Ed and All,
My first few dumps were a combination of inexperience and riding a
bike that was / is slightly too tall for me.
I doubt Ed will have that height problem - but inexperience is a
nasty teacher.
-Joey
On Sat, Jun 25, 2011 at 7:44 PM, Kurt Nolte <[email protected]>wrote:
> Ed,
>
> Rear brakes are NOT YOUR FRIEND in curves. That's how I dumped mine the
> first time. I had that split second "oh s**t" moment of clarity when I
> leaned on the rear brake, and felt the back tire lock, slide, and then the
> world snapped back to normal speed and I hit the pavement.
>
> Thank whatever divinity you believe in I was doing sub-25 at the time or I
> would have done more than screw up a brake pedal and bruise my ego. :p
>
> That's all I have for right now. :D
>
> Kurt
>
> On Jun 25, 2011 5:22 PM, "Ed" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> I too tend to keep vehicles a long period of time which is why I am
> undecided on either a 250 or 750. It use is mainly for commuting and
> maybe a 200 mile jaunt to Mom's house. I am looking at a 2006 NH 250
> with 2500 miles for $2200. What do you think? What is the common
> mistake for new riders when they drop their bike?
> Thanks for your responses.
>
>
> On Jun 25, 9:31 am, Joey Kelley <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Ed,
> > This is actually a comm...
>
> > On Sat, Jun 25, 2011 at 9:08 AM, Ed <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > Hello,
> >
> > > My question concer...
>
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