Wish Me Luck

Well today is the start of the MSF. I hope all goes well, I still haven't found any riding boots. :tt: I went to 3 or 4 different motorcycle shops here in Fort Worth and surrounding areas and couldnt find any I liked. I tried on some Frank Thomas, Joe Rocket, and some others and they all seemed to either make my feet look like I had on midget shoes, or were just extremely uncomfortable. So for the time being I have been riding in my vans with long pants on that cover the ankles. Yea, Yea I know:bslap: "Those don't offer any protection" I also got a little impatient and went to the DMV(Thursday) and paid to take the Written and Driving tests, Took the written and missed one question. Scheduled to take the driving and got there at the CORRECT Time! and the little b!%ch that was giving the test got lippy and was telling me I was late. :wbs: "The f&&k I was, I was standing in line, but whatever you need to tell yourself.":yaewn: Well needless to say, it shut her up when I told her I was taking the MSF this weekend :nee: Well got the permit and have been driving around since. I have also learned that, Fear is the best teacher.

All you need for boots is over the ankle anything!

Like GM said, they dont have to be motorcycle boots. mine are the boots I wear in the shop in auto tech class. but good luck with the MSF course.

Good luck!!! ANd HAVE FUN!!

Basically, anything is better than tennis shoes/ skate shoes. Look at any crash pic, those are the first thing to go. Nothing to really hold them on, and nothing to keep the pavement from burning through to your feet. Leather work boots are good.

I agree w/ P_R and Gas.... Just about anything is better than tennis shoes (omg i've seen some folks riding in sandals before). I used to wear a pair of Magnum Hi-Teks when I rode. Provides great support to your ankles and the hi-teks are quiet comfy (IMO).

Wear some work/hiking boots until you can get real riding boots. Take it easy until then. After the MSF, just keep practicing the MSF stuff in a parking lot. I've spent hours doing stuff like that. I still do. Really, before you hit the highway, or anything above, say, 20mph you want gear head to toe.

yeah, what ceo said. :luck:

Good luck with MSF. Remember, first rule for the class. HAVE FUN!!!! After all, that is why you are learning to ride in the first place. Then practice, practice, practice after you pass the class. Ride safe.

Have a GREAT time. We just took ours as you know. Now I am patiently waiting for MTP to get his butt in gear, buy the darn bike so that I can practice, practice, practice. He has about another week - after that, I am going out and buying my own darn bike. *ducks and runs for cover cause she knows that is not going to happen*

I finally found boots that work. Finished with the course today, learned alot. I think the thing that gave me the most trouble was the u-turn in the box after a few times I got the hang of it. Had a blast, really glad I didn't pick up a 250 though :nonod: just not enough power for my liking. Anyways tomorrow off to the DMV :dthumb: :cin:

Gratz bro.... yeah I remember going to the MSF course... I'd been ridin' like 5 or 6 months (hadn't had my big spill yet) and thought i was hot ****... it was quite humbling (the instructors were great) and damn i learned a lot.... I think the biggest thing they taught me was how to break correctly.... but yeah, just like everyone is saying... Practice Practice Practice.

Gratz bro.... yeah I remember going to the MSF course... I'd been ridin' like 5 or 6 months (hadn't had my big spill yet) and thought i was hot ****... it was quite humbling (the instructors were great) and damn i learned a lot.... I think the biggest thing they taught me was how to break correctly.... but yeah, just like everyone is saying... Practice Practice Practice. What did you break?

What did you break? luckily it wasn't *too* bad.... was out riding w/ a friend east of College Station TX on 105... became dark, started heading back to town. but anyways about the 'setting.' I ended up w/ some pretty damn bad road rash.... i got real lucky. Did ~900$ damage on the bike.... like i said, could have been much much worse. I got hella lucky. That's when I regained a lot of my respect for the bike again... some folks all it takes is once... some folks, once is the only chance they get. I got lucky.

luckily it wasn't *too* bad.... was out riding w/ a friend east of College Station TX on 105... became dark, started heading back to town. but anyways about the 'setting.' I ended up w/ some pretty damn bad road rash.... i got real lucky. Did ~900$ damage on the bike.... like i said, could have been much much worse. I got hella lucky. That's when I regained a lot of my respect for the bike again... some folks all it takes is once... some folks, once is the only chance they get. I got lucky. I have a question. Why's it so damn hard for people to start with respect for the thing without being afraid of it?:nonod: Seems most people are pricks/squids, or they're terrified. I think most of the good people are on TWF...the people that fall between those two.

