mailee Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 Well today I went out for a good ride. not too exciting you might say but it is the first real ride on my own bike since passing my test on Monday. I did a short trip on Wednesday but the rain stopped play so this is my first 'real ride' I set off around town taking my time and getting used to the different balance of the Virago to the ER6 that I had taken my tests on so my corners were a bit slow to start with. I then headed out of town on some of the country roads while the weather was fine. After a few miles I found I started to relax more and my gear changing got smoother. The Virago is no R1 and is pretty sedate which is fine for me and I soon found I was accelerating faster and giving the throttle a good twist. At one point on a long straight road I actually touched 80 MPH! then down came the rain which had been forecast but wasn't too heavy just a light shower so I pressed on with a large grin on my face. the rain did stop I am happy to say and before long it was getting dull and looking at my clock it read 8.30! time to go home I thought and made the run home to find that i had been out for three hours and covered 40 miles! When I got off the bike I had a grin so wide it must have looked like my throat had been cut. LOL. I can't wait for my next ride now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sacha Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 WOO-HOO! Ride on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obriens65 Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 That's what bikes are all about. Three hours gone without realising it and a face-splitting grin. Stay safe and enjoy the many rides to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slice Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Believe it or not it get's better, I envy you as I can still remember my first ride out alone with no plates and that was a LOOOOONG time ago, stay safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallory1 Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Believe it or not it get's better, I envy you as I can still remember my first ride out alone with no plates and that was a LOOOOONG time ago, stay safe. Very true .. It DOES get better. I can even remember the first time I took a bike past first gear on an empty road. Friggin best feeling ever ride safe mailee and enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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