learning to drive with a new Fat Bob ... daunting?
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Joined: Aug 2010
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From: Las Vegas, NV
Same here! A month and a half ago I bought My first bike EVER, a 1998 Super glide. Everyone asked me if it was too big for my first bike. I won't ride anything but a harley and I didn't want a sportster. I found this in my price range and bought it. I would have never had the nerve to test drive it if I didn't take the riders safety course first. Taught me a lot. Then I rode a round the neighborhood untill I got up enough nerve to go out on larger streets. Now I go down the fwy and went on my first poker run. Still won't split lanes though. I am not in any hurry when I am riding my Harley. Enjoy!
I was in the same situation a few months ago. I had never been anything other than a dirtbike my entire life. On a whim I went to my Harley dealer on one of the ride days...Thats when I drove my first street bob...fell in love with the styling, sound, and power...however was this the right bike to purchase as my first cruiser?! I was anxious...a bit afraid of it to be honest. I took a class on basic riding skills from MSF..and we rode tiny honda rebels.....However, the skills I learned from that class helped me have confidence in accepting my driving abilities. I am by no means professional, or a veteran rider. However I have been riding my bike all over, and when I get an opportunity I find myself doing driving drills like I did in the MSF class using my own bike. Now I can do figure 8s all day long. 3000 miles of riding, two rain storms, a hail storm, and some of the best moments I have had thus far in my life. Im glad I learned to ride on a big bike....If you learn how to ride a big bike, you can ride anything else below it! So get in a class, and practice. Good luck and ride safe!
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