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Well, it's been a week since I took out my 620 out for a real ride, and to work no less!
For about a month, I've just been riding around my neighborhood (very light traffic) and slowly spiraling outward just like my MSF course instructor recommended. However, my boss, an avid motorcyclist, called me up last Tuesday morning to go into work using our motorcycles and after a bit of hesitation and some convincing on his part, off we go. After that 40 mile ride (avoiding highways because I'm not *there* yet), I have to admit that it was VERY exciting though I found myself a couple of time "scrambling" because I was a bit nervous and also didn't want to hold up traffic.
Once back home, I began to think about the mistakes I've made and there were a few: stalled twice / (up)down-shifting causing me to "jerk" / throttling too quickly cause me to *jerk* / scrambling or hurrying out of a full stop to avoid slowing down the traffic behind me...
I guess all in all, it's a matter of time and practice and I was wondering if anyone had similar experience when he/she took their first *real* ride. Just looking for some pointers....
Los
For about a month, I've just been riding around my neighborhood (very light traffic) and slowly spiraling outward just like my MSF course instructor recommended. However, my boss, an avid motorcyclist, called me up last Tuesday morning to go into work using our motorcycles and after a bit of hesitation and some convincing on his part, off we go. After that 40 mile ride (avoiding highways because I'm not *there* yet), I have to admit that it was VERY exciting though I found myself a couple of time "scrambling" because I was a bit nervous and also didn't want to hold up traffic.
Once back home, I began to think about the mistakes I've made and there were a few: stalled twice / (up)down-shifting causing me to "jerk" / throttling too quickly cause me to *jerk* / scrambling or hurrying out of a full stop to avoid slowing down the traffic behind me...
I guess all in all, it's a matter of time and practice and I was wondering if anyone had similar experience when he/she took their first *real* ride. Just looking for some pointers....
Los