PSU FTW. I graduated in 2006. I miss it a lot! Tell the Willard preacher I said what's uuuup! hahahaha

 

Lol, none of my classes actually pass by willard. Well, I took the bike out yesterday, stalled and dropped it! Wasnt bad though, my frame sliders saved my fairings, I am a noob rider also, not sure if I mentioned that.

 

Well be careful.

I'd trade a few years off my life to be back in State College...the riding out there is AMAZING!!

 

Welcome aboard, man! I'm also from PA. Just south of Shippensburg. I graduated from Ship in 2005 and did 2 yrs at PSU off-campus.

But anyway... good to have you here. Nice bike.

 

welcome to the forum!

 

Thanks guys! Who is near psu so we can ride, lol.

 

I'm like 1-2 hours away. if you haven't taken an MSF course, I highly recommend signing up for one this season. It'll save you a little $$ on insurance, plus you live in a state that offers the course for free (unless you go to a Harley shop to take it). It'll also teach you some basic survival skills & they provide the bikes.

 

Thanks for the advice! I took the MSF course to get my License, but I was thinking of taking it again just as a refresher. Am I allowed to use the cbr if I already have my M endorsement? Would I still have to sit in the class or can i just do the motorcycle part to brush up on things.

 

Take it to a big, open parking lot and practice, practice practice. It is the slow speed that is hardest to master well. Try doing figure 8's and tight turns till the handle bars are locked against the tank. Grab some old road cones and do some slaloms (or use the marking lane paint strips). Try a LOT of 30mph HARD braking (easing into it , of course), using front only, rear only and both together. Pick a point to start braking and gradually try stopping shorter and shorter. These are the skills you use the most in street-riding, not 120 mph sweepers. Get Your first 1-2k (at least!) before you try to find your limits on the highways and roads. Never forget, the bike can do things faster than YOU can! We are NOT all part of that elite, with the reflexes of formula racers. And have fun.

P.S. I'm coming back to riding after a 10 year hiatus. I've got over 80k in everything from snow, rain, sleet and hail. Ridden 25 hours non-stop before. Yet, I'm still doing all the training steps again, because I have less than 1k under my boots since I've re-started.

 

Thanks for the tips! I'll try to practice at the Bryce Jordan parking lot once it gets warmer and when I bring my bike up, lol.

I realized I wasn't part of the elite when I dropped my bike no more than 300 ft from my house, lol.