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Post subject: Re: Tips to prevent dropping the bike (for newbies)
Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2009 7:17 pm
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As someone said, be SURE kickstand is down before dismounting. I'm sooooooo glad nobody was watching .............
When parking on hot asphalt surface, put something under kickstand foot so bike weight is spread over greater area. Otherwise you may come back to bike on it's side caused by kickstand foot sinking into soft asphalt. Also can apply to grass or deep sand surfaces. Some use a crushed alum can. I use square aluminum electrical junction box cover because there was never a can nearby! Store in my tank bag, have a light line tied to it so when I'm sitting on bike can lower to ground & use foot to scoot it under kickstand foot. Line is brightly colored & tied to my tank bag so I see it when get back on bike and thus remember to haul it back up & toss back in tank bag before leaving the parking space!
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Since everything else under the sun has been covered, i will say, to be sure you run in your tires properly before you go canyon carving. I know that they say 50miles, but i always give mine 100 just to be safe, and during that first hundred be sure that you take some LIGHT corners or you are only going to wear the wax off of the center of the tire.
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New tires will still have mold release on them. This will make your new tires a bit slippery. Some people will try to help remove this by either scuffing the outside with a wire brush, using a degreaser that won't harm the tire (denatured alcohol works well), or take it out and do a burnout. I prefer the degreasing method and then light use for the first 100 miles or until the tires feel grippy. A burnout may be fun, but why waste that expensive tire.
Suzuki side stands are always an issue, double check that it is always extended to the fullest position, sounds stupid but they tend to sit in the middle position if not kicked out fully, cheers
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Post subject: Re: Tips to prevent dropping the bike (for newbies)
Posted: Sat Dec 12, 2009 1:09 pm
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Joined: Sun Feb 15, 2009 7:53 am Posts: 1009 Location: Melbourne, AUS
whiting57 wrote:
Suzuki side stands are always an issue, double check that it is always extended to the fullest position, sounds stupid but they tend to sit in the middle position if not kicked out fully, cheers
As soon as I've got the stand down and the bike resting on it, I always pull back on the bars. If the stand is not in it's correct position, pulling back on the bike will make sure it is.
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