BillB
Turbocharged
So there I was, sitting on the back deck, drinking a beer and thinking about the mountains. I love the mountains! All those beautiful twisty roads to ride. Not that I am very good on them but I still love to ride them. I am better on them with the Rocket that the Harleys but that is a given.
A few more beers and reminiscing about past trips like the first time I got to meet a bunch of you loveable scoundrels up in MV and way back in the day doing the Dragon on a suicide shift chopper. ( talk about being busy!)
Then started thinking about the runs back in the BMW, Guzzi and Yamaha days and it hit me HEY!!!!! I used to be pretty good in the tight roads. What the heck?
Well, a couple of neurons bumped together and I remembered what they taught us in the MSF advanced riders course years ago, picking the entrance, setting up for it, lines, apex, sight line, counter steer etc. That is when I realized that I had gotten into bad habits over the last 20 years of exclusive HD bagger riding. I.E. I was operating the motorcycle instead of riding it.
So I started thinking about and practicing the above mentioned principles a few weeks ago HEY PRESTO! I can ride corners again. Surprising how well the beast handles when you stop riding it like a Harley bagger.
Still won't be as fast or smooth as Jay @rainman but at least I won't be as much of a rolling chicane
for the folks behind me.
Need to sign up for the MSF advanced rider course again.
A few more beers and reminiscing about past trips like the first time I got to meet a bunch of you loveable scoundrels up in MV and way back in the day doing the Dragon on a suicide shift chopper. ( talk about being busy!)
Then started thinking about the runs back in the BMW, Guzzi and Yamaha days and it hit me HEY!!!!! I used to be pretty good in the tight roads. What the heck?
Well, a couple of neurons bumped together and I remembered what they taught us in the MSF advanced riders course years ago, picking the entrance, setting up for it, lines, apex, sight line, counter steer etc. That is when I realized that I had gotten into bad habits over the last 20 years of exclusive HD bagger riding. I.E. I was operating the motorcycle instead of riding it.
So I started thinking about and practicing the above mentioned principles a few weeks ago HEY PRESTO! I can ride corners again. Surprising how well the beast handles when you stop riding it like a Harley bagger.
Still won't be as fast or smooth as Jay @rainman but at least I won't be as much of a rolling chicane
for the folks behind me.
Need to sign up for the MSF advanced rider course again.