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12-04-2005, 02:18 AM
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| Seat Tester Joined: Oct 2005
Bike: 05 Suzuki C50T
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
Posts: 62
|  Experience = Counter Steer = Scrape Boards Well guys after riding for 4 weeks now and reading a good book about motorcycling by a local guy here in New Zealand. I started to actually physically counter steer as apposed to just letting it happen. When I read the book I didn’t believe it would work, I mean really, turning the handle bars the opposite direction!! Unbelievable. Anyway now using the counter steer method all I can say is the twisties here are now much more enjoyable and easier to do. Before I used counter steering intentionally I never scraped my floorboards, now its happening as I can go around bends much more of an angle, and of course much more enjoyment also  After a month or maybe a little less, I still love this bike. C50T rocks!! I also put the magical 1600KM on it today and went full throttle for the first time. More than enough performance for me. Well, thats all from me Cheers Last edited by WalterRC; 12-04-2005 at 04:00 AM. |
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12-04-2005, 11:53 AM
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| Et cetera ad nauseum   Joined: Dec 2003
Bike: 2002 Bandit 1200 S
Location: St. Cloud, MN, USA
Posts: 18,313
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Curves really are the cream of riding, ain't they? You put 1600km on it in a day? That's quite an achievement. Most I've done is 610 miles.
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12-04-2005, 11:56 AM
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| Third gear and cruising   Joined: Oct 2004
Bike: 2006 Yamaha Road Star Midnight
Location: Smyrna, DE
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12-04-2005, 12:17 PM
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| Member Investigator  Joined: Oct 2005
Bike: '03 Santa Cruz
Location: Greensboro, NC
Posts: 1,022
| I read it as today was the end of the break in period and he finally got to twist it open.
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12-04-2005, 02:36 PM
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| Et cetera ad nauseum Joined: Dec 2003
Bike: 2002 Bandit 1200 S
Location: St. Cloud, MN, USA
Posts: 18,313
| Ahh. Full throttle is part of break-in, per my manual.
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12-04-2005, 07:49 PM
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| Where Am I ?  Joined: Jul 2005
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| You may also want to check into a Ride Like a Pro video or DVD. Jerry "Motorman" Palladino and his wife Donna do police training for a living, and they have produced some incredible skill building DVDs over the past few years! Check them out at www.ridelikeapro.com
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12-05-2005, 02:57 AM
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| Seat Tester Joined: Oct 2005
Bike: 05 Suzuki C50T
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
Posts: 62
| S2Design: Correct, End of my breakin period. 1600km in one day? no way LOL Wont really be twisting it totally open though that often now anyway. Whole reason I got a cruiser. But it sure is nice to know I can Rowdy: Curves sure are sweet, thats for sure. It still baffles me the counter steer thing. I practiced it all day yesterday so I know it does work, I still just find it hard to believe, weird, very very weird. Moccasin: Thanks will check the site out. As another side note. I mentioned the counter steer theory to a couple of people at work today, and they all thought I was totally mad. Even 1 of 2 motorbike riders only actually believed me and the other is going to practice it today, LOL Anyway, all good! |
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12-05-2005, 03:01 AM
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| Fifth gear streak Joined: May 2005
Bike: M50
Location: SE Missouri
Posts: 1,375
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Don't feel bad, I still find people that don't believe me when I tell them a light flashes on their vehicle when they push down or up on that little stick next to their steering wheel.
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