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Posted by greenbarn
- April 11, 2013, 20:35:44 PMQuote from: Drift1 on April 11, 2013, 18:37:20 PMweld itWell Greenbarn that's the whole reason I posted this,good catch.I figured being the mod expert here,with all the tools and knowledge you would be able to help me out
...lol that was funny though.
Posted by David Baker
- April 11, 2013, 19:48:00 PMGreenBarn if I had been the instructor I would have been whacking your fingers with a stick.....only should have had to tell you once.....
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RatMan... I didn't know you were a Nun... lol
Posted by Drift1
- April 11, 2013, 18:37:20 PMWell Greenbarn that's the whole reason I posted this,good catch.I figured being the mod expert here,with all the tools and knowledge you would be able to help me out ...lol that was funny though.
Posted by greenbarn
- April 11, 2013, 18:33:22 PMThat is sharp, man. But the mount looks a little unstable, don't you think? 
Posted by Drift1
- April 11, 2013, 18:12:23 PMJust received a picture of my seat completed from Singh,man I can't wait to install this.
Posted by CDNRatMan
- April 11, 2013, 17:58:41 PM 
Yes I too used to have to really think while teaching not to cover the levers with my fingers during the street bike courses, then teaching the dispatch riders course for the military it was allowed......
GreenBarn if I ahd been the instructor I would have been whacking your fingers with a stick.....only should have had to tell you once.....
Posted by Troll
- April 11, 2013, 17:44:35 PMRemember, this was a BEGINNER class. We want the controls covered with all the fingers, or none, and the grips held firmly. The big problem is when the beginner death grips the controls, and grabs the levers. Teaching finesse is one of the hardest parts. When I'm doing a demo, I have to remember to take a couple of power walking steps as I start, instead of just picking up my feet and going...
Posted by greenbarn
- April 11, 2013, 17:30:43 PMQuote from: CDNRatMan on April 11, 2013, 09:08:17 AMI got yelled at about 6 times a day for doing that when I was taking the bike safety course!! I often use 2 fingers on the levers, 2 on the grip. Old habit from riding on dirt track, I guess. The instructor didn't like it. at all...... So what I did was to place my hands on the bars and my fingers on the levers, thumbs under the grips. This gives a really nice relaxed grip and total control ....
Posted by CDNRatMan
- April 11, 2013, 09:08:17 AMfound that the bars are a lot different then my old bike. I had the tendancey to grip these bars tight for some odd reason, and could not figure out why. So what I did was to place my hands on the bars and my fingers on the levers, thumbs under the grips. This gives a really nice relaxed grip and total control ....
Posted by John Hopkins
- April 11, 2013, 07:31:46 AMQuote from: DC on April 10, 2013, 06:51:11 AMAt my age I can't hold the bike up without the sidestand, but I hold the grips gently and only use them to steer, If I need to I can grip the bars firmly quicker than I can think about it, but if the bike is on the way down, it will go and I will not be strong enough to lift it up again..A 1500 is a lot of weight to manage. That's why I pretty much keep a tight grip most of the time.
My opinion for what it's worth is that gripping tightly causes rider fatigue, I quite often deliberately relax and flex my back muscles while riding..although the 1500 is probably the heaviest bike I have ever ridden it is well balanced and a real pleasure to ride.
John.
Posted by DC
- April 11, 2013, 06:32:12 AMQuote from: Bake on April 10, 2013, 18:59:12 PMThat may be an option.DC... Velcro your butt to the seat! lol
I'm working on a seat mounting bracket mod that will lower the front of the seat for me about an inch. That will give some downward angle to the seat, which I'm thinking will tend to cradle my carcass better in the seat. At the same time, it gets me closer to the ground, having better control at stops.
Posted by waltervl
- April 11, 2013, 02:41:27 AMVelcro 
Reminds me of this (sorry, in Dutch) commercial of an insurance company about people who invented a safe passenger attachement system:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SE8SPpjM-Vc
Posted by David Baker
- April 10, 2013, 18:59:12 PMQuote from: DC on April 10, 2013, 11:12:13 AMDC... Velcro your butt to the seat! lolI think I need a seatbelt or something. The bike wants to take off out from under me.
Posted by DC
- April 10, 2013, 11:12:13 AMQuote from: chief on April 10, 2013, 09:36:35 AMI think I need a seatbelt or something. The bike wants to take off out from under me.Its only a problem when you are stopped, or slowing to a stop... so just keep riding and avoid traffic!
Posted by chief
- April 10, 2013, 09:36:35 AMQuote from: DC on April 10, 2013, 06:51:11 AMIts only a problem when you are stopped, or slowing to a stop... so just keep riding and avoid traffic!A 1500 is a lot of weight to manage. That's why I pretty much keep a tight grip most of the time.