Hi, all!
I've already posted a coupla times on other forums, didn't see this.
I'm a 44 year-old married lady, with an 11 year-old daughter - who loves to ride behind on my 250 cc Honda Elite scooter (a classic '85, with 36K miles, and not many of them highway miles). I've been riding for just over 3 years, have taken the Motorcycle Safety Course (and have talked at least a dozen other people into it!), and commute to work any day it isn't pouring or snowing. I have a lot of bad hair days - not a pretty sight, with red hair - but always have a grin on my face when I pull into the lot at work!!!!!!!!
I work for the Navy in Norfolk, Virginia, as a structural engineer, just hit the 20-year mark. I think I first got my scooter as a mild mid-life crisis thing. Both my older brothers are BMW Airheads (it's some kind of wierd cult, involving strange tech tip rites and rallies in faraway places, I think!). So bikes are pretty much in my blood. It turned out to be something I really enjoy, just getting out there, and tooling around. I joined the forum because I recently saw, and fell in love with, the new V-Strom 650. But financially, it looks like I'll be tooling around town on that scooter for a long time to come
. Still, you've go to have a dream. So I'll be hanging out, trying to soak up all I can, both pro and con,on Suzukis in general, and the new V-Strom in particular. So far, I've been really impressed with the general atmosphere on this site, and the with the people posting here!