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well guys, today marks my 90 days of ownership and riding. in said 90 days i've ridden 1600 miles, exactly, for an average of ~533.33miles per month. when i first got the bike i was a bit apprehensive and didn't even think of riding anywhere but my immediate neighborhood. that lasted about a week. now i ride everywhere more than drive... and it's amazing to me the things i didn't really notice when i was driving. for example, where i live has lots of bridges. in a car you don't really notice how high up you are going or where you are going per se. on a bike it feels like you climb forever and a day and can see forever. one of these days i have to go on the sunshine skyway bridge.
i had intended to write a lot, but honestly, this is my day off and it's gorgeous outside... therefore i want to go ride somewhere fun lol.
i guess that's testament to how much i'm enjoying the bike.
keep in mind, im aware im no expert still a novice and still have a lot to learn, e.g. florida is flat with no canyons, so i haven't experienced any 'leaning off' scenarios, and truth be told, don't really want to w/o any kneesliders anyways, just on the offchance i caught the asphalt. but my skills vis a vis where they were on november 22 are a much more tremendous quality. i like to tell people who ask me about learning to ride that while the msf course is great, it's basically a licence to learn how to earn your licence, because basic parking lot skills are what you build your basic road skills off of, much like learning to drive 4- 6- 8- whatever wheels. you gotta cruise before you can fly...
i had intended to write a lot, but honestly, this is my day off and it's gorgeous outside... therefore i want to go ride somewhere fun lol.
i guess that's testament to how much i'm enjoying the bike.
keep in mind, im aware im no expert still a novice and still have a lot to learn, e.g. florida is flat with no canyons, so i haven't experienced any 'leaning off' scenarios, and truth be told, don't really want to w/o any kneesliders anyways, just on the offchance i caught the asphalt. but my skills vis a vis where they were on november 22 are a much more tremendous quality. i like to tell people who ask me about learning to ride that while the msf course is great, it's basically a licence to learn how to earn your licence, because basic parking lot skills are what you build your basic road skills off of, much like learning to drive 4- 6- 8- whatever wheels. you gotta cruise before you can fly...