Shentar
Well-Known Member
My g/f has been wanting a motorcycle for a while, and I was firmly against it. It didn't seem safe or reasonable for the Bay Area, but she really wants one. After 6 months of talking about it, I decided that I needed to deal with my fear of motorcycles in such a way that I would be more comfortable with her getting a bike. I took the MSF course and got a license, and I had a pretty good time. I was pretty scared, but after a little bit, I was more comfortable on the bike. I also had fun learning about bikes and watching vlogs. She wanted a Suzuki GSX-R600, but I felt that was too much for a beginner. We want sport bikes, but I knew that was a doable, but a poor choice for a first bike. She has ridden dirt bikes and was on a Hyabusa once, but I have zero experience. She talked about a Suzuki SV650, but I was nervous with that size of bike as well. After a talk with Altoid, I started looking at Ninja 500Rs. I was more comfortable with this after having read about them. After a few discussions with the g/f, we decided that something like a 500 would be good to start with.
So this popped up on Craiglist last week, and I jumped on it.
And the proof shot:
I really liked the yellow/orange color. We both did a little test drive on her and we decided that I would ride it home. So on a Friday around 4pm, during rush hour, we headed home... directly onto the freeway. Made it home with no problems in bumper to bumper traffic. I didn't lane filter, but thought about it. I stalled it a few times, and I didn't drop it
So now we have a motorcycle. A 2nd bike for me will come along in time, and I'm sure she will sell this to buy her SV650 once we both have some time under our belts. Till then, here she is.
So this popped up on Craiglist last week, and I jumped on it.
And the proof shot:
I really liked the yellow/orange color. We both did a little test drive on her and we decided that I would ride it home. So on a Friday around 4pm, during rush hour, we headed home... directly onto the freeway. Made it home with no problems in bumper to bumper traffic. I didn't lane filter, but thought about it. I stalled it a few times, and I didn't drop it
So now we have a motorcycle. A 2nd bike for me will come along in time, and I'm sure she will sell this to buy her SV650 once we both have some time under our belts. Till then, here she is.