With law school and the bar exam out of the way, it's time to get back to riding. Prior to law school, I was going 25,000 miles to 30,000 miles per year. During law school, that didn't happen, and my sport-touring bikes just weren't being ridden.

And so, today I took delivery of a 2007 FJR1300A.

I told it, "There will be good times across that bridge, but if you go too fast, I might end up on the island on the right."



I'll try not to take it into the big, bad city too often:


If it looked closely, it could see where it would take me to work, up at the top of the big brown spot on the hill:


Then, we ran over to those hills for a small amount of riding, when it became clear that a couple of years without some sporty riding have made me rusty. I've got some practicing to do.

Finally, we came home, and the poor thing learned that where it lives, the views aren't as great as the other areas I showed it:


It's taking some work not to disengage my clutch every time I brake. It's also taking work to remember that fine braking needs the pedal and not the clutch lever. But we're getting there.

Nice looking bike.

I just took delivery of a 2008 Aprilia Scarabeo 200 a week and a half ago. I have a really easy schedule, so I have been doing some serious scooting ever since.

Enjoy!

I may look at eventually finding a smaller scooter for good-for-scooter tasks. I'm not sure I'll keep the Burgman around for too long. It's not clear a big scooter and a big bike are both needed. A 200, however, might be a good size to have around (though maybe not on the island with the vicious onramps.)