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Posted by Troll
- July 15, 2013, 12:40:40 PMRemember what Harry Callahan said as he walked off the pier leaving Hal Holbrook in the exploding squad car: "A Man's got to know his limitations".
Posted by 49Reo
- July 15, 2013, 11:20:47 AMWhat Greebarn says; you have to do what YOU are comfortable with...not what others expect of you.
Ride safe, and have fun.
Posted by greenbarn
- July 14, 2013, 21:35:19 PMQuote from: CDNRatMan on July 14, 2013, 21:11:10 PMOh, I think you have SOME idea.....no one here does any picking on any ...well except for GreenBarn, 49, petemoss, PC, 45, the rest are really nice unless you pick on Troll and he can throw the odd zinger at you.....perhaps you can take some of the heat off me.......no idea why they are always picking on me.
And draconarmy, don't let anybody bully you into not trailering your bike, if that's what YOU want to do. Sure, I'd prefer to ride to a bike event, but I can think of several good reasons that pulling it on a trailer would make sense.
Posted by CDNRatMan
- July 14, 2013, 21:11:10 PMQuoteno one here does any picking on any ...well except for GreenBarn, 49, petemoss, PC, 45, the rest are really nice unless you pick on Troll and he can throw the odd zinger at you.....perhaps you can take some of the heat off me.......no idea why they are always picking on me.yeah not afraid to make myself a target seems like there is a lot of pickin on these boards anyway
Posted by Troll
- July 14, 2013, 19:54:23 PMI thought, from your initial post, that you had already taken the class. Don't dismiss the "little" 250s.. I have 250 Ninjas in my fleet, as well as the 250 V-Stars, Suzuki TU250X injected standards, and some Kawasaki 250KLXs...We train on MODERN machinery...
Posted by draconarmy
- July 14, 2013, 19:45:50 PMyeah not afraid to make myself a target seems like there is a lot of pickin on these boards anyway
Posted by John Hopkins
- July 14, 2013, 19:08:32 PMQuote from: draconarmy on July 14, 2013, 18:40:33 PMYou do realise that you pressed the post button and we can all read that don't you.thank you to everyone for offering tips and not making me feel stupid. just got yelled at by the wifey for sitting here on the computer with my helmet on... I swear I'm just trying to break it in
John.
Posted by draconarmy
- July 14, 2013, 18:40:33 PMthank you to everyone for offering tips and not making me feel stupid. I go for the brc portion of msf in the morning, so gonna ride a toy bike then still gotta wait a week or so for the in-laws to get here with my girl. just got yelled at by the wifey for sitting here on the computer with my helmet on... I swear I'm just trying to break it in
Posted by DC
- July 14, 2013, 00:04:09 AMThey say it's sometimes easier to maintain control at slow speed by feathering the clutch in 2nd, rather than first, as you are not prone to lurch as easily.
Posted by Troll
- July 13, 2013, 17:39:33 PMClutch control...remember ex 4 and 9? Clutch control with eye control...practice the pause and go...there WAS a reason these were put into the curriculum
Posted by John Hopkins
- July 13, 2013, 16:54:08 PMI was at a bikers funeral a few months ago..it was at walking speed and in first gear walking the bike..that is sitting astride with one foot on each side and actually walking..It's quite a strain on the bike's cooling system and quite a few bikes had to stop and cool down particularly on steep hills..The 1500 drifter seemed to have a pretty good cooling system.
Slow riding is much more difficult than fast riding and you have to keep alert..You will find people on smaller bikes running rings around you..just let them..it is not a competition..
John.
Posted by 49Reo
- July 13, 2013, 16:07:54 PMGood points all; also, don't be afraid to ride at those super-slow speeds(like in Sturgis) with your feet down; if you have to slam on your brakes, your feet are already down. A buddy of mine, on take off in heavy traffic, trying to look cool, I guess, put his feet up on the highway pegs as soon as it was rolling; guy in front of him stopped, down went Bill; oh where is a cam-corder when you need one... 
Posted by badboy194
- July 13, 2013, 10:57:16 AMPractice slow speed balance as much as possible. With the huge crowds of bikes you are in almost a parade configuration around the Sturgis area. If you ride 2up in these traffic jams balance is very important.
Trailering your bike is fine. Don't listen to or let anyone tell you different. It is your life. As John Hopkins said "you may think you are under pressure from other riders to do something they do...you are not..." Do only what you are comfortable with, No more, and you will be fine.
Posted by Troll
- July 12, 2013, 19:54:01 PMActually, John, more people trailer to Sturgis than you would believe. This phenomenon caused the T-Shirt saying " I Rode My Bike to Trailer Week" to come into existence. I can totally relate to banning cars at bike rallys...they won't do it here. As an extension of that idea, I'd like to see all "show" bikes be road worthy...but that won't happen, either.
Posted by CDNRatMan
- July 12, 2013, 19:49:44 PMhere depending on were you live people do trailer to events because it might be snowing in your area , like me trying to go to Bike week in Daytona. In this case with a spouse who cannot ride far on a bike trailering is an option, I have friends who did a cross country trip on their bike while another couple drove their car along with them. Each to their own...