oh and the wildlife, yep......

we have the deer, wild turkeys, and red foxes.....

Ive developed an eye for the deer, hit one around 20 yrs ago, broke my heart..........if i hit one on the bike my heart will not be the only broken thing.............

fortunatly the deer around here are mostly out really early and at dusk...i dont plan on ridin the bike either of those times if i can help it.............

Congratulations Starmom!  Sounds like your off to a great start.  Every ride is just more practice,  remember to continue to work on u-turns and riding very slow, also.  There will be times you will need to have those skills and unless you use them on a regular basis you will not necessarily be able to perform them in a pinch.  head n eyes  Have fun with Delilah!

Either front or rear will trigger the rear brake light.

when i see a lady biker, i know that i have a much more "protective" attitude towards her, i will give her more room, and block traffic from crowdin' her if i can. plus, i totally dig the fact that she's out there! much recpect and love, show your colors.

That is very good to know (about the front brake lighting the brake light) I was taught that it didnt, so if im covering my front they will know my intention is stopping.

of course its wise to use both together, but for those moments that you want both feet on the ground its good to know its also lighted......

You all rock!

and about the question of showing im a lady, thanks for the responses......

sue

starmom wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:05:

On that subject - I have a little check I run thru at least once a week while warming bike -  indicators working front and rear, push on back brake, check light comes on, same for front.
It is very easy to blow a bulb and be blissfully ignorant that no one behind you knows you are braking.

Also tyre pressures and oil level regularly.
The more practice you get doing routine checks the less time it takes.

Also when cleaning the baby look out for any loose cables or things that don't look right. One advantage of reqular cleaning is you get to know where everything goes, and can spot changes.

The other thing that is good to practice when you are a bit more confident,  feeling for fuel switch while riding , so you can put it into reserve without stopping, and choke if your bike is like mine and needs to be ridden with choke partly out for a little while when it is cold.

Thats about it for me mechanically, everything else the bike shop does.

Congrats on your road test, and safe riding on your blue savage!

I always shift down into 1st gear (shifter can't go any lower than first - lol) before I come to a complete stop because it's a lot hard to shift after I've stopped.  If I have any doubts, I pop up one level to see if the "Neutral" light goes on, then downshift into 1st.

I find I have more difficulty remembering if I'm in 5th gear or not.  Several times I've tried to shift into 5th, and when nothing happens, realize that I'm already in 5th(lol).   Pretty sure I have adhd too - being tested.

Anyway, enjoy the ride!!!!  Oh, and always anticipate that drivers won't see you, or will do the stupidest of things = that way you will be ready just in case.  

DianeS