Being one with your bike

julie1 · L Plate Warrior Joined: 23 Jul 2006 Karma :

:D Hi I have passed my test about a year ago and have just bought a brand new Honda 600 Hornet. I still dont feel a 100% riding bikes and I wonder do you ever feel at one with your bike?

brooky · Brolly Dolly Joined: 27 Jan 2006 Karma :

Yes, I do. Its something that comes with experience . The more miles you do on it the more you will begin to trust your bike and with that you wil start to enjoy it more.

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ZZR Girl · Trackday Trickster Joined: 31 Jul 2005 Karma :

I think it also depends on whether it's the right bike for you. I know that I feel much more comfortable, confident and at one with my ZZR than I ever did on my previous bike, a GS500.
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suzi_bandit · Traffic Copper Joined: 21 Jul 2005 Karma :

Yeah it does happen. I passed my test just under a year ago but have ridden in excess of 25,000 miles since passing. I'm not sure when it happened but at some point I stopped thinking about what I was doing, everything became automatic. What I did notice was I no longer felt like I was sat on the bike, I felt like I was sat in the bike. It's hard to explain really because I tend to shift my weight around a lot but without thinking. I also chuck my bike around, again, without thinking, I just don't notice myself doing it anymore.
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sunbear · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 12 Jul 2005 Karma :

Ahhhhhhhh that feeling. The one bike that made me totally feel that way was my old Mito. That was no bike with me on it, WE was the same thing. The same entity. When you get that feeling nothing else comes close. Very Happy

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Bikes had : BMW F650, suzuki tr50, gt125, SV400, GSXR600 SRAD. Honda CBR900RRP, CBR600FX, CBR1000F, VT600, Transalp 600, mtx125, nsr125r, CB500T, Yamaha fy50, tzr125, tdr125, XV535, Diversion 600, Fazer 600, TDM850 MK1 & MK2, Majesty 400, XV 1100. Cagiva mito evolution, Aprilia rs125, Piaggio x9 125. DNA 125 . Suzuki Bandit 600, GZ125 Marauder, RF600 , RF900RS2, Kawasaki ZZR400, ZX6R Ninja, ZZR600 . Ducati 750 Sport . Triumph Tiger 955i. CURRENT : 2004 Kawasaki Z750 and LOVIN IT !

Fadel · Trackday Trickster Joined: 06 Feb 2006 Karma :

I only got on my 125 today and right now it's just a bike i'm using whereas my old bike I knew it's capabilities and how it handled and acted uinder different circumstances, as mentioned, more seat time Thumbs Up

brooky · Brolly Dolly Joined: 27 Jan 2006 Karma :

Modo · Spanner Monkey Joined: 07 May 2006 Karma :

After I passed my test I purchased a zzr600 I never felt right never felt 100% then I suppose the inevitable happend I binned it Crying or Very sad

Got it fixed started to use it again but again never felt right, then I purchased a GSX1300.
The feeling changed have taken the bike to the alps done quiet a few miles, when I ride it I feel part of the bike it sounds lame but I definatly feel at one with my bike. Cool

suzi_bandit · Traffic Copper Joined: 21 Jul 2005 Karma :

Slickfish · Crazy Courier Joined: 24 May 2005 Karma :

I've been riding just over 7yrs now and it comes in time, after my CBR's winter slumber, The first few miles feel weird but I soon get back into it and feel at one with my bike.
Thats dispite the fact I ride my 250 all year round.
Give it alittle more time and you'll get there, you just need to relax on the bike.

AcIdBuRnZ · World Chat Champion Joined: 28 Jul 2003 Karma :

Even after over 3 years on the road I get days where I feel I can't ride for toffee and other days where it just all comes together and you ride perfect Cool

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Dazbo666 · World Chat Champion Joined: 06 Jun 2004 Karma :

It all comes with experience, miles and time in the seat...
but when it eventually happens, there's nothing like it Thumbs Up

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chris_recaro · Renault 5 Driver Joined: 20 Feb 2006 Karma :

It's a cross between being the right bike for you, and experience IMO.
I hated my old CG125, just never felt happy or confident on it, moved onto my 600 Bandit and I really enjoy riding it, definitely know I made the right choice of bike for me, and i know with more experience i am going to become more and more confidence and enjoy it more and more Thumbs Up

