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FireWA1 said:
I have decided that if I ever get my FP-C I want to come work where you are. I know I said I would never live in texas... But I might make an exception.
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Lol thats why I don't live in texas
 
Yeaterdays partner got a dirty needle stick on a run. Patient + for Hep C. I know the odds are low, but 6 months of blood tests are inconvenient.
 
Flying in a king air 90 is a new experience.
 
TransportJockey said:
Flying in a king air 90 is a new experience.
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Very nice, sir. Glad you're getting some flight time.

Also, helmet bought today and signed up for my MSF course (motorcycle first, then move out. Can't afford the 250 insurance a month for my car when I can pay 60). Next pay check is gloves, jacket and then one more pay period for boots.
The guy at the store today asked why I was buying all the gear before the bike. Thought I was crazy. I said "do you have insurance before you get the vehicle? Same reason"
He still looked at me like I was on crack. I thought I was being smart... Ha
 
9D4 said:
Very nice, sir. Glad you're getting some flight time.

Also, helmet bought today and signed up for my MSF course (motorcycle first, then move out. Can't afford the 250 insurance a month for my car when I can pay 60). Next pay check is gloves, jacket and then one more pay period for boots.
The guy at the store today asked why I was buying all the gear before the bike. Thought I was crazy. I said "do you have insurance before you get the vehicle? Same reason"
He still looked at me like I was on crack. I thought I was being smart... Ha
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It was a fun first hop. Short flight , just a hundred miles.
I'm glad you got your helmet ans signed up for MSF. Its a great course for beginners
 
TransportJockey said:
It was a fun first hop. Short flight , just a hundred miles.
I'm glad you got your helmet ans signed up for MSF. Its a great course for beginners
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100 miles is better than nuttin'!

I am too. Thought about bypassing, but I figured dirt probably doesn't translate as well to street as I'd like. Never rode on a street in my life.
I am relatively sad that I'll be buying it right in time for the Phoenix summer, though.. -_-
I figure that should be sufficient gear. I debated on textile pants, but... I don't know why, just feel like those aren't as important. Probably not my smartest choice, but we shall see! Hopefully I'll never have to test what I do have.
 
9D4 said:
100 miles is better than nuttin'!

I am too. Thought about bypassing, but I figured dirt probably doesn't translate as well to street as I'd like. Never rode on a street in my life.
I am relatively sad that I'll be buying it right in time for the Phoenix summer, though.. -_-
I figure that should be sufficient gear. I debated on textile pants, but... I don't know why, just feel like those aren't as important. Probably not my smartest choice, but we shall see! Hopefully I'll never have to test what I do have.
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Unless I'm carving canyons or riding tracks I just wear jeans... riding pants aren't too convenient. But jacket, helmet, and gloves are a must every ride.
 
TransportJockey said:
Unless I'm carving canyons or riding tracks I just wear jeans... riding pants aren't too convenient. But jacket, helmet, and gloves are a must every ride.
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I put boots on the list, too.
My first day of rides in EMT, had a guy that low sided his bike and caught his foot on the way down. It was... Well, it just wasn't anatomically correct any longer. Feet are supposed to point down. Not up and to the left.

I'm getting stoked for it, which also means I'm losing patience. I keep looking for a bike then I'm like... I can't even test drive it, yet, need to hold off on buying one for a while longer... Ha. The course is on the 8th/10th/11th of next month, just that much longer.
I have narrowed it down for what I want though. It is down between a SV650 or a FZ6. Both seem to be.. Kind for new riders, but they can both still get on the freeway for a comfortable amount of time from what people say.

You have an opinion on a good brand of textile jackets? None of their Alpines fit right and they didn't have any Joe Rocket's in stock to try. Basically all they carried, too.
 
I'm partial to Tour Master for a jacket. I have one of their hi-viz jackets.
 
9D4 said:
I put boots on the list, too.
My first day of rides in EMT, had a guy that low sided his bike and caught his foot on the way down. It was... Well, it just wasn't anatomically correct any longer. Feet are supposed to point down. Not up and to the left.

