The Beginning

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I'm calling this the beginning simply because this is the first post. It has to start somewhere. In fact, the beginning was a long time ago. 

I stopped riding motorcycles over 20 years ago to raise a family. Now that the family is older, I'm a returning rider. My days had turned into, work, home, sleep, repeat but I felt the calling of two wheels again.

To get back on a motocycle I followed a long but detailed plan. 
1) Raise the cash 
2) Start researching what bike I was interested in 
3) Take some novice courses to rebuild confidence

Raising the cash was pretty simple. My wife was all for it. During this time i have to say that i felt more animated again and my wife even commented on it. I was starting to feel alive again.

The research was complicated. First i had to decide what i wanted to do with it. If just riding around town then a 250cc would do. If just on pavement, them maybe a cruiser. After focusing on Adventure bikes, i was worried I'd never find something low enough (short legs). Then i was redirected to the CB500X. I'd discounted it based on older reviews but with the 2019 release, Honda tweaked it a bit more.

I highly recommend taking a novice course or two. Research showed that some people retake the course annually. I also coupled this with a lot of reading. Look up David Hough's Proficient Motorcycling.

So now, despite the pandemic and limited traveling, I'm back on two wheels. Getting to this point has been a journey in itself.

I'm hoping to share trip information, tips and thoughts and ideas of things I discover along the way. Let's see what comes about.


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