Great control on the ones you made, impressive on such a big bike. Sorry for the scratches.

@bluesriderDF

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. Wounded pride 😡

In my limited prospective, you didnt look through the turn and even though your rpms was up, the clutch was wasnt engaged enough. Great job learning from it. Thats why we practice. 😊

@bluesriderDF

Жыл бұрын

I think you're right. Not enough power for the lean angle.

Went down last night just the same way, practicing u-turns. HaHa, its never fun... but important. I now have the exact same scratches as you. Today I am installing some plastic guards to my bars. It should give me just a tad more protection for the next time. I plan to keep pushing through until I get it.

@bluesriderDF

11 ай бұрын

Yeah, it's the price of progress 🙄

@bluesriderDF

11 ай бұрын

I was surprised by the damage to the foot board mount. That thing really got chewed up. I got a new one, but I'm not putting it on yet. I really don't want to drop again!

@thedude1511

11 ай бұрын

@@bluesriderDF no one will ever notice, I plan to just take mine off and paint it black so it doesn’t rust. But otherwise who cares.

I'm looking to avoid going down on my street glide so I'm going to take new rider course even though im 73 but I'm rusty lol

I have no clue what went wrong either 🤷‍♂️ I’m on a trike so U-Turns are pretty simple

@bluesriderDF

Жыл бұрын

Have you at least taken it up on 2 wheels? 😁

@northbysoutheast5439

Жыл бұрын

@@bluesriderDF I’m paralyzed from arms down, so I stay away from doing all the crazy Dukes of Hazard stunt riding. 😎👍

Practice makes perfect! I think you lost some re-entry speed on that first try. Maybe don't pull the ripcord so soon, lol. Good job, buddy.

@bluesriderDF

11 ай бұрын

Ha ha! Yeah, I realized I was going too slow for a turn that tight.

I think you could make your life easier with counterbalancing, like cops do, instead of leaning in. At least I find it helps on slow maneuvers. Crash bars sure paid off this time 🙂

@bluesriderDF

Жыл бұрын

I've been watching Motoman and Robert Simmons, they don't teach counterbalancing on these tight turns. I know there's a place for it, eg cone weaves. Still lots to learn! Thanks for posting. 👊

Looks like you didn't keep up enough speed to keep enough centrifugal force on the top side to keep it from falling.

@bluesriderDF

11 ай бұрын

Great to hear from you buddy! Yeah that's what I think also. Fortunately the damage wasn't too bad.

Hit your front brake and/or bike was too slow is my guess

@bluesriderDF

Жыл бұрын

Definitely not the front brake, I keep my right hand wrapped around the grip. I needed more power. Live and learn right?