Two weeks on and still learning

[motor_mayhem]

So I just recently acquired a 93 GSXR 750. It's a superb piece of machinery and while not new, really hums along and good noise with an old yoshi pipe though my last bike as an FXR150 so there was always going to be a notable power difference.

2 things I learned about it today

1. If it is not in neutral it will not start as in there is some sort of electrical cutout that stops it starting

2. If you start the bike with the stand down and try and put it in gear, it immediately cuts out

Two pretty useful things that will get me into good habits, though I was curious if that is standard on all bikes or just mine as it wasn't on the FXR?

P.S. Some harley tried to race me at the lights today, needless to say GSXR 1, Harley 0 !!!

[YellowDog]

yep, unless they are really old - all bikes have the side stand (in gear) cut out. There were some pretty horrible accidents on left turns before this regulation change.

You can usually start in gear provided the clutch is held in.

You're still learning after two weeks. I started riding in the mid 1970s (ooch) and I am still learning; though perhaps not as much as in the earlier years.

Stay safe.

[slofox]

Wot YellowDog said. Stand switch and clutch switch are pretty common.

I started riding over 40 years ago. Still learning. (Could be I am a slow learner...)

[sinfull]

stop speeding !

[crazyhorse]

This is a typical Suzuki thing. If you pulled the clutch in it would start. But the stand thing is very normal. enjoy your bike and have fun :)

[Genie]

Congrats on the upgrade....you won't stop learning until you draw your last breathe!

....and why would you wanna race a harley????

Oh it's a man thing...to have the fastest and the bestest.

It's a public road not a race track!

[motor_mayhem]

stop speeding !

There was no speeding involved. Just a "little" bit of acceleration.

[.produKt]

There was no speeding involved. Just a "little" bit of acceleration.

Making of a Tui Ad right there:shifty:

[Little Miss Trouble]

Oh it's a man thing...to have the fastest and the bestest.

It's a public road not a race track!

It's not just 'a man thing.' Accelerating hard away from the lights (up to the speed limit) is all in good fun

[Genie]

It's not just 'a man thing.' Accelerating hard away from the lights (up to the speed limit) is all in good fun

yes it is, I was referring more to the racing the harley!

[Little Miss Trouble]

yes it is, I was referring more to the racing the harley!

Hmm, that would fall under the shits & giggles catagory for me as well, especially if "he started it!"

[motor_mayhem]

Congrats on the upgrade....you won't stop learning until you draw your last breathe!

....and why would you wanna race a harley????

Oh it's a man thing...to have the fastest and the bestest.

It's a public road not a race track!

But I consider life a competition. Is it not? :blink:

[Genie]

Yes it can be....but racing on the road....naughty. Fun, but still naughty.

[peasea]

Yes it can be....but racing on the road....naughty. Fun, but still naughty.

So it wasn't your bike backfiring that set fire to Canvastown last night?

Hope the pub's ok.

[peasea]

Some harley tried to race me at the lights today, needless to say GSXR 1, Harley 0 !!!

Try the same thing in fifty years.

Sure the HD might lose some stop-light battles but it'll get you home and keep doing it. I'm willing to bet your bike will have rusted away in fifty years.

See you in 2060.

[motor_mayhem]

Yeah but the money I would have saved by buying a Japanese bike over a HD with 50 years of compound interest will probably mean I can afford a brand new one.

While I'm not an expert on HD's, I gather they are bought to cruise on so why try and race other bikes on them?

[Mustek]

Hey, just a thought. I always leave my bike in gear when I park it. That way it should stay on its stand, even if some tool gives it a push.