Wednesday, September 26, 2007

The New Ride

So, I finally decided on my new wheels, my new commuter, my new ride. Not what some may have expected, but a long term interest has finally solidified in a new hobby with the purchase of my first motorcycle, a 2007 Suzuki SV650.

I had been looking for a replacement commuter for the terminal '94 Toyota Camry for a while. However, narrowing down on the finalists based on my three criteria of fun, efficient and inexpensive was proving difficult. I had narrowed down the list to a Mazda Mazdaspeed3 or a Subaru Impreza WRX, but while both were successful at "fun" and somewhat successful at "efficient", neither was exactly inexpensive at $25k+.

After three weeks of sharing a single family car with Sarah (the Nissan Murano) and a highly successful and exciting MSF Basic Motorcycle Training class at Safetyville USA however, I found that a motorcycle would fit my needs quite well!