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Originally Posted by nbdyfcnsqnc

I'd recommend a good brightly-colored jacket, such as high-visibility yellow, scotchlite trim, and a white helmet. There are a lot of Cordura (sp? I don't want to look it up!) jackets that are visible, and that will reduce your chances of getting hit, but they will just disintegrate in a high speed crash since plastic melts (especially mesh). But you're probably not going to die from road rash anyway.

Your bike's bright color is good but it won't do much in a left-turn-in-front-of-you accident, which is the most common kind, since the headlight blocks the front color.

Thanks man! I am definately looking for a bright jacket. So far I haven't found any, so I may just get a jacket, and then wear one of those bright orange construction worker vest. If I look goofy, then at least people see me looking goofy.

Originally Posted by bassholic

I'd guesstimate that 3k was an excellent price, but i'd have to do a little more research. But yes the Dallas market has to have higher prices b/c of year round riding.

Side note - I bought my girl a 05 250 for $1300 in April and sold it for $2050 last weekend, b/c she didn't ride it as much since we moved states unplanned.
When it time for you to upgrade you will recoup if not "lose" less than 500 and i feel 500 to run up some mile or even have the bike for 5 years (bikes stop depreciating eventually) is an excellent investment. YES i am calling a vehicle an investment, if you do your research, as it seems you have, you can make money or start without losing a dime.

Take care

I thought it was a pretty good price. There is one crack in the fairing where the right turn signal goes in, parents said the kid kept it in the frat house he lived in and a drunk buddy knocked it over (or up ). There was no rash anywhere else, and the frame looks straight, and there was a clear title, so over all it is a very well kept bike, at a great price as far as I can tell. Hopefully, even if I keep this for 2 years, so long as I take care of it I bet I can sell it for 2500, give or take.

Originally Posted by terrasmak

Great bike it should treat you well.

Thanks! I hope so. I have heard nothing but good things about this bikes reliability, so long as maintenance is kept up.

Originally Posted by Low J

good on you for going the smart route.....

Thanks. You, doug, and Jeffie were instrumental in me going with a "relatively" weaker bike to start on. I say relative because this thing will still outrun 98% of cars.

Originally Posted by nicoG35

Excellent choice of bike. Glad to know you started out on a good beginner bike. You will certainly learn a lot from that bike. I wanted to buy one of those bikes back when i got my license in 2001. So i just stuck with the 250 instead. Definitely take it slow, and when you get comfortable slowly make your progression on the regular streets. I would advise if you are wanting to make the progression on busy streets is to ride when there really isn't a lot of traffic. I find riding out on later evenings and early weekend mornings to be the best. You may also want to find an experienced rider(who doesn't ride like an ass and who won't jet off in front of you) to follow you to watch how your ride to see if you are carrying any bad habits that he/she may be able to correct.

btw welcome to the addiction, you will probably try to find any reason to hop on the bike and leave the cage at home

I will try, unfortunately, the only person I know (and trust with a motorcycle) just sold his to save up some money for a house. So, I plan on riding for a few months, and then taking the advanced class through MSF sometime this fall to find and stop any kinks my riding style may have developed. Always practice comes to mind from my baseball days.

Originally Posted by cart213

Congrats man! You got a good deal on the bike. I looked at a green '06 500 myself, but the guy wanted $4000 and wouldn't budge off it, so I passed.

Yeah, that is about what most people were asking. I found this one a didn't even try to talk them down.