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Skudd
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PostPosted: 16:43 - 06 Jan 2013    Post subject: Rusty Reply with quote
Not the bike...............ME!. Just went out for a little spin, not been out for about four months due to work and MOTs, but today went out. OOOOOOOOHHHHHHHH MMMYYYYYYY LLLLLOOOOOOOORRRRRDDDD. This is the longest that I haven't been on a bike for 30 years and it felt awful. Missed gear changes, squared corners, wrong gear for speed, missed loads of turning in points. rode like a nOOb. Glad I just took it easy and didn't try to go all ape like.
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Clanger
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PostPosted: 16:46 - 06 Jan 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Ha ha ha, weird isn't it? I usually put the bike away for winter, but as it's been so mild - I haven't bothered this year... Cool
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anthony_r6
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PostPosted: 17:11 - 06 Jan 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
I've only just got my bike fully running again after 4months, but I took to it like a duck outta water (at least as much as I can with my limited experience) it's like I've never been away.

Actually before I crashed it I was having trouble leaning the bike, felt very unstable, like it was turning the handle bars rather than leaning. This problem appears to have disappeared also.

Just wish my clocks worked, no idea what speed I'm doing half the time
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Clive L
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PostPosted: 18:55 - 06 Jan 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
AnPhonEh wrote:
Actually before I crashed it I was having trouble leaning the bike, felt very unstable, like it was turning the handle bars rather than leaning. This problem appears to have disappeared also.


Sounds like low tyre pressures before your crash, make sure you regularly check them
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