Why's it so damn hard for people to start with respect for the thing without being afraid of it?:nonod: Seems most people are pricks/squids, or they're terrified. I think most of the good people are on TWF...the people that fall between those two. I did start off w/ a healthy respect, but then started thinking I was more hot stuff as I went along. Real tough not to do so when you're young(er)....

:cheers: congrats on the course.

I have a question. Why's it so damn hard for people to start with respect for the thing without being afraid of it?:nonod: Seems most people are pricks/squids, or they're terrified. I think most of the good people are on TWF...the people that fall between those two. On weekends my dad would work out in his shop, he would build all kinds of stuff. Before I was born he even owned a Machine Shop. And before I even started helping him he would remind me to keep my respect for the machine I was using. He would always tell me that the table saw doesnt know the difference between meat and wood.

On weekends my dad would work out in his shop, he would build all kinds of stuff. Before I was born he even owned a Machine Shop. And before I even started helping him he would remind me to keep my respect for the machine I was using. He would always tell me that the table saw doesnt know the difference between meat and wood. That's what I was taught. Don't be afraid of a tool- just don't get in it's way.

Yup Yup @ P_R & Soul. Shop is one thing, I was raised the same.... Why is there so much difference between a spinning blade/bit/grinder and asphault seems so different? Oh. don't remember if I congradulated ya or not, but gratz Soul....

Congrats :cheers:

I finally found boots that work. Finished with the course today, learned alot. I think the thing that gave me the most trouble was the u-turn in the box after a few times I got the hang of it. Had a blast, really glad I didn't pick up a 250 though :nonod: just not enough power for my liking. Anyways tomorrow off to the DMV :dthumb: :cin: That FREAKING U turn - I hated that!

That FREAKING U turn - I hated that! :slol:

I can't get enough of it now, on my bike. I just couldn't get used to the fact to trust the science behind the concept. Once I did, it was a piece of cake.

I can't get enough of it now, on my bike. I just couldn't get used to the fact to trust the science behind the concept. Once I did, it was a piece of cake. That is great. Once we get the bike, don't think for a second that I will not practice, practice, practice until I get it right. :dthumb:

That FREAKING U turn - I hated that! The figure 8 in the box? Yeah, it's a tricky flucker, eh?

The figure 8 in the box? Yeah, it's a tricky flucker, eh? .... CEO's turnin' Canadian..... we need an intervention dammit.

.... CEO's turnin' Canadian..... we need an intervention dammit. eh? :skep:

eh? :skep: My god, it's contageous..... Dammit Jim, we must do something.

.... CEO's turnin' Canadian..... we need an intervention dammit. Intervention, eh? What's that all aboooot? :lol:

Intervention, eh? What's that all aboooot? :lol: wers the beer eh?

Everytime someone says something about Canada I think of that movie "Strange Brew"

The figure 8 in the box? Yeah, it's a tricky flucker, eh? YES! I almost had a panic attack when the instructor demonstrated it. :lol:

YES! I almost had a panic attack when the instructor demonstrated it. :lol: imagine doing that on a 800lb HD Dresser :lol:

It's tricky on some sportbikes because their lock-to-lock steering angle is not very large (with steep rake angles, they don't want tank slappers to get any more violent than they have to) since you are never really turning the bars that sharply when at speed. You really need to lock the bars and get your butt wayyy off the opposite side to maximize lean angle. My bike is a good example.

imagine doing that on a 800lb HD Dresser :lol: Our instructor teaches the police officer class where he has them do that turn in half the space with fully dressed bikes. :yikes:

My god, it's contageous..... Dammit Jim, we must do something. QUICK, drink this http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v78/JRD77VET/good%20eats/th_DCP_3200A.jpg eh?

I think the U-Turn part of the course is geared more towards that Harley/Cruiser types... all that waddling around in the bar parking lot is really the only time that kind of stuff is going to come up :D