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Water Warrior 2 · 10-18-2010, 07:52 PM

I can definitely relate to the anxiety of getting the bike home. In 2005 I found my bike but it was a long long way from home. Not having ridden in a few years and riding through the Greater Vancouver Region of 4 million people was not a welcome thought. Went in search of a smaller dealer North of Squamish rather than South into the well populated area. Found a smaller dealer with no Vstroms but he could get me one quickly. So for a hundred bucks more I felt this was a safer bet and I could probably ride home with no mishap. Got my bike and it was the one I first looked at so far from home. I encountered little highway traffic riding home and survived my first ride in years.

10-18-2010, 07:52 PM	#10
Water Warrior 2 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Squamish B.C Canada Posts: 11,409	Re: Buying that first bike -- and getting it home I can definitely relate to the anxiety of getting the bike home. In 2005 I found my bike but it was a long long way from home. Not having ridden in a few years and riding through the Greater Vancouver Region of 4 million people was not a welcome thought. Went in search of a smaller dealer North of Squamish rather than South into the well populated area. Found a smaller dealer with no Vstroms but he could get me one quickly. So for a hundred bucks more I felt this was a safer bet and I could probably ride home with no mishap. Got my bike and it was the one I first looked at so far from home. I encountered little highway traffic riding home and survived my first ride in years.
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