tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7766273935038042110.post8481575555115500486..comments2023-10-17T03:30:00.824-05:00Comments on Prudence for Dummies: Coaching for the Prudentmushroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07651027035577798096noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7766273935038042110.post-11430450863279077932011-11-15T19:36:16.439-06:002011-11-15T19:36:16.439-06:00Definitely a prudent bike.
I have several rolls...Definitely a prudent bike. <br /><br />I have several rolls of Gaucho barb wire I bought just before the price spiked three or four years ago that I need to use up myself. I don't want stock running to my fishing pond so I need to put in a cross fence -- yet another project to absorb my copious free time.mushroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651027035577798096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7766273935038042110.post-69581681508347887142011-11-15T15:07:11.839-06:002011-11-15T15:07:11.839-06:00Heh! Yes, I have looked at the cafe racer link. ...Heh! Yes, I have looked at the cafe racer link. Nice selection. I do prefer race bikes, the naked, non-ornamental look. I'm laughing because as much as I like race bikes, I'm all arms and legs so a bit of research a few years back made me think that the KLR650 would be the only bike I could comfortably fit on and not be all scrunched up. Might as well get the diesel version if you are going to daydream. A prudent bike, don't you think? <br /><br />I plan on restoring some cheap old bike someday and make my own cafe-racer-road-warrior thing.<br /><br />But first, fence the pastures, build a barn, build an equipment shed, get the track-loader running again...John Lienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15607964922479543670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7766273935038042110.post-5232516900552304372011-11-15T12:33:53.336-06:002011-11-15T12:33:53.336-06:00It's easy to panic. I have done it myself. M...It's easy to panic. I have done it myself. My wife did it not too long ago on a <i>tractor</i> she was backing out of the shed. Like to took the whole building down. <br /><br />Rule #1 -- They call it a clutch for a reason.<br /><br />Rule #2 -- They call it a kill switch for a reason.<br /><br />I learned to drive a standard transmission and all, but we tend to forget how much the clutch is our friend on a bike. <br /><br />I'm not trying to encourage consumerism, but have you ever checked out the <a href="http://www.bikeexif.com/" rel="nofollow">custom cafe racer link</a> on the FJ sidebar? <br /><br />There are some really cool-looking bikes out there. <br /><br />I rode most of the '70's and '80's without a bike endorsement on my license, let alone a safety course, but off-road more than on. I figured with the Enterprise I might want to improve my mental skills rather than to rely on "main strength and awkwardness", as my dad would say. <br /><br />My last street bike wreck was in 1986. My wife's memory of it is fading -- she wasn't with me but she was waiting for me when I got to the ER -- so she allowed me to finally get another. That, or she's getting tired of me.<br /><br />Bikes are good to have. One of the guys who took the course lives just on the other side of the Amish from me. He's 63 or so and bought a Goldwing that he hasn't taken out of the garage. After he passed the course, he decided to get a small bike, something on the order of the Suzuki GZ250's we were riding. The coaches concurred that the best approach was to pick up a used, small-bore rice-burner. You're almost guaranteed to get your money back if you want to move up to something bigger because people are always looking for starter bikes. <br /><br />My initial choice was a Kaw dual-sport KLR650. The boss nixed that when she saw the seat.mushroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651027035577798096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7766273935038042110.post-51280980709343420862011-11-15T11:15:56.453-06:002011-11-15T11:15:56.453-06:00Hi Mushroom,
I took the MSF course about 10 years...Hi Mushroom,<br /><br />I took the MSF course about 10 years ago. I agree, it is an excellent course. Never did get my bike though. Oh well, maybe someday. <br /><br />There was an older lady who was taking the course with her husband. For some reason she panicked, gunned the throttle, went over the parking lot curb, down a grassy slope, and went over a culvert pipe opening. (three feet high?) We found her on her back on the concrete pad where the culvert terminated. An ambulance came and took her away. We found out later that she was bruised but not broken. We were all shaken up by that. It was truly amazing to witness such a disaster in a controlled, "safe" environment.John Lienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15607964922479543670noreply@blogger.com