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10-24-2004, 12:22 AM
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| Where Am I ?  Join Date: Oct 2004
Bike: Boulevard C50
Location: Northern, California
Posts: 28
 |  Proper clutch friction zone use be REAL important
After my 1st day @ MSF (having a blast), I thought I'd take a little spin after class on my C50 (the BlingMaster 3000). During the class, we used some retro-looking Honda 125s, where the clutch broke into gear so close to when you completely release it as to be useless. Not much to clutch control at low speeds there... I found out (repeatedly) that a bigger engine is a whole 'nother story. Stalled or wobbled repeatedly until I began finessing the clutch during low speed maneuvers. We won't even go into having to do the Olympic "Clean and Jerk" w/my baby when my right foot didn't get down in time at a stop. Caught it @ the halfway point between upright and reclining! Nothing hurt but my pride, when a cager asked "Ya need some help with that?" :0 |
