raclow
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Congrats Sherri!!!!! :clapping:
Ride your own ride.
It will all come to you in due time.
Ride your own ride.
It will all come to you in due time.
Congratulations Joyfulgirl
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fjrchik
Just a girl in the world, having rode 3 FJRs
Yea Sherri!!! :clapping:
awesome girl! congrats!
awesome girl! congrats!
TruWrecks
Still chewing thru the Restraints
Great job Sherri! Keep at it and you'll be just fine. B)
James Burleigh
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Congratulations, JFG. You have to walk before you can run. When I bought my first M.C. four years ago, a Harley Sportster, I had them deliver it to my door because I was too afraid to ride it home. Then I got on it and rode it around the block at about 3 MPH. Then I took it out in traffic, and so on. But it was a weekend fun bike.
Then I got a client at a location where I couldn't take public transportation, and traffic was a bitch. So I "had" to commute by M.C. I was pissed, because I felt I was taking my life in my hands every time I got on the bike. I remember the first time I went up between the cars: I thought the world would come apart and I would die. So I quickly got back in line. Then I ventured up between cars again, and over time you learn how to commute smartly (I'm now at a point where I have to remind myself to rein it in because I get over-confident). Anyway, like Penguini describes, I got hooked. Now, my commute is the best part of my day. When I hear that there's an accident screwing up the Bay Bridge, I get stoked because it's a challenge. And there aren't many opportunities to always feel like a VIP--someone who always gets to go to the front of the line. What makes most people frustrated, we get to sail through with a grin.
Somewhere on this here forum I posted the lessons I've learned about commuting after doing it full time for the last three years. But the best recent tip I got was from Pat Hahn's book, where he recommends you re-design your commute route to maximize fun and scenery and minimize meat grinder encounters. Now I take back roads and stuff.
Before long you'll have your black belt in commuting. It just takes practice and experience, and with that comes knowledge and confidence.
But you know all that.
Have fun!
Jb
Then I got a client at a location where I couldn't take public transportation, and traffic was a bitch. So I "had" to commute by M.C. I was pissed, because I felt I was taking my life in my hands every time I got on the bike. I remember the first time I went up between the cars: I thought the world would come apart and I would die. So I quickly got back in line. Then I ventured up between cars again, and over time you learn how to commute smartly (I'm now at a point where I have to remind myself to rein it in because I get over-confident). Anyway, like Penguini describes, I got hooked. Now, my commute is the best part of my day. When I hear that there's an accident screwing up the Bay Bridge, I get stoked because it's a challenge. And there aren't many opportunities to always feel like a VIP--someone who always gets to go to the front of the line. What makes most people frustrated, we get to sail through with a grin.
Somewhere on this here forum I posted the lessons I've learned about commuting after doing it full time for the last three years. But the best recent tip I got was from Pat Hahn's book, where he recommends you re-design your commute route to maximize fun and scenery and minimize meat grinder encounters. Now I take back roads and stuff.
Before long you'll have your black belt in commuting. It just takes practice and experience, and with that comes knowledge and confidence.
But you know all that.
Have fun!
Jb
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Ric in Sac
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Awesome! :clapping:
fJROB
Well-known member
Way to go Sherri! :yahoo:
madmike2
Shtirrenuppenmeister
:clapping: :yahoo: [SIZE=18pt]GOOD ON YA![/SIZE] :yahoo: :clapping:
matey peeps
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Rawk!
OrangevaleFJR
R.I.P. Our FJR Riding Friend
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MKO
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Congrats Sherri!
painman
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Woo Hoo! Way to go Sherri! Congratulations on making that horse tame. It's just like riding a bike...oh, it is a bike. Have fun and just enjoy. Del. <>< 
GalaxyBlue
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Great job Sherri!
One of these days i will be back out there on the bike and we can go for a spin! :clapping:
One of these days i will be back out there on the bike and we can go for a spin! :clapping:
OrangevaleFJR
R.I.P. Our FJR Riding Friend
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Rogue
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:dance:
Thug
A shy retiring flower in a Thug's exterior
Goos job mate... :good:
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YOU GO GIRL!!! :clapping:
Sorry this is a late response. Been laid up for a week so just saw this today.
Sorry this is a late response. Been laid up for a week so just saw this today.
