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Hey! About to take the MSF this weekend. Been reading here and am rather excited. Read the thread, going to try [and probably fail] at keeping calm and just doing it, haven't really done any sort of powered-two wheels locomotion, and haven;t rode a bicycle in ages, but figure that shouldn't be much a issue. Would it be worth wearing the fullface I picked up over the weekend to MSF, or just stick with a loaner? *EDIT* Pending me not hating the class, I'm looking at getting a CB500f, anything and everything I've been able to find suggests this should be a fine starting bike, but anyone have any words of warning about it?
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Oct 20, 2014 02:45
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Pompous Rhombus posted:I will be the devil's advocate here and say that a full face helmet is not ideal for the MSF (harder to communicate with your instructor, unlikely to need the chinbar protection in a parking lot) and you're not wrong to consider the loaner. I would still probably prefer my own full face, but that's a personal preference. That was pretty much my exact concern; weight and not being able to hear poo poo. If someone actually managed to get a rash, though... That makes just sucking it up and using my own all the more appealing. Need to break it in anyway.
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Oct 20, 2014 03:56
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I suppose I'll just use my own, need to break it in anyway  So loving excited, I can hardly get to sleep at night. Looks like the class will only be half full or so.
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Oct 20, 2014 22:21
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I could have sworn the website showed their class sizes at 8, but if it's 12 and reduced by half then thats rather cool. I'm well aware that I need to keep calm, but we'll see if my preformance anxiety thinks the same. Currently enjoying the hell that is being a newbie to gear, on a budget. I have a feeling this will be less of a problem with time and experience with what fits me from whatever brands. I'm intending to try and commute on it, which some nagging voice in the back of my head says thats a bad idea, but most of me us utterly excited at the prospect. Thanks for having what seems to be a pretty awesome forum about here, it's really kinda helping build and temper my hype
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Oct 21, 2014 02:24
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Z3n posted:The best advice given on clutch control for new riders is "slip the clutch like you hate it", just ride the poo poo out of that point where it starts to engage until you've gotten moving. That is going to take some getting used to coming from car transmissions.
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Oct 21, 2014 22:07
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First range day is finished, sore. Was a utter blast though and well worth the cost
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Oct 26, 2014 00:24
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builds character posted:Good luck on the test tomorrow! Thanks! I'm loving exhausted, I work nights and this waking up in the morning poo poo is killer, pretty good time though and reaffirmed me wanting to get into this. I can't wait to finish and get the rest of my stuff together. Thankfully Austin tends to have mostly mild winters. *EDIT* I can now competently ride in parking lots! Also aced the u-turn box 
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Oct 26, 2014 04:32
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Skreemer posted:Congrats. Practice a bunch more and get some miles done. I'm up in Dallas where we have to really travel a bit to find some nice corners and roads. Down in Austin you at least have them "local". Yeah I hardly feel all that *ready* from the class, but thinking on it it's a really, really good primer for "You know the rules of the road, have no loving idea how to actually ride a motorbike, HERE YOU GO, THE BASICS!" All around was a utter blast, even if I had to gently caress my sleep cycle up hard. Currently OCD planning to get decent enough gear on the cheap enough to start riding soon. I keep wanting to travel up to Dallas because I'm a dirty raver and miss bouncing around all night spinning glowy poo poo. (The scene here is non-existent from what I can tell) Would be a wonderful excuse for distance riding when I have some confidence on freeways. Head up, find somewhere convenient to park/hide my bike, taxi/walk to sleep place after being a moron for a night and then find it in the morning. Or if sober AND not so tired that balance on is hard, take it to zzzzz place :V
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Oct 27, 2014 04:19
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Minkee posted:Which school did you end up going through in Austin? Same people, and yeah they really are. Just working on getting on the pieces in place to actually buy my bike. So tense and antsy waiting D:
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Nov 2, 2014 23:06
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I think I might have pushed myself a bit (too) hard but managed to make it through okay, I just got my first bike today, it's damp and lovely and cold and I still did my first real on-road ride to get to work. Only part that were really freezing at the end are my hands, so I need better gloves but fuuuuuck was that a blast. Helmets need built in wipers some how :V
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Nov 15, 2014 22:31
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It was more it was just one more detail to worry about when I was stressing about people and road and wet for the first time ever all at once. Was a blast though and I'm looking forward to my even colder ride home after work :p
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Nov 16, 2014 00:03
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