[Joseph Hanna]

I dunno. Cincinnati is FAR tougher than L.A.. Of that i am positive:)

[Joseph Hanna]

Yea eternal05 I know what you mean. I make my living and have for many years doing music cues for movies and televisions. My hand are indeed my living.

My gloves are thick, padded, gel pack motorcycle gloves that are cut just past the knuckle. God forbid I go down on my hands but as fingerless gloves go these are pretty good…………..except for Yellowjackets

[Joseph Hanna]

That’s looks good Aggie. Way bigger than I need to bring home a 6 pack but still even as big as it is the bike profile still looks good!

[Joseph Hanna]

Yea yikes..

Bud meet Mamba. Mamba meet Bud. Kill Bill on wheels.

[Joseph Hanna]

Jeez I dunno about going too slow…yesterday I was on the expressway doin’ about 60. Can’t imagine going faster would have avoided or helped the situation.

Gloves are “open fingered”. Tried full gloves and didn’t care for them.

[Joseph Hanna]

That seems like such a strange response

Certainly no more or less pertinent to a discussion of nylon carrying bags than me saying…..

Onions. Meh.

Just teasing ya though

[Joseph Hanna]

Congrats on your bike and your first ride…must have pumped you up.

Please be safe and……………and ride it (her?) safely

[Joseph Hanna]

Totally agree with you guys. The urge to upgrade is as bad with bikes as it is with guitars That said the vast, vast majority will outgrow the s40 for obvious and logical reasons. The vast, vast majority of riders will outgrow the 883 for not so obvious and totally ill-logical reasons.

I make the point for new riders and purchasers only

[Joseph Hanna]

I’m going into my 8th week on my s40. It’s a great bike. Light, agile, quick. It does fine up to 60 plus. Great mileage. Good looking ect, ect.

My only warning which may or may not not apply to you is…. After being told “you’ll want a bigger bike soon” by a thousand people I still opted to go with the s40. At the time it felt as the perfect fit. All was cool until a friend of mine whom I ride with went out of town on vacation. He offered me his 2008 s50 to ride in his absence. For an hour or two it felt a bit big and heavy. Then suddenly it didn’t. It just felt good. It just felt great. I put 350 miles on that bike in two days.

Mind you the s40 still feels good but now in a much different way. The s50 is solid. It rumbles nicely. It doesn’t jolt with the road as much. Much less shifting with the s50 than with the s40. Rolling on power with the s50 in third gear is visceral.

By contrast the s40 is like a gigantic electric powered motorcycle. I suspect it’s quicker than the s50 in first and second gear but it just accelerates in a much different manor. It’s quite and smooth. Maybe lacking a tad of emotion. That might not be of any concern of yours especially if you just learning and that’s cool.

Don’t get me wrong the s40 is a brilliant, good looking/running bike especially for beginners and it may be perfect for you. I’m just bummed cause for me I’m gonna take a financial hit on my new s40 cause I MUST have an s50. I MUST have an s50.

Good luck and ride safely.

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