Subject: 1st Ride!
Author: AJ Huff
Date: Mar 9, 2005, 7:00 AM
Post ID: 1718515985
As you may remember I bought not just my first Guzzi but my first
motorcycle back in January. Today I rode a motorcycle for the first time!!!
So cool. My hands are still shaking.
My driveway makes the description washboard sound smooth. My 4 runner in 4
wheel drive has difficulty making it up, so there is no chance of getting
the bike down to street level until I can get the drive re-covered in
spring. But since it's like 28 degrees and the ground is frozen I went for
2 spins around the back yard. Woohoo!
I never figured out how to get going in 1st gear but managed fine starting
from a stop in 2nd gear. Does 1st come with practice, or is it like my
trucks and you only need it for extra torque?
I have to say with no, zero, nada motorcycle experience, heel shifting up
in gears to go faster seems un-natural. Is this what the thread on reverse
shifting was about?
Am I supposed to brake with the hand grip, the foot brake or both? I am
sure they will tell me the end of April in my motorcycle class, but why not
ask now.
I am soo stroked.
-AJ
AJ Huff
'71 Ambassador
Three Rivers, MI