[Munch]

Whew…glad you made it home safe. I never ride with glasses on under my FF. Fortunately I don’t need prescriptions so I am lucky in that way. as far as fog I just slightly raise my visor and it holds a small gap…maybe all of about 1/16th of an inch. Which creates an updraft enough to keep moving air across the surface and not allow fog to form.

[Munch]

Is it all the time, every time? Is is more of a steam rather then “smoke”. Where does it seem to emanate from, near exhaust couplers, close to a coolant line, etc.
As a robot named Number 5 would say
“Need more input!”

[Munch]

First step to answer that question is …what style? Cruiser/standard/sport/dual sport?

[Munch]

I have some gloves that Alpinstars makes that has Thinsulate ( 80 gram fill) that are supposed to be wind proof and water proof. They are wrong on both accounts. However the one thing I do have to my advantage is I have mechanic hands. Between all the cuts and calluses my hands can withstand a very broad range of temperatures. Once I get done buying this house though I am considering going to get a size too large full leather gauntlets and then getting some secondary liners to wear inside….. I read somewhere that something of the silk type nature helps with wind proofing. Or I will go get me those “Hippo Grip covers” for the really cold days. Scootworks has something like it in their selection.

[Munch]

good vid…needs to be bumped to the Beginners need to know and remember section!

[Munch]

I laughed….just didn’t want it left for other interpretation ;^P

[Munch]

Okay , going with the assumption that you ride horses…..

1st) Think of your bike as your horse…. it was fun playing in the round pen learning balance and turning, but once you got out into the field you got excited and nervous. Use the same principles that got you out in the field……relax it’s the same movements.

2) Most bike speedo’s are off some as little as 3% some upwards of 5% so yea, you were chugging a lil slower then speed limit. Plus likely most of them were trying 5 or more over. No worries there. Just always be aware of who is where in your mirrors so there is no surprises.

3) Like horse back riding you have to keep you mind on where you want to go and what it takes to get there. If you ever rode in rodeos and done barrel racing or anything like that you can understand easily the concepts of hitting the pocket and getting set up for the next barrel. Turns and obstacles are much the same way on a motorcycle.

[Munch]

I am hoping there is some sarcasm in there somewhere.

[Munch]

Ask the dealer of the helmets if they have access to different padding for the helmet. A lot of helmet manu’s have various thickness padding for helmets to give you a more custom fit.

[Munch]

Som performance tires are made with a “gummier” compound with less stiffeners which allows them heat up quicker then a standard tire. Of course you see most of the tires up close, like that of NASCAR, these tires have no tread pattern to allow for more patch for grip and heat build up. Weaving back and forth forces the tires to obtain more friction and flex and relax more to retain the heat. With that the rubber becomes unstable and can “melt” or lose it’s bonding properties and stay on the track.
I don’t have the fortune to watch bike races but I imagine much of the same idea applies. Though since there seems to be little they can do to heat the tires up at the beginning portions of the race I assume is why the use warmers while the bikes sit.
Granted when the track cools down with ambient temperatures the track “changes” as the tires are not gripping well or “cooling ” down. However if you watch and sometimes they show the track surface area temps are quite a bit warmer then a standard paved traveled area. It all goes hand in hand.

[Munch]

Back atcha and everyone else!!! I am spending mine riding with my uncle. Will be fun. He’s on his Honda 750 and me with my 9……. oook, sounds like a bad rap record….any way…. hopefully we will have a good fun ride ahead of us.

[Munch]

I tend to disagree…not completely. Tires at traveling speeds will definitely get operating temp warm. Couple of donuts around the parking lot not so much. The tire gets heated through both friction with the pavement and the constant flex and relaxation cycles it goes through. Granted it will take longer BUT it will heat up. How long it takes also depends on your compound in your tire, and the usage, not to mention the contact patch.

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host it on a photo site like imageshack…or go to your editor and either reduce the size of the pic or the resolution.

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oddly it does. Until I cut my hair It was all one length and about down past my shoulders….. lower part of my shoulders…. I would have to look into the wind, then up then tilt the helmet to where the chin guard was on my chin and the back was at the top of my head. Then slide the back over and around on my head.
Got frustrating so I got it cut short.
As far as the ear thing goes..once I get the helmet on I just give it a couple of wiggles up and down before tightening the strap and that lets my ears “un fold”

[Munch]

“you can get aftermarket seats or cushions to improve the comfort”

AirHawk makes good ones.

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