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Getting used to riding again....
« on: May 30, 2006, 10:04:26 AM »
So yesterday i decided to stop being a wuss and go ride the bike(without front brake or properly working blinkers lol). I rode it about 10 miles yesterday with no problems at all, im actually starting to get used to it, the more i ride it, the more i like it and the faster it feels. I just got home from a 1.5 hour non-stop ride around town and surprisingly enough it was more comfortable than my CBR600, even with my 1/2 inch thick yoga pad seat(which i will be selling soon). so far i have only put 143 miles on the bike since my uncle gave it to me last year. btw, i really like the attention i get on this bike compared to my CBR, all the old guys are like MAN! WHAT YEAR IS THAT??? and they tell me about what kind of bikes they had and so on, the guy at autozone today was trying to help me sort out my blinkers but he was just as dumb as i was...

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Re: Getting used to riding again....
« Reply #1 on: May 30, 2006, 10:13:09 AM »
Do yourself a favor and sign up for an MSF basic rider course (if you are in the US) if you're coming off years of not riding.  In some states, its free and the lessons re-learned are worth it.  And, for god's sake - fix your front brake and blinkers! 

I Don't mean to put a damper on things, but I've lived through the aftermath of a friend who went for an early spring ride on his new-to-him GoldWing - neither he nor the bike fared well.  More time spent on proper maintenance and familiarizing himself with how the bike rode would have resulted in a different outcome.

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Re: Getting used to riding again....
« Reply #2 on: May 30, 2006, 10:14:01 AM »
Glad you're riding BUT GET THAT FRONT BRAKE WORKING OR STAY HOME!!!!  
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Re: Getting used to riding again....
« Reply #3 on: May 30, 2006, 10:19:22 AM »
i have only been off the road for like maybe a year, i still got it in me lol, i used to ride my cbr like normal people drive a car, it was my only way to get around, so im okay at riding, but i just hate riding on busy roads, when i wrecked it was on a busy rode so it makes me nervous.

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Re: Getting used to riding again....
« Reply #4 on: May 30, 2006, 10:30:49 AM »
I took a head on while on my Fat Boy. It took a much better hit than any CB will !! My left arm and wrist snapped like a twig. Broke 5 ribs. Cracked and crushed my left heal. Ripped my hamstring. Need I say more?! GET THAT DAMN BRAKE FIXED!! [/b] I was a little apprehensive when I got back on initially but it would not have happened without a front brake. I hadn't had wrist surgery yet. I had completed rehab for my left arm and it's new 10" metal plate. I may give up a back brake but never a front brake.
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Re: Getting used to riding again....
« Reply #5 on: May 30, 2006, 10:33:50 AM »
Oh, cut him some slack. Plenty of folks riding around with spool front hubs on their chops. And plenty of folks riding around with microscopic front drums from the 50's, which are hardly better than nothing.

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Re: Getting used to riding again....
« Reply #6 on: May 30, 2006, 10:48:41 AM »
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Re: Getting used to riding again....
« Reply #7 on: May 30, 2006, 11:14:36 AM »
I rode my CB once without the front brake, and let me tell ya it was def. scarry.
I went around the block and came right back home.
Yes, I wanted to ride the bike bad, but I didn't feel like not being able to stop either...

My opinion , Park the damn thing untill it is 100% again.
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Re: Getting used to riding again....
« Reply #8 on: May 30, 2006, 11:16:31 AM »
I once did "the ton" on my motorcycle. Very scary.

Your life isn't worth "risking" it.  ::) :D
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Re: Getting used to riding again....
« Reply #9 on: May 30, 2006, 11:19:23 AM »
Even with my stock brake setup working properly...in heavy traffic, I think they are a bit under powered...and the damn front disk is determined to squeal...regardless of what I do!!!

