My instructors were a husband and wife who are very active cyclists in the
local GoldWing club. What I found interesting was that they were very
non-committal regarding motorcycle brands. I spent part of our lunch hour one
of the days talking with the husband about my plans regarding the size and type
of bike I was considering, and his advice was very unbiased and helpful. I was
looking at starting out with something around 750cc and then moving up - he
encouraged me to go ahead and start out with a larger bike, and assured me that
it would be no problem for me.
while I have a closet full of Harley-Davidson gear courtesy of the wife (she
worked for Harley when we lived in Wisconsin) I saw one of the Joe ROcket mesh
jackets when I was in my class in Florida. I happened across a marked down
jacket at the local Yamaha dealer a few weeks later and snapped it up - a
really great piece of gear for warm weather riding with the Kevlar pads and
mesh.
I didn't have the budget for one of the full face opening helmets when I bought
my current full face helmet, but I will definitely get one down the road when I
can afford it.
Dan
--- On Wed, 7/8/09, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> From: Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT for motorcycle guys: cheap '83 Honda Nighthawk CB650
> questions
> To: "Diesel List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
> Date: Wednesday, July 8, 2009, 10:01 AM
> Agreed on all points. The instructors
> in my class were AWESOME.
>
> Angie and I have full faced Zeus helmets where the whole
> front part lifts up. Super handy when you're getting gas or
> need to check something on the bike. I wear sunglasses under
> the helmet (or clear safety glasses at night) so I can open
> the visor (but not the full face) at low speeds for more
> air.
> Don't forget good gloves and a good jacket. I've got a Joe
> Rocket Comet, kevlar with big leather patches in the elbows
> and shoulders and a ceramic pad for spine protection. lots
> of vents and a liner for when its cold. Bright color with
> reflective patches so I can be seen.
>
> -Curt
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