Finally took my first long ride and broke the bike in 500 miles+
#11
09-20-2006, 01:52 PM
RE: Finally took my first long ride and broke the bike in 500 miles+
ORIGINAL: Thumper26
cosmicHD,
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Get yourself an inexpensive 4-5 meg DIGITAL camera, always keep it on the bike, and start snapping away!
cosmicHD,
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Get yourself an inexpensive 4-5 meg DIGITAL camera, always keep it on the bike, and start snapping away!
#12
09-20-2006, 01:53 PM
RE: Finally took my first long ride and broke the bike in 500 miles+
ORIGINAL: dbleagle
You guys kill me.... Come on... It's a Harley for God's sake. Just ride the dang thing.... :-)
Charlie D.
ORIGINAL: cosmicHD
ANd yeah, I followed the break-in as per the manual. Only once or twice did I possibly go over the rpm limit before shifting (by mistake) and only once or twice downshifted when I shouldn't have (reflex). Not talking winding then engine out or blipping it or nothing -- just a couple hundred RPM over. REal smooth and only happened a couple times. I was overly **** about the break-in and babying it. It was killing me to have to "think" about shifting and using the brakes the way I did etc. I was REAL nice to get it past 500 and finally just be able to use the gears up and down and any available RPM to suit the driving conditions. I could finally stop "thinking" about that stuff and just ride!
ANd yeah, I followed the break-in as per the manual. Only once or twice did I possibly go over the rpm limit before shifting (by mistake) and only once or twice downshifted when I shouldn't have (reflex). Not talking winding then engine out or blipping it or nothing -- just a couple hundred RPM over. REal smooth and only happened a couple times. I was overly **** about the break-in and babying it. It was killing me to have to "think" about shifting and using the brakes the way I did etc. I was REAL nice to get it past 500 and finally just be able to use the gears up and down and any available RPM to suit the driving conditions. I could finally stop "thinking" about that stuff and just ride!
Charlie D.
#13
09-20-2006, 02:09 PM
RE: Finally took my first long ride and broke the bike in 500 miles+
ORIGINAL: cosmicHD
I am just paranoid man! LOL It's a good thing though, because they ARE all out to get me. No worries now that I passed 500.
I am just paranoid man! LOL It's a good thing though, because they ARE all out to get me. No worries now that I passed 500.
#14
09-20-2006, 05:29 PM
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