What is the best technique for road riding up and down steep hills?

[jimbo_on_travels]

Engine braking?? Going downhill I use this a fair bit before I even get to the front right brake lever..

[jamjam]

Haha nice... i still like the "just slide forward!" comment though. Those Intruders are great bikes, i almost bought one and that was weighing up against a gixxer 600. The gixxer did win in the end but it was a weeks worth of dilemma.

[hellokitty]

I had a bit of a giggle at the nuts on tank comment.

Had a guy a while ago race over to me to comment on my 'boulevard' bike, only to be taken back that I was a girl when I removed my helmet, and the bike was only a little V twin Intruder.

Or the guy who drove past my driveway when I was sitting on my bike, he gave me a at the bike, only to nearly steer into a power pole when I took my helmet off and it was a girl riding it.

You have, in my opinion, got the best bike to learn on! I had the same bike but 2009 and I loved it and had so much fun. People do think it is bigger than 250.

Enjoy! Especially with summer coming up.

[schrodingers cat]

Grip the tank with your knees and use your core to maintain your position moreso than when riding normally (eg. even lighter grip on the bars so you don't end up transfering a lot of weight to the front or unsettle the bike over bumps due to your body moving around if you use a deathgrip).

There is the secret...

[orsem]

You have, in my opinion, got the best bike to learn on! I had the same bike but 2009 and I loved it and had so much fun. People do think it is bigger than 250.

Enjoy! Especially with summer coming up.

I like my wee Intruder, it's certainly a fun bike to cruise on, and will serve me well til I get my full licence later on. I do get a bit of ribbing from one fellow KBer who always asks if I've started the bloody thing when we go for a ride. It's ok for him, he rides a Harley you just can't not hear, it drowns out my little V twin

[Grasshopperus]

When going up a hill; use the throttle
When going down a hill; use the brakes

Damn I'm awesome