Getting to work

[equiraptor]

I recently started working for The Planet at their headquarters in downtown Houston. As a result of being downtown parking is limited. Most of us have to pay for car parking (motorcycle parking is freely available under the building and there's a bike rack available). However, the company will pay for a bus pass for employees. So I can either pay

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[equiraptor]

Most of the riders I've talked to have provided similar (or identical) advice. I'll probably be going for the special motorcycle boots, just because I don't own boots yet. The helmet may end up being an SA rated instead of M rated. Apparently, the differences are that the SA protects better (multi-impact tested to more strict standards), but the M rules require a larger viewing area than the SA rules. So if the SA rated helmet I'll be buying for the track has a sufficiently large viewing area, I'll use it on the motorcycle, too. Either way, it'll be a full face Snell rated.

The motorcycle community is a great community. Even in the sports car, I've had a few interactions with motorcyclists (when the car's in the racing stickers, they recognize me as an enthusiast and we exchange waves). Waving as a sign of community, including the "I've got your 6" mentioned in your link, has always been a part of Miata ownership for me and I'm looking forward to continuing and expanding that on a motorcycle.

The only, the ONLY reason I can think of to get a new version of the bikes I'm looking at (Ninja 500R or similar) is for fuel injection. The pre-2009 bikes are carb, the 2009 and later are EFI. Still... A $2,000 2007 500R with 6,000 miles on it? Yeah, that sounds nice.