Went for my longest ride last night

[Monsoon X]

I rode to church last night left at 7:15pm (still light) and rode back at late twilight. (stayed on the service rode of US67 down to Wheatland and made a right, and then a left on Hampton.) I had my new gear on which feels fine. The jacket got a little warm but it wasn't uncomfortable. I think my body temp was up because I was so nervous. The reason for my nervousness was these boots and gloves I bought. The gloves weren't that bad but, I just need to get used to them. They are kinda sticky so i kept inadvertantly rolling the throttle. But on the way back home i was getting used to it.

The boots on the other hand, suck. I didn't find any good affordable boots at Cycle Gear so I used some Walmart boots but, they were sooo thick that I couldn't shift. And I felt very disconnected from my bike. I mean I couldn't shift at all unless I put my foot at some stupid awful angle. uugghhhh, I don't like riding when all my concentration is on shifting. When I leave work today I'm going by MotoLiberty and check to see if they have some real riding boots. I wish my Nike tennis shoes were good for riding because they sure felt the most comfortable.

I also need a new clear visor because tinted at night..............SUCKS

[ScottJ]

How many miles is that? Longest I ever rode at once was to Houston. Saw that pic of your weezy, veddy nice. Hopefully jose and all of us can decide on another date to setup a group ride.

[Swamp Donkey]

Yeah I need some riding boots too. I usually wear my steel toe work boots but they make me shift at an uncomfortable angle too. I don't like that feeling either.

Post up what/if you get any boots at MotoLiberty. I was going to go by there in there tomorrow morning and look. I would like to have some new boots for the Sunday gtg.

Change your shield! Very dangerous riding at night with a tinted shield. I have rode a couple of times after dark with my iridium shield and it sucks bad!

[Monsoon X]

Originally Posted by svtfam01

Change your shield! Very dangerous riding at night with a tinted shield. I have rode a couple of times after dark with my iridium shield and it sucks bad!

Yeah, I know. I was on the service road so most of the time i would just poot along w/ the visor up so I could see. Except when I started picking up speed and saw bugs in the light. Then I'd let the visor down. But mostly I had it up.

[Monsoon X]

Originally Posted by ScottJ

How many miles is that? Longest I ever rode at once was to Houston. Saw that pic of your weezy, veddy nice. Hopefully jose and all of us can decide on another date to setup a group ride.

It's not long at all compared to most rides. But for a beginner like myself, it's far. It's about say...................5-7 miles

[spankustang]

Bought my Diadora riding boots at motorcyclecloseouts.com for $99!! Very comfortable!!! They make them in 2 styles, tall boots for road racing, and hiking boot style. Both are very comfortable and have padded shift pads in the toes. they also offer excellent ankle protection.
They have pics on that website

[evil jose]

Sweet JC. Little steps at first, next thing you know you will be riding it further and further out. Holler at you this weekend.

[runin90lx]

Originally Posted by spankustang

Bought my Diadora riding boots at motorcyclecloseouts.com for $99!! Very comfortable!!! They make them in 2 styles, tall boots for road racing, and hiking boot style. Both are very comfortable and have padded shift pads in the toes. they also offer excellent ankle protection.
They have pics on that website

those hiking boot lookign ones actually dont look that bad..if youwear jeans a little baggy in the bottom of hte leg you wouldnt even be able to tell they were motorcycle boots from what i can see