Hey Genie, you've gone a bit quiet, has that new job & the kids taken all your riding time or is it the excellent weather you mainlanders have been getting?
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Hey Genie, you've gone a bit quiet, has that new job & the kids taken all your riding time or is it the excellent weather you mainlanders have been getting?
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nope I have tried it-0 it works for about three commutes, and then you need to apply more. You get a sticker with glue around the edges only, that sticks to the inside of your visor. It acts as a double glazing, and does not fog up at all.Originally Posted by Mrs Cowboyz
About $20, easy to install. Mine has lasted a year already.
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Check out the link on youtube to show you how to pick up the bike with minimum effort. sound slike it could come in handy.have been out and had a couple of brilliant days on my beast.
raced out the driveway yesterday morning as soon as the chores were done and had no idea where i was going....didn't care.
Rode around a few suburan streets, going through the gears, couple of hill starts (little ones) then out onto the open road and over to Kina.
Wow, the views were awesome, had no idea. Can't remember when I last went down that road. That's the bestest thing about my bike, I'm going places i've not been to for nigh on 20 years. Have even found some new roads I have never travelled.
Found a bit of gravel....new experience there! Also found some sand....ahem, didn't expect that, bit more throttle and easy peasy. Parked up for a bit, tooks some pics, read my book and enjoyed just being by myself. Peace and quiet.
On the bike....ahhhhhh, a little bit of exploring and another hill start, bit of a tricky one, was steeper than normal and I really pushed myself as I tried to turn at the same time....yeah yeah, won't do that again, bike got to lay down, poor thing was tired....big muscles (glad i joined the gym) came into play and lifted wee beasty, was heavier due to the downward slope we were on. ahem, then i did complete said hillstart, talk about the tough getting going. no way was this hill stopping me doing what i wanted.
back out onto the open raod and talk about a silly women driver, was following her and i got this uncomfortable feeling with her dodgy driving, anyway she slowed, indicated to turn right, ok i'll go on her left, hang on her passenger is pointing left to that road, f...k, ok more throttle, i'm gone and yes she decides she wanting to turn left not right!!! I had some rather quick thinking going on and was very proud of myself for anticipating her actions thus, keeping myself safe. Onwards I travel and find myself heading home again. Bike decides we're not ready yet so we went the long long way home. I am really having trouble bringing my bike back home. It's rather disappointing, in fact, extremely so. why does the fun have to finish!
Why, because then there's always the next day for more adventures.....like today. a lesson with Karel Pavich - Prorider here in Nelson. Nelson is blessed to have such an amazing women here. She is so enthusiastic in sharing what she knows. I love the sound of her voice and the way she explains it makes such perfect sense. Today we spent 90 minutes getting me in the whole co-ordination thing between, clutch, throtlle, front and back brakes all working in unison. I manage it ok on the road without thinking, but to think about it...tottally different story. I love becoming more aware of what I am actually doing. Can't wait until tomorrow when I can go out and put it all into practice. Hill starts wil be easier! Having another lesson with Karel in a couple of weeks then wil travel with her and others to Ruapuna on April 3/4/5 for even more learning.
I love to learn, I love a challenge and I must remember to always look where I am going!
and not just when I'm on my bike.
When you do hillstarts, use the back brake like a handbrake. Let clutch out until it starts taking, and release foot brake.
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ummmm, yep...managed to get out yesterday for an amazing blat around the countryside, got down on it and loved it!!!!
It's hard finding the time since I started work...but hell I love my job!
Hope to get my arse out tomorrow for a real decent ride, anything under 100k's doesn't count. I'm missing the Takaka Hill, now that is one very cool playground. Going to take the bike to school in the morning so when I finish at 11 I'll have 4 hours to go make some mischief. I hear Murchison needs to see me
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Have to get your arse out up here sometime lolummmm, yep...
Hope to get my arse out
The magic is in the rubbing.
Well now...if life goes according to plan, I do fancy a nice little North Island Tiki Tour come springtime....
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If your up this way Genie give me a call.
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This may be a little late to bring up (after 5000kms) and you have done lessons, so it should have been taught to you, but do you know about countersteering? There is a lot of reading about countersteering on this site. without it , you have no control. For some, no control is good, but not on a bike.
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Its easier to apologise than ask for permission.
Wise words:
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That's the way genie, the training with karel will really work wonders on your riding. Don't know about spending good riding time in a book tho. Hope the bike wasn't too upset about being dropped, but don't be too bothered, most people do that sort of thing in the early days & now you know what not to do next time ( I reckon turning around on an uphill is easier if you roll back a bit and turn the bike across the slope i.e. 3 point turn ).
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ahh, interesting you should say that...i have read the thread on here but that kinda just confused me more, but then again I am blonde and I'm an action girl not a read it and understand....
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Countersteering should be intuitive and automatic. It's just that many don't know what it is until it is explained and they go for another ride and realise that is what they've been doing all along. Once you realise it, you can then consciously adjust your lines and riding style more effectively. IMHO
What it basically is, is you "steer left" to turn right. Pushing forward on the right bar, pulling back on the left bar, tips the bike to the right and turns it to the right. It should be instinctive.
You don't get to be an old dog without learning a few tricks.
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aha...thanks...i do get it and i do do it but when it's written down......it's far too complicated for my brain to process.
Like you said, it's an intuitive action, some are blessed with being born with it and others learn it....
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Given that you're not new to riding bikes just new to being licenced on the road, you've done some rider training, and you've been successfully going around corners you or your bike are doing it already.
It's a pretty simple physical reaction, if you lean the bike using your weight then the bars will turn, if you turn the bars the opposite way the bike will lean. The danger of focusing too much on countersteering is that you can end up sitting upright on the bike using the bars to lean it in, rather than putting your weight in the right place on the bike and letting it turn in naturally. It is useful when you need to lean the bike in further into a corner reasonably quickly, but it's a lot easier on the arms to do it in combination with everything else.
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Recommend Twist of the Wrist 2...I have the link to the "moving pictures version" somewhere that I can find for you.
Logical,straight forward tuition from the Master
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Thank you, that would suit my brain just fine. I like logical and straight forward tuition. I'm also quite partial to some visual stimulation.
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