Noob and Practice on Little Sportster
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Noob and Practice on Little Sportster
I talked to a mechanic and he said that doing slow maneuver practice was okay if "aired" out in less than an hour. I asked because I was concerned about being air-cooled. Sounds like a long period of time with low rpms and a lot of clutch work.
What do you guys think is a reasonable amount of time to spend practicing low-speed maneuvers? I am a brand new rider and really want to spend some quality time getting intimate with the controls and such. So I really want to get good "walking" the line, u-turns, emergency braking, swerving, etc in a controlled environment before "getting out there with all the cages" .
Any recommendations on how to do that on a little sportster, xl883, without burning up the motor or clutch?
**Like an idiot I posted this over on the Touring Forum by mistake **
What do you guys think is a reasonable amount of time to spend practicing low-speed maneuvers? I am a brand new rider and really want to spend some quality time getting intimate with the controls and such. So I really want to get good "walking" the line, u-turns, emergency braking, swerving, etc in a controlled environment before "getting out there with all the cages" .
Any recommendations on how to do that on a little sportster, xl883, without burning up the motor or clutch?
**Like an idiot I posted this over on the Touring Forum by mistake **
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You should be ok. . .an hour is a lot of practice time in a parking lot. I would recommend getting a small "course" down. I.E. ride to your parking lot, practice some low speed maneuvers, ride a lap or two on the street and come back to the parking lot, repeat and enjoy. For me, all the starts and stops of riding in a residential area were great for clutch control, turning from a stop, etc. Kind of the best of both worlds since the end goal is to ride it some distances. Just my $.02.
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Thanks guys. Keep it coming
BTW...I already took the MSF course a few weeks back...I am just looking to do basically the same things with my own ride
**being that this girl is like 200lbs heavier and 600 more ccs...the course didn't show me how this girl will handle **
She is really small, but she is huge compared to the little toys from the course.
But then, I guess every bike is going to be unique...
BTW...I already took the MSF course a few weeks back...I am just looking to do basically the same things with my own ride
**being that this girl is like 200lbs heavier and 600 more ccs...the course didn't show me how this girl will handle **
She is really small, but she is huge compared to the little toys from the course.
But then, I guess every bike is going to be unique...
Last edited by irspow; 03-08-2012 at 03:17 PM.
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