Still have a variety of aches but I managed to make it thru the day without drugs — not that 5mg of Oxycodone dulled this pain very much to begin with. Just about have the full range of motion back. Some positions still bring on the pain but at least I can wipe my ass […]
Tag Archive for 'motorcycle'
Achy Breaky
22Jan08Ownage
20Jan08Richard told me that you don’t really own the bike until you’ve dropped it. Well, Saturday afternoon I finally got around to buying a new full-faced helmet and about 40 minutes into my first ride the bike and I got owned by a median. Luckily the median was the grassy variety with no trees. After […]
Quite the workout
17Jan08Got home from work and decided that the motorcycle had to be turned around. In searching online for a device to make this easier I learned that many people just put their bikes up on the center stand, push on the back to get the front wheel up, and rotate. So I gave it a […]
License
13Jan08Last week I signed up for the Motorcycle Safety Foundation’s Basic Rider Course thru the Motorcycle Training Institute. The class isn’t currently required to get a motorcycle endorsement in Florida but successful completion of the class, written test, and riding evaluation allows one to skip the DMV exam and eval.
After the first classroom session I […]
Rocket
11Jan08As of roughly noon today, this 2007 Yamaha FJR1300AE belongs to me and the bank:
She remains at the dealership as I still have to complete the MSF course to get the motorcycle endorsement on my license. And get insurance. And gear. I’ll probably hit up Tom’s dad to bring her home for me.
Whoa
07Jan08Mondays suck. In the future, my vacations will be scheduled so that my first day back in the office is a Tuesday. I did manage to squeeze out a few minutes to talk to my bank, insurance agent, and the motorcycle dealership. The ‘07 FJR1300AE is mine but the insurance quote is quite a bit […]
Decided
05Jan08I’ve flip-flopped a bunch of times this year on getting a motorcycle, but I’ve come back around to the Buy side. I’d settled on the Yamaha FJR1300 as being the bike for me — the right combination of looks, practicallity, and sportiness. What I haven’t liked so much is the price but this week I […]
Houston
04Nov07Houston is much more pleasant when the sun isn’t trying to melt everything in sight. Went to a motorcycle show yesterday where I learned that my legs are just a bit short for all of the sport touring bikes that interest me (Honda ST1300, Yamaha FJR1300, etc). They all put me on the tips of […]
