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Hoi Polloi wrote:

gemini wrote:Arggggg Matey, one them thar' pirates here..... however, I have no fringe, no wallet chain, no handle bar streamers,
and I wear a helmet. Just wondering if you wouldn't rather dress as a pirate, sit upright to ride, and have the ladies
wanting to jump on the back of your bike for a ride? Or, maybe you prefer to dress in skin tight leathers head to toe
(Dominatrix style), and ride with your head down and your rear up........ to each his own. It's all perspective.
I don't really care what anyone rides (except I have no interest in Vespa's etc), I'm just glad more folks are riding.

Given the OP's marital status and his wife's strong association of "motorcycles=kills the men I love and I can't handle the same thing again..." I doubt attracting the ladies' attention would rank very high on what bike to choose if his wife were ever emotionally OK enough with it for him to get one.

The perspective of this one lady is that a Harley is too loud, too slow, too much vibration, and too likely to leave parts along the road. A Gold Wing is too expensive, too heavy, and might as well be replaced with a small convertible which would probably weigh as much. Anything with monkey bars is ridiculously uncomfortable and unladylike and the extreme sport bikes are just as ridiculously postured in the other extreme. If you're gonna go through the risk and trouble of riding a bike, I think it should be fast, smooth, maneuverable especially on the bends, and should look cute to boot! If you're gonna do something, do it all the way!

I'm with Warhammer, the sport-styled standards are a great balance between the extremes. As long as they have nice paint jobs, that is!

Wow. Sounds like you have lots of experience with loud, slow Harleys that vibrate too much and have parts falling off at frequent intervals along the road.
I'd probably suggest a better maintenance program for your bike. Guess it shows how ones life experiences riding can differ. Gold Wings are very nice road bikes. Not very sporty for around town, but great on the Hwy. I think the touring Victory is nice too, but, I have never driven one myself, only talked at length with a owner/biker. BMW makes a nice touring rig too.
I ride a Harley, it's as fast as I care to go, smooth ride, no problems with twistys, but I wouldn't say I look "cute" riding it.
Which make, size and model of bike do you ride? I'm always interested in others with more experience and what they ride and why.

Warhammer wrote:

RPBrown wrote:

Beiruty wrote:For 2 wheeler, I love to buy a honda gold wing loaded. My wife likes the honda DN-01 however i was not impresses with its performance.
For roadster, my choice would be honda s2000

I am gonna get flamed here but HONDA???? Get a Harley. The Ultra Clasic would fit the wife for comfort.
When I got the latest, my wife said get something she could be comfortable on also so the Ultra it was. Then she got her own bike (Fatboy). I said okay, I will trade mine in on a Street glide but noooo. She wants to keep the Ultra for "LONG TRIPS TOGEATHER".

Maybe santa will bring me the street glide.

Yeah, get a Harley! Then buy a pirate outfit and a DOT-approved do rag. Oh yeah... fringe, you need lots of fringe. And a wallet with a really long chain. And handlebar streamers. And several buddies to ride REALLY slow with you, while blocking the twisties from those who may want to ride at a bit more up-tempo pace. Then you can park for hours in the Granbury town square while you watch all the Honda riders pass by.

Or ride what you like and ignore "riders" who put brand loyalty above common sense.

Arggggg Matey, one them thar' pirates here..... however, I have no fringe, no wallet chain, no handle bar streamers,
and I wear a helmet. Just wondering if you wouldn't rather dress as a pirate, sit upright to ride, and have the ladies
wanting to jump on the back of your bike for a ride? Or, maybe you prefer to dress in skin tight leathers head to toe
(Dominatrix style), and ride with your head down and your rear up........ to each his own. It's all perspective.
I don't really care what anyone rides (except I have no interest in Vespa's etc), I'm just glad more folks are riding.

RPBrown wrote:

txmatt wrote:

bigred90gt wrote:I have a question about the course and it's requirement. If you d not have a motorcycle endorsement on your license, and have to take the MSF course to get it, how do you get to the course legally on your bike without the proper licensing? What happens if you do not have the endorsement on your license and are pulled over?

All basic MSF courses will have motorcycles provided. They are designed to accommodate people who have never touched a bike before (which described me when I took the course in 2003). For the advanced course you use your own motorcycle

The downside to this is the bikes they use are very small (250 CC). I am a large man so you can vision what it looked like . Knees in face and such.

I actually did better in the advanced course using my own bike than I did with the little drag the knee bikes they provide in the beginner course.

Ditto. I actually sat on the passenger seat. I looked like a gorilla on a mini-bike.

bigred90gt wrote:I have a question about the course and it's requirement. If you d not have a motorcycle endorsement on your license, and have to take the MSF course to get it, how do you get to the course legally on your bike without the proper licensing? What happens if you do not have the endorsement on your license and are pulled over?

You drive your car to the MSF class if you have no M endorsement on your license. The MSF courses offered locally all provide either
Buell's (at HD dealerships) or small Suzuki's etc. If you're in the DFW area any Harley dealership either offers the couse themselves or
will rec a course for you to take. Here are 2 to check out.
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http://www.ridercourse.com/?gclid=CLu7t ... 7QodLyy2kA" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
If you get pulled over w/o the M endorsement....you get a ticket.
In advanced rider courses you usually ride your own bike.

In my "youth" I rode all the time. The last bike I rode was almost 30 years ago, a Norton Commando 750. I loved it.
Jump forward in time, married, 3 kids, house, own my own business etc etc..... time for another bike. I took the
MSF course as a refresher. I still had the M endorsement on my license from when I originally got it at 14. So, the
MSF course was not required. I took the course and thought it was great. In the class were 2 guys that were very skilled
riders but they had both been stopped and ticketed. So, they were taking the course. Besides, the MSF course completion
might give you a slight reduction in insurance rate for your bike. Good luck. Ride safe.