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The MSF course caters to beginners. That doesn’t mean people with some riding experience won’t be there, but people with no riding experience should be there.
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If there’s anything more important than my ego
around, I want it caught and shot now…Dude! I rode into SF today with a friend around the Van Ness street area. We were at the dainese store around noonish, then went to get some grub at a mexican restaurant around 1:30 ish a parallel block up or two intersecting fell ave. and then we went to a friend’s bbq on golden gate ave. I wonder if I saw you riding around in the myriad of bike riders that seemed to have sprung up in SF since the last time I was there…
anyhoo congrats on your first city ride… twas actually my first sf city ride as well…
Edit: Doh! brainfart… I saw the date on your post and thought it was today’s date. Oh well, i still wonder if you might’ve been riding around SF today…
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If there’s anything more important than my ego
around, I want it caught and shot now…1. tired hands – could be a couple of things. grip of death – don’t do it.
Over time, your hands will get used to it if it’s not exasperated by the second possibility which is an overly vibrating bike in which case I can only suggest going to the dealer and seeing what they suggest. Another thing that might help tired hands is a throttle lock which is simple device that locks the throttle in place. Useful for long road trips and putting the bike in “cruise control”.2. Clutch. Bad technique, imo. You should learn throttle control so you don’t use the clutch to save you from over-throttling. Doing something like this leaned into a turn could cause you to lose rear wheel grip as pulling in the clutch takes away power to the rear wheel. I’m assuming this issue is your “fix” for the last issue you talk about, stalling when you want to move from a stopped position.
3. Stalling. Assumption’s from your second point. Learn where your friction zone is. Use it to guage when you should throttle. Start of by slowly releasing the clutch until you start to move forward. Keep practicing that. When you’re familiar with that feeling, start practicing with the throttle. Slowly open the throttle evenly after you get into the friction zone. You’ll start moving a bit quicker and the pull will be slightly stronger than the friction zone pull. That’s when you can let out the clutch, but still keep opening the throttle slowly and evenly until you’re moving at a comfortable clip to upshift (assuming traffic isn’t stop and go).
Just keep in mind for issues 2 and 3, these aren’t hard, fast rules as certain situations may make these situations correct techniques. Like in slow stop and go traffic, you might need to work in the clutch to help you stop quickly as cars are moving and stopping abruptly. As it pertains to #3, very slow stop and go traffic, where you only move a little distance and you’re living in a state that doesn’t allow for lane splitting/sharing, may mean you only use the clutch and the friction zone to move along at a safe stop and go traffic pace. Either way though, moving from a stopped position, the friction zone is your friend.
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If there’s anything more important than my ego
around, I want it caught and shot now…http://www.dainese.com/eng/home.asp
Sorry, I just love thier stuff and I’m not a lady…
You need to go to a store that carries their stuff though as their sizes are all in European measurements… They aren’t exactly inexpensive either, FWIW…
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If there’s anything more important than my ego
around, I want it caught and shot now…I was voluntold by my mum I have to go to her relative’s wedding on that day.. >.< But go for it and have fun. Take lots of pics and possibly another meetup the week after?
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If there’s anything more important than my ego
around, I want it caught and shot now…
