Hi From a Bike NOOB

baxman · 10-22-2008, 06:16 PM

Hello everyone,
I joined the rest of the US and got tired of gas prices so I bought a 2000 GZ250 from a coworker with only 500 miles on it. I never rode a bike before the safety course but did pass it first time a month ago. at age 42 I at first felt silly just getting into it until I saw that most of my safety course classmates were at least as old as I am and many more older.

I've been reading the forums for a while now and I have to agree that at least for this noob, I'm still a bit intimidated about anything above 35 mph for now. I got the bike up to 50 last weekend on a beautiful non-windy day and I felt like the wind was trying to knock me off of the bike.
Any advice on how to get over the trepidation is greatly appreciated.
Here is a pic of my bike....

10-22-2008, 06:16 PM	#1
baxman Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Florida-Jax Posts: 5	Hi From a Bike NOOB Hello everyone, I joined the rest of the US and got tired of gas prices so I bought a 2000 GZ250 from a coworker with only 500 miles on it. I never rode a bike before the safety course but did pass it first time a month ago. at age 42 I at first felt silly just getting into it until I saw that most of my safety course classmates were at least as old as I am and many more older. I've been reading the forums for a while now and I have to agree that at least for this noob, I'm still a bit intimidated about anything above 35 mph for now. I got the bike up to 50 last weekend on a beautiful non-windy day and I felt like the wind was trying to knock me off of the bike. Any advice on how to get over the trepidation is greatly appreciated. Here is a pic of my bike.... Login or Register to Remove Ads
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