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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: North Cackalacky
Posts: 37
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Re: first ride!
thanks for the tips!
After riding around the back roads for the past week, I finally decided to take the 20-mile ride to work this morning. Everything went well, and 60 mph isn't as bad as I thought it would be. :cool: It's gonna be a hot one riding back this afternoon, though. Probably won't be able to do it again until Friday because of rain in the forecast. ![]()
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 55
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Re: first ride!
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I had a similar problem. I did practice those turns the next day. I was on my way to the parking lot to practice more because I knew that my turns were NOT tight enough to be safe on the road. I was at an intersection making a left, there was a pothole, I misjudged, went off the road, and bent my front wheel and knocked my headlight out of whack (that was on a Virago 535, not on my GZ250). Scared the heck out of myself, but only bruised myself up. I should have had somebody else get me to practice ;-) For a week or two after that, I did make my partner take the bike to the school so that I could then practice my turns. I didn't get back out on roads until I knew for a fact that my turn would stay within the lanes. Ok, wow, I can't figure out if I should post this. It sounds scary. But the thing is, it's not. Just know how to ride before you get on the roads :-) |
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