this is embarrasing but...

[Essex_Mike]

i couldn't think of anyone better to ask. right:

i have only recently got on the road after passing my CBT, i am still learning (obviously). but whenever i come to a standstill like at traffic lights or roundabouts im fine. i dn't stall the bike. but when i go to pull away the bike always stutters, and then sometimes stalls.

is it just where im not giving it enough throttle? or letting the clutch out too quickly.

cheers, Mike
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CBT - Passed - 14/07/2006 Theory - Passed - 19/08/2006 A2 test - Passed -19/07/2007
Previous Bike - Suzuki EN125
Current Bike - Suzuki GS500F

[G]

A bit of both.
You probably need to slip the clutch more. This will give you a smoother get away.
Slipping the clutch is where you hold it halfway out, around the 'biting point'.

You may also need to rev the engine a bit more.

Don't worry, we all had to start somewhere . And it should come fairly quickly as you get used to it.

[Essex_Mike]

oki cheers.
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CBT - Passed - 14/07/2006 Theory - Passed - 19/08/2006 A2 test - Passed -19/07/2007
Previous Bike - Suzuki EN125
Current Bike - Suzuki GS500F

[Clanger]

Yeah slip the clutch, I have to do that or I pop wheelies!
And dont be embarrassed to ask, we were all learners at some stage in our lives...
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[cestrian]

Mike, did you complete your CBT on a CG125?

[Essex_Mike]

yeh, i was fine on the CG125. though this bike is a dam site older.
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CBT - Passed - 14/07/2006 Theory - Passed - 19/08/2006 A2 test - Passed -19/07/2007
Previous Bike - Suzuki EN125
Current Bike - Suzuki GS500F

[Rookie]

If you were happy with the CG, have a look at your clutch cable. When you release the clutch, where is the biting point?

[Essex_Mike]

just over half way. are clutch cables expensive to replace?
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CBT - Passed - 14/07/2006 Theory - Passed - 19/08/2006 A2 test - Passed -19/07/2007
Previous Bike - Suzuki EN125
Current Bike - Suzuki GS500F

[G]

They aren't and I doubt that is the issue.

The TZR will probably have less low down power and higher gearing, making it harder to pull away than the cg - but more fun once you're going .

[Essex_Mike]

the previous owner did say that the bike didn't like lower speeds. i guess this is what he meant.
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CBT - Passed - 14/07/2006 Theory - Passed - 19/08/2006 A2 test - Passed -19/07/2007
Previous Bike - Suzuki EN125
Current Bike - Suzuki GS500F

[cestrian]

Thats what I was thinking. The 4-stroke CG engine will produce more torque in the lower revs and will therefor be harder to stall.
Just a matter of getting used to the foibles of a 2-stroke.

[Rob]

If you have driven a car before, slipping the clutch on a bike can seem a bit like the wrong thing to do as you would generaly never do it on a car. Also people seem to have problems thinking that they are over revving it before pulling away, but again that's not usually the case. A few more revs and a bit more clutch slippage and you will be fine. It will start to come naturally in no time!

Of course, then you will get a new bike and it will all feel different again!!
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[lumphammer]

[sunbear]

Slipping the clutch on tight corners etc is what the instructors tell you to do . It stops too much power coming out of the back wheel while turning so you dont go wide Or at least thats what my instructor told me ! I sometimes do it, sometimes not , depends on speed etc
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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 !

[lumphammer]

Cheers SB . My instructor never mentioned that (along with quite a few other things )

[Slickfish]

[Davo]

[lumphammer]

I didn't mean a normal sweeping corner. I meant a tight corner like a left turn into a side road and at very low speed. Bearing in mind I'm a long-standing car driver who finds the idea of clutch slipping very strange (but I'm getting there )

[sunbear]

Noooooooooo not slipping clutch on normal bends or corners ! Slow speed tight turns !
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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 !

[sunbear]

I mean pulling away from junctions etc. straight into a corner. You dont want to be going round the corner in first gear without slipping clutch to control power and speed . To be honest i usually just whack it straight up into second and not bother slipping clutch .
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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 !