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Paladin. Serious Thumper Offline Hamster Posts: 4929 Sunny Southern California Gender:	Re: 1st Time Rider Reply #16 - 07/20/05 at 16:10:49 mikedasavage wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:07: ....You guys have your minds in the gutter Thank you for the compliment.
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Paula71 Full Member 2005 No Login Offline Ohio Rider 'N Luvn every minute! Posts: 161 Troy, Ohio Gender:	Re: 1st Time Rider Reply #17 - 07/20/05 at 19:56:40 mikedasavage wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:07: from shifting to a$$ packing. You guys have your minds in the gutter Now, now there are ladies in the house boys!
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Reply #18 - 07/20/05 at 20:14:36

sluggo wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:07:

it may suck, but it's better than being run over by a cage. i've had to blast off an intersection a few times to avoid trouble. if you need to relax and strectch pull off into a parking lot or community park, an intersection is not the time to relax and let down you guard. if you've got your hands and feet off the controls you are "off guard". i don't mean to be harsh, yet i've seen the results of a rear impact at an intersection where the bike was hit by the cage, he didn't even see the light let alone the motorcycle. i would prefer to be able to move quickly and avoid the trouble if at all possible. just my 2 cents.

Good advice. I might add that your "clutch muscles" will improve with time. When I first started my hand would get sore, but now I don't have that problem.

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mikedasavage Ex Member	Re: 1st Time Rider Reply #19 - 07/20/05 at 20:16:25 I already had strong clutch muscles i dont need to say anymore than that
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Reply #20 - 07/20/05 at 20:24:47

sluggo wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:07:

it may suck, but it's better than being run over by a cage. i've had to blast off an intersection a few times to avoid trouble.

Another tip for stops and intersections - continually hit your brakes and release them (like pumping the brake pedal in a car) to flash your brake light. I find myself doing this approaching a stop as well as while stopped. A flashing brakelight is easier to see than one that is continuous.

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sniperjim Ex Member	Re: 1st Time Rider Reply #21 - 07/20/05 at 20:46:19 I about spilled my drink when i read "clutch muscles" is there some sort of excersize I can do to build up my Clutch Muscle?
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mikedasavage Ex Member	Re: 1st Time Rider Reply #22 - 07/20/05 at 20:56:52 sniperjim wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:07: I about spilled my drink when i read "clutch muscles" is there some sort of excersize I can do to build up my Clutch Muscle? LOL
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Karen627

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Reply #23 - 07/20/05 at 22:02:06

Paula71 wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:07:

Now, now there are ladies in the house boys! Shocked

"Ladies"?

Speak for yourself.

Grin

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Another tip for stops and intersections - continually hit your brakes and release them ... to flash your brake light.

I simply installed a Back Off brake light modulator. When you hit the brake, it flashes the light quickly three times, then holds it for a few seconds, then repeats. It's done wonders for keeping cages off my back.

Let's see -- what started this whole discussion? Oh yeah -- Ryan. Hello, Ryan! Congrats on the bike. You'll love it. (What color did you get? I got the white one myself.)

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Paula71 Full Member 2005 No Login Offline Ohio Rider 'N Luvn every minute! Posts: 161 Troy, Ohio Gender:	Re: 1st Time Rider Reply #24 - 07/21/05 at 04:12:26 [quote author=Karen627 link=board=RubberSideDown;num=1121880626;start=0#23 date=07/20/05 at 22:02:06] "Ladies"? Speak for yourself.
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Reply #25 - 07/21/05 at 06:10:17

Karen627 wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:07:

"Ladies"?

Speak for yourself.
Grin

Karen627 wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:07:

I simply installed a Back Off brake light modulator. When you hit the brake, it flashes the light quickly three times, then holds it for a few seconds, then repeats. It's done wonders for keeping cages off my back.

Yup, same here.

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lcs151 Ex Member	Re: 1st Time Rider Reply #26 - 07/21/05 at 13:42:31 where to get this brake lite modulator?
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Savage_Rob Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Mechanically Inclined Amateur Posts: 6972 Texas (Dallas area) Gender:	Re: 1st Time Rider Reply #27 - 07/21/05 at 15:50:58 lcs151 wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:07: where to get this brake lite modulator? I got mine at www.ridesafer.com.
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Reply #28 - 07/21/05 at 19:09:25

mikedasavage wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:07:

das a very good point and i should listen. but i'm stubborn and its hot and sweaty palms and that whole deal just dont do it.

Sweaty palms shouldn't be a problem because you should be wearing gloves. A lot of people are very casual about safety, but when something bad happens they regret (if they are still alive) not taking it seriously. You should consider taking the MSF course. If anyone has already taken it and isn't following the MSF advice and procedures, then I don't know why he or she even bothered spending the money for it. This isn't a dig at you at all, it's just something you see everyday. Safety should be the first thing & the main thing on everyone's mind.

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Reply #29 - 07/21/05 at 19:49:31

Ridesafer also has the "SDC Tri-Star Brake Light Turn Signal Conversion Module" (ain't that a mouthful?).

It turns your turn signals into brake lights. I've got two Harley red turn signals (cheap at $11 each) I'm gonna swap on, then wire the low-watt side of the bulbs as running lamps. That way, I'll have three bulbs instead of one for both running and brake lights. Don't think I'm gonna add a modulator to that setup, though.

I've been wearing a Joe Rocket Meteor 4 jacket and full-finger leather gloves in muggy 90 degree weather here in Baltimore. It ain't perfect - I do sweat a bit - but it's a safety issue. Of course, I'd probably sweat without the jacket, too. I stay cool enough as long as I'm moving and the vents are open. This one is a three-season model (minus the liner right now, of course). NewEnough.com just sent me a flier for a riding jacket that's just mesh and armor for $71. I bet that'd be cooler.

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