You have an opinion on a good brand of textile jackets? None of their Alpines fit right and they didn't have any Joe Rocket's in stock to try. Basically all they carried, too.
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FWIW, I stick with my duty boots and heavy pants (Which more often than not are work pants), then a textile jacket helmet and gauntlets...though I'll admit I'll occasionally skip the boot and gloves for short trips...I probably shouldn't, but...

I'll second TransportJockey on the vote for the Tour Masters, I wear an intake 3.0, it fits me as well as anything will, has lots of adjustments, and with the three layers, can be made comfortable at temps from 30F to 110F. As an added bonus, they have a very good warranty, I had my first one for about two months and one of the pockets started to tear out. I went down to the store I bought it from and they just swapped it out for me.

Only thing I don't really like about it is that I would prefer articulated hard armor over the spine and kidneys, rather than the foam pad, but the elbow and shoulder armor is quite nice and sturdy. I put my bike down on rocky dirt at 30-40mph, and not only was my torso fine, but the only damage to the jacket (aside from dirt) was a single pulled thread in the mesh.
 
UnkiEMT said:
FWIW, I stick with my duty boots and heavy pants (Which more often than not are work pants), then a textile jacket helmet and gauntlets...though I'll admit I'll occasionally skip the boot and gloves for short trips...I probably shouldn't, but...

I'll second TransportJockey on the vote for the Tour Masters, I wear an intake 3.0, it fits me as well as anything will, has lots of adjustments, and with the three layers, can be made comfortable at temps from 30F to 110F. As an added bonus, they have a very good warranty, I had my first one for about two months and one of the pockets started to tear out. I went down to the store I bought it from and they just swapped it out for me.

Only thing I don't really like about it is that I would prefer articulated hard armor over the spine and kidneys, rather than the foam pad, but the elbow and shoulder armor is quite nice and sturdy. I put my bike down on rocky dirt at 30-40mph, and not only was my torso fine, but the only damage to the jacket (aside from dirt) was a single pulled thread in the mesh.
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Wasn't me that said TourMaster :p But they are good gear. I used to ride primarily in Fieldsheer and A* gear. Fieldsheer textile stuff (their mesh gear is amazing) and A* race leathers. But most of the big names are good gear.
 
My goal besides getting the shoulder fixed is a bike this time next spring. Been saying it since I graduated HS and girlfriends keep saying no... I'm gonna get one while I'm single then she can either deal with it or not when she shows up.
 
Robb said:
My goal besides getting the shoulder fixed is a bike this time next spring. Been saying it since I graduated HS and girlfriends keep saying no... I'm gonna get one while I'm single then she can either deal with it or not when she shows up.
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One of my goals coming to work down here is getting a bike again too. I miss riding.
 
TransportJockey said:
One of my goals coming to work down here is getting a bike again too. I miss riding.
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I'm sure I'll get yelled at and *****ed at and the girl who I've been on this roller coaster with will use it against me but I do not care anymore. Hey, if you ever actually came around and didn't make me not see you for 6 weeks when I just had :censored::censored::censored::censored:ing surgery and am stuck at my house because I'm not allowed to drive your opinion would matter, otherwise keep that hole in your face shut.
 
UnkiEMT said:
FWIW, I stick with my duty boots and heavy pants (Which more often than not are work pants), then a textile jacket helmet and gauntlets...though I'll admit I'll occasionally skip the boot and gloves for short trips...I probably shouldn't, but...

I'll second TransportJockey on the vote for the Tour Masters, I wear an intake 3.0, it fits me as well as anything will, has lots of adjustments, and with the three layers, can be made comfortable at temps from 30F to 110F. As an added bonus, they have a very good warranty, I had my first one for about two months and one of the pockets started to tear out. I went down to the store I bought it from and they just swapped it out for me.

Only thing I don't really like about it is that I would prefer articulated hard armor over the spine and kidneys, rather than the foam pad, but the elbow and shoulder armor is quite nice and sturdy. I put my bike down on rocky dirt at 30-40mph, and not only was my torso fine, but the only damage to the jacket (aside from dirt) was a single pulled thread in the mesh.
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Is the foam pad upgrade-able if you know by chance?
One of the ones he showed me he pulled the foam out and the put a piece of hard armor in, but said it was another $45 for that. It's not a huge deal, but I would prefer that as well.

