… I took the MSF course at the end of September and purchased my bike end of November (November 30th). My wife took the course with me and she purchased her bike in October, so I rode it once or twice before buying my own, but really I probably had maybe 10 miles outside of the MSF course at the time I purchased it.
I really wanted a classic bike as well or in this case a “modern classic” as Triumph calls them. Probably in a large part due to the fact I spent some years living in Ireland (outside of Dublin) and Triumph was what I was familiar with.
I haven’t had it out on the highway yet, Santa Fe is the closest I have come to highway riding with a span that is 55MPH. I had it up to 60’ish there, but mostly the riding I have been doing is on roads with 45MPH limits.
The bike has had 258 miles put on it since I purchased it. My wife put on about 30 of those taking it for a ride. Sooo…. I guess my experience outside of the MSF amounts to about 2 months and 228 miles.
The biggest problem I have been having is due to the fact I need to wear glasses. Contacts drive me nuts after about 2 hours max. I have been having issues with the glasses fogging up at lights. I have tried Cat Crap, Fogtech and a few other products, and at best the minimize the fogging. I have finally found that the only thing that seems to work is putting a breath box in the helmet.
I would be happy to post a picture. I keep meaning to take one. I always forget to put the camera in my pocket before heading out. I will try to remember to do that this weekend.