Ok - considering I haven't contributed much before and with recent posts of bikes going down, thought I'd start a discussion on bad habits we all may have (have learnt from) and for new riders (and sometimes more experienced riders) to be aware of.
(can't remember if something like this has been posted before)
For me - had a bad habit of pulling in the clutch when braking - was never a major problem for me until one night travelling down a very wet Leach Highway coming to a set of traffic lights / changing lanes clipped a cat-eye on the road - of course no power going to rear wheel so the next thing I know back end has fallen out from under me and bike and I are going for a slide at 30kmh. Needless to say - I don't pull the clutch in until I'm completely stopped now.
The other time - wet Canning Highway, set of traffic lights and one set of poor tyres - done 22000km. Again, went down, didn't slide much, pretty much fell straight down on my hip. I have now bugdeted a maintenance cost of at least $1500 per year just for road use. (3 sets of rubber at $350 - $400, brake pads, oil etc)
What are some other habits people can warn new riders about?
TARGET FIXATION - what a bitch that can be.
Cheers
Glenn
(can't remember if something like this has been posted before)
For me - had a bad habit of pulling in the clutch when braking - was never a major problem for me until one night travelling down a very wet Leach Highway coming to a set of traffic lights / changing lanes clipped a cat-eye on the road - of course no power going to rear wheel so the next thing I know back end has fallen out from under me and bike and I are going for a slide at 30kmh. Needless to say - I don't pull the clutch in until I'm completely stopped now.
The other time - wet Canning Highway, set of traffic lights and one set of poor tyres - done 22000km. Again, went down, didn't slide much, pretty much fell straight down on my hip. I have now bugdeted a maintenance cost of at least $1500 per year just for road use. (3 sets of rubber at $350 - $400, brake pads, oil etc)
What are some other habits people can warn new riders about?
TARGET FIXATION - what a bitch that can be.
Cheers
Glenn
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