It's certainly not an NSR

[DukeRed]

Rah, I just got the bros back to the house. Scared the shit out of me, was the first time I got on a bike since I crashed the NSR and it handles like a pig! I can feel the weight of the steering when i turn left it wants to go more left and vice versa. Is this just because it's a bigger bike? I really don't feel comfortable on it especially when you brake and your nuts get taken out by the tank.

Sounds nice though .

I don't know what's going on I'm just very freaked out by the bike.

Jan
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[DukeRed]

Right I'm off, going to try and boost my confidence on the f'ing thing.

Jan
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[dainesefreak]

Check the tyre pressures too.

[carvell]

I had that problem with my BROS when I first got it.

Just ride it lots - you get used to it after a week or so - your nuts also harden to the pain.
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Duke red, are you a girl or a fella. Im so confused

As for the heavy steering, check tyre pressure, check wheel alignment etc (bikes when brought more often then not were owned by chavs as im finding out) and just take it slow and build the confidence, you will no doubt be finding the engine braking fecking gay as i did but as you get used to it you get alot smoother. Btw one bit of advice i will give is watch out for slow tight u-turns with mates on the back, only time i came close to dropping mine.
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[carvell]

Engine braking is a good thing about a big bike.

On my way to work or whatever I very rarely have to touch the brakes, as I get the engine to do it for me, even at a red light if you approach it slow then it'll change before you have to stop - also guaranteed to beat anyone off the line as you are already moving.

Learn to love engine braking.
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[JonB]

Engine Braking is It is very effective, I always use it...OK I don't go fast on my thing but it is still good coming up to traffic lights without having to touch the brakes.
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[DukeRed]

Feeling alot more confident now but there is definately something wrong with it. The steering is weird, now I don't know if it's the right thing but I think it feels like understeer. The forks feel like ther over compensating everytime I turn.
It would be really handy if someone mechanically sound would ride it and see whether it just me or not.
I'm Luton based but work in Hitchin and not free saturdays. Any help would be cool.

Mind you since I didn't understand the km on the clock I hit 180km which turns out to be 112mph so I guess the speedo is naffed as well. Was downhill, wind behind me etc but still seems quite high.

Where is the oil and gearbox oil on it?

Im a bloke, yeah I know Jan girls name blah blah blah.

Cheers Jan
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[DukeRed]

Sorry double post.
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[WildGoose]

if you need an opinion on how a bros should feel, id be happy to pop up sometime, i like to think my bros is almost there handling wise, apart from the spongy rear shock
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[carnislick]

Engine braking is a COMPLETELY different affair on scooters mate.

On a geared bike changing down will at the right point will increase the revs enough so the engine is reving higher than the wheel is turning, therefore the engine will slow the wheel down.

On a scooter engine braking is effectively the same process, just without the downshift, it just occurs when you are coasting with no throttle, and it takes a long time to lose a little speed whilst "engine breaking" on a scooter.

I love the noise my dads old z1000 makes as he engine breaks into corners, you get that deep in-line 4 grunt, then roars out the corner using all the tourque.

Wow i passed on some knowledge.

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[WildGoose]

i rode a scooter for two years, and i would like to take this moment to point out, scooters do have engine braking, its especially apparent if you havent ridden a bigger bike either

you may think rolling off the throttle on a scooter is like putting a geared bike into neatral or pulling the clutch in, its not. end of story, roll off the throttle and the scooter slows down, put a geared bike into neatral and you just coast, its very possible to ride a scooter around without using the brakes excessively

centrifugal clutches will provide engine braking to the point where it disengages and allows the bike to idle without going anywhere

stop talking to him like he is a fucking idiot, it annoys me intensely!!

half the people making comments have never ridden a scooter on the roads, if i was talked to like that when i was on here 2 years ago riding my scooter, enjoying it, and asking questions then i wouldnt have stuck around very long, respect please
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[Bendy]

Well said Goose.