Three days in and time for a boo boo

[arcane12]

Gusty wind seems to affect me alot more. I wore some earplugs for the last ride. Great stuff...Only sound is the sweet whine of 16k revs.

I shall now store them in my front pocket.

Do those naked bike screens you can get from trademe work quite well? Anyone with any experience?
http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-535151054.htm

Oddly enough I found earplugs didn't help much - just kinda amplified the thump of the 650 single.

I ordered a Givi screen for mine. Not a sporty number, my bike, but I still get messed up by the wind. I will post if and when it turns up from cycle treads.

An interesting chat I had with a bike riding friend was where he said 'a lot of the problem with wind is in your head' which I read as 'harden up'. It actually helped. Trucks are less scary. A good gust can still knock me around but it's less of an issue these days.

[duckonin]

Oddly enough I found earplugs didn't help much - just kinda amplified the thump of the 650 single.

I ordered a Givi screen for mine. Not a sporty number, my bike, but I still get messed up by the wind. I will post if and when it turns up from cycle treads.

An interesting chat I had with a bike riding friend was where he said 'a lot of the problem with wind is in your head' which I read as 'harden up'. It actually helped. Trucks are less scary. A good gust can still knock me around but it's less of an issue these days.

Find some better earplus then. There are some good ones around.

[Glowerss]

Find some better earplus then. There are some good ones around.

Or get em in there properly. I got a pack of 8 sets of earplugs from mitre 10 for 8$. I can't hear fuckall with em in. Doesn't help the hornet is super quiet on the motorway.

Anyway, the guy who said the wind is all in your head is mostly correctly. Obviously if its REALLY fuckin windy you're going to get blown about regardless But most of the time, it's all in your head. Just gotta remember not to tense up.

[p.dath]

Oddly enough I found earplugs didn't help much - just kinda amplified the thump of the 650 single

If that was the case then it is 90% likely you didn't fit them properly. Check out this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuGjv8ZAfv4

[arcane12]

Holy Shit. He gets that thing in there. I think that's going to be the best thing I learn all week. Yup I think I did... everything wrong! Good to know. Thank you. Sorry about the thread hijack... though I guess we kinda slow rolled off into a tangent.

Edit: Update - Sorted. Works a real treat. Can hardly hear the engine (and no rev counter...)! Of course it cuts my situational awareness a little. I think only a good idea on longer rides where noise is a factor - good ears and no use if I don't hear that truck coming!

[Road kill]

Pfft, what took you so long, I did that in the 1st 3 meters I rode a bike!

Damn ya' beat me,I made two hundred yards.

Down the road,turn around come back an ride into the hedge beside our drive way.

[sugilite:Me]

Damn ya' beat me,I made two hundred yards.

Down the road,turn around come back an ride into the hedge beside our drive way.

OMG, it's the hedge factor!!! I popped the clutch, veered left into hedge then fell over the other way Same hedge you think? I tell you they are out to get us!

[TheTengTheory]

Test rode a ninja 300 today in town and almost did that making a U turn...hehe....would've hurt me 1500 in the pocket if it had gone wrong.

[arcane12]

Test rode a ninja 300 today in town and almost did that making a U turn...hehe....would've hurt me 1500 in the pocket if it had gone wrong.

How did you find the new Ninja?

[TheTengTheory]

Pulls very well from down low but my only reference is my hornet which really needs to be above 8-10k to really pick up quickly.

Surprisingly not as aggressive of a seating position than it looked. Not as sit up and beg as the hornet but definitely an improvement over my friends cbr250rr. Oh and the fairing definitely made things different. I'm quite use to pushing my head forwards after experiencing the windblast on the hornet.

I can see how it would be a great first bike but I've always been a big fan of subtle looks the Hornets have even before I started riding.

[FJRider]

Nothing beats an arrival like that

Apart from a fast departure ..

[Macontour]

Bought an XJ650 years ago. Told the dealer that I would be back in a few days to get engine bars. 2 days later, wet road and coasting up left lane past stopped cars in right lane to lights, car in right lane pokes nose out a little, I hit rear brake and slide down the road past them. Only scrapes on engine cover. Fit engine bars 2 days later. Something about horses, barn doors and bolting I think but they did help out on a few other occasions and were good to mount my 50w Hella spotlights on.

[FJRider]

Bought an XJ650 years ago. Told the dealer that I would be back in a few days to get engine bars. 2 days later, wet road and coasting up left lane past stopped cars in right lane to lights, car in right lane pokes nose out a little, I hit rear brake and slide down the road past them. Only scrapes on engine cover. Fit engine bars 2 days later. Something about horses, barn doors and bolting I think but they did help out on a few other occasions and were good to mount my 50w Hella spotlights on.

I had a 76 CB750F1 ... I ruined three sets of engine casing bars. Engine was untouched.