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Rocco Serious Thumper Offline addicted 2 riding TcB Posts: 1049 south florida Gender:	u turns 06/02/09 at 09:59:59 anyone else not like them @ all? i do them all the time and they're not really fun @ all....more of a pain in my opinion!
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T Mack 1 - FSO Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline sold 2001 LS650 for a 1986 XLH1100 Posts: 2919 Emmaus,Pa Gender:	Re: u turns Reply #1 - 06/02/09 at 10:08:49 Make them fun.... learn to power slide.....
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: u turns Reply #2 - 06/02/09 at 10:48:52 Are you having to do it at a low speed? If so, upper body leaning outside the turn helps w/ stability.
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Rocco Serious Thumper Offline addicted 2 riding TcB Posts: 1049 south florida Gender:	Re: u turns Reply #3 - 06/02/09 at 10:50:53 yeah, usually from a dead stop then make the turn. i mean i do it, i do it how they taught me @ the mtii course i just don't like it. especially when it's a one lane ! and i also hate when i get stuck @ a light by myself because the magnets don't pick me up for the street light lol
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Re: u turns
Reply #4 - 06/02/09 at 10:59:25

i like doing the u turns while having some speed ( lot more fun ) From a dead stop ill have to shift my weight like justin_o_guy is saying to avoid turning to tight or having to throw that foot down.

I hate Red lights too!! PIA... specially at night. i think there is a thread in tech docs about fixing the redlight issue with a large magnent. Next time im at ace ill be in the magnet isle if they even have one.

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Rocco Serious Thumper Offline addicted 2 riding TcB Posts: 1049 south florida Gender:	Re: u turns Reply #5 - 06/02/09 at 11:03:07 glad i'm not the only one!! and i need a huge acme magnet! there is nothing worse then being by yourself @ night, and watching all the other lanes go red to green to red to green while yours stays red! i've learned if i'm isoloated just to bang a right and come back up lol
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Duane Senior Member Offline Creatively Maladjusted Posts: 335 Terra Plane Gender:	Re: u turns Reply #6 - 06/02/09 at 12:01:37 Some said that if you shut your bike down and re-start it that will trigger the magnetic light switch.
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PTRider Senior Member Offline Posts: 397	Re: u turns Reply #7 - 06/02/09 at 13:37:02 Here's more about traffic lights: http://www.msgroup.org/forums/mtt/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=10282 Note that the sensors are not magnetic, they're inductive. Rocco, Try these exercises in a parking lot, preferably a few minutes each day for several days. They're a huge help for safe slow riding. http://www.msgroup.org/Tip.aspx?Num=194&Set=
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furious70 Junior Member Offline {insert text here} Posts: 81 Chicago	Re: u turns Reply #8 - 06/02/09 at 13:58:40 u turns are about the only thing I do like doing on my wife's savage! That's the one time it's tiny-ness comes in handy. You can really turn it short, no need to worry about cars parked on both sides of the street, still plenty of room.
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DavetheDog YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 37 Richmond, VA Gender:	Re: u turns Reply #9 - 06/02/09 at 14:06:57 I love U-turns. The slower and tighter the better. Anybody can ride at speed but the real skill is what you can do when you are riding slow. It's all about the counter balance with U-turns. I love it when I can pull off a tight u-turn nice and clean.
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Reply #10 - 06/02/09 at 22:09:36

Rocco wrote on 06/02/09 at 11:03:07:

glad i'm not the only one!! and i need a huge acme magnet! there is nothing worse then being by yourself @ night, and watching all the other lanes go red to green to red to green while yours stays red!

i've learned if i'm isoloated just to bang a right and come back up lol

The magnets do seem to help some, but there's still lights that mine won't trigger, even with this monstrosity:

I'm thinking about adding a second one, and see if I can start picking up manhole covers! Shocked

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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28886 L.A. California Gender:	Re: u turns Reply #11 - 06/02/09 at 22:41:11 I'm thinking of wrapping the kickstand with magnet wire. A push of a button while the kickstand is down should just about fry that F N induction sensor.
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Re: u turns
Reply #12 - 06/02/09 at 23:01:14

John_D FSO wrote on 06/02/09 at 22:09:36:

Rocco wrote on 06/02/09 at 11:03:07:

glad i'm not the only one!! and i need a huge acme magnet! there is nothing worse then being by yourself @ night, and watching all the other lanes go red to green to red to green while yours stays red!

i've learned if i'm isoloated just to bang a right and come back up lol

The magnets do seem to help some, but there's still lights that mine won't trigger, even with this monstrosity:

http://s626.photobucket.com/albums/tt347/redneck72102/Bike%20Pics/Bike%20Mods...

I'm thinking about adding a second one, and see if I can start picking up manhole covers! Shocked

...not to mention, flat reduction..... Huh

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Re: u turns
Reply #13 - 06/02/09 at 23:16:51

Serowbot wrote on 06/02/09 at 23:01:14:

John_D FSO wrote on 06/02/09 at 22:09:36:

Rocco wrote on 06/02/09 at 11:03:07:

glad i'm not the only one!! and i need a huge acme magnet! there is nothing worse then being by yourself @ night, and watching all the other lanes go red to green to red to green while yours stays red!

i've learned if i'm isoloated just to bang a right and come back up lol

The magnets do seem to help some, but there's still lights that mine won't trigger, even with this monstrosity:

http://s626.photobucket.com/albums/tt347/redneck72102/Bike%20Pics/Bike%20Mods...

I'm thinking about adding a second one, and see if I can start picking up manhole covers! Shocked

...not to mention, flat reduction..... Huh

http://s626.photobucket.com/albums/tt347/redneck72102/Bike%20Pics/Bike%20Mods...

True, but only on the rear tire; the front would still be fair game! Tongue

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Rocco Serious Thumper Offline addicted 2 riding TcB Posts: 1049 south florida Gender:	Re: u turns Reply #14 - 06/02/09 at 23:20:19 have u ever ran through the beach and see how much stuff u can find? watches, phones, jewerly lol
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