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Originally posted by: mordantmonkey
Went and picked it up yesterday ('79 gs550), going to ride as soon as i get the registration and insurance done. this waiting is going to kill me.
no pics done myself but here's the craigslist link. and no that's not what i paid.
Originally posted by: KK
Originally posted by: mordantmonkey
Went and picked it up yesterday ('79 gs550), going to ride as soon as i get the registration and insurance done. this waiting is going to kill me.
no pics done myself but here's the craigslist link. and no that's not what i paid.
If your linking skills is as bad as your driving skills, you'll be dead soon.
:thumbsup:Originally posted by: mordantmonkey
Originally posted by: KK
Originally posted by: mordantmonkey
Went and picked it up yesterday ('79 gs550), going to ride as soon as i get the registration and insurance done. this waiting is going to kill me.
no pics done myself but here's the craigslist link. and no that's not what i paid.
If your linking skills is as bad as your driving skills, you'll be dead soon.
awesome! fixed.
but i hope my linking skills aren't as bad as your grammar skills.![]()
Originally posted by: Triumph
And note that a helmet is implied in my above post.
Originally posted by: Triumph
Very good choice for a first bike! :thumbsup: That bike will teach you how to ride and ride well, so that when you get something more modern, you will be that much better of a rider.
I, stupidy, wrecked within a week of buying my first bike. Looking back now, I think of how stupid it was...I was trying to beat a yellow light. Halfway through the turn, I lowsided, because I didn't know what I was doing. All because of 1 minute of impatience.
The thing about wrecking is that it can be a bad wreck...or it can be an OK wreck. It all depends on the gear you are wearing. Hand and foot injuries, along with road rash, are going to make up the majority of incidents. If you wear gloves, boots, and some motorcycle clothing (leather or high strength textile), you can get up from a wreck, brush yourself off, and maybe even ride or limp the bike home. If you wear a t-shirt and sneakers, you're going to have a nurse scraping the pavement out of your skin with a wire brush, while a doctor rebuilds your hands and feet with metal rods. I've seen it happen countless times. And this is what skews the severity of motorcycle wrecks.
Originally posted by: mordantmonkey
what qualifies as "high strength textile"? leather pants just don't appeal to me...