[ale] [OT] Looking for an old beater motorcycle.

[Brian MacLeod]

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA256

On 8/1/13 1:05 PM, Edward Holcroft wrote:
> 
> Further to Ron's comments, you certainly will need protective
> clothing and helmet, but $1000 would be on the high end. Correct on
> the tire mileage, but they're inexpensive, starting at about $45.
> 
> Honda in Alpharetta offers a rider's course that was $150 when I
> went on it. Money well spent, outstanding instructors ... it
> includes the drivers test and they give you a voucher to trade for
> a license at the DMV.


I highly recommend the instructors here and the facility itself, this
is where I trained (and will be retraining). They also hold bike
familiarity courses where you get to know a little more of what your
bike can do with you on it, and, as mentioned, they also have a dirt
course for those interested (watched kids learning the weekend I was
there).

I spend about $350 on my initial safety gear, and have been adding
here and there as I got a better feel for the ride and my usual
routes.  Definitely a helmet, sturdy (though not heavy) jacket, and
some gloves.  If you don't have a pair of boots that support your
ankles already, get them too (that's what kept my costs down); putting
your foot out to brace yourself is a natural reaction, and it's way to
easy to twist or jam your ankle without any support.

Denim is a minimum for the legs, and I concur about water protection
since it sounds like this will be the daily commuter. Beyond that
it'll really be up to you and your own comfort.

Brian


-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG/MacGPG2 v2.0.18 (Darwin)
Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/

iQE4BAEBCAAiBQJR+qFtGxhoa3A6Ly9rZXlzZXJ2ZXIudWJ1bnR1LmNvbQAKCRD5
XCJY/q4Y6JWCB/9IfGBt0h0OCXxjX3ATHR/gr0Qf9CBB2tJ1ncLIsMntNdAhV0eu
HDFIdxbNI5LA61rZkeMag6kuiBWJ8PA+kjv8t5CzxQwjJRt0gfqGPVDjLqaghknu
gh08ZarVtno2+DaHcRek+R1GDa8JdSEdKvwZBzTxMuUPm9qbSrt0qezFAXTfSWvR
oufmuD/ixe2NoG2zoSfW6SIpB7bHtAJ/vQLoNzimtZkwTqpNE+GOnah79hMP7Lhn
fQpZNDuW+dFOE4EKEr05g7H6gtpf5h/Y/69Y8y5zPP8SfRWmXO9IAf/rpiq8ACiB
eVvrJy+ddHTkA6Z7Z/j13fnyxVU6+yV41Vd5
=A1oF
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----