Hello everyone,
I've been lurking these boards for about a month now so I decided to finally introduce myself. Purchased the ride the last week of May with 4,701 miles on the ODO. This is my first motorcycle and I feel extremely lucky to have stumbled across it. First I thought I wanted a Harley (sorry, I'm a n00b), then a Japanese cruiser. Sat on a Shadow Spirit, FZ6R, Bonneville SE, 07 Thruxston, 09 Street Triple, Monster 696, just to name a few.
Good thing I asked the salesperson at the dealership what used bikes they had for sale. There was an '01 Thunderbird with just 1400 miles that I thought I was going to purchase, but a repeat customer beat me to it that day. Went to go check out the Legend and knew it was going to be my bike right after I sat on it.
So far I've swapped in some Kuryakn foot pegs because the rubber on the stock ones would keep catching on my jeans, causing me to lose my balance; not good for a newbie rider. Sportier handlebars will be going on this week and I've been able to polish out all the swirls and marring on the paint. Oh, I've got a Monza gas cap on order too.
Power mods will come later; I need a lot more experience riding before I even think about more oomph. Plus, I'm COMPLETELY carburetor-illiterate; I've been modding/tuning and trying to come to grips with the turbocharged direct-injection engine in my car for the past 2 years. This looks like a good place to learn quite a bit about my bike.

I've been lurking these boards for about a month now so I decided to finally introduce myself. Purchased the ride the last week of May with 4,701 miles on the ODO. This is my first motorcycle and I feel extremely lucky to have stumbled across it. First I thought I wanted a Harley (sorry, I'm a n00b), then a Japanese cruiser. Sat on a Shadow Spirit, FZ6R, Bonneville SE, 07 Thruxston, 09 Street Triple, Monster 696, just to name a few.
Good thing I asked the salesperson at the dealership what used bikes they had for sale. There was an '01 Thunderbird with just 1400 miles that I thought I was going to purchase, but a repeat customer beat me to it that day. Went to go check out the Legend and knew it was going to be my bike right after I sat on it.
So far I've swapped in some Kuryakn foot pegs because the rubber on the stock ones would keep catching on my jeans, causing me to lose my balance; not good for a newbie rider. Sportier handlebars will be going on this week and I've been able to polish out all the swirls and marring on the paint. Oh, I've got a Monza gas cap on order too.
Power mods will come later; I need a lot more experience riding before I even think about more oomph. Plus, I'm COMPLETELY carburetor-illiterate; I've been modding/tuning and trying to come to grips with the turbocharged direct-injection engine in my car for the past 2 years. This looks like a good place to learn quite a bit about my bike.