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**idertedype** · 03-17-2008, 09:55 AM

Just thought I would post a few pics of the ride today. We went up Hwy 11 in SC to hwy 178 and up 215 near the blueridge parkway. The weather was beutiful but it was quite cold up near the parkway. There appeared to be fresh snow on the mountains at the top.

**embefuri** · 03-17-2008, 01:09 PM

Wow that looks amazing. I'm jealous... I'm going for my beginner's license hopefully next week.

**slima** · 03-17-2008, 09:09 PM

Busa & Gixxer?[thumbup]

what's the 3rd bike? some kind of buell?

^I'm getting my license too in the following weeks if all goes well

**georgshult** · 03-17-2008, 09:20 PM

Busa & Gixxer?[thumbup]

what's the 3rd bike? some kind of buell?

^I'm getting my license too in the following weeks if all goes well

[thumbup] Good luck with your license! Got your AVB yet?

GSX-R makes my FZR jealous.

Most recent good picture (yay):

Most recent picture (damn storms):

**slima** · 03-17-2008, 09:36 PM

[thumbup] Good luck with your license! Got your AVB yet?

Nope, only had 2 lessons.. got my theory though

**georgshult** · 03-17-2008, 09:41 PM

Nope, only had 2 lessons.. got my theory though

I took a record 34 lessons... Wasn't much of a fast learner on [voertuigbeheersing].

Where are you riding?

**bribiaLaubysdggf** · 03-17-2008, 09:47 PM

what's the 3rd bike? some kind of buell?

Triumph Speed Triple. Awesome pictures though!

**slima** · 03-17-2008, 09:55 PM

I took a record 34 lessons... Wasn't much of a fast learner on [voertuigbeheersing].
Where are you riding?

I'm aiming for 10 lessons

Im riding a cagiva canyon 500
http://www.rp69.nl/cagiva_canyon/ima...et-oranje1.jpg

not really my thing, but it does its thing

**georgshult** · 03-17-2008, 09:56 PM

I'm aiming for 10 lessons
Im riding a cagiva canyon 500
http://www.rp69.nl/cagiva_canyon/ima...et-oranje1.jpg

not really my thing, but it does its thing

Ten in total? [surrender]

Good thing I ride much better now.

**slima** · 03-17-2008, 10:04 PM

Ten in total? [surrender]

Good thing I ride much better now.

Yes, why not?
I had 24 lessons for my car license..and the majority of those lessons were for road experience / situation experience etc..
Now for motorcycle i can skip that because i already have the experience of being in the traffic..so all i need is to learn is controlling the bike etc.

**georgshult** · 03-17-2008, 10:05 PM

Yes, why not?
I had 24 lessons for my car license..and the majority of those lessons were for road experience / situation experience etc..
Now for motorcycle i can skip that because i already have the experience of being in the traffic..so all i need is to learn is controlling the bike etc.

Well yeah, but still you'll have to have at least a few lessons for riding the bike in traffic. It's not the same as riding cars.

10's not impossible though, just on the low end I think.

**bribiaLaubysdggf** · 03-17-2008, 10:15 PM

I had just 2 lessons and passed first time

... admittedly, I rode my bike on a learner licence for 12 months in between those two lessons before taking the test. Mind you, I needed around 30 lessons to be anywhere near ready for a car licence; I kept on thinking I was on a bike and constantly aimed for gaps that weren't really car-sized...

**georgshult** · 03-17-2008, 11:43 PM

I had just 2 lessons and passed first time ... admittedly, I rode my bike on a learner licence for 12 months in between those two lessons before taking the test. Mind you, I needed around 30 lessons to be anywhere near ready for a car licence; I kept on thinking I was on a bike and constantly aimed for gaps that weren't really car-sized...

^.^

There's no learner license in the Netherlands for bikes and cars - pass the tests first, then you get to drive freely.

**slima** · 03-19-2008, 12:27 AM

meh, gotta hate all the rain these weeks..
[thumbdown]

**EzekelEnzino** · 03-19-2008, 12:48 AM

meh, gotta hate all the rain these weeks..
[thumbdown]

Yep, sucks. Mind you i did my bike test in the snow! scared the crap out of me and the guy doing the test wasnt too sure if it was too bad to go out but it probably made me ride a bit better than usual [rofl]

Edit:

To the OP, that looks like a great bit of road for biking [thumbup]

**girlsround** · 03-19-2008, 12:51 AM

Helmet? Protective gear? What happened to the Easy Rider days?

**OmqMZtkv** · 03-19-2008, 03:13 AM

Helmet? Protective gear? What happened to the Easy Rider days?

The state governments stepped in. At least they did in my state.

**georgshult** · 03-19-2008, 05:56 AM

Helmet? Protective gear? What happened to the Easy Rider days?

Those days took a fall and had to scrape their skin off the road.

**girlsround** · 03-19-2008, 06:04 AM

Those days took a fall and had to scrape their skin off the road.

So what you're sayin is that today's bikers are pussies?

**SweetCaroline** · 03-19-2008, 06:09 AM

So what you're sayin is that today's bikers are pussies?

Not at all, unless by "*****" you mean people who don't like to break the law.

In California a helmet is a requirement. Luckily other protective gear is not, but other states can require full protective gear.

