Hi all, A few things on my mind as I enter month two of riding. Any thoughts?
- should I ride in the center of the lane whenever possible? I've heard varying ideas here. Generally I'm more comfortable in the center. Oncoming traffic could destroy me. Gravel or other crap on the side of the road is no good either. But I have still heard people say that the center isn't the place to be. - if I see gravel on the road and there's no avoiding it, what's the best course of action? My instinct is simply to avoid braking or accelerating and just try to roll on over it. In corner, obviously this is more dangerous. - when not shifting or braking, balls of the feet on the pegs, or remain ready to brake/shift? - how important is leaning in a curve? My very limited experience (including a corner lowside) tells me that countersteering is plenty for any corner. - I wear contact lenses. However, for about a month I've been out of them and had to wear my glasses. How do you put your helmet on with glasses? I have to take off the glasses, put on the helmet, then snake the glasses between the helmet padding and my ears until I find the right spot. It's really a pain in the ass. I wonder if my helmet is a little too tight. Thanks! Dan (And this is all relevant to this list, of course, because I'm wondering all this while on my Nighthawk 250.) -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
