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Welcome Doug! Try to join us for the EPIC ride this fall (late summer? - they're still debating). It's a great time to meet people. We break into small groups based on speed/skill. The slow group has the most fun. Honest. Chris

Don't care! I'm riding. ...Well, I care and I'm mildly interested. But you gotta have priorities.

Ordered. Thanks Mike.

Wait a minute! You mean you ACTUALLY got one of the rare and elusive Transitions shields for the RF1200? I walked into Iron Pony in April 2014 expecting to buy a Bell RS-1 to get the Transitions. The sales guy talked me into getting the RF-1200 partly based on the expectation that the Transitions shield would soon be available. I cancelled the order about 10 months later. Love the helmet. Really wish I had the shield. How, where, when did you get yours?

Derek, ol' buddy, might it be time to start some advance planning? I missed the Spring ride and I'm needing another group ride, please. Chris

Welcome!

Getting happier and happier that I live in West by God Virginia! Though I should admit that I bought my bike in Ohio in 2013 when the BMV still did the notary thing in their office.

Be happy that you're in the US and not in europe, Australia, or even Canada. They pay a LOT more to get licensed and registered and then have to start on smaller bikes. It would take you a year or more before you could buy a 600. I'm not in Ohio, but I think you have an alternate option for #5/6. After you have the permit, bike, insurance, etc, you should be able to attend a Motorcycle Safety Foundation workshop and then you can skip the skills test. You take the certificate from the workshop to the BMV (or whatever you call it in OH) and they update your license. You might not mind taking the skills test, and I see you have ridden on a license in TX, but you can learn a lot from the MSF course. You might qualify for a "returning rider" session which is one full Saturday day rather than all weekend that they require for the beginners. Suggestion: Columbus is FLAT. Move to Marietta. Chris

Welcome Bernie.

Sorry that you were invisible. Glad that the injuries seem to be minor. Get better. Get 'er fixed and then get out there with even more caution. Never trust anybody in a left turn lane. Chris

If you guys do go to Marietta, send me a text. 304-4eight8-9one28. Sunday is my 34th wedding anniversary but I just have to be ready for going out to dinner.

Get better Jack!

WELCOME odo... Hellmutt, I don't think he meant he was loving the roads.

Hi Binay, Welcome to the area, and to the forum. If you like riding your bike, by all means, keep it! At worst you'll still get to ride eight or nine months out of the year. That depends on your tolerance for cold and heat. You can extend your riding calendar if you get good cold weather gear. Some people, particularly those from down south - and this might be you, tend to buy some heated gear so they can ride at lower temps. My wife says I'm not sensitive to temperatures. I keep my bike in the garage where I can get it out easily if the morning temp is above 30F. My ride to work is only 6 miles each way so it's not hard to deal with 30's & 40's. I get warmed up and then smile all day long looking forward to the ride home. I usually get a few days even in Jan and Feb and ride many days in December and March - if the roads are clear. Chris

Enjoy! Give me a beep when you pass the US-50/7th street exit on 77 south in Parkersburg WV. Oh, and watch out for the fracking trucks getting on and off at the exits. Chris

Hi Corina, and welcome to the forum! There will be lots of people on here from near Columbus. So, you should easily find friends to ride with. Often people will post for a local ride. But please also consider joining the Epic Ride on May 16th. See the Rides & Events forum for the threads about the location and meet ups. I can't be there because I'm going to NJ for my son's birthday party. Enjoy! Chris

I think it's humorous, my wife would say cute, when at 1:09 you cackle like an evil genius as you do your first run through the gears. Congrats on the bike! You know, don't you, that you're the reason that it's raining today - right? Chris

Welcome!

Welcome!

Joey - Welcome and Welcome Back! Tonik ...

When did you see them there? This past year or several years ago?

Tony, Hi - I'm the guy who messaged you this winter about the Windjammer helmet skirt. I got the skirt because my Shoei RF-1200 seemed so noisy and I wanted to try something to make it quieter. The skirt works well for that but as you said, it's going to get hot in the summer. I really like the RF-1200. The design, materials and workmanship are great. The helmet is light, flows air well and doesn't catch air in a head check. But it has not lived up to the two main features, according to the sales guy (at Iron Pony), that caused me to buy the RF-1200 even though I went in the door planning to buy a Bell RS-1. The sales guy said the RF-1200 would be quieter than the RS-1. He also said that Shoei had a Transitions photochromic shield - though it was not in stock. This was April and supposedly the shield would be available in July/August. Well, it wasn't available then or in September so I cancelled my order and got a refund. They still don't have a Transitions shield. I hate to start conspiracy theory, but I wouldn't be surprised if the reason was that Bell has an exclusive license. The only other helmet company selling a Transitions shield is Lazer, a european company. The RF-1200 is actually very quiet except for at the neck roll. I am convinced that the design of the neck roll right at the neck strap causes a turbulence that results in a high pitched whistle when above 55 or 60. The windjammer corrects this nicely and the helmet is now rather quiet. In contrast the RS-1 has a wider neck roll with no silly gaps. It also has a sort of an outer flap that is flush with the bottom of the helmet. I suspect it might not create the same whistle. I have no idea on how well the vents avoid making sounds. My bike is an FZ6 which has a half fairing and a low windscreen. I THINK the fairing/screen deflects air from my chest but leaves my head/helmet in the flow. I don't feel any turbulence on the helmet. Anyway, your experience might be different from mine if your naked bike doesn't throw air right at the noisy part of the helmet. In hindsight, I wish I'd bought the Bell. Chris

I'm a chemist. Not at all likely that I would have tasted an unknown fluid. Smell works better and is safer. But still, after reading that, I feel a need to spit and spit...