Oh yea, stay relaxed. The bike will from time to time do things that don't feel safe like when you get a wind gust from the side. Stay relaxed and don't tense up and just go with it. Learning to trust your tires is a really hard part and that only comes from riding. I've seen guys with years of owning a bike be afraid to lean it because they never rode much. What happens when they get in a bad spot is they panic and crash. There are 2 unbreakable rules to street bikes. #1 always stay on the road and in your lane. #2 ride the bike until you either get out of the situation or crash.
I say this because offroading is almost certainly a crash. If you come into a corner too fast it is better to lean the bike into a low side if need be than to hit the brakes and go off road potentially high siding. Also the longer you can stay on the brakes before impact the less momentum you will have and you lessen your chance os serious injury. Statistically speaking a biker who takes the safety course and doesn't drink and ride is relatively safe, especially after their 3rd year. Ride allot, take you time with learning. Don't trust cars to see you or do what is right. Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T -----Original Message----- From: Rmj <roscopic...@yahoo.com> Sender: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2013 07:20:50 To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com<nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com> Reply-To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: [Nighthawk Lovers] Wahoo! My first bike, a 1985 650sc. Good plan Thank you, Ross -----Original Message----- From: "Erin Newkirk" <ewnewk...@gmail.com> Sent: 8/13/2013 9:21 PM To: "nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com" <nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com> Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Wahoo! My first bike, a 1985 650sc. Hi All! Got my temps, insurance, tags today. I practiced starting and stopping, figure eights, turns, starting on hill (and because of stalling it multiple times while learning to use the clutch, got a crash course in popping the clutch). I have two big things to keep working on, using both front and back break and getting it to neutral on the first try. I plan to spend another day or two in the parking lot, then get on side roads and figure out how to remember to use my turn signals, mirrors and interact with traffic. Give me your top three things to get down right away to save my hide. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
