gee...improving my slow riding skills.
i would rather give somebody a kidney.
Advice for the new guys on upcoming bike runs
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sapaul
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Do not get sucked into peer pressure, ride your own ride, don't drink and ride or get drawn into anything beyond your knowledge, donuts, wheel spins and so on. Go and enjoy the event without having anything to prove to anyone. As for the slow riding, there is a little lever by your left foot and a little lever on the left handlebar, work these two together and keep the revs( turny thing on the other handlebar) up and you should not have an overheating problem. Don't let the engine lug along.
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Am I reading that right? High revs prevent overheating?sapaul wrote:Do not get sucked into peer pressure, ride your own ride, don't drink and ride or get drawn into anything beyond your knowledge, donuts, wheel spins and so on. Go and enjoy the event without having anything to prove to anyone. As for the slow riding, there is a little lever by your left foot and a little lever on the left handlebar, work these two together and keep the revs( turny thing on the other handlebar) up and you should not have an overheating problem. Don't let the engine lug along.
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Nibblet99
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high revs aren't very helpful at distance crawling, and riding the clutch under high revs for extended periods of time, is a really bad idea, especially when there's only a small air flow to you radiator / cooling fins.
However for short periods, it's a great way to make the bike more stable for low speed manuveurs
However for short periods, it's a great way to make the bike more stable for low speed manuveurs
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I appreciate the advice humor and insight.
I'll do at least one of the runs this years to hang out with some new riders, it's a good cause and of course the pin for the vest (as shallow as that may sound).
Heres a question though...would it be more of a pain to have my girlfriend on the back or easier without her? I'm thinking she could come along and take photos....
I'll do at least one of the runs this years to hang out with some new riders, it's a good cause and of course the pin for the vest (as shallow as that may sound).
Heres a question though...would it be more of a pain to have my girlfriend on the back or easier without her? I'm thinking she could come along and take photos....
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Laurence wrote:
Heres a question though...would it be more of a pain to have my girlfriend on the back or easier without her? I'm thinking she could come along and take photos....
Depends what kind of a relationship you have with your girlfriend, laurence. Personally, I find riding any distance with a pillion in slow moving traffic a teensy bit of a pain in the arse, though others seem to do fine.
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