Hey Boys,
New rider here. Been at least 15 years since I've been on a bike. Mostly dirt bike but I had ridden a few road bikes here and there. Phaser 750 and a '89 Softail amongst others. Learned to ride on a '68 Kawasaki road bike on a dirt road. Never did have an m tho.
Nonetheless, I got my M1 this past Friday. Then bought a 2006 XL883C. Then proceeded to crap my pants about insurance. No one wants to touch you on an M1, lol. But I did manage to finally find some for $1300 for the year provided I take the rider training course. Which I'll be doing in a couple of weeks. But living in Pickering and being a slight geezer also helped.
I did also buy all the gear. Helmet, jacket, pants, boots, goggles and gloves. My wife has been kind enough to allow me the privilege of riding so at the very least I'm taking whatever steps are necessary to have me come home in somewhat decent shape.
Now I do a lot of driving in my line of work and I realize it doesn't mean beans compared to a motorcycle, but it has certainly wised me up to the way people drive their cars. At least I can read the traffic pretty well. But in all honesty, I'm a bit nervous. Haven't got the bike yet - sometime this week - but I plan on doing this with baby steps.
Anyways, looking forward to learning as much as I can via practical and theory. I want to be as safe as I can be.
Cheers,
Kyle
EZTRGT
New rider here. Been at least 15 years since I've been on a bike. Mostly dirt bike but I had ridden a few road bikes here and there. Phaser 750 and a '89 Softail amongst others. Learned to ride on a '68 Kawasaki road bike on a dirt road. Never did have an m tho.
Nonetheless, I got my M1 this past Friday. Then bought a 2006 XL883C. Then proceeded to crap my pants about insurance. No one wants to touch you on an M1, lol. But I did manage to finally find some for $1300 for the year provided I take the rider training course. Which I'll be doing in a couple of weeks. But living in Pickering and being a slight geezer also helped.
I did also buy all the gear. Helmet, jacket, pants, boots, goggles and gloves. My wife has been kind enough to allow me the privilege of riding so at the very least I'm taking whatever steps are necessary to have me come home in somewhat decent shape.
Now I do a lot of driving in my line of work and I realize it doesn't mean beans compared to a motorcycle, but it has certainly wised me up to the way people drive their cars. At least I can read the traffic pretty well. But in all honesty, I'm a bit nervous. Haven't got the bike yet - sometime this week - but I plan on doing this with baby steps.
Anyways, looking forward to learning as much as I can via practical and theory. I want to be as safe as I can be.
Cheers,
Kyle
EZTRGT