Downshift! That motor has no power, so use the tranny. Watch the RPMs, and know when to shift. > Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2010 07:36:16 -0800 > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: appropriate following distance? > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > This has always been a problem for me too! It may feel unsafe to keep > up and if they get too far ahead you will lose them. The only answer > is RADIO! FRS works pretty good out to a mile, CB maybe to a couple > miles, and ham radio to maybe 10 miles or more. Cellphones may work > but in the bush only on high spots or where there's coverage. The > problem with all of them is a comfortable helmet/bluetooth connection > that is always there. Having a leader not using a radio or cell is a > style I won't do. Take you time, enjoy the ride, and if they leave you > behind you don't want to ride with them anyway. > > > On Nov 21, 6:34 pm, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> wrote: > > Well, always ride the speed you're comfortable with. If the people > > you're riding with notice you're not around anymore they'll pull over > > and wait or even double back for ya. This is assuming they're > > considerate ;) > > > > > > > > On Sunday, November 21, 2010,Elk<[email protected]> wrote: > > > I took an awesome 37 mile ride this morning with a friend of my dad's > > > to practice my riding. (always need practice...) Anyways, it was on > > > some winding up and down kind of roads through a foresty/mountainy > > > area and I was following him, but I didn't know the area. The winding- > > > nes of the roads meant I sometimes lost sight of him and there were > > > plenty of small off shoot roads to go on, so I didn't want to loose > > > him, but I didn't really feel like speeding up because of possibility > > > of sharp turns (there were plenty). I keep maybe a 3 to 4 second > > > following distance. I didn't loose him and the ride was awesome, and > > > the day was beautiful this morning, but if this should happen again > > > like in a group ride or something, was this appropriate? At some > > > points I felt like it was too far. > > > > > On a side note, on some of the steeper and longer up hills, I rode > > > them in fifth gear and sometimes the RPM would drop and the engine > > > would go quiet. When this happened I opened the throttle a little but > > > it didn't change anything. It would fix itself on the downhill. Should > > > I have downshifted to fourth? Is this normal? I ride a 2001 250cc. > > > Newbie questions :p > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > [email protected]. > > > For more options, visit this group > > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > > > -- > > > > -Kyle > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >
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