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Post by shamzr125 on Jul 19, 2013 10:38:53 GMT
This is quite embarrassing bit after owning my yzf125 for just over a month in still not confident with going around round abouts or getting low around corners :/ it's because I don't know how to do it properly. Not met any experienced riders to learn off which sucks.
Any advise? Videos?
Cheers guys.
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Post by Applejack on Jul 19, 2013 17:14:12 GMT
Why is that embarrassing?
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Post by cbrsims on Jul 19, 2013 18:26:11 GMT
What do mean confident just let it happen relax when you ride your bike confident you will be lose on the bike just each time you go around one think how easy that was
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Post by dave70 on Jul 19, 2013 18:33:59 GMT
This is quite embarrassing bit after owning my yzf125 for just over a month in still not confident with going around round abouts or getting low around corners :/ it's because I don't know how to do it properly. Not met any experienced riders to learn off which sucks. Any advise? Videos? Cheers guys. A month is nothing mate. Forget about trying to get the bike low going around corners for quite a while yet, or it'll end up in tears and a very costly repair bill at best. Just concentrate on keeping it rubber side down for now and get as many miles under your belt as possible and your confidence will grow in time and you'll get a much more natural and better feel for the bike. Once you have done this, find a nice road that's local (preferably an NSL road) and quiet with a few good bends on it, get to know it well and over time just start pushing yourself on the bends a little bit more each time, with a bit more speed and a bit more lean. The trick is to try and not get over confident or under confident either, as both of these can cause you to screw up and it'll hurt both you and your wallet. Oh...and anotjer piece of advice for when you do start to lean is...even though your tyres may be on your side of the road when going round a bend to the right, your head and upper body will probably be over the white line and on a collision course for traffic coming the other way, so get ready to tuck back in quickly as I had to the other day when a lorry nearly took my head off on the mountain  |
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Post by shamzr125 on Jul 19, 2013 18:47:50 GMT
Why is that embarrassing? Hey penny long time! Where you been hiding? Lol I don't know just embarrassing for me as I feel I should be confident enough around bends by now I guess. |
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Post by shamzr125 on Jul 19, 2013 18:50:01 GMT
What do mean confident just let it happen relax when you ride your bike confident you will be lose on the bike just each time you go around one think how easy that was I think my problem is when going around a round about I think too much about other cars around me because I've gas so many people be impatient and undertake/overtake me and now it's always in the back of my head :/ |
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Post by shamzr125 on Jul 19, 2013 18:53:43 GMT
This is quite embarrassing bit after owning my yzf125 for just over a month in still not confident with going around round abouts or getting low around corners :/ it's because I don't know how to do it properly. Not met any experienced riders to learn off which sucks. Any advise? Videos? Cheers guys. A month is nothing mate. Forget about trying to get the bike low going around corners for quite a while yet, or it'll end up in tears and a very costly repair bill at best. Just concentrate on keeping it rubber side down for now and get as many miles under your belt as possible and your confidence will grow in time and you'll get a much more natural and better feel for the bike. Once you have done this, find a nice road that's local (preferably an NSL road) and quiet with a few good bends on it, get to know it well and over time just start pushing yourself on the bends a little bit more each time, with a bit more speed and a bit more lean. The trick is to try and not get over confident or under confident either, as both of these can cause you to screw up and it'll hurt both you and your wallet. Oh...and anotjer piece of advice for when you do start to lean is...even though your tyres may be on your side of the road when going round a bend to the right, your head and upper body will probably be over the white line and on a collision course for traffic coming the other way, so get ready to tuck back in quickly as I had to the other day when a lorry nearly took my head off on the mountain I ain't too fussed about getting knees down or anything but I want to be able to lean enough and steer properly around bends so I can start to be more confident  |
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Post by Applejack on Jul 19, 2013 19:45:22 GMT
Why is that embarrassing? Hey penny long time! Where you been hiding? Lol I don't know just embarrassing for me as I feel I should be confident enough around bends by now I guess. Been here and there went back to my parents for a few weeks and it was boring as hell. Honestly don't aim to get to get ya knee down it will just happen I can't but I can fluke it sometimes, when you eventually do just go with it and enjoy the moment. but as you have seem from the responses here if you try too early on it will end badly and you will be without a bike. Just enjoy this weather ride fast and ride safe. Wise words out also Hai everypony! |
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Post by shamzr125 on Jul 19, 2013 21:01:04 GMT
Hey penny long time! Where you been hiding? Lol I don't know just embarrassing for me as I feel I should be confident enough around bends by now I guess. Been here and there went back to my parents for a few weeks and it was boring as hell. Honestly don't aim to get to get ya knee down it will just happen I can't but I can fluke it sometimes, when you eventually do just go with it and enjoy the moment. but as you have seem from the responses here if you try too early on it will end badly and you will be without a bike. Just enjoy this weather ride fast and ride safe. Wise words out also Hai everypony! Lol well glad your back yeah I'm not the sort to get over confident lol I'm just working myself to get on the confident level I finally found another job btw lol working at Krispy Kreme  |
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Post by Applejack on Jul 19, 2013 22:42:25 GMT
Congratulations! Nice too see you managed to get a job so soon!
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Post by cbrsims on Jul 20, 2013 2:03:04 GMT
Forget the knee down bollocks or trying to be fast around a corner, ignore the other road users just be safe ride at your own level just keep going it will imrpove matey
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Post by shamzr125 on Jul 20, 2013 8:27:15 GMT
Forget the knee down bollocks or trying to be fast around a corner, ignore the other road users just be safe ride at your own level just keep going it will imrpove matey Thanks for the reassurance mate yeah I'm trying to block out the whole 'what's the person behind me thinking' phase lol. |
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Post by shamzr125 on Jul 20, 2013 8:28:26 GMT
Congratulations! Nice too see you managed to get a job so soon! Thank you yeah I was apyibg to jobs day and night lol luckily I found one and luckily enough it's only 5min ride from my house at the Luton airport lol convenient  |
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Post by cbrsims on Jul 20, 2013 11:41:01 GMT
just ride to your ability we all started somewhere mate
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Post by shamzr125 on Jul 20, 2013 21:17:12 GMT
just ride to your ability we all started somewhere mate Thanks dude I will do |
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