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bluekat · 03-06-2008, 02:18 AM

My name is Kari, and I'm new here and new to motorcycles, sort of. Back in the early 80's my husband Ron and I had a kawasaki 400. I rode on back and we puttered around during the warm weather. Sold the bike when we had our first child. 2 kids and 20 some years later, Ron has bought a 82 Suzuki GS850G for comuting and for fun. I was fully plannning to just hop on the back again, but one day we stopped in at the only motorcycle place open on a Sunday, a HD store, and I made the mistake of sitting on one small sportster, & hey! This is kind of nice!!

Tomorrow I start my BRT class that will hopefully lead to an endorsement. This past weekend we put over 100 miles on the suzuki riding around the area. I was pretty nervous at first, but by the end of the weekend, I relaxed and just had a blast. Didn't want to stop, but Ron's hands were sore ( the previous owner had removed the padding on the grips) and I was chilled to the point I could no longer ignore the cold. I can't wait to go out again.

We'll be looking for a bike for me. Not the sportster that started this whole thing, but something older and tamer. Ron is already comuting with the Suzuki. We want to do longer rides on the weekends and some light touring when the riding skills are up to snuff.

Nice to meet you all!
kari

03-06-2008, 02:18 AM	#1 (permalink)
bluekat Seat Tester Joined: Mar 2008 Bike: 06 Suzuki C50 Location: Oregon Posts: 56	Hello from Oregon My name is Kari, and I'm new here and new to motorcycles, sort of. Back in the early 80's my husband Ron and I had a kawasaki 400. I rode on back and we puttered around during the warm weather. Sold the bike when we had our first child. 2 kids and 20 some years later, Ron has bought a 82 Suzuki GS850G for comuting and for fun. I was fully plannning to just hop on the back again, but one day we stopped in at the only motorcycle place open on a Sunday, a HD store, and I made the mistake of sitting on one small sportster, & hey! This is kind of nice!! Tomorrow I start my BRT class that will hopefully lead to an endorsement. This past weekend we put over 100 miles on the suzuki riding around the area. I was pretty nervous at first, but by the end of the weekend, I relaxed and just had a blast. Didn't want to stop, but Ron's hands were sore ( the previous owner had removed the padding on the grips) and I was chilled to the point I could no longer ignore the cold. I can't wait to go out again. We'll be looking for a bike for me. Not the sportster that started this whole thing, but something older and tamer. Ron is already comuting with the Suzuki. We want to do longer rides on the weekends and some light touring when the riding skills are up to snuff. Nice to meet you all! kari