[owlie]

Nope, typically not. As I said, it is not my recommended route.

[Quarryman32]

Last night I got the boss’s thumbs-up on the new Vulcan, so this morning we went to the dealer and wrote the check. $4K, plus jacket, helmet and gloves at cost. Monday I’ll tidy up the insurance and title matters, and Tuesday they’ll deliver. (Remember, I still only have a learner’s permit and a lot of zeal.) Classes aren’t until May 4-5. Any bets on how long I’ll be able to keep the beast corraled in the garage?

[SantaCruzRider]

That’s my bet

[ranette]

A lot of us don’t get the bug until we’re old farts, in my case I bought my bike a few weeks short of my 46th. My bike was the second motorcycle I had ever sat on, so you are certainly not alone in the oldie/newbie aspects. Seems like the 3 most common ways to spend money in the midst of a midlife crisis are, a motorcycle, a Porsche and a mistress. In my case the only one I could afford was a bike, and I can’t imagine either of the other two making me anywhere near as happy.

Best of luck with the MSF, I took my BRC with Motorcycle Safety School in the Bronx and then took the ERC with them, but they give that up at Ulster Community College.

By the way, I noticed in your initial post that you’re in northern Westchester. Where exactly? I grew up in Armonk and may be doing some riding around the area late next month.

[Quarryman32]

I live below I-287 (Tuckahoe) but have done a lot of bicycling around the reservoirs up north. Love the hills and turns and fabulous scenery up there and figure that if it’s good riding on pedal power it”l be good on piston power!

MSS is still in the Bronx; Mott Haven is where my classes will be. Ulster County is just too damned far to go for a class that starts at 7:30 am.

[owlie]

You may be able to get into an MSF class sooner if you show up and a spot opens in the class. Sometimes they’ll let people in like that. You might try calling the organizers and see how they handle it.

As for keeping the bike corralled, just sit on it and make vrroomm vrroomm noises. You’ll thank yourself later.

[ShamRock229]

I guess its the same effect as saying “youre not going to eat in your new car” when you first get it, but after like 2 weeks, youre devouring a hardees biscuit on the way to work lol

At least you got it out of the way early

[ranette]

You might want to give yourself a few extra minutes to find the class in The Bronx. You make a turn off of a street and it looks as if you’re heading either onto railroad tracks or into the river, but that’s where it is.

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