Introduction

A couple of weeks ago, I bought a new motorcycle. This purchase concluded for me a four month process of searching around for the perfect bike, and of forgetting all the bad habits I'd learned about riding and relearning the right way. I bought a number of great motorcycle safety books (reviews to follow), a bunch of great gear (reviews also to follow), and took the requisite safety courses everyone talks about.

I can't believe it, but I actually settled on a Buell. Yep, a Harley Davidson powered American-made sport bike... if you can call it a sport bike. I like to think of it as an urban assault vehicle. But my decision wasn't easy...