Hi everyone,
I hope you'll bear with my newbie questions. I'm a bit nervous today--a business colleague and long-time motorcycle rider was killed over the weekend in a crash and I've not been on any motorized two-wheeler since a moped in Key West a few years back. And doesn't it seem when you tell people you're getting a bike, EVERYONE has to tell you horror stories about bikes?! :shock:
I think I'm trying to do everything right about this bike and how we handle it. The right equipment (full-face helmets, body-armor jackets, gloves, boots, etc.) and attitude, but...So I'm nervous though happy, very happy to getting this beautiful bike and having an opportunity to ride it.
Today, I'm going to the dealer to get some seat time in before picking up my new Burgie 400 on Saturday. I want to practice handling it a bit in the parking lot this evening and am aiming to gain some familiarity with it before heading out on Saturday. I want to practice, too, getting the bike up on the main stand without dumping it.
Any other tips for what I should try to do this evening? Or even Saturday before I ride it home? (I do plan to ride it around in a big empty parking lot or neighborhood (nearby) before heading home.
Thanks so much,
Bryna
I hope you'll bear with my newbie questions. I'm a bit nervous today--a business colleague and long-time motorcycle rider was killed over the weekend in a crash and I've not been on any motorized two-wheeler since a moped in Key West a few years back. And doesn't it seem when you tell people you're getting a bike, EVERYONE has to tell you horror stories about bikes?! :shock:
I think I'm trying to do everything right about this bike and how we handle it. The right equipment (full-face helmets, body-armor jackets, gloves, boots, etc.) and attitude, but...So I'm nervous though happy, very happy to getting this beautiful bike and having an opportunity to ride it.
Today, I'm going to the dealer to get some seat time in before picking up my new Burgie 400 on Saturday. I want to practice handling it a bit in the parking lot this evening and am aiming to gain some familiarity with it before heading out on Saturday. I want to practice, too, getting the bike up on the main stand without dumping it.
Any other tips for what I should try to do this evening? Or even Saturday before I ride it home? (I do plan to ride it around in a big empty parking lot or neighborhood (nearby) before heading home.
Thanks so much,
Bryna