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10-09-2008, 11:43 AM | #1 |
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Ive reached the point where if I dont move, I feel like Im going to wreck...i cant take even a slight turn without at least shifting my weight, but for more agressive rides I tend to move my lower half more, and slide my body round the tank versus a full hang off with upper too.
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10-09-2008, 11:51 AM | #2 | |
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I have yet to ever drag a knee on a public road despite alot of hi rpm highway miles over the last 13-14 years. I really dont feel its necessary.
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10-09-2008, 11:56 AM | #3 | |
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Well, i have been accused of having ADD fairly often...actually, ask Ebbs, he can confirm. I may be just a LITTLE hyper active, what can I say, I'm easily bored. While I keep a line on the interstate (unlike tripage) I am all over the bike, moving and shifting, etc even in a straight line. I also find the more I play around on and with my bike, the more comfortable I am and the better my confidence, both on and off the track. When it comes to agressive street riding, I'm with you, I dont hang off nearly as much and have never drug on the street. I could have at the gap, but no kneepucks and I dont see the need either. |
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10-09-2008, 12:03 PM | #4 |
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Some bikes make it hard to shift weight. The seat usually interferes and tuff to move with out upsetting the suspension. That said, I know I got some pix on other PC with me hanging way of the HD @ the Gap.
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10-09-2008, 01:30 PM | #5 | |
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I rode the same red Firebolt in the pictures for about 150 miles on Saturday. Because of my height and leg length, I found that I couldn't hang off of it as well as the Uly. I was too bunched up. It didn't really matter, though, because I am able to shift just upper body weight and obtain 90% of the same effect. Part of the advantage of a 49" chest. |
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10-09-2008, 01:42 PM | #6 |
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49 inch chest? Do you bench press the Uly when your bored?!?!?
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10-09-2008, 02:39 PM | #7 | |
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My kids call me "The Nogre". That's the problem with sport bikes. They don't make them for galoots. Unless you are 5'8" and built like a woman, you can't get wadded up enough to get comfortable. |
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