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Old 06-23-2008, 04:01 PM   #1
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I'm proud to announce that thanks to a few of the members of this forum, I received my first ever riding lessons on friday. Got enough practice to allow me to ride approx. 100 miles round trip friday night and saturday. All of what i learned got lots of use on saturday.
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Old 06-23-2008, 04:14 PM   #2
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Old 06-23-2008, 04:22 PM   #3
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Old 06-27-2008, 04:45 PM   #5
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Finished a decent ride on Tuesday, got to actually take a few turns, love them. Doing 70 around a few of them, got me thinkin I LOVE TURNS! Gonna have to start ridin more to have a chance at trying out a track day or something.
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Old 06-27-2008, 09:13 PM   #6
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But might I suggest keeping your eyes on the turns and not on your speedometer!
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Old 06-27-2008, 10:36 PM   #7
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Very good advice
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Old 06-30-2008, 05:11 PM   #8
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But might I suggest keeping your eyes on the turns and not on your speedometer!
Thanks for the advice, but I didn't notice that i was doing that speed, my buddy was the one who told me.

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Finished a decent ride on Tuesday, got to actually take a few turns, love them. Doing 70 around a few of them, got me thinkin I LOVE TURNS! Gonna have to start ridin more to have a chance at trying out a track day or something.
Damn, 70's pretty fast when just starting out. Use to freak me out a bit. Be careful. Always remember, if you're in a bind, LEAN MORE.
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Old 07-01-2008, 10:16 AM   #10
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Good advice that I have to remind myself about from time to time. Come in too hot....lean mofo...lean !!
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