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Re: Getting used to riding again....
« Reply #10 on: May 30, 2006, 12:41:45 PM »
somehow i missed this, what is wrong with your turn signals again?
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Re: Getting used to riding again....
« Reply #11 on: May 30, 2006, 02:11:45 PM »
I've been riding without a front brake or turn signals for years on a bike with extensive engine mods, but then again I am probably the best "what not to do" poster child in the world, not only for bikes, but for life in general.  8)

-paraphrasing a true conversation that happened in my garage as I was unloading my bike with a freshly built engine and the tub of parts that I cut off it-

Wife- You spent HOW MUCH on the motor? What the hell for?
Me- Needed to be faster.
Wife- What the f&^% happened to the front brake?
Me- Ditched it to save a bunch of weight. Made the bike faster.
Wife- Faster bike with no brakes? You're an idiot!  :-[

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Re: Getting used to riding again....
« Reply #12 on: May 30, 2006, 02:24:01 PM »
you are a funny man RATROD.. ;D got the same lecture when i put the 836 kit on the F1.... but then i spent a heap more on getting the thing to stop!!!... and added weight!!! (second disc ;))... we are not have in a go at the poor lad, just worried for his safety... took me nearly 2 years B4 i could ride again properly after major cracks in my spine...... and yes the Cb should be comfier than the CBR, i have an F4i cbr, and its bloody uncomfortable,... and the missus hates the pilloin seat... she bloody falls asleep on the CB though!!!.... JUST BE SAFE M8... though am glad you are back on the horse..peace
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Re: Getting used to riding again....
« Reply #13 on: May 30, 2006, 10:17:46 PM »
Just get the brake and quit being an ass!!!!Isaw my little brother working on his old Honda 500 twin one night back in April 1985.I just got home from work and I was drag ass tired.He had his front caliper off and was showing me metal brake pads.I told him to leave it but he decided to put them back in and go riding.This was about 7pm.I crashed out probably about 7:30 and was awakened by the phone at 10:30..........My sister calling to tell me Andy just died in a bike wreck about 20 miles from home.Ya know....the turn sigs are important too but park that sucker till you get the brakes fixed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Re: Getting used to riding again....
« Reply #14 on: May 30, 2006, 10:45:22 PM »
Thats sad Fred but if it stops the dumb ones ending up the same, then youv'e done your bit.

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Re: Getting used to riding again....
« Reply #15 on: May 31, 2006, 08:35:26 AM »
THE BRAKE WORKS! THE BLINKERS WORK! but my top brake line is clogged so in a few minutes im gonna go get a stainless braided line that goes from the tiny steel tube off the caliper all the way to the master cylinder, theres a place in G-ville that makes them, is this a bad idea with the weak back brake? would it make it unstable?

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Re: Getting used to riding again....
« Reply #16 on: June 01, 2006, 12:19:25 PM »
Hey, I never said anything about the turn signals!! Congrats and great job. Good to have you still around. Let us know how your new brake line turns out.
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Re: Getting used to riding again....
« Reply #17 on: June 01, 2006, 02:56:59 PM »
If your going straight from the master to the steel line be sure to get a banjo bolt at the master that will hook up to your light switch between the triple tree.  You'll see what I'm talking about.  No use having a front brake that works if the moron behind you can't see it.   If you already did this disregard :)
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Re: Getting used to riding again....
« Reply #18 on: June 01, 2006, 03:18:36 PM »
If your going straight from the master to the steel line be sure to get a banjo bolt at the master that will hook up to your light switch between the triple tree.  You'll see what I'm talking about.  No use having a front brake that works if the moron behind you can't see it.   If you already did this disregard :)
Yes but if you use both  the rear will lite up.   Should have a front switch though.   


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Re: Getting used to riding again....
« Reply #19 on: June 01, 2006, 07:23:11 PM »
The switch was gunked up or soemthing and wasnt working, i just got one long line from the MC to the caliper for 10 dollars, i was going to go with stainless but it would have been more money than i had....i really need to get a better job haha. but yea it works great, works good enough to hold the front tire still so i can smoke the 50 dollar rear tire lol. ill have to get some pics