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rquarantello4232

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First Ride Update
11/07/12 at 10:23:52

Got all the parts for my bike i purchased a few weeks ago. Put on new tail lights, new tire and tube, new oil, filter, and oil filter, new mirrors. Went just down the street for my first ride and I guess its ok. The bike is super loud and shifting up was fine but down shifting was super bumpy. I thought something was wrong until I remembered ive never ridden before and I am prolly just shifting wrong. While putting on my rear blinkers I checked them 4 times to make sure they were running correct. I put on my seat and check again and the left is fine, but the brake like flashes with the right blinker. Ridiculous, so I gotta do that again. I guess everything else is running fine. Going to motorcycle class next week and then I will prolly ride it to a local shop guy or someone who really knows what they are doing to give a final check through.

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misterbbq Full Member Offline newbie Posts: 157 Acworth, GA Gender:	Re: First Ride Update Reply #1 - 11/07/12 at 10:46:07 by motorcycle class do you mean the msf class? highly recommended! and a ton of fun.
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Arnold Serious Thumper Offline The dude abides... Posts: 896 Westchester, NY Gender:	Re: First Ride Update Reply #2 - 11/07/12 at 11:46:12 And now time to put it away for winter
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12Bravo Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 628 Mid-Missouri Gender:	Re: First Ride Update Reply #3 - 11/07/12 at 14:25:58 Arnold wrote on 11/07/12 at 11:46:12: And now time to put it away for winter Nawwwww, time to put more layers on and ride!
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Arnold Serious Thumper Offline The dude abides... Posts: 896 Westchester, NY Gender:	Re: First Ride Update Reply #4 - 11/07/12 at 15:09:32 Nor'easter up in NY, that's it for me
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Re: First Ride Update
Reply #5 - 11/07/12 at 19:20:03

rquarantello4232 wrote on 11/07/12 at 10:23:52:

...and then I will prolly ride it to a local shop guy or someone who really knows what they are doing to give a final check through.

Be careful thinking that the local guy knows everything! I am a first time rider as of June-ish of this year and needed some things done on my bike. I paid the local dealer to change the jets because I was scared of tearing something up, which I now know is wayyyyy to easy....and I realized AFTER coming here that he was not the know it all he appeared to be and I ended up readjusting things behind him.

PLEASE, I BEG YOU check here first for advice and assistance before paying anyone to work on your bike and do it yourself if you are in any way handy with a wrench. You will learn something, have pride in having done it yourself, know it was done right, and save a lot of funds.

...and +1 on the MSF course. You will learn more than you think and I highly recommended.

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Re: First Ride Update
Reply #6 - 11/07/12 at 20:46:26

If youre going 50 miles per hour in 5th & drop into 4th, you need to get the engine turning as fast as if youre running 50 MPH in 4th before you just drop the clutch on it,Its okay if its not exact, its fine if its ( the RPM) low, but Not giving it some gas is a sure bet for sliding the rear tire one day when you really dodnt want to.,

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