brylishehers
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G'day barfers!! My pronouns are she/hers. Been lurking for a couple weeks, read some great threads including brief history of BARF. I want to ask questions but want to be polite and do an intro first.
I've only been riding motorcycles since July 2020. Pandemic got me bored and I remembered the only reason I don't have a bike is my ex told me she'd divorce me if I ever got one, and well, she's my ex! :laughing
So I told my little brother I was thinking about renting a sport bike then a cruiser back-to-back to see which I liked more. He's been riding bikes for years and said absolutely not, you have to take the safety class first before you do it. So I found a beginner safety class from Bay Area Motorcycle Training at the Solano County Fairgrounds. I took it, it put the fear of god into me but made me want to immediately get a bike at the same time.
It was a two day course. After the first day I started looking for bikes in earnest, my brother recommended a ~2010 SV 650. I found a 2014 Aprilia Shiver 750 for only $4,500 and FELL IN LOVE. On the second day of training I showed up with a motorcycle trailer, that night I picked up the Shiver in SF and took her home. I spent three short beautiful months with her. Isn't she sexy?
Sadly in September someone tailgated into my gated apartment building garage in Santa Clara and stole her. I was heartbroken, I felt physically really sad for two weeks. After chatting to a number of local bike shop owners I decided to try out a CBR500R because I hope to be commuting up to SF for work a couple days a week post pandemic and Honda’s are so reliable and inexpensive to maintain.
I ended up picking up a 2017 CBR500RA from SF Moto that had some miles on it but had never been sold so I’m the first official owner! She’s got nowhere near the umph of the Shiver 750 but for a new rider she’s got plenty of power so she’s my girl for the next couple years at least.
I took a pic of her recently at Sunset at the beach.
Currently on the lookout for a riding buddy that’s happy to be patient with a safety-conscious n00b to show me some good places to ride within an hour or so of the South Bay. I've read some excellent advice about staying away from group rides until I've got more experience.
I've only been riding motorcycles since July 2020. Pandemic got me bored and I remembered the only reason I don't have a bike is my ex told me she'd divorce me if I ever got one, and well, she's my ex! :laughing
So I told my little brother I was thinking about renting a sport bike then a cruiser back-to-back to see which I liked more. He's been riding bikes for years and said absolutely not, you have to take the safety class first before you do it. So I found a beginner safety class from Bay Area Motorcycle Training at the Solano County Fairgrounds. I took it, it put the fear of god into me but made me want to immediately get a bike at the same time.
It was a two day course. After the first day I started looking for bikes in earnest, my brother recommended a ~2010 SV 650. I found a 2014 Aprilia Shiver 750 for only $4,500 and FELL IN LOVE. On the second day of training I showed up with a motorcycle trailer, that night I picked up the Shiver in SF and took her home. I spent three short beautiful months with her. Isn't she sexy?
Sadly in September someone tailgated into my gated apartment building garage in Santa Clara and stole her. I was heartbroken, I felt physically really sad for two weeks. After chatting to a number of local bike shop owners I decided to try out a CBR500R because I hope to be commuting up to SF for work a couple days a week post pandemic and Honda’s are so reliable and inexpensive to maintain.
I ended up picking up a 2017 CBR500RA from SF Moto that had some miles on it but had never been sold so I’m the first official owner! She’s got nowhere near the umph of the Shiver 750 but for a new rider she’s got plenty of power so she’s my girl for the next couple years at least.
I took a pic of her recently at Sunset at the beach.
Currently on the lookout for a riding buddy that’s happy to be patient with a safety-conscious n00b to show me some good places to ride within an hour or so of the South Bay. I've read some excellent advice about staying away from group rides until I've got more experience.
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that bad boy could get up to 65 if it was down hill. I think that was 1990? I've done driver training (excuse for a race day) in my 02 Subaru WRX at Sears Point raceway or whatever they call it now. I couldn't stop grinning for 30 mins after my session it was epic. I guess I've just been driving for 30yrs.
