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Date:         Sun, 24 Dec 2006 11:03:15 -0800
Reply-To:     Nathaniel Poole <npoole@TELUS.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Nathaniel Poole <npoole@TELUS.NET>
Subject:      Re learning motorcycles
In-Reply-To:  <458E90FD.5040607@verizon.net>
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A very good place to start is with a small scooter. That way you don't have
to get a license and you get the feel for it. Many folks just stop at that.
I used to have one and it was a riot. Not good for highway, but buzzing
around town, there's nothing better. Over 100mpg, to boot.


Nathaniel




On 12/24/06 6:38 AM, "Mike Collum" <collum@VERIZON.NET> wrote:


> If you can balance on a bicycle you can balance on a motorcycle.  The
> thing to be careful of is that motorcycles have much more power than
> most non-riders can imagine.  You definitely want to start out being
> very gentle with the throttle.
>
> Mike
>
>
> Joy Hecht wrote:
>>  How hard is it to
>> learn to ride one, at my age?
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