I Survived MSF Training!
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UberKul
Tire Assassin
If it acts as an aphrodisiac I'd roll with it ...
James Burleigh
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+1,000. What I find about Hough's books is that you don't just read them once, you read them over and over again. Mine look like old college textbooks, with dog-eared pages and yellow highlights. His Street Strategies sits on the back of my throne :Lkingsmiley: for continual reading. I've read it cover to cover about three times now.
tcfjr
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Congrats, Sheri!
Silver Penguin
Silver Penguin
You go girl! The fastest growing segment in the motorcycle industry is sales to women riders. We've finally got in on the secret, where the guys were having all the fun.
+1 on all the advice you've gotten so far. I carry a generic version of Aleve in my tank bag, for long rides. David Hough's books are the best and bear re-reading over and over again.
You have a whole new wardrobe to build now, matching riding gear to the conditions, your bike, your mood etc. A girl needs lots of choices. My current favorite is a mesh jacket from Olympia, with a warm liner. The armor is great, but unobtrusive.
If you're tall enough to ride the MSF bikes, with a bit of practice under your belt, you can ride an FJR. Don't try it yet though, you'll scare yourself silly. I'm 5'2" with very short legs. Only my toes touch the ground but I've put about put about 17,000 miles on an FJR. It wasn't my first bike, by a long way and I still need help now and again, in parking lots.
That figure eight box is something isn't it? I have yet to slay that beast. I daren't practice it on the FJR, so I'm using my little Ninja for that.
Have fun, and hope we get to ride together sometime.
Jill
+1 on all the advice you've gotten so far. I carry a generic version of Aleve in my tank bag, for long rides. David Hough's books are the best and bear re-reading over and over again.
You have a whole new wardrobe to build now, matching riding gear to the conditions, your bike, your mood etc. A girl needs lots of choices. My current favorite is a mesh jacket from Olympia, with a warm liner. The armor is great, but unobtrusive.
If you're tall enough to ride the MSF bikes, with a bit of practice under your belt, you can ride an FJR. Don't try it yet though, you'll scare yourself silly. I'm 5'2" with very short legs. Only my toes touch the ground but I've put about put about 17,000 miles on an FJR. It wasn't my first bike, by a long way and I still need help now and again, in parking lots.
That figure eight box is something isn't it? I have yet to slay that beast. I daren't practice it on the FJR, so I'm using my little Ninja for that.
Have fun, and hope we get to ride together sometime.
Jill
Wow! Is this one of those cases where others see in us what we don't see in ourselves,
or is it merely false modesty?In the few times we've met, you've always struck me as someone who has an inner strength that just exudes confidence - someone who knows how to achieve whatever goals they set themselves. So it really comes as little surprise that you were successful in the MSF training, something that you could not have done if, deep down, you didn't believe you could.
Oh, and a hardy congratulations! We're all very proud of our resident photography goddess!
OrangevaleFJR
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joyfulgirl
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Aww, shucks... honestly, riding a bike was really something I never saw myself doing. I know that I am a cautious (insert 'scaredy cat') person. I realize that there's always going to be some other vehicle on the road while I am on a bike and this is going to be scary (insert 'nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs') . If I am already worried about what other people MIGHT do while I am riding a bike on the road, this might be a lethal mixture. Not to mention the fact that gravity usually wins whenever we fight!Wow! Is this one of those cases where others see in us what we don't see in ourselves,
In the few times we've met, you've always struck me as someone who has an inner strength that just exudes confidence - someone who knows how to achieve whatever goals they set themselves. So it really comes as little surprise that you were successful in the MSF training, something that you could not have done if, deep down, you didn't believe you could.
Oh, and a hardy congratulations! We're all very proud of our resident photography goddess!
So, really, I am surprised that I am doing this. I don't often take big risks (knowingly anyhow). I'm pretty much content sticking with stuff I know. But that can get boring - so, here I am! A proud new 'motomamma', as Dear Highlander called me! :lol: That I struck you as a person that exudes confidence actually takes me aback. I have had a few people say that very recently and I was as stunned then. I appreciate your words and I find myself speechless. Thank you. I think it's interesting that, as you say, others seem to see in us what we don't see in ourselves. hmmm....
I am worried about what this all means in respect to my resident photography goddess title though... I'll do my best to continue the pics, but I won't be snapping while piloting for a long while!
Hope to see ya on ride again soon! It is springtime afterall - nothing more beautiful than California in spring!
Sherri
Two words: "Helmet Cam"!I am worried about what this all means in respect to my resident photography goddess title though... I'll do my best to continue the pics, but I won't be snapping while piloting for a long while!
