Yep yesterday I took my 1990 EX-500 out on the road for the very frist time! Frist trick get down my driveway Gravel! took my time sora walked it down, On to the asphalt here we go. Trying to rember all the skills I picked up at mu MSF class. The 500 proved to bee very easy to get to know and very forgiving when I did something not perfect. Lots of power but not too muchI kept on back country roads watching for Gravel after our recent rains last week. AH its all comming back to me I did scared myself a few times but did not panic. I got it up to 55MPH at a few spots very stedy and stable I did 30 miles then i was getting tired and headed back to the house now back up the gravel drive way! Whew! made it The bike ran great i did ok a bit sore will rest and take it for a spin this afternoon. It was great to be back on the road after all the years. I know i need a lot more practice but i got lots of time. Now im so wound up Ive started working on my next project a 1993 Suzuki Katana 600 that I got for $300 buck!!!
Wow- your 60, great age to ride. I just turned 50 and 3 years ago I resumed riding after a 17 year break. I started on a Katana and it took about a year to get my reflexs back. So I bought a bunch of books, studied cornering and practiced in parking lots etc until i felt better. I picked up an older gsxr and now am looking to upgrade. Things sure have changed since we rode many years ago. My 95 gsxr is like the space shuttle compared to the stuff we had years ago. My first bike was a mid 60's Triumph Tiger!
It had been about 30 years since I had ridden a bike. Started of with a 2006Honda CBR600F4i. Rode it for almost a year and then upgraded to a CBR1000RR. Oh, I'm 60 year old.
Dang,on our group rides 45 is probably the AVERAGE age.
Good luck #1 Moses getting back into it.:cheers
I don't know how you went so long without a bike. I went a couple of years without one and it drove me nuts!
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