Well friends,
I couldn't bear to look at the bike sitting there so lonely. It was a very hot April day and I did not neglect my bike. I turned it on, and let it warm for a minute, though I think it was already pretty toasty! My helmet has still not come in, so it looks like I won't be housing my head in a helmet until Friday. So clearly, I was riding without a helmet today..or anything for that matter. I wanted to try changing gears, and the bike was crisp and quick. I was doing 15mph through the apartment community, pushing almost 20mph and I really felt like I was blazing down the road!!
Honestly though, without any gear on, I felt very exposed. I don't think I'm going to ride around again until my helmet arrives. Even at such a slow speed, it was intimidating. I've seen many people around here who ride without anything at all. They must really trust other people to do so..but I surely don't. Cages are for animals..and most cagers ARE animals!!
Two other things I learned today: One, on a hill, I need to be quicker with my clutch and throttle. Maybe I was just a little hesitant about not dropping the bike, but on the road, I definitely need to be quicker. The second thing is to use turn signals!! And on top of that, to turn them off!! I think I rode around for quite a bit with my signal on, I must have looked like a fool! lol
I made all my turns well though, countersteering a bit and normal turning too, bike was sharp as ever! And at the end of my ride, I noticed I had my first ever passenger..a brave little spider who must have taken up living on my bike. He even had the nerve to rear up and glare at me when I spotted him! Don't worry, I didn't squash him, he lives on to brave another day, just like the rest of us!
Have a great week everyone!
-Pandabear
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