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Hi Folks,
Coming up on 900 miles on the '08. As you may know, this is my first motorcycle. I'm starting to play around on the corners a bit - using countersteering to really lean the bike (more than I need to) and to pull it back up again coming out of the turn. I love the sensation.
Can I assume that, given good traction, I'm going to run out of nerve before I lowside on this bike? I'm doing this at low speed, by the way - just around the round-abouts in my neighborhood and on isolated, sharp corners - no more than 35-45mph. I don't stick my knees out (I don't really know what that's all about), but my spidey sense is telling me that my toes are getting a bit close to the ground in some cases (big feet and big boots). As long as I'm not scraping stuff, and assuming good traction and barring mistakes (braking or downshifting hard while leaned over, that sort of thing), this is ok, right?
Also, I got one of these:
http://www.webbikeworld.com/r2/digital-tire-pressure-gauge/roadgear-talking-gauge.htm
I was getting annoyed with my little analog 1.99 gauge, to the point where i was sometimes skipping pressure checks. This things actually talks to you - you don't even need to look at it - and the angled head makes it extremely easy to slip on to the valvue. Recommended for 20-ish bucks.
One last comment - the cagers around where I live are actually pretty good to me (knock on wood). Is this unusual? I'm surprised that I seem to get more respect on my bike then when in my car. No ones tailgaiting me, are engaging in other obnoxious behaviors. Folks are giving me a ton of space, waving me through intersections, yeilding the right of way, etc. I had a few incidents early on, but lately, I'm really impressed with the level of consideration I'm seeming to get around here (though I'm still vigilant) - is this unusual? I usually read complaints about car drivers, but I have none at this point.
Coming up on 900 miles on the '08. As you may know, this is my first motorcycle. I'm starting to play around on the corners a bit - using countersteering to really lean the bike (more than I need to) and to pull it back up again coming out of the turn. I love the sensation.
Can I assume that, given good traction, I'm going to run out of nerve before I lowside on this bike? I'm doing this at low speed, by the way - just around the round-abouts in my neighborhood and on isolated, sharp corners - no more than 35-45mph. I don't stick my knees out (I don't really know what that's all about), but my spidey sense is telling me that my toes are getting a bit close to the ground in some cases (big feet and big boots). As long as I'm not scraping stuff, and assuming good traction and barring mistakes (braking or downshifting hard while leaned over, that sort of thing), this is ok, right?
Also, I got one of these:
http://www.webbikeworld.com/r2/digital-tire-pressure-gauge/roadgear-talking-gauge.htm
I was getting annoyed with my little analog 1.99 gauge, to the point where i was sometimes skipping pressure checks. This things actually talks to you - you don't even need to look at it - and the angled head makes it extremely easy to slip on to the valvue. Recommended for 20-ish bucks.
One last comment - the cagers around where I live are actually pretty good to me (knock on wood). Is this unusual? I'm surprised that I seem to get more respect on my bike then when in my car. No ones tailgaiting me, are engaging in other obnoxious behaviors. Folks are giving me a ton of space, waving me through intersections, yeilding the right of way, etc. I had a few incidents early on, but lately, I'm really impressed with the level of consideration I'm seeming to get around here (though I'm still vigilant) - is this unusual? I usually read complaints about car drivers, but I have none at this point.