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I do consider myself new as new can be, but I like to think I know what I am doing slightly past "nothing". I took a motorcycle course before I began riding. Having the knowledge and actually putting it into practice while breaking habits are two different things. Right now I ride at night so there ...

Just wondering if any other new riders experience this same issue. For some reason when I am taking a left curve I can't help but to hug the middle of the road. Right curves are no problem, but I can't seem to stay off the yellow line on left curves. I remember having a similar problem when I first ...

MotoF150 wrote: BTW: Roadstar NICE BIKE!!! better than any HD

It works for me.

I dont really know if that makes any sense, but being in the "power band" is what im getting at I guess. Not Peak power or near idle

Yeah, that's what I am aiming for. The problem is that I am not sure if I am in that zone or not. Like I said, I can tell if I am going to slow for the gear because ...

I don't know man. I've never heard of a bike with no tach. No gas gauge? Sure. No speedometer? Uhmm...once or twice. No tach? Seems like a fairly crucial thing.

Might wanna look into getting one installed?




By the by have you taken the MSF?

From what I have been told, not having a tach is ...

2005 Yamaha Roadstar 1700


I'm completely new to bikes and have been taking the last couple of months to slowly become comfortable with it. I have been staying within the neighborhoods <30 MPH, but I feel I am comfortable enough to venture out onto the bigger roads. My bike has no tach, so I have ...

As a follow-up, when taking these 90 degree turns in second, am I using a slight amount of throttle or am I using friction zone to power myself through the turn?

Lots of great information guys. Thank you very much for the tips. I will definatly do some exercises tonight in a parking lot and put them to use.

-Trak

Thanks for the info. And to clarify, the safety course did teach to take turns in the way that you all described. However, now that I am on my own I find myself a bit more uneasy taking these turns out on roads than I was in a parking lot with cones at the safety course.

I have been riding for about 2 weeks now, and I am still uneasy and timid on making 90 degree turns such as turning from a street to a side street, turning into a parking lot, or even turning into my own driveway. As I approach the area where the turn will take place, I find myself pulling in the ...