new to the duke

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hey guys/ gals im planning on picking up a 696 "dark" from the dealer here in anchorage ( im in Alaska) but sadly im located all the way up here in Fairbanks . ahh iv ben riding since i was like 10 if had a few dirt bikes and an old Honda road bike ( that i drove on the back roads and dirt trails) iv dropped bikes before and it hasn't ben fun so thank god i have that respect before i get my duke. so ya if theirs any fellow owners up here give me a holler.