RE: Sport tourer - how?
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RE: Sport tourer - how? - 10/21/2007 7:49:39 PM
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HARDCORP 8654
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ORIGINAL: weekendrider
I don't exercise or work out just the left arm when i am throwing down bundy cans i think i can sit on the bike because i enjoy to ride and i am one month off 45. I have just made a new mount for the cam and we are trying it out at MT mee tomorrow. Maybe there will be a few Young blocks tomorrow to show how to ride the mountain.
Weekender I'm not trying to give you a hard time at all that is definitely not the type person that I am and you have been here at the forum longer than I have just wondering if it was poor technique. If you do get a chance pick up the book I recommended ' Sport Riders Technique ' and there are several other reasons that could cause discomfort. But if it's in your throttle hand, usually just needs a little more Bar weight in it. But while were on the subject of being uncomfortable while riding unlike most of you probably I go long periods 12 to 15 months, depending on the length of deployment. I am on active-duty, where I did not have the opportunity to ride. The first week back on a bike. My whole body lets me know it's uncomfortable, even when practicing proper technique. It just takes a period of adjustment until I am comfortable and can riding any distance, but also on the issue of a individuals height and arm length. There are a lot of riders who practice proper technique and find themselves comfortable, after they have put a month or two of riding underneath of them and their new bike while others do require a seat, handlebars and foot pegs adjustment to be comfortable. All I'm trying to say is, make sure your exercising proper technique it is not only for your comfort. It allows you to get everything possible out of your bike and can help save your life.
< Message edited by HARDCORP 8654 -- 10/21/2007 9:50:42 PM >
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RE: Sport tourer - how? - 10/21/2007 8:16:46 PM
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My rommate just started riding a GSX-R and all I hear from him is a lot of whining about how sore he is and how can I ride so much or so long. In addition to using your knees to squeeze the tank, slide your butt all the way back in the seat, this will make your abs support your upper body. Then, angle your elbows downward like you're trying to squeeze your ribs with your upper arms, that will keep your arms from supporting your weight. Grip the bars by resting your palms on the grips and letting your fingers rest on the grips, grabbing the bars will make your hands numb and the vibration will shake the blood from your hands.
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RE: Sport tourer - how? - 10/22/2007 2:40:03 PM
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Rohan
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Weekendrider, If you were up at Mt Mee last Sunday, I think I rode past you going the other way going up the mountain just before the Mt Mee lookout. I was riding a Black and Red '87.
We did the full loop through Mt Glorious to Kilcoy and back around to the Dayboro Pub for a steak sandwich. Awesome day for a ride.
Gees that road before Kilcoy gets a bit rough. The suspenders on the old 87 were getting a good workout, at one stage I was standing up on the footpegs motocross style.
The other blokes I was riding with, were a bit amazed at how such an old an heavy bike could easily keep up with them on the mountain and then blow 'em away on the straights. The other blokes had ZRX1200, z750, CBR600, Buell lightning, VTR1000, ER-6 none of which older than 5 years.
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RE: Sport tourer - how? - 10/22/2007 4:11:44 PM
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weekendrider
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I tried out a new cam mount on the way up and forgot the misses was on the back when i stopped to check the footage the misses was a terrified wreck. I promised i was going to be good and she got over it. There was a fair fue bike groups up there a good day for a ride. When you go for the next ride if you don't mind drop me a line. I think it was around 11.30 . I run the settings on rear shock on the hardest if i don't my body turns in to a bag of gell i have found that on every bike i have ridden even when siting on truck air seats for long terms.
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RE: Sport tourer - how? - 10/22/2007 4:49:33 PM
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weekendrider
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How many kg of gear do you need to pack in the field some of us are lucky to ride more often and not be away from home that long. If it was not for people like you we would probably not have some were to live. I will look for the book i cannot comment on any thing i have not seen. I tryed to ride with my heals on the pegs it felt like i was not part of the bike.
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RE: Sport tourer - how? - 10/26/2007 5:57:04 AM
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weekendrider
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ORIGINAL: Rohan
Weekendrider, If you were up at Mt Mee last Sunday, I think I rode past you going the other way going up the mountain just before the Mt Mee lookout. I was riding a Black and Red '87.
We did the full loop through Mt Glorious to Kilcoy and back around to the Dayboro Pub for a steak sandwich. Awesome day for a ride.
Gees that road before Kilcoy gets a bit rough. The suspenders on the old 87 were getting a good workout, at one stage I was standing up on the footpegs motocross style.
The other blokes I was riding with, were a bit amazed at how such an old an heavy bike could easily keep up with them on the mountain and then blow 'em away on the straights. The other blokes had ZRX1200, z750, CBR600, Buell lightning, VTR1000, ER-6 none of which older than 5 years.
I think i have you on film when we were going down the the back side of the mountain
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RE: Sport tourer - how? - 10/27/2007 12:47:21 PM
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Bennoh
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Just ordered the Buell Pegs from the local harley / buell dealership. The facial expression from the dude behind the counter was priceless when I told him it was for a Honda  . Thank you very much for the tip Hardcorp 8654. We'll see how it works out.
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