| Author | Message | ||
     Randlepmcmurphy |
I have been crazy busy lately with school work and rugby. So today I took her out for a short ride. Recently swapped out to pirelli diablo and changed the suspension settings to the aggressive settings posted on here. I am really riding a completely different bike. It does exactly what I want it to. I have gotten my chicken strips down to less than an inch and feel I improve every time I ride. Then on the way home riding down a four lane street. I come face to face with a milk truck making an illegal uturn blocking three lanes of traffic. He freezes and I narrowly miss his rear bumper. So I whip it around and find him parked a little ways down a side road. Through colorful language and the use of hand gestures I convince him what a bad idea that was. | ||
| Randlepmcmurphy |
I was gonna make this post even before I met the milk truck. I feel like I am becoming a better rider and I am looking at taking an advanced rider course. Like an msf or similar, has anyone takin one or have any suggestions? | ||
| Glitch |
Some of the best money you'll spend on you and your bike. I highly recomend any and all Advanced Rider Courses. After that look into ,Ed Bargy's Racing School(www.edbargyracingschool.com), for some really addicting stuff. Once you've played on a track your street riding will become way more sane. | ||
| Diablobrian |
Good stuff! These bikes are very sensitive to tire and suspension settings. when it's right-it's amazing, but too many times people judge them based on improper settings and the old stock dunlop tires. | ||
| Kdan |
Take the course. I take it still every other year or so and I've been on two wheels for almost 30 years. It reminds you about stuff you easily forget and enforces the attitude that everybody on the road is trying to kill you. It will make you more aware. | ||
| Thespive |
Is the ride very harsh with the aggressive settings? --S | ||
| Littlebuggles |
Take the MSF Experienced rider course, I teach it and am still challenged every time to see how good I can ride my own bike. It not only shows you what your bike can do when a bad situation arises, but also helps you see what you really need to work on. It's a totally different experience from track school but great for your street riding skills. -Mike | ||
| Jaimec |
Before I became an MSF Instructor, I used to take the course every Spring as my own personal "Tune Up." When I became an instructor, I made sure I taught at least one ERC a year for the same reason. And every time I bought a new bike, I'd teach an ERC and do all of the demos; best way there is to familiarize yourself with a new motorcycle. Sadly, my certification lapsed this year as I haven't been able to teach the BRC (work prevented me from committing to full weekends which are required to teach a BRC), and the ERC is no longer sufficient to maintain your certification. | ||
| Dako |
Is the ride very harsh with the aggressive settings? It depends on the road conditions. Average roads; not too bad, although I find myself standing on the pegs a bit when I go over RR tracks and avoiding certain lanes w/patched potholes. On bad roads; ................Well, just say no! I might play w/the rear settings a little 'cause there's lots of average roads w/nice curves around here and I occasionally feel the back tire skipping out on me. | ||
| Eboos |
Chicken strips are yummy, but no matter how much I eat there always seems to be more. | ||
| Shea |
Sometimes when I go over a bumpy road, my eyes go blurry from my suspension being too stiff. It's not enough to make me want to change it though. | ||
| Randlepmcmurphy |
As soon as rugby season is over a I am going to take the msf experienced riders course. I just want to be able to ride my bike the way it was meant to be ridden. | ||
| Jaimec |
After you take the Experienced Rider's Course, look into some of the track-based schools. I'm a HUGE fan of Keith Code having completed Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 classes at Pocono Raceway. |
