Ok, then I'm going to be blunt. Don't mean this to be mean and hopefully not annoying, just don't want to see more friends dead.
Why buy a brand new (assuming it's a new one, which you usually are when ordering a bike) fairly unsubtle bike when you're likely to drop it? Are you going to learn for a while on a smaller/older bike? Training I hope?
I've helped teach a lot of people to ride and know a lot of people who have been professional instructors for years. The fastest growing risk group for accidents on motorbikes are people who rode 10 or 20 years ago and then get back into it.
When I moved to the US and bought a (used) bike I hadn't been riding regularly for a few years, I did the MSF advanced rider course and rode for 3 years before I bought a brand new bike (which I still have).
Yes, have already organised courses - for which the school will be starting us out on much smaller bikes and progressing us up to loaners of the same size as ours, which we can drop at will.
It will be starting out at beginner level through to advanced cornering etc.
Bloody nice, but definitely stress the latter part.
In completely unrelated news, I'm coming over to see Daphne from 1st-5th May, if you're about for a drink. We're going to the Mesh gig/Divus Modus club night in Abart on the Saturday.
A very cool looking bike, but presumably you will not be riding it around Schweiz until the last vestiges of snow have disappeared from the ground? A refresher course might also be wise. Now that I've spoiled your fun, let me share a childhood memory that shall forever remain emblazoned on my gray matter: My dad owned a Triumph motorcycle which he worked on all night and then took out for a spin (stoooopid, I know). Needless to say, he ran into the back of a car, flew over the windscreen of the bike, across the top of the car and landed in the middle of the street. Neither his dignity nor his family jewels remained intact at that point. After a trip to the emergency room, my mother had the privilege of nursing the jewels back to health for a month. Happy trails! : p
Yeah, I have a mandatory course i need to complete within 4 months for the swiss bike license. Found an instructor that seems quite competent who we seem to get on with personally, so that should be all good.
Starting that in March, when it should be a bit warmer and not so icy on the roads. Will be looking to get delivery of the bike around the same time.
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Why buy a brand new (assuming it's a new one, which you usually are when ordering a bike) fairly unsubtle bike when you're likely to drop it? Are you going to learn for a while on a smaller/older bike? Training I hope?
I've helped teach a lot of people to ride and know a lot of people who have been professional instructors for years. The fastest growing risk group for accidents on motorbikes are people who rode 10 or 20 years ago and then get back into it.
When I moved to the US and bought a (used) bike I hadn't been riding regularly for a few years, I did the MSF advanced rider course and rode for 3 years before I bought a brand new bike (which I still have).
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It will be starting out at beginner level through to advanced cornering etc.
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In completely unrelated news, I'm coming over to see Daphne from 1st-5th May, if you're about for a drink. We're going to the Mesh gig/Divus Modus club night in Abart on the Saturday.
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Starting that in March, when it should be a bit warmer and not so icy on the roads. Will be looking to get delivery of the bike around the same time.
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