[GilHirien]

Thanks. Been looking at riding gear since before I bought the bike, just waiting on funds. Rent and whatnot. Indeed on the learning curve and I'm not shy to admit it. After the first real shock that it was, I've had no other mistakes and learned the usefulness of the friendly letters contained in "DON'T PANIC!". I just hadn't respected the bike enough for what it was (death trap) and got careless from overconfidence riding around before hand. It felt so natural to ride that I thought "hey, I got this!" Irony stepped in and kicked me in the @$$ when I was PARKING! Needless to say I pay attention now and no such mistakes have been made.