Doing dishes right now and thought it might be a good, easy chat. Got hooked on Teddy Swims last month. My taste is wide ranging though. Loved my last concert (Breaking Benjamin)

Helite just reached out for a review of this NEW vest. If we reach terms, I'll be doing a review. With that said, this thing looks pretty cool. The ribcage protection is interesting. I can't show more, but here's a sneak peak

Just had the first crew meetup! Thank you all for joining. Cant wait to get more and more structured! Here is the video from the livestream

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I started riding in late 2021 on a CSC TT250 dual sport. Originally took my first MSF course probably around 2000 just for fun, about 5yrs later (and zero seat time later) I found myself on a friend's CRF450 going 40mph on a busy road, realizing I was NOT ready for that chaos yet. I successfully pulled over and turned around, but went wide on the turn back to the house and ended up in a ditch (no for real you guys, I did have to lay 'er down!). Thus ended any thought of getting back on a motorcycle for the next 20yrs. Then, my good buddy I've known since we were children decided to get a TW200, and the game was back on. I debated, and after speaking to a trusted (older) friend with many decades on two wheels, he gave me the best advice I have ever received on riding: "You must take it upon yourself to become a student of safety." I took those words straight to the heart, and started my youtube "research", which quickly led me to DDFM. At first I thought it was a new way they were doing actual classes, until I realized Dan was just trying to fool us with some green-screen wizardry. Boy, did those videos initially terrify me. I told myself I would watch every single posted one, and make an informed decision at the end. Sure, riding is "28 times more likely" to end in a crash than a car, but it didn't take long to realize there are many steps you can do to greatly lower those odds. Shocking to learn that simply getting formal training, an endorsement, wearing full gear, and not drinking will already put you in the top safest 20% riders in the USA. That's when I decided I have two priorities here. 1, get home safely. 2, have fun. If either of those isn't happening, I would need to make a change. So, I took the BRC1 class again and got my endorsement. In the next couple years I took the BRC2, then the ARC, and a second year at the ARC (because it's just...so...much...fun). Currently I'm trying to get into the RiderCoach program to become an instructor for the MSF in my local region for this year.