Just Sayin Thanx By OMN (Read 439 times)

[OMN]

Hey everyone! Just a quick word of thanks to all the wise guys on this forum. My son is 14 and about to start riding his '08 Roketa Cyprus 250 to high school. Thanks to some great negotiating by yours truly and the expert advice from this forum, he has a GREAT ride for about $400. (OK $800, but let's don't count the $400 in past-due registration penalties! )

Anyway, just wanted to say thanks again. Oh and BTW... I ride "big boy" bikes and I've had so much fun on his scooter that I'm going to be riding it to work for the next month before he gets his full license. I really "GET IT" - holy crap, this thing is a blast to twist and go!

Now I have to keep my eyes open for a couple more - one for Hot Wife and one for Daddy's Little Girl who will be able to ride next summer. Woohoo!

Thanks again, and God bless
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OldManNew

[justbuggin2]

make him take the motorcycle safety course it is well worth the price and will help save on insurance

[JR]

You're welcome OMN. MY stepson started riding at 14 and is now 16 with a regualr license and he even rides his to work some to save $$$$ and keep miles off of his car.

Thye also are really fun to ride.

JR

[OMN]

buggin - he and I both took the course a few weeks ago. he only missed one question on the written portion (same one i missed!) and passed the driving portion with a 93. +1 on the MSF course for anyone who rides or wants to ride. fantastic stuff.
ron

[bobf]

I took the Motor Cycle Safety course before I even bought my scoot. Pretty scary when they aligned me to a 240cc tall combination dirt and highway bike. I nearly killed myself and crashed it twice early on. I wanted to have one of those 125cc types with a lower sitting and real brake pedal on the right side. But they would not do that for me. So I took my bloody knees and went home.

There was one guy that showed up with his body armor on, looked like a racer to me, but he got to ride a smaller bike while I was supposed to ride the racer looking bike

The test operator said she did not know why they insisted on this tall bike with the brake right close and under the foot peg. So they restarted me on a private lesson and test. I had to pay an extra fifty bucks over the regular price but it was worth it. I had not ridden any powered bikes since high school with my Whizzer bike.

By the late part of the day I was doing much better. I was starting, stopping, going through the cones at will. Almost got into confidence, but the test remained. First part, the slow moving sort of a figure 8 in a box was a disaster. But then the obstacles and road patterns and emergency stops went pretty well. I did pass. I went home and then ordered the scoot I now have.

I wonder just how important it is to drive in such a tight situation with no feet on the ground anyway. If I were in a close situation in a parking lot or gas station I would really be more likely to walk the bike through or find a more relaxed looking passage.
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