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As far as used bikes go, need to take friend along with you to ride/inspect it and make sure its acceptable. Main thing is make sure it cold starts with choke on and then will warm up and run smoothly with choke off. Most bikes will have carb problems if not started often enough/stored correctly. Be careful with bald tires and dry-rotted ones. Dont ride bald! Lewis

Oh, almost forgot. Always ride defensively. Assume someone is going to pull out/change lanes/turn in front of you. Dont drive in blind spots. When on roads like 33 its best to take your time and stay in right lane with plenty of space between you and next vehicle. If you are in left lane, ride in the gap between cars, so if person in front of you in right lane changes lanes, you wont be hit by him. Dont take all day to pass him. Assume they dont see you. Lewis

Here's my input: If you have a competent person that can teach you how to ride, then: Buy a cheap beater 500cc like the ninja or GS500. Cheap meaning under $1000 or right around that. I bought my son a 91 GS500 for $900, and its a great bike. Or if you like cruisers get a little 600 shadow or something. Take it to a large empty parking lot and start riding there. Make sure to do corners, large figure eights, and straights where you can up and down shift. Once comfortable with that, go again and do tighter figure eights practice braking (not panic braking yet, but more aggressive). Once youve done this a couple times, go with someone on another bike on the road in the country several times. I bought two blueant bluetooth motorcycle headsets that my son and I use when riding so that we can talk to each other, and I can give him tips/hints on how to ride such as lane positioning what to watch for etc. I can also watch him ride and he can watch me ride this way. They are GREAT. If you dont have someone to teach you how to ride: February 1st sign up at basic rider to take the course http://www.motorcycle.ohio.gov/license.htm Take the course first and see if you like it. If you dont sign up on february 1st, most of the spots will be taken up until about August or so. The course is great and fun. For $25 you cant go wrong. Dont buy a new or expensive bike. Get time on a beater first and sell it back for same price you bought it for. Lewis

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OK, that was funny. guess I better read the tutorial. To my credit though, they do enlarge when you click them! Oh. maybe that sounded wrong Lewis

The coupe http://thumb3.webshots.net/t/69/669/0/58/69/2334058690102741183IlJnpz_th.jpg

Oops, too small. There we go. http://thumb3.webshots.net/t/63/663/7/98/11/2046798110102741183qiZWVK_th.jpg http://thumb3.webshots.net/t/69/669/1/38/75/2946138750102741183sDmtoa_th.jpg I'll have to get some pics of the coupe and 70 up. Lewis

Here we go (I think) http://thumb3.webshots.net/t/69/669/1/38/75/2946138750102741183sDmtoa_th.jpg

Well, been a couple of years since I have been on here. Got out of mustangs for a while and into bikes, but got a new (to me) 06 Mustang GT daily driver for my wife, and here I am. Casually looking for deals on used S197 performance parts, as well as Q&A support. Lewis