Motorcyclin'
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@Kruse said in Motorcyclin':
Downhill corners still give me the shits some-what, but I think I'm getting better.
Out riding today and ended up chatting with a couple of riding instructors at a cafe. Mentioned the downhill corner issue and they gave me a good tip to try. They said it's the increase in speed going thru the corner which spooks a lot of riders as they often don't feel in control - particularly if they trail-brake. The trick is to have everything set up before you lean into the corner and only gently use the throttle to control the drive thru the bend
Suggested I try braking and/or dropping down one more gear than normal before the corner and changing up to the right gear for the corner just before you enter the bend to give more control and gently accelerate thru the bend.
Have only tried it once or twice but it does seem to improve things for me. The trick is to remember and re-learn your riding style, which is easier said than done....
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@Victor-Meldrew Cheers for that. Yeah - I've thought about it a bit over the years, and came to the same conclusion - it's that little bit of extra momentum/speed/acceleration that gravity is giving - which isn't under MY control.
I feel like I'm already braking too much going into them, and it's more a matter of sorting out the mind.
But - if nothing else - I guess that tip is just another reinforcement that I'm not doing anything wrong, just a matter of not beating myself up about it. -
@Kruse said in Motorcyclin':
But - if nothing else - I guess that tip is just another reinforcement that I'm not doing anything wrong, just a matter of not beating myself up about it.
It's the old motorcycle saying:
Newbie: "I was riding over a bridge and didn't realise it was icy, so I slipped all over the road but still made OK. What did I do wrong?
Experienced motorcyclist: "Nothing"
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2022 Honda CBR1000RR-R FIREBLADE SP
Saw one of these yesterday at my Honda dealer - actually sat on the thing. 218 HP but easy to ride due to the electronics (apparently). £24,000 of hand-made, blueprinted engine, titanium exhaust worth about £3k, 14,000 RPM redline, DLC (diamond-like carbon) layer friction-coated mechanics and just jaw-droppingly gorgeous.
Art on two wheels.
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I have been watching a YouTube thingy called Itchy Boots. It's a Dutch girl recording her solo travels while living my dream on her motorbike. She is a natural in front of the camera and I am finding it quite addictive. Highly recommend if you like travel shows. You don't even have to like motorbikes.
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Long weekend so did ~1000 km with a couple of mates. 10% of which was the Bonang:
Basically no traffic, but that might have been in part to it raining and being 4° at midday when we left Delegate.
Still a great way to spend a few days.
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@antipodean fuck I love seeing signs like that.
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@Kruse said in Motorcyclin':
@antipodean fuck I love seeing signs like that.
105km though... that's awesome.Depressingly those signs are often accompanied by an 80km/h sign or worse, a 60km/h sign nowadays.
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Long, 160m ride on Sunday up thru Dartmoor (Hound of the Baskervilles territory), up and along the Atlantic coast to Truro and back home as the sun went down. One of those magical rides we never seem to have enough of.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Motorcyclin':
Long, 160m ride
This is what a need to impress on my brother when he takes me for a short pushbike ride.
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The crankshaft on the Royal Enfield went after only 8,000 miles from new, 6yrs old so out of warranty
moral of the story is bikes manufactured in Chennai don't do well on UK roads in winter.Gave me an excuse to upgrade to a Triumph Bonneville Street Twin. So much smoother with a ton more power, am loving it.
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@antipodean said in Motorcyclin':
@Victor-Meldrew said in Motorcyclin':
"just like"
I'm getting the Zinzan Brooke one.
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Anyone with experience of classic motorcycles and people after a quick buck will understand.
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Hazards of the English countryside.
Ambling around the back roads of Devon and turned sharp left into a country carpark - only to hit a cattle grid with 30cm between the railings. Managed to stop just in time. Arseholes.
