oldschoolsdime92 Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 Ive got a cheap helmet thats a small ,if your interested. My fiance' wore it once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wicked Posted March 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 I need a medium/large, but thanks for the offer. Ugh, my MSF course isn't until June 27th... Think It'd be worth my time to try to get in on a course doing the lotto method and hoping for a no-show? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
what Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 practice on back roads and parking lots until your MSF course. you will still learn quite a bit once the course comes along, and it will be easy for you to break any bad habits you have accrued over the last few months.and +1 to not jumping on the 636 right off the bat. gs500 will be your best buddy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkow97 Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 I need a medium/large, but thanks for the offer. Ugh, my MSF course isn't until June 27th... Think It'd be worth my time to try to get in on a course doing the lotto method and hoping for a no-show?the problem is that (as I understand it) they don't reward diligence. You can show up 20 minutes early, and the person who shows up 1 minute early has an equal shot at grabbing any empty seats. They just pull names out of a hat.At least that is how it worked for my wife. She tried to show up and take a seat early twice. No luck.I was 2 minutes late, and my seat got taken. I told the lady (and 2 Tri-C cops) to fuck off and went and passed the test the next day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wicked Posted April 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 Yeah, the hat drawing method isn't a guarantee. Better than waiting til June tho. So ready to get out there again. I loved it last year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helmutt Posted April 2, 2011 Report Share Posted April 2, 2011 Welcome to the forum from a fellow newb here........the MSF is a great idea, and once completed - take the advanced riders course. My wife took the MSF last year and I took the advanced course the same weekend. Advanced course was only 1 day and maybe 5 hours long - you learn some good low speed manuevering techniques and you'll save money on insurance with the completion card. Win, win!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wicked Posted April 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 My MSF course wasn't scheduled until 6/26 but I was able to get a spot on a walk-in yesterday. There were 6 no-shows and 6 walk-ins so no one got left out. Gonna be interesting this weekend tho with the rain coming in but I'd rather have instruction during rain than to get caught in rain unprepared Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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granda080 Posted April 23, 2011 Report Share Posted April 23, 2011 Welcome and hope the MSF course went well for you. Always fun in the rain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buildit Posted April 23, 2011 Report Share Posted April 23, 2011 My MSF course wasn't scheduled until 6/26 but I was able to get a spot on a walk-in yesterday. There were 6 no-shows and 6 walk-ins so no one got left out. Gonna be interesting this weekend tho with the rain coming in but I'd rather have instruction during rain than to get caught in rain unpreparedMSF = Multiple Soaked Fuckers:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mello dude Posted April 23, 2011 Report Share Posted April 23, 2011 Definitely gonna ride my neighbors GS for a bit. In the meantime, I'll be looking for gear. Hoping to make it to Iron Pony in the coming weeks.Competition Assessories in Springfield off I-70 (Rt 72) is another good place to look too (although its not Iron Pony) but its only 35 mins from West Carrollton. Good for a few hour juant. +1 again on the get as much time on the GS500 as you can before you go to the 636. Riding is a skill and it takes time to learn. - If you can bum time on a dirtbike, that is highly recommended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wicked Posted April 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 MSF was fun today. did excellent on the exercises and rain held off but the course was wet. was a good experience Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
granda080 Posted April 24, 2011 Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 Awesome! Did you learn a lot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wicked Posted April 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 Yeah, today was very informative and I left with a good bit of confidence over starting out this morning. Using a cruiser vs the sportbike was a bit unusual feeling at first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buildit Posted April 24, 2011 Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 What MSF bike are you calling a "cruiser"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wicked Posted April 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 Well its prob not a cruiser, but the pegs are up front. Just felt different at first. Suzuki GZ250 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buildit Posted April 24, 2011 Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 I was gonna say, I've never seen anything above 250cc for MSF supplied rides, but I guess they could use a HD Sportster, same power output. Oh hell, I'll never hear the end of that comment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wicked Posted April 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 Well, now I'm a licensed newb. Time to get out there and ride ride ride to get my skills up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BornSinner Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 Welcome to the forum....enjoy all that it can give you!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wicked Posted April 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 Welcome to the forum....enjoy all that it can give you!!!!Thanks! Just hoping that doesn't mean VD lolBeen reading what I can and learning! :twothumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helmutt Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 Good to hear you're legal now, nothing to do but wait for this damn rain to quit so you can rack up miles!! Need to get a meet-up happening sometime this year with the western Ohio riders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
granda080 Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 If you are looking for something to read pick up Twist of the Wrist II by Keith Code. There is a ton of useful information in there. Dayton library has it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wicked Posted May 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 Thanks for the info granda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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