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1 word…..experiment

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The difference between the two courses are only the bikes and the price tag. The Riders Edge uses the same lessons both riding and classroom as the Community Colleges do. HD charges more for there’s , however, the perks to it is smaller class room sizes and some discounts here and there for their (overpriced-sorry Elwood) gear.
The differences between the 125 and Buell Blast should not be a concern as in both cases you will not get out of second gear. And as with any trainer courses the bikes you get will not be of top line quality. They all have likely been dropped on more then one occasion and repaired back to a safe riding condition, though not necessarily street ready.
Either way in both you will not be thrown on the bike and have the “Ok show me what you got” scenario. You will go out there…. get your bike, go through the start up process a time or two. Then do a basic clutch and slow release so you can get comfortable with friction zone a little….then duck walk across the course and back. Then eventually feet up and rolling.
The biggest challenge you might would find would be remembering where your feet go after wards. LOL…. I was riding a Kawi 500 cruiser and training on the Blast. Went from feet forward to a standard placement….. will mess with your head the first couple of start and stops.

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Guys it was an ad spam…. the link had been taken out of the post.

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Howdy….and welcome from NC

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“I don’t count muscle cars as sport cars, all they are good for is straight line speed and sounding good.”
Don’t let an old “Shiner” hear you say that. The man will take you to the hills and make your sports car look like a red rider wagon coming down off the mountain.
and yes 65 is 65 ……. the dial will say it and so will the radar gun. The feeling is perception and at an additional 30k ….maybe I will just occasionally close my eyes if I want to feel dangerous.

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Tell you boys like I tell the guys at work….. wether it be a Focus, a Porsche, or a Bently……. 65-75 mph is the same either way. Only difference is wether or not You think its cool. The speed limits remain constant the only real things that get bigger are the repair bills, the speeding tickets and the injuries when things go bad.
16K Accord… or 45k Audi (read Owy) I’ll save the extra cash and get me another bike.

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Skills to lack….
Balance
Fear management
Stress management
Concentration on tasks at hand
Inability to quit texting
Visual (blind spots, legally blind, cataracts, tunnel vision etc) limitations
Hand, eye, feet coordination

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Good that your bike up on 2 wheels. Its crazy how things go….
I guess in a ironic way its true what they say “what don’t kill ya will make you stronger” …being that you feel you are a better rider now. Got the first spill out of the way and gives you a better understanding of things. Way to hang in there and saddling back up!

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:^) I was only giving a better example of the phrase… the rest (which I agree with you btw) is hammered over and over again through out the site.

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“On a motorcycle, when you do one thing wrong, a whole bunch of wrongs follow right behind.”

This is what people mean by respecting the bike. You are never in any way “insulting” the bike by not being skillfully at par with it’s capability. Nor is it a bar to aim for in the term. The phrase has been way over thought.
Respecting the bike is meant to be in terms of respect of what it can and will do to you should you lose your head for a moment and try to lay into it before your skills can accommodate. Or if you are not a fan of that phrasing maybe go old school an ” You need to recognize!” or “Appreciate the amount of power under you and the agile quickness at which it can handle turns and stops lest you be caught unawares and unsaddled” . The phrase/term is just used a general way of saying “Hey , man that bike is big, you been riding how long?…..man be careful”…. or..” What kind of num nut are you? You realize your bike has a bigger displacement then most compact cars…. your gonna kill yourself!” , at which point the conversation swiftly turns to either silence or negative.

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hmmm….. weould like a better idea of how the cooling system works for that bike…I will go at it from a cars PoV.
Coolant in the upper side…. not bad…UNTIL, you fire up and get compression going, and fail to make sure the cylinder walls are relatively clean and again lubricated before putting a load on the pistons. If some coolant is left to bypass rings it will wash the lubr. off the cylinder walls and even prevent more from getting back on. Creating swelling, stick and snap process.
Did you use a torque wrench to tighten everything down? Was there any use of a thread lock before and after adjustments made. If torque wrench was used……when was the last time you had it calibrated?
As far as the nut goes….. afraid a tear down may be in the near future. Unless you have something that can get into the drain down ports for the oil, if not found in the case.
One scenario from above could have been a result in miss adjustment to where the cylinder could have actually slapped a valve causing the reaction to stress the rockers to the point of breaking.

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Welcome
Being in Colorado I could see it being a possible issue with run ability if the bike is Carb’d. Would definitely take it to a professional and see what they can do or telly ou as far as adjustment needs for the various altitudes and atmospheres I can only dream you get the pleasure of riding through.
As far as the paint goes., after you do the touch ups one suggestion I would make is to also get you a clear coat over top of it. Wether its professionally done or by rattle can it will extend your paint a lot longer.

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Well after thinking about it …… you may not be totally wrong. Again as we often find out the difference could be in the type of bike….sport or cruiser. Since cruisers have a longer rake it’s likely they are less effected then sport bikes are. So we are likely both accurate. That and that’s why I left the exception of shadetree productions types also.

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Actually I disagree with Eon. Oh and howdy from Raleigh ( really Zebulon, but most know Raleigh). I have a Vuclan 900 and started with the OE windshield, then took that off and went with the memphis shades batwing. I am sure you could find one for your bike as well. I rode this morning at the nice temperature of 17 degrees, only thing I lack is some decent gloves. Also would recommend going to scootworks and checking out their one piece thermal suit, that thing is the answer to any cold weather riding. I am all toasty even down to 17 degrees.
As far as handle bar mount or high for mounted windshields/ fairings. As long as your not going through some shadetree workmanship most are aerodynamically set so there is little to no buffeting that can translate directly onto the handle bars. It was something I was also concerned about going to the batwing as it had more surface area for the wind to hit and it has very little to no effect on it.

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not to mention generally shorter wait times…..
I took the riders edge because at the time the CC had a 6 month waiting list. Riders edge…. the next week end. It all depends on the value to you and your excitement about getting started …. and safely!

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