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Hello. My name is Courtney Bodett and I'm wrapping up my senior year at Linfield College as a creative writing major with a motorcycling focus. Well, the latter may be what my passion is, but I do not receive any scholarly credits for it. Since the age of 3 I've been riding bicycles. I raced mountain bikes competitively until I got my license at which point my focus shifted over to motor sports. I became nearly obsessive about my 98 Acura Integra and loved the Internet communities based around it. It wasn’t until the end of my sophomore year at college that I got frustrated with the Integra. It was still fun, but it was taking far too much money to make fast. Being 6 out of the top 10 most stolen cars wasn’t helping my stress levels much either. I made the leap in to motorcycling the summer of 05 with the purchase of a used silver and black Honda CBR 600 F4i.
The F4I was a fantastic bike. Possibly a little much for a beginner, but I got through it without any accidents. I took the Motorcycle Safety Foundation course and geared up before logging 5000 miles in just a couple months. I found the motorcycle Internet forums to be even better than car forums. The people were generally nicer and more willing to be helpful. I learned a lot from the forums: Honda-tech.com, 600rr.net, cbrworld.net, rc51.com, and rc51.org are where I spend most of my Internet time.
The summer of 06 of sold the F4I and bought an 01 Honda RC51 for the same price. I love the bike and love v-twin power.
Over the past year and some change I’ve had quite a bit of gear. Gear is one of my favorite parts of motorcycling. I love the way it looks, I love the comfort it gives me when riding, and I love sharing my experiences with my gear with other people. I’m a storyteller by nature. I’m not however a professional racer, writer, or gear tester. The opinions expressed in this blog are simply that; opinions. My reviews are not to be considered an evaluative look at the safety of a particular piece of gear. My goal is to simply give you an end-user perspective on a piece of gear or motorcycle product that I own. This is something that I feel is lacking from many Internet motorcycle stores. Newenough.com does a great job of commenting on the stuff they sell, but they are trying to sell this stuff. I on the other hand am not trying to sell this stuff. I will try and be as unbiased as I can while also being informative. I apologize ahead of time for the pictures. Remember, I’m trying to be a writer, not a photographer ;-)
The F4I was a fantastic bike. Possibly a little much for a beginner, but I got through it without any accidents. I took the Motorcycle Safety Foundation course and geared up before logging 5000 miles in just a couple months. I found the motorcycle Internet forums to be even better than car forums. The people were generally nicer and more willing to be helpful. I learned a lot from the forums: Honda-tech.com, 600rr.net, cbrworld.net, rc51.com, and rc51.org are where I spend most of my Internet time.
The summer of 06 of sold the F4I and bought an 01 Honda RC51 for the same price. I love the bike and love v-twin power.
Over the past year and some change I’ve had quite a bit of gear. Gear is one of my favorite parts of motorcycling. I love the way it looks, I love the comfort it gives me when riding, and I love sharing my experiences with my gear with other people. I’m a storyteller by nature. I’m not however a professional racer, writer, or gear tester. The opinions expressed in this blog are simply that; opinions. My reviews are not to be considered an evaluative look at the safety of a particular piece of gear. My goal is to simply give you an end-user perspective on a piece of gear or motorcycle product that I own. This is something that I feel is lacking from many Internet motorcycle stores. Newenough.com does a great job of commenting on the stuff they sell, but they are trying to sell this stuff. I on the other hand am not trying to sell this stuff. I will try and be as unbiased as I can while also being informative. I apologize ahead of time for the pictures. Remember, I’m trying to be a writer, not a photographer ;-)
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