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I'm riding it at every opportunity i get at the moment, the other day I got it out and everything just to ride a 2 minute journey to post a letter Embarassed

probably would have been faster walking! Laughing

HTH

Chris Cool

Jebus · Brolly Dolly Joined: 10 Jul 2004 Karma :

you getter better all the time and it depends on how you feel at the time, when i did my cbt i was nervous as hell, very slow (2 slow had to go back next day for more training) and stiff and cooking it was very hot.
day after after some kip still nervous, but got on the bike and felt a lot better, not so ridged cooler weather helped as well. got rid of most of the oh shit im going to die when ever near a car etc. ok so this is only a few hours worth similar idea. cant wait untill bike on the road so i can get riding again been jsut over a year since cbt, i ride every now and again about the yard at home but going to bottom of drive means road 2 tempting.

25,000 miles bloody hell thats a lot of milage, how has the bike coped?
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2nd time around Smile

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stevo as b4 · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 Jul 2003 Karma :

After a 2000mile trip to france 4years ago, it was the first time i have ever really felt 100% confident on my ZX6R. I had the bike for over a year before this, and i was still scared of it. On my trip to France, i got my knee down for the first time, exceeded 100mph for the first time, and i did a few wheelies and stoppies. I think i would have needed to have done maybe half a dozen track days or a track school day too at this point, and i would have been as confident as i ever could be by then!

Instead ive spent little time riding it in the last 2years, and when i took it for an MOT last year, i kept stalling it, jerking along in traffic, and scared i was going to drop it, doing slow speed manoeuvering. It felt horrible and un nerving, and ive not really ridden it since!

Experience gained from putting in hours and hours of riding time is the only way to ever feel happy with you and your bike's performance and capabilities. Do loads of miles, and spend several hours a week riding in all sorts of situations and weather conditions, and you will become a very good rider!

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phk6 · Nearly there... Joined: 24 Apr 2006 Karma :

i passed my test a month ago now 30 mins after i got my bike i was on the m1 down to birmingham and i dint feel comfortable doing it, 1 week into having the bike my chicken strips had been scrubed as far as possable ie u cant see them, now 3-4 weeks later i feel relaxed crusing around at 80+, my gears are smoother i dont worry about stalling in traffic, i do gp starts from traffic lights, i gess im adapting fast after having the peds
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Clanger · Stirrer Joined: 27 May 2004 Karma :

Funny you should say that after having got a Hornet, now I was totally in love with the Hornet, told everyone I was getting one. Test rode it, but felt perched - it didnt feel right, so I ended up getting my Honda Bros 400, rode that until I was throwing it around like a toy, and opted to stay with the v-twin and got my sv. I love my sv, again I feel like me and her belong together when I ride, I dunno if its the style of the Hornet or what... but i just couldnt get on with it!

Maybe the same is happening with you? Did you test ride a few bikes before opting for the Hornet...?
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rocket_richie · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 31 Jul 2006 Karma :

best way to get to know your bike is by geting some long miles under your belt

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ISLAND GIRL · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Oct 2005 Karma :

As soon as I passed my test I too went out and brought a hornet 600, great first bike imo and got told much the same before I got it. At first it is a bit daunting but all you can do is keep getting out there. I used mine every day, rode all winter (cause I had to) and still do, over a period of time it just all comes natural and you will simply jump on your hornet without giving it a thought and away you go. Enjoy Mr. Green

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HardBoiledEgg · Borekit Bruiser Joined: 08 May 2006 Karma :

i have been riding since 7yrs old on my first maliguti 50cc then italijet rm80 at 12yrs rm125 at 14yrs cg100 at 16yrs honda 125 custom at 17yrs 18yrs rd 350 dx with full fairing until it dropped its big end, swopped died motor bike for a trial bike and went back off road, now 2mths i have been the proud owner of a nsr 125 foxeye couple of months i hope to put in for my test so i can make it an unrestricted nsr150 --- dream bike zx10 or ninja 1 day and i do feel comfortable and at one with my bike, always been on 2 wheels pedal power or motor power.

how i love the summer Smile

AcIdBuRnZ · World Chat Champion Joined: 28 Jul 2003 Karma :