2 weeks in

phillyctr · Nova Slayer Joined: 03 Oct 2011 Karma :

two weeks in and my confidence is coming on in leaps n bounds.aint sure if its the bike thats flattering me or my skills are slowly improving.but im loving every second of it.managed 300 miles in the last two weeks not bad considering i aint got much time but managing a good few hrs here on there.just hope the winters gonna be a mild one.

Andy_Pagin · World Chat Champion Joined: 08 Nov 2010 Karma :

Try not to get over confident and you'll stay safe. During my first few weeks I drew up a few round trips of about an hour covering different routes and did them as practice rides. Covering many different riding scenarios will improve your skills no end, if you just stick to the same route you'll just memorise the hazards rather than read the road.

Fun isn't it Very Happy

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phillyctr · Nova Slayer Joined: 03 Oct 2011 Karma :

wise words taken on board mate.ive even taken to filtering now which i thought id never be doing.

Andy_Pagin · World Chat Champion Joined: 08 Nov 2010 Karma :

When filtering I treat each car I'm about to pass as a separate individual overtake, that way I consider all the risks and don't get complacent and over confident.
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They're coming to take me away, ho-ho, hee-hee, ha-haaa, hey-hey,
the men in white coats are coming to take me away.
Yamaha Vity -> YBR125 -> FZS600 Fazer -> FZ1-S Fazer

J.M. · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Mar 2011 Karma :

I'm glad you're getting confident, but I do fear you're in danger of becoming invincible Wink

Be careful, especially whilst filtering; cagers don't tend to look for you because they're stuck in traffic, it's impossible for them to get overtaken! Rolling Eyes

I had an instance once where a young lady decided to perform a U-Turn in the road (around abouts here somewhere) without checking behind her. (Traffic was backed up from before the roundabout all the way to the A5 roundabout).

Thankfully I was going slowly enough to do an emergency stop in time, but oh boy does it make you realise just how careful you've got to be Thumbs Up

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Andy_Pagin · World Chat Champion Joined: 08 Nov 2010 Karma :

I had a moron swing his drivers side door wide open while I was filtering, luckily he closed it pretty quick of I'd have been off.
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They're coming to take me away, ho-ho, hee-hee, ha-haaa, hey-hey,
the men in white coats are coming to take me away.
Yamaha Vity -> YBR125 -> FZS600 Fazer -> FZ1-S Fazer

J.M. · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Mar 2011 Karma :

Marcg868 · World Chat Champion Joined: 20 Jan 2005 Karma :

Don't get too complacent tho and take the attitude of every car that pulls up to a junction is going to pull straight out. And that every other road user is out to knock you off.

Also don't do what i did and think that after 7 years trying to do a U turn at a far to high speed is a good idea. I ended up with bike on top of me Embarassed

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