BlitzkriegWulf
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I suppose it is time to say hello, read one or two other posts saying not to lurk.
Originally from the bay area, currently a student in Montana... I have to say the weather up here is nowhere near as predictable or favorable for riding... Only real chances I get for riding are summer vacation... when that isn't packed with schoolwork too.
Picked up what I thought was my permit right at 16, DMV gave me a licence by mistake. Took the MSF course in Alameda, riding was pretty natural for me (Watched someone launch a 250 out from under them.. Pretty sure it was a combination of learning the friction zone, the feeling of dropping the bike, and grabbing a handful of throttle before letting everything go in panic..).
First bike was (my fathers) '96 DR-350SE. It sat in the back yard for 10 years before I insisted on fixing it up... I rode that to high school via the back roads whenever the roads were clean and the weather was nice out.
Late April('16), I learned a lesson the hard way... Won't go into detail, as insurance is still figuring things out a year later... woohoo. Biggest upset to me was I told my mom I'd be taking a 3+ ton vehicle to school on an entirely different route, and there I was at 7:50 AM, laid out in the middle of oncoming traffic with EMT's cutting my clothes off.
Later, my father acquired a 2006 BMW K1200R so he could come riding with me. Eventually, it came to a point where he offered to let me on the big bike. First time riding it was the Oakland-side of Redwood Road, and compared to a DR-350, the K1200R feels like a gluttonous behemoth when forced into corners.
As of February: Picked up an '08 Ducati 1100S HM, that I have to wait another two months before I am home to ride it. Hopefully at that point I'll learn where all the other great riding spots are around the east bay besides Bear Creek Rd. and Redwood Rd. Hoping that it will fall somewhere between the riding styles of the DR and K1200.
P.S.: Yes, I have heard (Seemingly) the entire internet say, "Don't let that 16-18 year old on a liter+ bike!" My circumstances are a little unique: I was 6'3 by 8th grade, and by 12th grade, I was 6'8 (~245lbs). There are only so many bikes I fit on (Safely/comfortably).
P.S.S.: The driver was deemed at fault for failing to yield.
I meant that to be a short introduction, I suppose that turned into a long summary of the last two years. Sorry 'bout that.
TL;DR, Hi!
Originally from the bay area, currently a student in Montana... I have to say the weather up here is nowhere near as predictable or favorable for riding... Only real chances I get for riding are summer vacation... when that isn't packed with schoolwork too.
Picked up what I thought was my permit right at 16, DMV gave me a licence by mistake. Took the MSF course in Alameda, riding was pretty natural for me (Watched someone launch a 250 out from under them.. Pretty sure it was a combination of learning the friction zone, the feeling of dropping the bike, and grabbing a handful of throttle before letting everything go in panic..).
First bike was (my fathers) '96 DR-350SE. It sat in the back yard for 10 years before I insisted on fixing it up... I rode that to high school via the back roads whenever the roads were clean and the weather was nice out.
Late April('16), I learned a lesson the hard way... Won't go into detail, as insurance is still figuring things out a year later... woohoo. Biggest upset to me was I told my mom I'd be taking a 3+ ton vehicle to school on an entirely different route, and there I was at 7:50 AM, laid out in the middle of oncoming traffic with EMT's cutting my clothes off.
Later, my father acquired a 2006 BMW K1200R so he could come riding with me. Eventually, it came to a point where he offered to let me on the big bike. First time riding it was the Oakland-side of Redwood Road, and compared to a DR-350, the K1200R feels like a gluttonous behemoth when forced into corners.
As of February: Picked up an '08 Ducati 1100S HM, that I have to wait another two months before I am home to ride it. Hopefully at that point I'll learn where all the other great riding spots are around the east bay besides Bear Creek Rd. and Redwood Rd. Hoping that it will fall somewhere between the riding styles of the DR and K1200.
P.S.: Yes, I have heard (Seemingly) the entire internet say, "Don't let that 16-18 year old on a liter+ bike!" My circumstances are a little unique: I was 6'3 by 8th grade, and by 12th grade, I was 6'8 (~245lbs). There are only so many bikes I fit on (Safely/comfortably).
P.S.S.: The driver was deemed at fault for failing to yield.
I meant that to be a short introduction, I suppose that turned into a long summary of the last two years. Sorry 'bout that.
TL;DR, Hi!
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