Seeing a lot of first bile posts here, thought I'd join in. Bought last week after I decided I liked the Vulcan more than the Rebel 500. Maybe a little more than needed for a new rider, but I love the look and finding a 2023 in mint shape with low miles was a no brainer. Looking forward to taking my MSF course and getting to know her.
Hello, everyone. I recently decided at 45 y/o to finally make my dream of owning a motorcycle come through. I did a bunch of research and decided on a Mawasaki Vulcan S Cafe. Found one I wanted and went ahead and purchased with rhe goal of being ready to ride by fall.
I plan to take the MSF in about a month but I live in a big cul-de-sac and have room to do the basic stuff like finding rhw friction zone and doing some basic stuff.
Problem is: I had delivery guy pull it into my garage. I have a fairly steep driveway that makes backing a nearly 500 lbs motorcycle out onto the street terrifying. Ive messed with it a bit and managed to get it half out and back up in. But I scared of handling it all the way out, and even moreso if I am going to be able to get it back in.
Should I just leave it alone for now until Ive done the MSF and have some experience or is it worth trying to do. It juat feels like it'll need a good bit of throttle to overcome the uphill driveway and things could get out of control if one session in the street doesn't give me the confidence to accelerate it up