Maybe I should post a normal update… The new job is going swimmingly. I really, really like it. It’s taking me a while to get acclimated to the office environment, but I get along with everyone, more or less, and the job itself is actually coming easier. That’s what’s more important, right? Well, in an ideal world… :o) I’m working on posters for the 2002 Burch Fellows Travel Award recipients. Makes me want to travel.
I have decided that I’m going to get a motorcycle. I’m going to take the Motorcycle Safety Foundation courses at a local community college, get a helmet, my permit, gear, and when I’ve saved enough money, a bike. I’ve got my eye on a 1979-1982 Honda CBX. We’ll see, though. That bike has more power than I’ll know what to do with in the beginning. I’m just telling myself that I’ll grow into it (that’s the rational side of me talking; the emotional side thinks it’s one wicked bike).
We’re moved in, just not unpacked. Anyone got a coffee table or an entertainment center? We need ’em.
More later. I think we have internet now at the apartment…
i’m glad to hear the job is working out so well for you. and i’ve actually thought about the bike deal for myelf in the past, fun, and waaay more affordable than a sportscar. i dont know what motorcycles youve been considering or anything but i’d suggest you check out the kawasaki ninja 250R (or its 500R big brother), you can get a fairly new one very cheap, and it has reasonable performance, but not so much that youll kill yourself haha.
Kudos for taking the MSF course before getting a bike. Safety first.
My first bike was an old single cylinder ’82 Honda Ascot. I loved that bike. The CBXs fairly collectible, but had way too much power for me initially, especially the older versions. Sadly I sold my 929rr in December and don’t have a bike at all currently. Then again maybe its just a phase we all have to go through sooner or later (not a bad phase by any means). :)
Thanks man. Yeah, I really like it. Even getting my own office next week. Yay…
I’ve been pondering bikes for a while. My roommates each have one, and there’s just something about an engine that revs to 10K in a heartbeat, and having all the mechanical bits exposed like that, that just gets me going. Not to mention the four little caburetors tucked up underneath the gas tank (one for each cylinder). It’s too cool.
The MSF course is basically so I don’t kill myself when I do get the CBX (or equivalent). I’ll probably end up getting a later model anyway. Less power, yes, but more tractable and flexible from what I hear, not to mention a bit cheaper. We’ll see.
It’s probably just a phase; you’re right, but I’m bound and determined to enjoy it :o)