Bikes? Are we talking bikes here? Excellent....may I add, as a retired
bike mechanic...a LOUD bike is safer for you to ride on because people can
hear you and they need to hear you as often they will not look your way.
Just my observation after 40 years on bikes.
Rascal
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Terrible Tom
Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2006 10:33 PM
To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
Subject: Re: DML: Update on the Neon and other stuff.
Ray Irons wrote:
> Tom I hate to be the one to break this to you, but
> that bike is going to start costing you a lot more
> money....like about a ton of cash. You don't realize
> until you start riding on a regular basis how
> addictive riding a motorcycle is. You got a 360 now.
> You ride that and in 6 months to a year you're gonna
> want something bigger. Then you're gonna start looking
> at more and better gear. New helmet, gloves, jacket,
> tank bag, the list goes on and on. In my humble
> attempt to help you save money, e-mail me off list.
> I've got an Eclipse Tank Bag I'd be willing to give
> you if you're interested. Just pay for the shipping.
> Its in good shape, I just got a magnetic one that's a
> bit bigger. I can also give you the website of a
> accessories place in Ohio that I've done almost $1,000
> worth of business with in the last 3 months for my
> bike. Now having said all that, I have 2 important
> pieces of advice for you, one that can save your life.
> 1st: Get and wear a good quality helmet all the time.
> 2nd: Schedule and attend the Motorcycle Safety
> Foundation riders course. Anything after that is
> secondary. Dedicated riding jacket, gloves, boots,
> etc. can wait. Those two things should and can not
> wait. I think I speak for the entire DML here in
> saying we want you around for a long, long time.
Thanks for the info Ray - 'preciate it. I've never owned or ridden a
motor cycle before. I was a passenger once. Despite whatever reputation
I may have... i am a very consciencious driver and err on the side of
caution when driving (enough distance between cars, don't tail gate etc
etc, scanning the road etc)
One thing I can never understand is why riders think its uncool or okay
to ride without proper protection and gear. They may be the best rider
on earth and would never ever wreck of their own fault... but a deer, a
drunk driver, wet roads/gravel etc - can have an impact on the best of
them. I may not have owned a bike until recently, but am pretty certain
that starting off with common sence and a sense of responsibility, is
a good thing. I do plan on wearing a helmet, considering this bike
doesn't have a windsheild - I don't feel like eating june bugs while
riding. And I do plan on taking rider training courses. I'm not a
Harley owner.. I don't plan on snazzing up and modding the bike... i
don't like loud bikes (just trucks hehe) So I doubt this bike will
become a money pit. I have enough of those as it is. This is about
pure transportation.
However... I DO want one of these...
Honda Shadow VLX Deluxe, silver... very cool bike. Just my size. I'm a
little guy... thats a 580-something CC engine on the VLX, anything
bigger and I won't be able to ride it well. I sat on one and its lower
to the ground and is better for my size than this CL360. The CL360 sits
higher and I have to lean slightly to keep a foot on the ground. The
VLX I can put both feet down without leaning at all.
I figure I'll do my learning on this bike, and when I;ve paid off some
bills in a year or so... pick up a used VLX. My mother wanted this
CL360 more than I did actually. Its very similar to her CB350 that she
had when she was around my age. Shes already said she wants me to
restore this one and paint it red like her old bike. (rolls eyes) I
just might have to buy the VLX, she'll steal this one. heh
http://members.aol.com/silvereightynine/75_CL_360.JPG
there a pic of the Scrambler, as it is called.
>
> Rocks may be for skipping, and you might be about the
> mud. I here for the twisties!
>
Hehehehehe!
-- ------------------------------------------------------------- Rocks are for skipping... I'm all about the mud 75 Honda CL360, 89 Dakota, 89 Dakota 4x4, 95 Dakota 4x4, 96 Neon, 01 Ram 4x4 http://members.aol.com/silvereightynine/ AIM & Yahoo: SilverEightynine
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