I don't need another casted ankle, either, so that's my main reason for boots. I've broke my left ankle 6x and my right 2x, so I'm done with breaking things for a while (well... I take that back, everything I touch still breaks, but hopefully I'm done with broken bones).
TransportJockey said:
Wasn't me that said TourMaster :p But they are good gear. I used to ride primarily in Fieldsheer and A* gear. Fieldsheer textile stuff (their mesh gear is amazing) and A* race leathers. But most of the big names are good gear.
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The A* was just a funny fit for me. It seems like there gear in the larger sizes is more of square fit than a triangle. I had room enough to fit another person in the stomach area and none in the chest.

I'm just going to try to find a place that carries more than those 2 brands, really surprised me that that was all a major dealer carried, but... Can only do so much, when everything is out of stock.

Robb said:
I'm sure I'll get yelled at and *****ed at and the girl who I've been on this roller coaster with will use it against me but I do not care anymore. Hey, if you ever actually came around and didn't make me not see you for 6 weeks when I just had :censored::censored::censored::censored:ing surgery and am stuck at my house because I'm not allowed to drive your opinion would matter, otherwise keep that hole in your face shut.
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Robby, you guys know I'm not the best for advice, since I have my own issues (or if you don't STX will tell you, since he loves to point it out........ haha jk), but sometimes other things are happening. Next spring is a long ways, just keep that in mind. If you make it that far then it'd probably be more worthwhile to say this is what you want, not just up and do it. That's what I'm doing right now, just coming home with everything, no one knows in my family. They told me there was no way in hell I'd ever get one, so... I'm not asking. But, I'm also prepared to write some family off over it, not do it and expect everything to be fine.
My unasked for opinion.
 
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Headed out for 12.5mi in 90 degree heat... Maybe one day I'll learn to stop torturing myself
 
9D4 said:
Robby, you guys know I'm not the best for advice, since I have my own issues (or if you don't STX will tell you, since he loves to point it out........ haha jk), but sometimes other things are happening. Next spring is a long ways, just keep that in mind. If you make it that far then it'd probably be more worthwhile to say this is what you want, not just up and do it. That's what I'm doing right now, just coming home with everything, no one knows in my family. They told me there was no way in hell I'd ever get one, so... I'm not asking. But, I'm also prepared to write some family off over it, not do it and expect everything to be fine.
My unasked for opinion.
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Oh I agree. I doubt we'll be making it that far but we'll see. Our relationship has been falling apart for the last six weeks the bummer is I really don't care, I've fought and fought and fought but if she's not ready to be in a real relationship there's nothing I can do about it so I'm pretty much done fighting. What I can't figure out is she races desert races on a dirt bike but I'm not allowed to own a street bike...riddle me that one haha. She hadn't said anything about it until a month or so back when they ran a traumatic arrest secondary to a motorcycle accident, which just so happened to be on the bike I wanted to buy, and she had to deal with the wife who showed up at the hospital and came to the ambulance bay as they were unloading him. She couldn't figure out how I would want one since i've run a few of those as well.. Can't live your life in a box...

I've been a tad grumpy lately if you haven't noticed lol. One thing after another and I've realized I do everything for other people, I wanna start doing things for myself. The sled was a gift to myself but I'd love a bike because we can ride for so long here. Basically March to November if you wanted to.

I'm going to have to find a good jacket though or probably suck it up and buy two, one for the summertime and one for the spring/fall. With that said there's plenty of times you'd need the summer jacket during the day in the summer and the winter during the night haha. Darn high desert climate.
 
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Yes I think it is. It's a fuel injected model instead of a carb which is very nice
 
9D4 said:
Some of you guys know your stuff here;
Between these two (keep in mind my original limit was $3000, but that can vary by about 500)
http://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/mcy/4426396408.html
http://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/mcy/4436289445.html

Think the first one is worth the price difference?
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Absolutely. Look at the milage difference. Bikes aren't like cars, anything over 20k miles on a street bike is considered high mileage.

TransportJockey said:
Yes I think it is. It's a fuel injected model instead of a carb which is very nice
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I believe 2001 was when bikes changed to fuel injection.
 
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