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Woods changed hands? News to me lol. Used to live in the neighborhood behind itYes, locally @ RideNow Austin (formerly Woods Fun Center). Luckily they had the bike and color I wanted. My experience was positive.
Woods changed hands? News to me lol. Used to live in the neighborhood behind it
I'd assume they merged together or someone bought both company's.They just did. In fact I bought the bike during their reopening day. They had sold 26 bikes by the time I got mine which seems insane.
Also, the one in Georgetown is now RideNow Georgetown. I believe it was called Central Powersports before or something like that.
Now I got to figure out what brands have the best farkles for the GS. What about boxes?
Prepare to spend a lot of money... BWAHAHAHA....
Seriously, you can bankrupt yourself buying farkles. Hard bags will set you back several thousand dollars easily. IF you really think you might ride off road with side bags, I would consider soft bags instead of hard bags. I currently use a hard topcase and soft side bags. Some folks like to use tank bags. I don't. They annoy me when I am standing.
My next farkle will be an aftermarket seat and better foot pegs. I did 620 miles this past weekend and my butt felt EVERY single mile of it!! The better pegs will make standing more comfy.
I haven’t ridden the new bike much, since I’ve been busy, but man it feels good to have some extra passing power on the freeways. I know it’s not the most powerful bike of the big adv bikes but I can just smoke cars when accelerating from a stop.
My girlfriend has started riding the Versys around. Had to find the stock low seat to make her feel more comfortable on the bike but she still doesn’t flat foot, but says she’ll be all right. I’m actually surprised of how well she’s been doing so far (but I dropped my first bike on the first day of riding). We’ve done some drills, emergency breaking, etc, but she’s struggling with slow maneuvers. She got a little scared done some slow 8 loops on the parking lot. Still trying to figure out how to pace her training and not go crazy with complicated stuff, like downshifting. She actually feels more comfortable going at speed, she feels it’s natural. May take the bikes out tomorrow for a little exploration (we usually just ride around the neighborhood).
Did she take the MSF course? While it's nice that you're teaching her, I'd let the pros do the education thing. You need to get out there now before it starts getting too hot.
Yep, first thing she did. She’s licensed and ATTGATT. Its mostly seat time what she needs to figure some things out they don’t teach in the course, but she’s been doing great.
I also did the course before I started riding and although I could ride a bike I would have appreciated some extra time doing some drills.
I HIGHLY recommend getting communicators if you don't already have them. It really does make the rides together more enjoyable. It is also good for when you are working on skills together and can talk through them.
Nice upgrades on the bike!
We should get together sometime on our new R1200’s (mine is a ‘16 - reg GS, but new to me)
I am in NW Cedar Park; perfect jump off point for some backroad and fun roads.
It’s going to be really nice for you to share in your hobby/interest with your gf! She will progress as we all do when first starting.
Fun times ahead!
I HIGHLY recommend getting communicators if you don't already have them. It really does make the rides together more enjoyable. It is also good for when you are working on skills together and can talk through them.