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Welcome, sinikl! Like you, I was away from motorcycles for a number of years. I owned a 1975 Honda CB400F and then a 1987 Honda Hurricane back in the mid-80's before life took me in other directions. Didn't ride again until about 5 or 6 years ago when I decided it had been too long. Started out wanting to relive the 80s and got a couple of Honda Interceptors and then decided I wanted to ride something newer. Had always loved Buell's...cool design, character, and look...and way more power and torque for the weight than anything I had ridden. Took me awhile to get used to how they handle and their lack of in-town manners...they definitely don't like puttering around at low rpm. You'll get the hang of it. I also took a refresher rider safety course and recently a more advanced course. Definitely worth the time and money..as well as all the gear you are getting. Keep us posted!
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submax, that's funny that you had Interceptors. I was elementary age when those came out and I loved reading about them in Cycle World and so on, and actually considered the "buy another motorcycle" because a friend sent me a random link to a sabre on FB... and i was like, oh man remember Interceptors, those were so badass. I actually started this whole mess by looking for an Interceptor!
Also thanks for confirming that i'm not crazy and that the bikes hate being in town .
Cooter, appreciate the tips and yeah, i was death gripping the bars on my little test ride and realized i was doing so and things got better. I am ****ing terrified of getting rear ended.... Driving a lifted jeep lets me look down into the cabin of cars i pass and i'd say 50 percent of people seem to be texting as they drive, which is *Terrifying*.
Last edited by sinikl; 12-05-2017 at 02:38 PM.
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congrats bro...you'll get it in no time. only advice I got is don't drink and ride, not worth it.
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