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    Posted: 01 Apr 2010 at 9:56pm
License is a breeze. Should get an '08 'Busa 1300cc
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I didn't get my motorcycle license until about 8 years ago. I rode without one for years. You absolutely should get on your neighbors 50cc bike. The best way to learn is to start small and then graduate up. I started on a little bike. My daughter has a Yamaha PW50.
I don't like the forward riding position of sport bikes. They beat you up over long distances. You may want to consider a dual sport (enduro) bike. They have good power, handle great, get good fuel economy and you can dump them in the dirt without completely trashing them. Remember, you haven't ridden until you've crashed. It's like getting your ass kicked. It brings you back to earth, so to speak.
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License is a breeze. Should get an '08 'Busa 1300cc
Lunchy's right. If you are worried, many colleges offer a class that you can take where you ride real bikes, practice and then get your license at the end of the class. The only mildly difficult portion of the test is doing the figure 8's. The best advice for that is look where you are going and not at your front wheel. Your body's natural equilibrium will keep you upright.
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Post Options Post Options   Quote TuNA FISh Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02 Apr 2010 at 2:28pm

has anyone read Alaska: A Novel by James A. Michener? when i finish reading Lonesome Dove  i plan on buying it. i read a few reviews on amazon.com and i think i'll probably enjoy Michener's novels. he writes historical fiction.

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Crime and Punishment
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Originally posted by TuNA FISh

Crime and Punishment
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HA!
 
its funny you posted these beacause I just downloaded 'Brothers Karamazov' and I'm in the middle of 'For Whom the Bell Tolls'
 
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Post Options Post Options   Quote TuNA FISh Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 06 Oct 2010 at 10:14pm
nice. i haven't read a book in a couple of months :/. i read about 200 pages of Under The Dome but couldn't get into it
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lewis black's "me of little faith" great f***ing book if your a fan of lewis black
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I'm probably pretty late on this forum lol but Most books i read or Native American books but books of other catigories
 
1. The Book of Enoch the prophet
2. Message from your angels by doreen virtue
3. hatchet ( 6th grade)
4. the giver (also 6th grade)
I also write my own stories i'm on chapter 8 of my latest story not trying to get it published although my friends think i should lol but these are my favorites so far i've read
 
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Post Options Post Options   Quote TuNA FISh Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 14 Sep 2011 at 2:34pm
i recently read the first 3 books of the Dune series and they were great. 
started reading Lies, Inc. by Philip K. Di ck a couple of days ago. i've never read any of his novels or short stories before now but so far i like it. the booksamillion near my work only had 4 of his novels so i didn't have much to choose from ha. gonna buy Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said this weekend. 
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Originally posted by Archangel_Fate

I'm probably pretty late on this forum lol but Most books i read or Native American books but books of other catigories
 
1. The Book of Enoch the prophet
2. Message from your angels by doreen virtue
3. hatchet ( 6th grade)
4. the giver (also 6th grade)
I also write my own stories i'm on chapter 8 of my latest story not trying to get it published although my friends think i should lol but these are my favorites so far i've read
 

if you like native american books then you should check out Panther in the Sky. never read any others 
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Post Options Post Options   Quote TuNA FISh Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 18 Sep 2011 at 10:55am
Originally posted by TuNA FISh

i recently read the first 3 books of the Dune series and they were great. 
started reading Lies, Inc. by Philip K. Di ck a couple of days ago. i've never read any of his novels or short stories before now but so far i like it. the booksamillion near my work only had 4 of his novels so i didn't have much to choose from ha. gonna buy Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said this weekend. 


lies, inc. was alright. after Rachmael was shot with a dart tipped with LSD i was lost for like 60 pages lol.

started reading Ubik instead of flow my tears and so far i love it.
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I'm curious if anyone has one of the Kindle gadgets to download and read books on?
 
 I don't have one myself but I just found out you can download a free bare-bones version of the Kindle to your pc.  I did this a couple of weeks ago and I now LOVE reading books on my laptop.  The best thing about it is that there are literally thousands of books that are FREE to download as the copyrights have expired on them.  This means most of the so-called classics are free and many many other types of books too.  I was astounded to see that even the books that aren't free are much, much cheaper when you buy a downloaded version than when you buy a hardcopy of the same book!!  Tons of books,  start at less than a dollar. 
 
When you do a search for books just make sure it puts them in order of cheapest to more expensive and all of the free books will come up first on the list.
 
You can download the free version of Kindle from Amazon although you will need to sign up to the Amazon website to actually download any of the books.
 
One of the really cool things about it is you just double click on a word and the definition pops up.
 
There are a few drawbacks of course; some of the books don't have the pictures that are in the hardcopy versions which is a bummer.
 
Anyhow....I'm definitely a convert! 
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