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I've gotten a little smoother after the first 300 or so miles... But there's still a lot of room for improvement.
Two things sped up my learning curve: first and foremost, cycling experience. Cyclists have to lean, shift and make sure they don't get killed by cars. All good things to know. My racing bike has 16 gears and two shifters. My old mountain bike had 21 gears! Second, I already knew how to drive a standard transmission. The first car I ever drove was a high school teacher's VW bug. I had to teach myself to drive a standard on the way out of the parking lot!(Didn't figure out how to get it into reverse until after I got back.)
Seriously, though, leaving the friggin' blinker on is still a consistent problem. Patrick and others showed me a cool mod, but I'm not confident enough in my mechanical skills to mess with a brand new vehicle. I figure it will come with time. Fell off the bicycle a few times before I got the clipped shoe release firmly into my repertoire.
This forum has been a godsend. I'm fifty years old, doing something a little irrational, with zero support from my small circle of associates and no local mentor. It's one thing to figure out how to shift, but it helps to have a posse to show you the subculture ropes. I figure GZ250Bike has already saved me a couple of bike dumps and at least one major ass kicking.
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