safety course even if my license included braking and evading, climbing curb with clutch, walking speed, slalom, full stop from 40mph exercises on the little Virago 250 most driving schools used at the time. Most safety courses sounded like I'll bring my own bike, the one I won't have without a license? Which I won't have without a safety course? (I seem to have thought myself into a circle there)) and right off the bat TWT threw me a curve ball when the new posts on front page surprised me with 2strokefun's 1979 XT500 for sale thread.
An email and additional details gained (his XT500 seems to be a pretty nice specimen) later it's only the distance of close to 6 hours or a almost 12 hours round trip that gives me enough hesitation to take a moment to think if I'm just drunk on nostalgia or if I do want to get another XT500 over a SCR950 which I had been considering until sometime 1am this morning. (It's this 1976 XT/SR vibe the acr950 gives off that intrigued me and 942cc wouldn't struggle as much to move my now increased mass (already started to lose top end speed on my XT500 before I left Germany as I increased my mass back then already))
If you read up to this point (Thanks), I would really appreciate any suggestions on good places for that safety course in San Antonio since I don't have anyone I can ask in person for a recommendation. Or maybe suggestions on what jackets work great in this heat (my goretex jacket worked great for me year around, but we don't have that many hot days in Germany, so that doesn't say much I guess)
Post length I think suggestions it's a good time to stop for now.
Thanks for having me here,
Daniel
Do I sound giddy? Thought to have a bike again is intoxicating...