That'd be awesome J, thank you![]()
Just need to find enough hours in the day to do all this stuff now! O_o
That'd be awesome J, thank you![]()
Just need to find enough hours in the day to do all this stuff now! O_o
has developed a love of big fours. WTF!
Another update
Gremlin and I decided to go for a spin up Old North Road, and then out to Albany to meet up with the NASS lot. I led coming out of Westgate, and it was awesome. I'm still riding like a 'nana, but I'm definitely getting over the initial "WTF?!?" feeling every time I see a corner. The bike feels smoother on the throttle (from tightening the chain I think) and it all just seems to making a bit more sense. There were a couple of occasions when I had an eeep moment, but I did my best to remember that the bike could do it (honestly, it could!) so I could too
Gremlin said I was riding pretty well, but he's biased. Looking forward to a proper ride out![]()
has developed a love of big fours. WTF!
Spadaswicked fun and though it might not feel like it you can bang them into corners and flick em round so easily...mm loved the soft front ends on my 250s - in fact I think that's why I struggled a bit with the zxr as it was sooo tight and true.
You'll come right just keep at it but don't push yourself. Each time you go out concentrate on being smooth instead of worrying about being fast. In no time you will be feeling much better about things. Good luck
Do you realise how many holes there could be if people would just take the time to take the dirt out of them?
Mate i know exactly how you feel.
after a recent drop on grit my ride spent 2 mnths in the shop and when i got it back i had lost alot of confidence especially when cornering the same way. Anyhow after taking it for a short slow ride i got home to discover that the pinch bolts were gone of my forks (Thank the lord to be here) Upon returning to the shop i discovered that the whole front end was loose as. so now i have tha same dilemma as you, keep riding or throw in the towell?
It was something i enjoyed imensley but seem to be shit scared of it now..
had a mate take it for a ride and he thinks it corners great so maybe it is just me.. the paranoia has set in.
That's a very important point!
I've been riding for 35 years now, and still sometimes have to remind myself of that, especially in wet conditions.
As MSTRS said, look well ahead. The problem with many noobies, or with riders who've had a knock to their confidence is that they become much more short-sighted - shifting where they're looking to a point just in front of their bike. That just doesn't work! If you've had problems falling off on a corner, I bet you're spending too much time looking AT the corner, instead of through it. When you do that, your cornering technique turns to shit, and that further impacts your riding confidence.
You're making GOOD progress.
Build on it, be positive about it!
... and that's what I think.
Or summat.
Or maybe not...
Dunno really....![]()
come to the nass ride on Wednesday and try and look further forward wen your cornering but just try to relax more and have a bit more faith in your bike and abilities or you can sell it and never ride again your choice. Just gotta keep riding crashes hap[p[en just learn from it and grow as a biker easy
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