Thread: New Rider Tips
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Old 08-12-2005, 01:07 AM   #29 (permalink)
Slick
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Joined: Jul 2005
Bike: 2003 SV650S
Location: Lexington, KY
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only had my bike for over a year but i went down 3 months ago pretty hard... was on my first group ride second to last in the pack and was riding out of my limits (too fast) when i hit a blind curve and found that the guy in front of me who'd only had a bike for 3 weeks stopped in mid turn so i took the turn wide and met an oncoming truck so i had to straight up dodge a lane of traffic and hit side of the road when the bike did a nose dive and sent me over the handlebars. Expensive/painful lessons learned:

1. RIDE WITHIN YOUR MOTHER*$#* LIMITS - - if working on gettin faster or workin on leans, either do it on a track or on a road you KNOW.

2. Be careful who you ride with

p.s. thank god for gear
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