bad roads
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bad roads
hey all,
im a new rider, just been riding for about 2 weeks. I live in LA and the road is far from nice and smooth, theres pot holes everywhere and also grooves and lines in the road that almost caught my front tire once. I was wondering if you got any tips for me on how to navigate these, right now when i ride on a bad section of the road i have a fear of my front tires getting caught
Thanks!
~c0ld
im a new rider, just been riding for about 2 weeks. I live in LA and the road is far from nice and smooth, theres pot holes everywhere and also grooves and lines in the road that almost caught my front tire once. I was wondering if you got any tips for me on how to navigate these, right now when i ride on a bad section of the road i have a fear of my front tires getting caught
Thanks!
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RE: bad roads
I think the best thing to do should you have to ride these roads is to pay extra carefull attention to the conditions of the road and those around you, and of course only go as fast as your comfortable with and your skills allow.
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RE: bad roads
you are most likely not going to "catch" yourself into one of these unless they are a big size. When you do go over these, try to keep the bike in the utmost upright position.
+2 on the MSF course...helped me alot, please consider this. i think all new riders should take this class, they teach you everything you need to know about the mechanics and how to ride safe and defensive...
+2 on the MSF course...helped me alot, please consider this. i think all new riders should take this class, they teach you everything you need to know about the mechanics and how to ride safe and defensive...
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took it right before i got my license, definately taught me alot. I still have some issues though, such as not leaning far enough thus turning too wide on curves, and also the thing with the grooves in the road. I think the one i caught was fairly deep, it was about a cars tire track wide, and sort of inside into hte ground where they dug it up to fix wires/plumbing i dont know what, i had to sorta go as straight as possible and slow down enough to get out of it, stilll scared the sh*t out of me
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ORIGINAL: c0ldf1ame
took it right before i got my license, definately taught me alot. I still have some issues though, such as not leaning far enough thus turning too wide on curves, and also the thing with the grooves in the road. I think the one i caught was fairly deep, it was about a cars tire track wide, and sort of inside into hte ground where they dug it up to fix wires/plumbing i dont know what, i had to sorta go as straight as possible and slow down enough to get out of it, stilll scared the sh*t out of me
took it right before i got my license, definately taught me alot. I still have some issues though, such as not leaning far enough thus turning too wide on curves, and also the thing with the grooves in the road. I think the one i caught was fairly deep, it was about a cars tire track wide, and sort of inside into hte ground where they dug it up to fix wires/plumbing i dont know what, i had to sorta go as straight as possible and slow down enough to get out of it, stilll scared the sh*t out of me
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ORIGINAL: c0ldf1ame
i had to sorta go as straight as possible and slow down enough to get out of it, stilll scared the sh*t out of me
i had to sorta go as straight as possible and slow down enough to get out of it, stilll scared the sh*t out of me
By the way, I have a hard time believing the potholes in LA, where there is no freeze/thaw cycle, can be as bad as what I experience riding into work on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.
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RE: bad roads
practice, practice, practice
Become one with your bike, is all about balance and control.
This was posted up while back.
Lots of good info.
https://cbrforum.com/m_137091/tm.htm
Become one with your bike, is all about balance and control.
This was posted up while back.
Lots of good info.
https://cbrforum.com/m_137091/tm.htm
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