this year on our trip [ gl1800 ] we rode at 12000 feet alt , 35 deg , sleet.4 years for me (2-3 months).... newby here
I'd been looking at them my whole life and just never pulled the trigger. Then my buddy pulled up to work on a rebel 250... got me thinking, but I never cared for cruisers. Then within a year he pulled up on the FZ6R, within a month I had taken my msf course and bought the bike.
I'm at 4200 miles and have ridden in some of the worst conditions, the day I got the bike my wife dropped me off, I went to work, then when I headed home, it was pouring down rain and windy (and my rain gear was on order). I've since ridden in 40mph gust winds and heavy rain. I figure I might as well go all out and learn the bike. I've driven cages for 21 years and most of what applies for safe defensive driving in cages applies to the bike IMHO, just a new added sense that people really only care about what they are doing and could give a crap about others on the road.
cool i have about 17k for this year on a few bikes . not bad for northern wis . that has been a poor riding season up hereRiding since late April of this year. I have 8700 on my 6R so far.