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Originally Posted by jonathan180iq
Good day, eh!
Now take off, hoser.
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Glad someone got the reference!
Thanks everyone for the welcomes. I went for my first few longish rides this weekend - put about 300km on the bike. I am now hooked on motorcycles!
I learned a few things too:
1. Be very careful riding in the cold. You can be so excited about yer new bike that you don't realize you are about to lose your fingers. Then you step off the bike, or come to a stoplight, and realize you have mild hypothermia.
2. My bike has a hard time getting down into 1st at stop lights. I took off in 2nd a few times, even though I'd kicked through the gear lever all the way down.
3. The friction point on my clutch is at the extreme end of the lever's travel, ie I barely have to pull in the lever to activate the clutch. This resulted in me shifting up and then revving the hell out of the engine because I thought I had fully released the clutch. Oops.
4. I love doing the wave. So much so that I sometimes concentrate more making sure I wave to the oncoming motorbike than driving my own damn bike! Maybe I'm worried that if I don't wave, they'll think I'm a snob or something.
Anyways, I'm taking the bike to work tomorrow for the first time. Its been a while since I've been this excited about going to work!