Just starting out and scared senseless

[thewifenz]

Hi there, have just been up and had a look at a new Virago for myself and a V Star for the hubby. Neither of us have had a bike before so it is an exciting new world for us. Really looking forward to giving this a shot. Anyone else done this as a his and hers project? Looking forward to any advice anyone has. Thanks.

[yungatart]

Welcome! Enjoy your bikes, find yourselves a couple of mentors and enjoy the ride.

[thewifenz]

Thanks, most of our friends and family think we are nuts...it isnt something people in their 40's do lol. Really looking forward to it. If only we had done this years ago...it all seems so daunting lol.

[98tls]

Welcome and as yungatart said get yourself a mentor.....so long since i started out...i was lucky and grew up in the country with endless paddocks to learn in.....get youself some good riding gear....best investment you will ever make........enjoy youselves.......

[MSTRS:Me]

Thanks, most of our friends and family think we are nuts...it isnt something people in their 40's do lol. Really looking forward to it. If only we had done this years ago...it all seems so daunting lol.

Oh really??
Good on you both. Get the right advice, right bike(s), right gear. You will rediscover the youth you thought you'd left behind.

[thewifenz]

cheers for the support. We tend to do silly things lol, like buying a convertible and then a coupe hehe....a motorbike is just the next progression lol. We decided to get one each as with us having to go through the whole learner thing, it would be a long time before we could go for a ride together on one bike. We are thinking about getting intercoms between our helmets. Still investigating the practicalities of that. I really should be studying the road code lol....

[MSTRS:Me]

Leave off the intercoms at this stage....you don't want to be hearing voices during the initial learning curve.

[thewifenz]

Thank you, noted and agree....This is what is so great about being able to chat with others more experienced. Cheers.

[98tls]

Just a thought...have you guys considered buying a couple of road legal trail bikes first up.......a lot of fun...easy to ride and opens up a whole lot of different places you can ride.....the skills you acquire on the odd off road jaunt will only add to your ability on road........

[thewifenz]

No being purely snobbist here, hubby thinks trail bikes shouldnt be on the road they should be on the trails lol. And from the feminine perspective, the virago is a nice looking bike. I could get away with turning up to work on a virago, but they would look really askance turning up on a trail bike lol. But good thought, thanks.

[MSTRS:Me]

Just a point here. If neither of you have ridden before, why does hubby want a V Star? 1100cc aren't they? Can't ride on a learner/restricted and fairly weighty to be learning on. (I am assuming the Virago is gonna be a 250)

[thewifenz]

No you can get the V star 250. He likes the look of it better than the Virago and it will make us look a little less like tweedledum and tweedledee hehe..

[thewifenz]

oh and yes the Virago is a 250... Gosh I couldnt imagine anything bigger...In fact initially I wanted a scooter lol.

[MSTRS:Me]

Oh...um...er....see, one never stops learning

[Maha]

Thanks, most of our friends and family think we are nuts...it isnt something people in their 40's do lol. Really looking forward to it. If only we had done this years ago...it all seems so daunting lol.

I started around the same age, went to Rarotonga just over 3 years ago and while we were there we rented little scooter things, loved the feeling and wanted something a little bigger, so when we go back home, i bought a 250, now 3 years down the track, i own a Triumph Sprint. Like you said, should have done this years ago.........go forth and conquer.....