thompsonian

Their whole album is fantastic.

I was in the same boat as you when I first started riding. I'm 6'3 and was around 260# when I got my F4i. All of my friends that I rode with kept saying I needed a bigger bike because I was too big. So in 3 months of riding I "upgraded" to a 929RR. Thankfully, and luckily, I never got myself seriously hurt. I was always told by my uncle with many miles under his belt to "ride your ride at your pace. It isn't a racetrack. Your goal is to make it to the end of the ride. Not to get there first." That line still rings true to me today. But I wish I'd have started on a different style of bike than the F4i. Something with less power to learn better throttle control. Instead of mashing the brakes on entry then hammering it out of the turn, being smooth with the throttle makes a world of difference. And having a good deal of power on hand doesn't make that easy to learn. Start small. Work your way up. There's a lot of good advice flowing thru this post. Take the time to soak it all in. There's always items available to make riding position better like a set of Helibars or another bar riser setup. Or just go buy the literbike, and toss it, spend a few days in the hospital (if you're lucky) and then say you wish you'd have started on something with less power....the choice is ultimately yours.....

I only paid like $350 for my Zumo 660. I don't think that's awful considering the prices of the 390 or 590. Came with the lifetime maps too.

Welcome to the circus!

I use a Garmin 660. I'm not a fan of Basecamp, the routing software, but I like the unit itself. You can find pretty good deals on them.

Holy hell....snow?!

Where's the mustard for dem biscuits..mmmmhhhmm.... Have a safe trip!

^^Wants to pair his "Sena" with Tonik....

^^^ Likes to "ride his own dragon" while watching me watch Justin "ride the dragon"

^^^ Refers to playing with his junk as "Riding the Dragon"

IF I can locate it, I've got a Haynes manual for the ST1050 if you'd like it. Not doing me any good.

I'm still contemplating riding to my sister's in Lexington, KY for the weekend. It will be a gorgeous ride today, but not sure where that storm system will end up on Sunday.

Welcome! This is now your circus, so please grab a complimentary monkey on the right...

My kid is trying to learn to ride so it might otherwise get used...but I'd consider it...

Nice. I bought a Trek 8.4 DS couple of years ago and I bet I haven't even put 20 miles on it. I need to get my fat old arse out and get on it. Athens has a super nice bike path that runs all the way to Nelsonville. They're eventually going to have it connect into my hometown of Belpre but I know its a few years off.

I wear Hi Viz. My bike is a dark color, so any other boost is good for me. I mean..if you can see a ginormous fat guy on a huge sport tourer wearing bright freaking yellow...get off the road

Welcome to the fold! I'm extremely jealous on the Smuggler. I've been wanting one for YEARS! That baby will make the rides down to the SEO MUCH more comfortable!

You make it sound like I'm crotchety old man....I mean I know I ride like one but still...

And you were on 2 wheels....not 4...and it was before the modified that first tun that used to be blind

When I was in high school, I had a 90 Daytona and made it from Fed Hock, to Coolville in 8mins 40sec. The record was 8 flat. I have no idea how anyone in a car could do that.

My 10U remote isn't working at all. I've charged the thing forever and it just doesn't power on at all.

Those new front springs made a HUGE difference. And I'm thinking I like those T30 EVO GT Stones

LOTS better than the alternative I am sure! Id take that...

New bar risers and Racetech springs in last night courtesy of @JustinNck1 and his padre. Should have a new front, and after discovery of how far I was into the wear bars on the rear, a new one of those by the weekend. Also should have the LED light bar mounted by then too. That sucker is gonna be bright as hell.

Did I miss the bam-ba-lam?