A few n00b questions

[BenBray]

Hihi!

I "passed" my CBT saturday, it was great fun.

My biggest problems I felt were a hill start or two and downgearing.

Am I right in thinking you downgear in a "block" shortly before you stop? And for hill starts is it a case of back brake, start pulling off, ease off back brake?

Also, I'm a sod for leaving indicators on... but I guess that will come in time. I'll just have to say "indicating left, indicating left, indicating left" all through a left hander and I'll remember to turn it off!

Feel like a knobber for checking those things, but I'd rather be doing things right

Cheers!

Ben
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[0ddball]

For normal riding it's fine to block change when down gearing. When you get a bit more experience and start riding fast, especially on a higher powered bike it's best to come down through the gears one by one with a little blip of the throttle in between each one.

If stopping you should try to be in 1st gear before you come to a complete stop.

Your hill start technique sounds ok. Don't be scared to use the revs, usually about 3000rpm.


The indicators are a pain, even more so when you've driven a car for a while but it does come as naturally as changing gear after a few hundred miles.
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[BenBray]

Cheers SpannerMonkey

Blip of the throttle gets the engine/backwheel going at roughly the same speed so that the rear doesnt lock up, right?

Thanks,

Ben
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Current Bike: nc30

[levi]

yes, to get the engine moving so the back wheel doesnt lock up, and personally on a hill start i tent to use my front brake, other wise i feel like i keep switching legs, "get on, put it in first then put that leg back on the floor and bring your other leg up to the rear brake, then go = /" hehe however your tecnique sounds good tbh better then mine proboably
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[BenBray]

Answer to foot switching problems: Dont go into neutral when you stop.

Cheers guys. Mate let me on his cbr4 earlier today - completely different riding position to the gs, and omfg... I took it easy in first, put it into second, cracked it open a bit and... fuck me Like holding onto a missle!

Cheers for the help again fellas
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[Misc]

As you are on this topic, I passed my cbt & we had a hill start, Is it just me or do you need to give the old cg125 alot of throttle on a very steep hill as it sound really loud & i don't know if you do need to give it much more revs

[BenBray]

I got one of the hill-starts spot on. Get to your biting point, put the revs on and ease off the back brake as you feel the bike wanting to move a bit. Yes you do have to rev it more, but in my experience just feel/listen to the bike - not look at the rev counter. Control it with the clutch, smoothly ride it, and you'll be okay. Get some praccy in on an industrial estate - around here they all have up/down hill bits!
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