03-17-2008, 09:55 AM	#1
idertedype Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 376 Senior Member	just a few photo's from a quick motorcycle ride today. Just thought I would post a few pics of the ride today. We went up Hwy 11 in SC to hwy 178 and up 215 near the blueridge parkway. The weather was beutiful but it was quite cold up near the parkway. There appeared to be fresh snow on the mountains at the top. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-17-2008, 01:09 PM	#2
embefuri Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 499 Senior Member	Wow that looks amazing. I'm jealous... I'm going for my beginner's license hopefully next week. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-17-2008, 09:09 PM	#3
slima Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 543 Senior Member	Busa & Gixxer?[thumbup] what's the 3rd bike? some kind of buell? ^I'm getting my license too in the following weeks if all goes well Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-17-2008, 09:20 PM	#4
georgshult Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 552 Senior Member	Busa & Gixxer?[thumbup] what's the 3rd bike? some kind of buell? ^I'm getting my license too in the following weeks if all goes well [thumbup] Good luck with your license! Got your AVB yet? GSX-R makes my FZR jealous. Most recent good picture (yay): Most recent picture (damn storms): Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-17-2008, 09:36 PM	#5
slima Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 543 Senior Member	[thumbup] Good luck with your license! Got your AVB yet? Nope, only had 2 lessons.. got my theory though Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-17-2008, 09:41 PM	#6
georgshult Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 552 Senior Member	Nope, only had 2 lessons.. got my theory though I took a record 34 lessons... Wasn't much of a fast learner on [voertuigbeheersing]. Where are you riding? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-17-2008, 09:47 PM	#7
bribiaLaubysdggf Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 536 Senior Member	what's the 3rd bike? some kind of buell? Triumph Speed Triple. Awesome pictures though! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-17-2008, 09:55 PM	#8
slima Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 543 Senior Member	I took a record 34 lessons... Wasn't much of a fast learner on [voertuigbeheersing]. Where are you riding? I'm aiming for 10 lessons Im riding a cagiva canyon 500 http://www.rp69.nl/cagiva_canyon/ima...et-oranje1.jpg not really my thing, but it does its thing Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-17-2008, 09:56 PM	#9
georgshult Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 552 Senior Member	I'm aiming for 10 lessons Im riding a cagiva canyon 500 http://www.rp69.nl/cagiva_canyon/ima...et-oranje1.jpg not really my thing, but it does its thing Ten in total? [surrender] Good thing I ride much better now. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-17-2008, 10:04 PM	#10
slima Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 543 Senior Member	Ten in total? [surrender] Good thing I ride much better now. Yes, why not? I had 24 lessons for my car license..and the majority of those lessons were for road experience / situation experience etc.. Now for motorcycle i can skip that because i already have the experience of being in the traffic..so all i need is to learn is controlling the bike etc. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-17-2008, 10:05 PM	#11
georgshult Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 552 Senior Member	Yes, why not? I had 24 lessons for my car license..and the majority of those lessons were for road experience / situation experience etc.. Now for motorcycle i can skip that because i already have the experience of being in the traffic..so all i need is to learn is controlling the bike etc. Well yeah, but still you'll have to have at least a few lessons for riding the bike in traffic. It's not the same as riding cars. 10's not impossible though, just on the low end I think. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-17-2008, 10:15 PM	#12
bribiaLaubysdggf Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 536 Senior Member	I had just 2 lessons and passed first time ... admittedly, I rode my bike on a learner licence for 12 months in between those two lessons before taking the test. Mind you, I needed around 30 lessons to be anywhere near ready for a car licence; I kept on thinking I was on a bike and constantly aimed for gaps that weren't really car-sized... Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-17-2008, 11:43 PM	#13
georgshult Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 552 Senior Member	I had just 2 lessons and passed first time ... admittedly, I rode my bike on a learner licence for 12 months in between those two lessons before taking the test. Mind you, I needed around 30 lessons to be anywhere near ready for a car licence; I kept on thinking I was on a bike and constantly aimed for gaps that weren't really car-sized... ^.^ There's no learner license in the Netherlands for bikes and cars - pass the tests first, then you get to drive freely. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-19-2008, 12:27 AM	#14
slima Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 543 Senior Member	meh, gotta hate all the rain these weeks.. [thumbdown] Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-19-2008, 12:48 AM	#15
EzekelEnzino Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 742 Senior Member	meh, gotta hate all the rain these weeks.. [thumbdown] Yep, sucks. Mind you i did my bike test in the snow! scared the crap out of me and the guy doing the test wasnt too sure if it was too bad to go out but it probably made me ride a bit better than usual [rofl] Edit: To the OP, that looks like a great bit of road for biking [thumbup] Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-19-2008, 12:51 AM	#16
girlsround Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 510 Senior Member	Helmet? Protective gear? What happened to the Easy Rider days? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-19-2008, 03:13 AM	#17
OmqMZtkv Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 399 Senior Member	Helmet? Protective gear? What happened to the Easy Rider days? The state governments stepped in. At least they did in my state. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-19-2008, 05:56 AM	#18
georgshult Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 552 Senior Member	Helmet? Protective gear? What happened to the Easy Rider days? Those days took a fall and had to scrape their skin off the road. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-19-2008, 06:04 AM	#19
girlsround Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 510 Senior Member	Those days took a fall and had to scrape their skin off the road. So what you're sayin is that today's bikers are pussies? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-19-2008, 06:09 AM	#20
SweetCaroline Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 450 Senior Member	So what you're sayin is that today's bikers are pussies? Not at all, unless by "*****" you mean people who don't like to break the law. In California a helmet is a requirement. Luckily other protective gear is not, but other states can require full protective gear. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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