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Originally posted by Mushroom
What I spent (in order of importance?):
$25 - msf course
$250 - helmet
$70 - gloves
$200 - jacket
$20 - Hough's "Proficient Motorcycling"
$120 - boots
$180 - pants
$3000 - bike
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$200 - msf course (over the age of 18, I haven't taken it)
$75 - helmet ($140 dollar helmet, close out on ebay)
$20 - gloves (Full leather with steal sliding rivits, used from a friend)
$100 - jacket ($350 leather racing jacket, top of a 2 peice, on close out from
www.bertsmegamall.com)
$15 - Legal Rider Program (Free brochure at DMV, $15 bucks for the written test, 2 of waiting hours to take the 10 minute DMV road test, some cones and driving in a circle)
$0 - boots (Haven't bought them yet, expecting to spend $120-$160)
$0 - pants (Haven't bought them yet, expecting to spend $160-$220)
$Free - bike (wrecked a friends bike, got him an extra $1000 on the settlement, he gave me the wrecked bike, and he paid the $500 to get it running again.
I think I'm lucky as sh*t when it comes to riding. I wrecked a friends bike doing 35mph, got really shook up, pulled through and made it out with only some minor back problems, lost no money, came up on a motorcycle, came up on some really good equip at low prices, and all is good for the moment.