A Big Howdy from Warm, Sunny South Carolina!

Ricomon · 12-17-2019, 07:50 AM

I was an avid rider for most of my life. Then poor health and poor vision put a stop to that. My health has improved, so after being out of bikes for fifteen years, my 30 year old son just bought me a used RPS Viper 150!

I still can't see well enough to get a license, but I can follow my son around off road. ...at a moderate pace, of course.

Rick

**JerryHawk250** · 12-17-2019, 07:52 AM

Welcome aboard! Happy to see you can still get out and ride.

Ricomon · 12-17-2019, 09:08 AM

Thanks! I have a form of Muscular Dystrophy that makes me quite the weakling, but it's a fairly light bike. If I drop it, my son will have to pick it up for me, but at least I'm back on two wheels!

Rick

**JerryHawk250** · 12-17-2019, 09:20 AM

Sorry to hear about the MD. Enjoy the bike while you can. The Viper 150 should be light enough to handle.
I was laid up for many years myself because of a back injury. Yes it's nice to be back on two wheels and enjoying every minute of it.

Ricomon · 12-17-2019, 09:35 AM

I've had dozens of street bikes, large and small, but this is my first off-road bike. The handling of the Viper is quite light, and it's so easy to balance at low speeds. Riding it reminds me of the '60's Honda 305 Dream and 150 Dream I had so many years ago.

Rick

Big-T · 12-17-2019, 11:30 AM

A fellow Carolinian (I'm from the Northern half)!

I sold my last bike two years ago... you're making me look bad for giving it up. ;p My oldest is 5 (partially why my wife won't let me ride anymore), buy hopefully he'll be as generous as yours is when he's grown and get his old man back riding.

Enjoy the bike and the time with your son!

-T

Weldangrind · 12-18-2019, 12:18 PM

Welcome, Rick!

12-17-2019, 07:50 AM	#1
Ricomon Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 3	A Big Howdy from Warm, Sunny South Carolina! I was an avid rider for most of my life. Then poor health and poor vision put a stop to that. My health has improved, so after being out of bikes for fifteen years, my 30 year old son just bought me a used RPS Viper 150! I still can't see well enough to get a license, but I can follow my son around off road. ...at a moderate pace, of course. Rick
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JerryHawk250 Moderator Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Houma, La. Posts: 11,851	Welcome aboard! Happy to see you can still get out and ride. __________________ 2025 Lifan KPT 400 2024 Linhai 300 ATV 4x4 2023 Lifan Lycan 250 Chopper 2023 Venom Evader 2022 Lifan KPX250 2020 Kawasaki Vulcan S (Sold) 2004 Honda ST 1300 (Sold) 2016 Black Hawk 250 (sold) 2016 Cazador180 XL 2014 Coolster150 JerryHawk250.com My YouTube Channel
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12-17-2019, 09:20 AM	#4
JerryHawk250 Moderator Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Houma, La. Posts: 11,851	Sorry to hear about the MD. Enjoy the bike while you can. The Viper 150 should be light enough to handle. I was laid up for many years myself because of a back injury. Yes it's nice to be back on two wheels and enjoying every minute of it. __________________ 2025 Lifan KPT 400 2024 Linhai 300 ATV 4x4 2023 Lifan Lycan 250 Chopper 2023 Venom Evader 2022 Lifan KPX250 2020 Kawasaki Vulcan S (Sold) 2004 Honda ST 1300 (Sold) 2016 Black Hawk 250 (sold) 2016 Cazador180 XL 2014 Coolster150 JerryHawk250.com My YouTube Channel
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12-18-2019, 12:18 PM	#7
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Welcome, Rick! __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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12-17-2019, 09:35 AM	#5
Ricomon Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 3	I've had dozens of street bikes, large and small, but this is my first off-road bike. The handling of the Viper is quite light, and it's so easy to balance at low speeds. Riding it reminds me of the '60's Honda 305 Dream and 150 Dream I had so many years ago. Rick
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12-17-2019, 11:30 AM	#6
Big-T Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: NC Posts: 8	A fellow Carolinian (I'm from the Northern half)! I sold my last bike two years ago... you're making me look bad for giving it up. ;p My oldest is 5 (partially why my wife won't let me ride anymore), buy hopefully he'll be as generous as yours is when he's grown and get his old man back riding. Enjoy the bike and the time with your son! -T
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