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Posted by mittico68
- July 17, 2015, 12:53:17 PMHey Skip, just jump on your Drifter & keep ridin' over and over...
You'll be amazed by how much that beauty can satisfy your needs! 
Welcome and, by the way: PICS, please!!!! 
Posted by JagLite
- July 17, 2015, 09:48:17 AMGreetings Skip!
So, you Skipped a few years riding did you?
Most of us have for various reasons.
When I bought a street bike after a 5 year period of no bike I took the MSF advanced rider course and found it very helpful.
I didn't need to learn how to operate a bike, but I liked getting a refresher in riding the much more dangerous street environment.
Now I recommend everyone take a class and the ones who have are very glad they did.
I would love to take a class on a track (track day) to get more comfortable at deep leaning in corners to build more confidence in the bike and tires.
But, no race tracks (with corners) within 2,000 miles so that is not possible.
Posted by pcarrell
- July 17, 2015, 09:27:23 AMWelcome to the forum!
Many of us were in the same boat. Not riding for years at a time, and then coming back to it.......you get the feel again, don't worry.
Hit us up when the questions pop up, and they will!
Posted by CDNRatMan
- July 16, 2015, 16:39:49 PMYou will have lots of time to practice stop and going because everyone will want to talk to you.......the 800 is a super fun bike to ride and so easy to get about on and it is great to travel on.....
Posted by skip wilkenson
- July 16, 2015, 14:57:59 PMJust joined this forum and just purchased my first drifter 800. I have not ridden in 35 years. It is not like ridding a bicycle. It is coming back to me though. Just slower than I thought.