Re: OK, I bought it. Now What?

 

Good choice. My roommate had one and liked it.


If you had a buddy who told you the same thing but it was about flying
the used Cessna he just bought, would you go on a flight with him? No,
you'd want him to take some refresher courses and and update his FAA
ticket.

Go and take the MSF Basic Rider Course as a refresher. :-)

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 On 24 Mar 2007, Timberwoof wrote in

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That might not be a bad idea.  I actually do feel like I've never been
off the bike, but I'm sure my skills (and instincts) are rusty.

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 On Sat, 24 Mar 2007 17:12:32 -0000, Lew


    From what I've gathered, the current understanding of riding
is far advanced from what is was back then.  Even though some of what
the MSF teaches may not be all that relevant, or not even always
right, but IMO it can't hurt to listen and consider.

    Also, buy Proficient Motorcycling and Proficient Motorcycling
for $ 32 total

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aka   http://tinyurl.com/366j9p

The quality of the binding isn't great ( watch for tearing out pages
), but it will make you think about things you 'just did' back then -
some right, some wrong, all worth thinking about.


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Not to dispute anything you said, but...

When I was taking the BRC, the classroom instructor asked if anyone
believed that applying the breaks too hard could throw you over the
handlebar.  I was one of a few people who raised my hand.  We were
then told this is absolutely not possible.

It could be that I misunderstood the question.  Certainly the
Nighthawk 250 that I used to take the riding test could not do that.
Not with its front drum break.  In fact, that the brake shute was the
only place I lost points because it took me a Little longer to stop
than it should have.  At least I got it down to first and put my left
foot down.

What I thought the instructor was saying was impossible was something
like this:



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