Perhaps I should have said... turn the bar left to go right, and once you initiate the turn, you will turn the bar less left... but not past the center point..
...less left, is in effect turning right,... just not past center...

The point is, the only way to turn a bike, is to upset the natural balance point by getting the contact point of the front tire onto the side...
Once you get what you're doing to turn a bike, you realize it's basically a controlled falling over...
...

You are holding the bike in mid fall, fighting to keep it riding on the side of tire...

On a side note. There is a YouTube motovlogger group ride next Saturday and the route includes 4 lane highway with a 65 speed limit. Any thing I can do to get a little boost to my top end speed before then? I've done the cam chain thing, When my raptor petcock comes in that is going on. Its bobbed out so there is less weight.

rtebbs8996 wrote on 05/19/15 at 17:56:07:


Most Savages don't have any problems with 65 mph speeds.  Be careful on group rides.....it is one place that "safety in numbers" does not apply.

I use a gps app on my phone for speed verification purposes. This gives me the freedom to mess around with tire sizes, gearing, and rim size freely.

The stock speedo is off!

I have done 94.3 as of today. This summer the ton ig going to happen. I have a new rear tire inbound, and am considering a custom rear sprocket.

Dave wrote on 05/18/15 at 03:46:39:

I'm just gonna add my 2 cents about the MSF course here, having just taken it 1.5 weeks ago.

Rtebbs8996, I recommend you take it as soon as you possibly can.  I am middle-aged and burdened with neither the certainty of knowing I'm right nor the sense of indestructibility that comes with being a 16 year-old boy.  (Arguing only proves me right, so don't bother.)

Anyway, the MSF course is fifty bucks.  I can't believe how much I learned during the class, and the seasoned riders in my group each also learned new things.  Several of my friends re-take the course every few years just to help themselves shed bad riding habits.

It could also save you money on your insurance.  

It'll be the best money you spend on this bike.  Honest.

* Tomi

Mr Tebbs, I feel you should get a little more solo riding experience before taking on comparatively large group rides. Be aware that the S40/Savage rear brake can lock up very quickly in an emergency stop situation. You seem to have only got your "permit" in the last two or three weeks. Have you checked with the riding group that you will be allowed to ride with what appears to be a learner or restricted permit? Does this group have a novice group within the ride? How experienced are you in close quarters riding? I don't wish to be seen as patronizing in any way, but in some respects the pittance spent on gas for the group ride might be better applied to the MSF course, or getting the books Gary in NJ recommended from your local library. I note in the picture of your machine, there is a Mack truck in the background, have you ever sat in the cab of a truck and wondered about or looked for the truck drivers blind spots? Please don't think I'm being paternalistic, I simply want to see you enjoy many years of motorcycle riding without pain , disablement or death.

what will new raptor petcock do for me

rtebbs8996 wrote on 05/22/15 at 12:17:29:


Here we go again