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Welcome to the website murglewurms
Let us know when you get your bike, and when you take your course. If you have any questions be sure to fire away!
Ben
~Best Beginner Motorcycles AdminFor a while I was really worried about someone stealing my motorcycle, I had heard stories of thieves just getting 4 big guys and lifting it into a van and driving off in under 30 seconds! I even think there is a video on youtube of some security tape showing a theft like that.
Eventually though I got over it and took more of a Buddhist perspective on the whole thing. Basically i’m just using the bike until it is destroyed, stolen, or I choose to sell it. If the first two happen then my insurance will cover it, and if the latter happens then that means I still get money.
You can get disc locks, big chains, lojack, perimeter alarms, etc… but some people go so crazy trying to keep their bike from being stolen that I wonder if they even enjoy it? The only thing I do is I try to park it in my garage when i’m at home, and somewhere public when I am out like in front of a store. Other than that I don’t bother with disc locks or anything of that nature.
I’ve heard on other message boards of thieves breaking into locked garages, cutting locks off the bikes, and then taking them away in a big truck. Basically if someone really wants to steal your bike there is nothing you can do, but by adding something like a disc lock you can make your bike more unappealing compared to the brand new GSXR parked next to you with no lock on it.
Ben
~Best Beginner Motorcycles AdminHaha I’m always ‘itching’ for a brawl because I practice Jiujitsu, boxing, and Krav Maga so I can’t help but see the usefulness of the armored gloves
Haha, also I play guitar and violin, gotta keep those hands perfect and in shape!
Ben
~Best Beginner Motorcycles AdminThats what I thought too! But the other day I checked it while I wasn’t logged in and the forum tab disapeared for me on the menu.
But it’s fixed now. Man it seems like the site has been super buggy lately!~Best Beginner Motorcycles Admin
Sounds like a good plan as long as the driveway is paved
They start you off like that in the MSF course too. At first they just have you sit on the bike and slowly let off the clutch until it starts to move forward. You do that 2 or 3 times then they say you can apply a little gas and then you do that 2 or 3 times. Definitely take it slow at first, and don’t forget to wear a helmet and gloves and boots even if you aren’t going very fast. Chances are if you drop it you will catch yourself with your hands, and if you are unlucky the bike might land on your leg (which is where the boots come in). I personally had my first bike (also a gs500) land on my leg and pin me between the pavement and a bush once when I was trying to back up! Not too much fun, I thank god the bike was a light as it was or else I would have been stuck there for hours!
Ben
~Best Beginner Motorcycles AdminYes lower revs do translate to better fuel economy, but it’s not always great for the engine. I used to ride my zx6r like that, I would shift at around 6,000-7,000 rpms (with a redline of 15,000) in hopes of getting better gas mileage. I then had a mechanic do a valve adjustment on my bike and when he is looking at the valves he says “Do you use 87 octane?” to which I replied “Nope, I use premium.” He then asks me if I ever open up the throttle and I tell him no and that I shift at 6-7k.
He then proceeds to tell me (and show me) that by not opening the bike up I will collect (and have collected) deposits on my valves. When you shift too early the fuel doesn’t burn long enough or hot enough to get rid of all that gunk in there, so I was actually doing harm to my engine by not cycling it through the revs.
Ever since then and based on my mechanics advice I try and open it up to at least 10k a few times during a ride, this usually happens on the entrance to the freeway. Sometimes I even take it to redline just to make sure I get that ‘extra’ burn
plus it makes riding a lot more fun.With a motorcycle you are already going to be getting a lot better fuel economy than with a car, heck even when I ride my bike hard I still get 42+mpg last time I checked. I’m not saying to redline it all the time, but it is good for the engine if you cycle it through the revs every now and then.
Ben
~Best Beginner Motorcycles Admin
But it’s fixed now. Man it seems like the site has been super buggy lately!