Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 1:25 pm
I might look into that one. Thanks. Where would I start? I have had a hard time finding aftermarket parts for the GS.
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Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 2:03 pm
It's good you wear your gear. Glad no serious injuries. What about frame sliders for your bike?
Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 2:07 pm
looks like he doesn't have frame sliders.
Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 2:16 pm
I was thinking about putting then on the bike but there is alot of dead space between the frame and the fairing.
Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 2:24 pm
To answer you questions. No the pegs did not scrape. When I hit the line the bike slid alittle and bieng a newb I had no idea what to do. So we went down. And no I was not hanging off of the bike. I dont know the proper way to do it. Plus I never had to use it before. So between those two reasons I have never practiced it.VermilionX wrote:i have some questions though...
did your pegs scrape before you low-sided?
were you hanging off the bike?
hanging off conserves lean angle so if you weren't hanging off... you might wanna practice it.
Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 2:32 pm
Don't worry about practicing hanging off of the bike. Verm thinks he is V. Rossi. There is no way you should need to hang off a bike unless you are doing some SERIOUS cornering.
Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 2:35 pm
I never needed to. I was trying to take the corner at 35. The sign said i should be doing 30 around it.
Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 2:35 pm
earwig wrote:Don't worry about practicing hanging off of the bike. Verm thinks he is V. Rossi. There is no way you should need to hang off a bike unless you are doing some SERIOUS cornering.
im not even big fan of rossi.
you don't need to be racing to be hanging off the bike.
Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 2:38 pm
what? that's weird... you must be going way faster than 35.m1a1dvr wrote:I never needed to. I was trying to take the corner at 35. The sign said i should be doing 30 around it.
im not as fast yet like the other guys, but i take 30mph corners at 50-60mph and im still not dragging knee.
Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 2:48 pm
The bike started going to the outside of the corner(it was a decreasing radius turn). So I did what I thought was right and pushed harder. The bike started cutting back in and the front tire hit the newly painted lines on the road. The next thing I know is I am sitting in the gravel along the side of the road.