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I figured I ought to tell you a little bit about me. I am a 53 year old male, and this is my first bike. I've had it about 3 1/2 weeks, and have put 900 miles on it so far. I'm trying to get as much time in on it as a can, before cold weather sets in here in Southern Ohio. I sure wish I would have started riding back in my 20s when I didn't have any fear of anything. It sure would have made things easier. The first two or three times I was out on it, was mostly just primal fear. You have every appendage doing something different at the same time, and all of it is foreign. It's no big deal if you're doing this on a drum set, but on a bike getting out of rhythm, means you're eating pavement! I'm getting a little more used to it now, and trying to get smoother through the curves, and such. As far as I know, there is no other way to learn this stuff other than just to do it, and push yourself. I like this little bike real well. I'm 5'-9" 168 pounds, and really fits me. I like being able to put both feet flat on the ground when I'm stopped. All my friends ride, and have ridden forever. I got a lot of different advice on what I should get to learn on, and none of it steered me towards this bike. Most everyone, said I had to have at least a 1200 something or other, and everything I got on, was like straddling a propane tank. I saw this one on Ebay, and knew it was THE ONE right off. Plenty of umph, small, light, and simple. It's as much Motorcycle 101, as you can get. Right now, I do want it to be somewhat louder, without it being deafening, because after I shift past 3rd, there is so much wind noise past my helmet, I can't hear the engine anymore. Mine doesn't like to go into 5th very easy, so I'd like to know for sure if it did by being able to hear it, since there's no tach. So, that's why I'm asking about the Hartman like muffler mod.
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