Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2009 7:20 am
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Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2009 9:05 am
Well, I thought the trouble was going to be shifting. But the harley is as smooth as butter compared to those little 250s. Still stalled it when I stopped though
Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2009 9:07 am
Oops...forgot to pull in the clutch lever??Superfly3176 wrote:Well, I thought the trouble was going to be shifting. But the harley is as smooth as butter compared to those little 250s. Still stalled it when I stopped though
Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2009 9:09 am
Left it go too soon.blues2cruise wrote:Oops...forgot to pull in the clutch lever??Superfly3176 wrote:Well, I thought the trouble was going to be shifting. But the harley is as smooth as butter compared to those little 250s. Still stalled it when I stopped though
Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2009 5:50 pm
I learned on the GZ-250 also. during the two days I had two different bikes. I liked the first one better. Compared to the 250 my Suzuki M50 shifts like butter.
The bikes that you ride in the class are very well abused bikes so don't compare those for how well they shift, but for how much abuse they can take and keep on going.
The bikes that you ride in the class are very well abused bikes so don't compare those for how well they shift, but for how much abuse they can take and keep on going.
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 3:56 am
I was surprised too how great my Harley shifted compared to the learner bike. Though I rode it a tiny bit before the course - I never shifted gears.
I stalled it a TON on my first real ride, but then I realized I was downshifting to SECOND gear, and coming off the line in the wrong gear. Oops.
Still learning (and stalling) but loving it.
congrats
I stalled it a TON on my first real ride, but then I realized I was downshifting to SECOND gear, and coming off the line in the wrong gear. Oops.
Still learning (and stalling) but loving it.
congrats
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 8:30 am
Yeah hills are the worst. I was on a really good streak of not stalling, then one day I went to a busy small town with alot of stops and stalled 3 times .
The other day i stalled on a hill rolling backwards isn't too fun. It's going pretty good though. I have 380 miles on the bike, most are mine so.
.The other day i stalled on a hill rolling backwards isn't too fun. It's going pretty good though. I have 380 miles on the bike, most are mine so.
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 5:52 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5X1FjCxMvc
That'll help with rolling backwards at inclined stop signs!
That'll help with rolling backwards at inclined stop signs!