My wife is a former Harley-Davidson exec. We have closets full of gear. Not an issue. I think I have at least 5 H-D leather jackets at minimum. Chaps, boots, gloves, etc., you name it, I've probably got at least one of everything you would need, at least.
My old H-D helmet's padding was sort of ratty, so I went out and bought a new helmet last week. Dan --- ernest breakfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > $2K? did you already budget separately for dressing > to ride? > > while you can do it for cheaper if you're > careful, proper riding > gear could easily cost you that much, or even more. > "proper riding gear" > = stuff you actually want to have on when (not *if*) > you fall off, not > the bottle-cap helmets and bar-fight costumes so > many Hardly riders seem > to be fond of... and don't think "i'll get 'X' now > and the rest of the > stuff later"; you're *most* likely to have an > incident shortly after > just starting or getting back onto a moto. > > note; don't skimp on boots! while the > consequences of not having a > helmet should be obvious to anyone with a head worth > protecting (wanna' > relearn the alphabet *if* you live?), feet are > statistically the most > likely part of the body to be injured. not being > able to walk can put a > serious crimp in your style. > > > cheers! > e > > > LWB250 wrote: > > Yeah, I'm in the market and trying to get an idea > of > > what to look for. > > > > I finish my endorsement class this weekend, and > > ideally I would like to find something decently > priced > > in the 500cc - 750cc range for a starter bike. > > > > I'm aghast at the prices commanded by older bikes, > > even things as old as the 1980s, that bring > thousands > > of dollars - almost what they cost when they were > new. > > > > I've got an acquaintance at work that has a 1994 > > Yamaha Virago 1100 with around 46k on it. He's > the > > second owner (I know the original owner as well) > and > > has taken good care of it. He seems to think it's > > worth $2k, but in the same breath he tells me he's > > gotten no takers at that price. I would add that > he > > has a GoldWing in the garage, too, but for some > reason > > he's not terribly motivated to sell the Yamaha. > It > > might be because the GW is i pieces, or so I've > heard. > > I would probably offer him $1700 and go to $1800, > > max. > > > > I'm going to finish up my endorsement class this > > weekend and then pay him a visit on Wednesday next > > week to look over the Yamaha in more detail and > take > > it for a test ride. I'm not keen about starting > back > > on two wheels with such a big bike, but I'm not > having > > a lot of luck finding anything smaller and decent > in > > the area for under $2k. > > > > Dan > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > > Luggage? GPS? Comic books? > > Check out fitting gifts for grads at Yahoo! Search > > > http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=oni_on_mail&p=graduation+gifts&cs=bz > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new parts see official list sponsor: > http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: > http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Shape Yahoo! in your own image. Join our Network Research Panel today! http://surveylink.yahoo.com/gmrs/yahoo_panel_invite.asp?a=7
