My first ride........

StottyB · Trackday Trickster Joined: 23 Jan 2006 Karma :

Got up this morning and got the NSR125 insured.

Unfortunatly the biker who was going to take me out is in a wheelchair (non bike related Laughing

) so i decided to go it alone.

Got up to the local car park, practiced pulling off a couple of times, no problem.

I then got bored and decided to get o the road.

ITS SO MUCH EASIER THAN I THOUGHT!!!

Stalled abot 4 times in about 6 hours so quite pleased (however one was on a huge roundabout....embarrassing and dangerous!)

It's really hard to get back into neutral after a long ride i found, not sure why?

Also, sometimes the bikes in neutral and the light doesn't come on?

Anyway, all in all not too bad, any tips on how to make pulling off smooth?

Cheers

EDIT: Forgot the mention, say i messed up pulling off so pull the clutch back in, i'll slowly release it again and the revs would just bog down and stop. Flooding the carb maybe?
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Groove · World Chat Champion Joined: 10 Feb 2005 Karma :

Hold the biting point for longer.

Clutch control gets alot easier after the first few days, stalled my own bikes once each on the first days ive had them, stalled plenty of time on the first 2 days of my training. Thumbs Up

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alex_t · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 30 Apr 2006 Karma :

just keep it relaxed and dont stress, i stalled my bike 8 times in a row wen 1st had it, and ahvent since Very Happy

u get used to where the biting point is Smile

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Lawnie · Nearly there... Joined: 23 Apr 2006 Karma :

Jack_Cheese · World Chat Champion Joined: 14 Jul 2005 Karma :

Neutral lights lie. Try getting into neutral whilst rolling, it's a bit easier than when stood still.

Jack
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Lawnie · Nearly there... Joined: 23 Apr 2006 Karma :

It's good practise to change down into first gear before you come to a stop. However, there will be times when you can't do this, so you'll find that holding the clutch in whilst simultaneously repeatedly selecting the gear you want and rolling the bike back and forth with your leg muscles will make it a lot easier.