dtpilot

woops... only for the private... little much in the price i think... I thought it was packaged with 40 hours dual engine time... dumb ass mee. "Believe me! The secret of reaping the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment from life is to live dangerously!" -- Friedrich Nietzsche

20hr for the dual is almost worth it in the price. my privat alone was 4200 here at OSU in oklahoma. "Believe me! The secret of reaping the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment from life is to live dangerously!" -- Friedrich Nietzsche

Ya... halet raceway here in oklahoma wants the bike safety wired, mirrors removed. Rear passenger pegs removed and all lights covered or removed. Thats only the beginning. Then you have to have a pan of sometype to catch all fluids in the bike incase of a engine crack. If you blow your engine on the track they dont want to clean up all your fluids. Then you need to tune the bike to get the best performance and that is to much work for the dealer. after that the tires have to go. 2 sets of tires have to be purchased...slicks and rain slicks. both pricy and they dont last long and forget just changing the rear. if the back wears down and you just change that... your front end will be wearing and loose some of its grip that it had when you first put it on. So...if you just change the back you will see what the pavement and the bike inches from your back tire taste like. Other than that.... If I were you just getting back into the ride I would ride around a little since you have probably already bought the rebal. After you are confortable again I would personally look into a cruiser. I ride a supersport... Honda CBR 600F4i and love it but like other have said, long rides can be hell on your upper body and not to mention the sore ars. I bought the bike for the arkansas roads and the one wheel adventures. Cruisers will give you the pleasure of the rode and good gas mileage. OHHH and lets not forget a confortable ride. The honda shadow is a nice bike to get if you want something easy to control and lots of power. Really other than that,,, just enjoy yourself and give all of the other riders a wave. "Believe me! The secret of reaping the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment from life is to live dangerously!" -- Friedrich Nietzsche

If I were you I would only finance the bike itself. All the other gear isnt all that expensive. Helmets about 150-600, jacket about the same. You might also want to get some leather boots that cover your ankles. Also one of the best investments Ive made was the purchase of gloves. They sure did help today when I was caught in the rain at 70mph. That shit hurts. Good luck and nice to see you are joining our side again. "Believe me! The secret of reaping the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment from life is to live dangerously!" -- Friedrich Nietzsche

Get my hopes up and then your shitty problems come back to haunt me. need lots of help "Believe me! The secret of reaping the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment from life is to live dangerously!" -- Friedrich Nietzsche

they have a really good setup for jump training. I saw navy marine air force and army there. All working together "Believe me! The secret of reaping the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment from life is to live dangerously!" -- Friedrich Nietzsche

Looking for the website that I discovered this info on but here is a link to tell you about the jump school, http://usmilitary.about.com/od/army/l/bljumpschool.htm Trust me, some of these guys look really scared on there first jump. My C-130 unit is one unit currently being used as their jump plane. Just got back from there 2 weeks ago "Believe me! The secret of reaping the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment from life is to live dangerously!" -- Friedrich Nietzsche

Found out yesterday that the army has said you someone will jump from 34 feet they will jump from any height. Their study comes from airborne school. They have a their highest platform at 34 ft. For every jumper that jumped from that tower they had a jump from a plane. But for the ones who only did the low practive jumps just a small percentage would actually get out of a real plane. Why do you think this is? "Believe me! The secret of reaping the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment from life is to live dangerously!" -- Friedrich Nietzsche

no way... I buy Oakleys all the time. One of the best pair of sunglass out. 200 on the average for me "Believe me! The secret of reaping the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment from life is to live dangerously!" -- Friedrich Nietzsche

nice suit... so what does it look like now? Keep up the good work and enjoy it. "Believe me! The secret of reaping the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment from life is to live dangerously!" -- Friedrich Nietzsche

I think im going to have to use that line. The family and friends are starting to think im crazy Am I???? "Believe me! The secret of reaping the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment from life is to live dangerously!" -- Friedrich Nietzsche

WOW That make me not want to drive fast on my sportbike. I got in a fight with asphalt a year back and it one at 40mph so I couldnt imagine 174. Thank GOD it was over quik for him. "Believe me! The secret of reaping the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment from life is to live dangerously!" -- Friedrich Nietzsche

Thanks for you input... I just requested the thread be locked and closed. I will chat with david. Thank you all for the input and knowledge. Ive learn and he has learned some. Please let the go behind us and move on. Thanks again, dtpilot "Believe me! The secret of reaping the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment from life is to live dangerously!" -- Friedrich Nietzsche

Ok I did say "I" he obviously didnt think there was any danger after the jump because he didnt say anything about it. "Believe me! The secret of reaping the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment from life is to live dangerously!" -- Friedrich Nietzsche

Man you attacked me and I defended. Im not bullet proof and I know my limits. Im still learning and its nice to know what Im doing wrong but for someone to say nice flying and then later on a Dropzone.com thread about you, the story is changed and you thought your life was endangered. Your comments at the DZ made me feal good. That I was accomplishing something. You only quit talking to me when you found out how many jumps I had. There was never any mention of safety until your post. If there is an issue of safety please let me know after the jump next time so we can evaluate it and I can learn so me dont ever have to join the LOST! "Believe me! The secret of reaping the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment from life is to live dangerously!" -- Friedrich Nietzsche