03-09-13, 11:19 AM
Hi Glove,
Was in a similar situation a couple of months ago. I even managed to crash at low speed on some mud. :-(
RoadcraftNottingham (Youtube) has some cracking videos and the gear changing one helped with my clunky changes. I now just nudge the clutch a bit.
Counter-steering - impressive difference for a small change in riding, but as people say go careful. Start with just riding straight on a quiet road and push one side of the handlebars. The bike goes the opposite way to your intuition.
Speed - no bad thing as long as you're not holding up traffic.
I went back to my Mod1 & 2 training people (A2B in Harrogate) and did a post test lesson going through cornering, observation, over-taking and just generally building road craft. Best 4 hours I've spent and arguably learnt more than on the Mod 1 & 2. Speed will come from better riding ability.
Cheers, DBo.
Was in a similar situation a couple of months ago. I even managed to crash at low speed on some mud. :-(
RoadcraftNottingham (Youtube) has some cracking videos and the gear changing one helped with my clunky changes. I now just nudge the clutch a bit.
Counter-steering - impressive difference for a small change in riding, but as people say go careful. Start with just riding straight on a quiet road and push one side of the handlebars. The bike goes the opposite way to your intuition.
Speed - no bad thing as long as you're not holding up traffic.
I went back to my Mod1 & 2 training people (A2B in Harrogate) and did a post test lesson going through cornering, observation, over-taking and just generally building road craft. Best 4 hours I've spent and arguably learnt more than on the Mod 1 & 2. Speed will come from better riding ability.
Cheers, DBo.