Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] It took less than two weeks...

Don't try to bend the shifter back in place. The metal has been compromised, so you need a new one (pretty cheap). You don't want the fatiqued metal to snap during a ride. I'm an instructor, and we preach countersteering. Practice in a big empty parking lot, then when it feels comfortable,

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] It took less than two weeks...

Yeah, but you've learned that lesson now. Countersteer would have helped here, anytime you think you're going too fast for a turn, countersteer. Best to practice this repeatedly until it's something you just do and not something you think about. You also mentioned issues with the figure-8, I would

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] It took less than two weeks...

Got vice grips. Will try! On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 4:11 PM, Graham Rogers wrote: > Dan, the gear shifter indeed can be bent back. If you have a vice and vice > grips you can do it. You may even be able to do it with it still on the > bike. > > > On Thursday, August 4,

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] It took less than two weeks...

OUCH. On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 4:12 PM, 'Ross M. Jamison' via Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers! wrote: > Welcome. > > There is a saying I was taught - If you haven't been down, you're either > lying or you haven't been riding long enough. > > I'd say less than an

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] It took less than two weeks...

Yeah, we got into countersteering and target fixation. I didn't countersteer enough because I saw myself heading for the side of the road and that is where I looked and kept looking. Definite target fixation. I should have been looking through the curve. So, I was taught it, just didn't learn

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] It took less than two weeks...

Going down bruises your ego far more than your body. I felt like a complete failure for months after I turned mine upsidedown on the freeway. You have to get back on it before you lose your nerve though. In your turn going slower might have helped, leaning might have helped, but I have to ask, did

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] It took less than two weeks...

Welcome. There is a saying I was taught - If you haven't been down, you're either lying or you haven't been riding long enough. I'd say less than an hour after I had bought a used Kawasaki KZ-175, I accidentally popped a wheelie and went on the ground. The bike had hardly been hurt. I picked

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] It took less than two weeks...

Dan, the gear shifter indeed can be bent back. If you have a vice and vice grips you can do it. You may even be able to do it with it still on the bike. On Thursday, August 4, 2016, Dan Cook wrote: > I introduced myself here a week or so ago... > > I’m a 44 year old male

[Nighthawk Lovers] It took less than two weeks...

I introduced myself here a week or so ago... I’m a 44 year old male and have always been insanely curious about riding motorcycles. I never had a dirtbike as a kid, though I got to ride them (and couple scooters) on occasion and loved the feeling. So, each summer for the past decade or so I’ve