My new bike

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ianwuzhere

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This spring i bought a 2010 xt250. Hopefully come May will have passed my skills test and will be out and about as much as i can..

This is what it looks like.

I just got a skid plate for it-will put it on someday soon...

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joker650

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Nice and light...ur gunna be able to go anywhere with that thing :hb:
 
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ianwuzhere

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ya im likin it so far, easy for me to manuver and handle. Lookin forward to the upcoming season.

I really like the low seat for my short butt.
 
bchunter

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Sweet ride. I looked at one of those in Burns last year and was greatly intrigued by it. I would love to hear how it treats you. Enjoy.

Did you put that windscreen on it? I had to do a double take as it looks like it is factory it fits so well.
 
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ianwuzhere

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windshield is aftermarket-company called national out of usa.

Decent windshield-still have to make some adjustments to it cuz sometimes it shakes my helmet (turbulance) -can adjust the rake so hopefully will git r just rite.
 
fester

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a PG guy right on. Let me know when you want to go riding. If you haven't done your skills test and want to go on some practice rides shoot me a pm, if I remember correctly you can ride if your with someone else??
 
04klr

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oil cooled, light weight= a million miles to the smiles! (gallon)

helmut shake= buffeting
 
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I just passed both my skills test and the road test. My advice - RTFM (Read the F'ing Manual) The ICBC books are great for getting you through. I spent 1 hour a day as many days on a local parking lot as I could practicing the exercises - and exceeding the standard (eg tighter fig 8s). Then when I got my skills test I practiced the next half of the book - esp driving round downtown and residential areas. It was good fun, good learning, and got me through no sweat. I'd have taken a course if I could (even tho I did one back in the UK when I got my UK test) but there was no course that I could take. But the manuals are fantastic.

Good luck!
 
fester

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I have had my license for 10 years and would still like to take a course. I think the insurance is a bit cheaper if you take a course and you can't beat a bit of training. I think that goofing off in the dirt and on the backroads teaches you on the road control as well, more then if you just roda a cruiser or a street bike all the time.
 
Mollygrubber

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fester wrote:
I have had my license for 10 years and would still like to take a course. I think the insurance is a bit cheaper if you take a course and you can't beat a bit of training. I think that goofing off in the dirt and on the backroads teaches you on the road control as well, more then if you just roda a cruiser or a street bike all the time.
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I just renewed my ins. & asked the agent if there was a discount for having taken a course - 'No.'

Which in my mind is b.s. Having ridden for years after teaching myself, and then taking a course last year (and another in 3 weeks) I can say it DOES make a difference.

Good for you for practicing so much, doing exercises you're unfamiliar with really helps. My wife & I spent last Sat. in a abandoned parking lot with 20 traffic cones, and it was a workout...

Have fun with your new buddy!

Peter
 
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ianwuzhere

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Went out for a ride yesterday-weather has been awesome. Some backroads still have snow but most are snow free... Heres pic of bike yesterday:



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