Posted by Turby on April 24, 2006, 2:20 pm
wrote:
>It has been a few days since I created this post and I have come back
>to read all of the comments. I must say I was hoping to have some more
>advice but looks like some people just like to create friction and
>battles with others instead of adding some constructive criticism.
Starbucks is over there >>>>>
This here is just your basic rowdy biker bar, "Reeky." It gets kinda
loud, but the beer's good and the toilets are fairly clean.
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Turby the Turbosurfer
Posted by LisaM1321 on April 25, 2006, 3:18 pm
yeah, you know that vision of a biker bar just didn't come to mind due
to the online forum setting..... after all I am a regular at my local
biker bar, so I know the scene very well. Just the image of a bunch of
rowdy biker guys dressed in leather and covered in tattoos sitting in
front of a computer typing their little fingers away just doesn't have
that loud biker guy image to it......maybe wearing a pink to-to with a
bad attitude because their mommies still want them to be ballerina's
after all these years.....now that is comical.
Posted by Turby on April 25, 2006, 3:57 pm
wrote:
>yeah, you know that vision of a biker bar just didn't come to mind due
>to the online forum setting..... after all I am a regular at my local
>biker bar, so I know the scene very well. Just the image of a bunch of
>rowdy biker guys dressed in leather and covered in tattoos sitting in
>front of a computer typing their little fingers away just doesn't have
>that loud biker guy image to it......maybe wearing a pink to-to with a
>bad attitude because their mommies still want them to be ballerina's
>after all these years.....now that is comical.
You've been peeking in Walker's windows, I see.
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Turby the Turbosurfer
Posted by Rob Kleinschmidt on April 25, 2006, 3:35 pm
LisaM1321 wrote:
> Oh, yeah.... I already dropped the bike, I kinda feel better that I got
> it over with too. That was really weighing on my mind. I was pulling
> into my driveway after a short ride. I pulled to the left side of my
> driveway, on that side there is a difference in height between the
> blacktop and the grass. I went to put my foot down on the blacktop
> (which is higher then the grass) and I didn't realize that I was too
> close to the grass and my foot went further down then I expected to
> reach the grass. I already had one foot on the ground but couldn't
> hold up the bike long enough to catch my balance so down it went.
> Luckily I didn't fall down with it. It landed in the grass so no
> scratches on it. It just leaked some gas and I had a flooded engine.
Looks like you already figured out how to pick the bike up but
this lady offers some good advice on technique:
http://www.ibmwr.org/otech/pickup.html
The other thing to remember is that it's almost always cheaper to
patch up the bike than it is to patch up the rider. I may try to let it
down slowly when it's falling but I try not to make any heroic efforts
to stop it.
> All is okay now. I am glad I decided to buy a bike and I am learning
> all that I can. It is fun!
Enjoy.
Posted by Mike Young on April 24, 2006, 1:39 pm
wrote in message
> Be less concerned about burning out your clutch. They are
> stronger on bikes than in cars. (generally) Give yourself
> some throttle - say 2000-3000 rpm, and then hold the
> throttle steady and let the clutch out as slowly as
> necessary for a smooth start. Keep the throttle constant
> and vary your take-off speed with the clutch.
:) 3k rpm?! A holeshot for the princess? I don't think that's such a great
idea. For now, and perhaps forevermore, it would be better to just let it
die than launch her on a wheelie across the intersection.
There's a first friction point in the clutch travel where the clutch is both
slipping and transmitting power. Pause the clutch there until the engine
revs catch up, and then feed the rest of the clutch out while giving gas.
Every bike I've ever been on will get rolling this way on level pavement
without dying or needing more gas.
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>to read all of the comments. I must say I was hoping to have some more
>advice but looks like some people just like to create friction and
>battles with others instead of adding some constructive criticism.