Embrace the beauty Not as professional as the cutdown cub fairings I had on the T.Cat but for less than a fiver it'll do me for winter!
And this is what I get up to with 5 minutes spare time and a glue gun-
Rospa was interesting, missed out on a gold, just,,, I filtered to the front of a set of lights in front of a white van in a 30 section and the examiner said I could have put my self at risk if the van decided to race me, he siad he's seen it bofore
and also braking down from a 70 to a 30 instead of using the engine. This contradicted what an IAM guy told me to do on an IDCAM a year ago so a bit annoyed at that.
claeaned em 2 of 3 then it rained so number three stayed dirty
garage clear up for me....think ive found room for one more bike
Kind of makes it looks like a face?...
Quote from: fazersharp on 15 November 2013, 09:01:50 pmOn the engine braking thing ---doesn't anyone "blip the throttle while you are changing down when the clutch is in as that adds speed to the engine and reduces the braking a little and makes the whole thing of changing down a lot smother and means somtimes you dont even have to use the brakesBliping the throttle is vital to smooth gear changes, and like Nick Crisp have being doing it all my riding career and was one of the things I have always taught beginners, unless of course you have all the MotoGP electronics and seamless boxes. I have met quite a few in recent years who have complained of not being able to down change smoothly and discussing it over a few beers realised they did not blip the throttle and had never even heard of it. The instructors they had did not teach it after trying it they do not understand why the instructors did not teach it. Doddsie, if blipping the throttle is not making your gear changes smoother it may be that you are over doing it. As you say Midden, emergency braking is different, mostly because you may not have the time to drop down the box.
On the engine braking thing ---doesn't anyone "blip the throttle while you are changing down when the clutch is in as that adds speed to the engine and reduces the braking a little and makes the whole thing of changing down a lot smother and means somtimes you dont even have to use the brakes
Idon't think its a good idea to be telling (not as experienced ) riders 500revs / 1000revs as on top of everything else they are going to be looking down at the counter, and after all they are changing down to turn? enter a roundabout?. Just "blip" the throttle is all they need to know and practice will perfect how much is needed in all instances