Categories: all aviation bicycle gadgets misc motorcycle theater

Sun, 04 Dec 2005

Just a quick check in for the moment. I went to the Motorcycle
Show today, and liked it much more than previous years. It helped a lot that there were a few things I wanted to see, and I was finally able to find a new helmet which fit properly -- the Shoei X-11 in size large (interestingly down a size from my more normal XL). I ordered one for a final price of $500, which is pretty good for that model. It's a lot of cash for a helmet, but I long ago resigned myself to paying what I have to in order to get the right helmet.

I'm interested anew in the Ninja 650, although I strongly suspect it would be a bad idea to trade to one, from a financial perspective. They're pretty comfortable, at least sitting still on one. That always changes once I'm riding.

I also saw a few other cool bikes, including a big slew of supermotards from Husquvarna, Aprilia, and Suzuki, with probably more on the way. They're all vastly overpriced, unfortunately.

More later.

Posted at 17:33 permanent link category: /motorcycle

Categories: all aviation gadgets misc motorcycle theater

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