new female rider on the Eastern Shore

Hi all, new female rider here. I went through the MSF course, found a small "beater bike," and am trying to apply and remember everything I learned. Any other new riders out there on the Eastern Shore?

Welcome to the nuthouse. There are pleanty of riders on your end of the world. I'm sure they will give you a warm welcome.

Welcome. Post up pics of the "beater bike".

it's nothing special, just a '02 Honda Rebel that needs a good cleaning, etc... my "baby" is a '02 Honda 750 Shadow ACE which was my "MSF graduation present" and sitting in the garage waiting for me to get much more confident

i'll try to post both

welcome bamalama.when your ready to knock the dust off it and take a ride let me know. I ride all the time

thanks!

Welcome to the boards! Always love to see another lady rider! Grats on your new freedom!

Welcome to the forum.

Yes welcome to the boards. Pull up a seat grab a beer and tell us a little about yourself.

Welcome from Daphne.
Yep, we are pic crazy round here ( some are just plain crazy anyway )
Need anything, holler.

Welcome to the group.

From someone who is not far from just a newbie, a very meaningful suggestion.

Go to Wal-mart and for around $10 you can buy these cone like things at you put under furniture legs to raise it up, they look like small cone. Next ask the best rider you know to help you. then find a BIG empty parking lot. Take those cones out and for about a day and a half go through the riding drills until you can shift, swerve, Stop and go, slow and go, and get off the mark without stalling out and really not having to think about it, like you do in a car. You'll automatically know where your brakes, clutch, and shifter are.

As Dragon told me, MSF course is great it teaches you how to operated a bike. This teaches you how to ride one. I put almost 35 miles on my bike just learning to do this. But it's made me a better rider.

Just my suggestion.

After that or while you're doing that, find a quiet neighborhood and do the left, right turn thing with signals, stop and starts at stop signs. Flat out riding is easy, this is what take finesse.

Welcome from another Lady Rider. Glad you are with us.

send me a message any time and we will ride, let us know when you get tired of the rebel and I'll get it for my ol' lady

Yep, we have another female to bring over to the wild side, don't we...

send me a message any time and we will ride, let us know when you get tired of the rebel and I'll get it for my ol' lady

thanks for the welcome! what would you like to know about me (other than i'm probably just as certifiable as the rest of you!)

i had a similar suggestion from my MSF instructor, except he suggested taking old tennis balls, cutting them in half and using those for my pylons

i have no problem remembering where everything is or shifting/clutching (i've driven stick shifts for longer than some of you have probably been around LOL and am currently on the search for a little standard ragtop for weekend S & G -- but that's another story) or even taking off without stalling (my instructor even said i was almost too quick getting my feet up and going); my problem is being nervous about, of all things, the throttle; i'm sure that's a pretty common thing for most new riders; at least i know how to apply front and back breaks evenly! LOL

tennis balls are better thats what we use, they dont put you down if you nail one on a bike that doesnt weigh 2 tons {cough} harley {cough}. you'll get in your groove quick with the little bike. everything comes together sooner or later, and even quicker after you put it down a few times.

Are you referring to me???? don't go there kid LOL

everybody knows I'm sick. its to the point now that I dont mind putting them down, I'm almost starting to like it when I do it in the corners, but of course I am in full gear and 4 inches from the ground

nick, ever take the curves around Marlow on it?

had a girlfriend over there one time but never went any where very much in the area I would be interested in it though

i've had to seriously hang on while in the backseat of a Suzy Volusia Intruder on those curves; it was a total blast!

That's why we go so fast....*Wicked Smile*

oh... i know ALL the reasons you guys like to get us back there ROFL

Tee hee heee heee

I'll likely get in trouble on here for this but....

You know em All?

Betcha don't know THIS one.....*Evil Laugh*

http://www.dscbikeshop.com/viberider.html