skipro3 said:
You're over 40 dammit, you've waited long enough. Get moving or someone will talk you out of it.
LoL! My birthday is in the beginning of September so I think I'm close enough Karma-wise to grab that KDX-220 at the dealer I went too... Even if I wait till spetember and the bike gets sold, they were pretty certain of the fact that they could get any bike within a day or two, so I'm not worrying about them running out :)
Just to hedge my bets in case anyone might try to talk me out of the deal, I just came back this afternoon from Cycle-Gear after getting O'Neal Hardwear Jersey, Pants and gloves. O'Neal 694 helmet, goggles, Alpinestar Tech 8 boots and an O'Neal defender chest protector, elbow guards and knee guards... I was going to get the sixsixone neck isolation pad thing but it felt pretty uncomfortable and I'm assuming that it would make things very hot in warm weather... My brother exclaimed "Geez! you're not free-styling! you're just going to be putting around and you look like Travis Pastrana! (who the heck is that? :) )
My buddies at work and my brother (and many at this forum :) ) advised not skimping on at least the helmet and boots and so I didn't and holy cow! the boots and helmet cost almost as much as my brother bought his used Honda 250 for! But the boots are very very comfy compared to all the others I tried on and the helmet is very light! I'm told its carbon fiber and kevlar as opposed to Fiberglass... Plus it just looks very snappy! LoL!
At least after I dump on the ground I'll look good rolling around in the dirt and mud :)
I put all the stuff on just a while ago and I swear I felt like I was ready to rumble! hahaha!
New bike report coming up soon!
Have a good one all!
Feanor