Have a bike in garage since 2013, not sure what to do

[WongYue]

Originally posted by killramos
How is this still a thread? The only scenario in which that day could have been classified as "great" in this context is if your neighbor bought the bike off you.

How the fuck did you ever pass your class 6? Wait, do you even have a license?

Let's slow down for a moment here. A small step for you is a giant step for me.

I'll have my class 6 in due time, I can feel it already.

Originally posted by swak




Sorry, but riding a R1 is ridiculous to hear, having no experience on a bike, my friend!
Please Please Please Please Please take a course, or sell the bike.
You're gonna kill yourself out there. This is not news I want to be reading next week in the Herald!!

EDIT: I've been riding bikes for years now, and my biggest bike was my FZ-09 (which still isn't as much bike as yours, and that was already a ton of bike for me).

If you're doing it for aesthetics, go buy some timberlands and a Ed Hardy tee instead.... Your face/body torn to shreads won't be too aesthetic if/when you dump your R1.

I don't find Timberlands and Ed Hardy aesthetically pleasing. A few battle scars from the road isn't so bad is it?

[shakalaka]

Originally posted by sumguy777
This is the Wong sport for Yue

[Disoblige]

I'll buy the bike if you decide to sell. PM me if you ever do decide on that

At least you'll know it went to a beyonder who will enjoy it?

[Mitsu3000gt]

You guys are getting trolled, just looking at the writing style and details given, I can't imagine it being anything else. Just stop replying and he'll go away.

[revelations]

He posted a bike pic, but no mileage visible.

[RickDaTuner]

Originally posted by WongYue


I want the slipper clutch on the R1 though, plus the R3 is not a pretty bike. Wouldn't want to be caught dead on it at all.

I know what counter-steering is, but I really do not want to do it. I just want to steer like a bicycle. I understand that it is the de-facto standard, but I like to be different.

spike98: Definitely not trolling. This is my life story.

if its anything made past 2009, all the R1s come with a slipper clutch installed.

This feature is also pretty useless in the street, especially if you are planning on using engine braking to slow your bike down....

Slipper clutches are there to minimize rider input, weather at the handle bars, or through body motion when coming into a corner. They help keep a more neutral weight shift, thus allowing for a better and smoother transition into a corner.

[revelations]

Originally posted by RickDaTuner


if its anything made past 2009, all the R1s come with a slipper clutch installed.

This feature is also pretty useless in the street, especially if you are planning on using engine braking to slow your bike down....

Slipper clutches are there to minimize rider input, weather at the handle bars, or through body motion when coming into a corner. They help keep a more neutral weight shift, thus allowing for a better and smoother transition into a corner.

Slipper clutches are VERY useful on the street, esp when downshifting in corners when the bike is already committed over to one side.

I can also see it being noob-friendly, in case a rider shifts into a way-too-low gear and dumps the clutch (done this before) and locks the back end.

[RickDaTuner]

Originally posted by revelations




Slipper clutches are VERY useful on the street, esp when downshifting in corners when the bike is already committed over to one side.

Leaned over and downshifting mid turn is very poor riding technique, if you're doing this then you have already miss judged to corner speed along with the gear, and engine rpm you need to roll on through the corner, if you are knee down in a corner the last thing you want to do is add more torque, and increase throttle sensitivity mid turn. This is a habit you should really learn to break. Also if you're riding at such speed and doing this on city streets, then I have to again question whats running through your head.

I can also see it being noob-friendly, in case a rider shifts into a way-too-low gear and dumps the clutch (done this before) and locks the back end.

This I can sorta agree with, but when you slam a downshift in, it will cause the rear end to slide around, and may cause the back end to shimmy a little bit, but it wont cause an accident, unless you panic and hit the front brakes. But again, for you to cause this to happen in the first place, you will need to be in the power band, and slam a gear close to redline, or certainly in the upper power band, Why you would be running a 600 or 1000 like that on the streets again is beyond me.

if slippers clutches were so beneficial to street riding, then every hog, dual sport, and everything under the two wheel sun would have them, but they don't

its a track developed device - designed to let you do all the work before you enter a corner on the track, where you may be coming down 2-4 gears in a very short amount of time. Its not intended to save a miss shift, or for you to decide you want more torque mid corner...

[revelations]

Originally posted by RickDaTuner

Leaned over and downshifting mid turn is very poor riding technique, if you're doing this then you have already miss judged to corner speed along with the gear, and engine rpm you need to roll on through the corner, if you are knee down in a corner the last thing you want to do is add more torque, and increase throttle sensitivity mid turn. This is a habit you should really learn to break. Also if you're riding at such speed and doing this on city streets, then I have to again question whats running through your head.

Um, I rode in BC for 10 years where they actually have corners, decreasing radius, uphill ones too! Everyone makes mistakes, no rider is 100% perfect and plan for every corner properly every time.

ABS is a similar band-aid for a rider who panics and suddenly grabs a handful of front brake. More and more bikes are getting these.

[WongYue]

Update...

Got the bike to Crossroads the other day to practice counter steering since everyone insists it is the way to go.

Long story short, or short story short really, my mind says YES but my body says NO. Tried it a few times and it just is not working out for me. Tips? Pointers?

[gretz]

Originally posted by WongYue
Update...

Got the bike to Crossroads the other day to practice counter steering since everyone insists it is the way to go.

Long story short, or short story short really, my mind says YES but my body says NO. Tried it a few times and it just is not working out for me. Tips? Pointers?

Take a course, as mentioned...

"Ms. Gump, this is normal. WongYue is rigggght here, just below. The Province requires a minimum IQ of 82 to ride a bike"

[JVR1]

i think you should practice your mount/dismount in traffic..

[revelations]

Originally posted by WongYue
Update...

Got the bike to Crossroads the other day to practice counter steering since everyone insists it is the way to go.

Long story short, or short story short really, my mind says YES but my body says NO. Tried it a few times and it just is not working out for me. Tips? Pointers?

-Get a bicycle and practice with that first.
-Then move up to a scooter.
-Then try the R1.


Your whole notion of thinking is as idiotic as having a new driver jump into a F1 car and expect to "learn" along the way. Its all about tiered approaches.

Same as riding horses, same as learning to skate, etc.

[theken]

You can't "counter steer" at low speed, when your going less than 20 you turn the way you want to go. When you are going faster it's not a lot of steering, like an inch will lean your bike. Seriously go see my friend at Motology. If you are not willing to take a course to save your own life, then sell the bike. Simple.

[Disoblige]

Originally posted by WongYue
but why would I pay another 500-600$$ of my hard earned money to learn something I can learn all by myself?

How's that going for you?

You obviously don't have enough experience or knowledge to learn on your own. Won't be surprised if you kill yourself one day. Why put yourself in such a position?

[WongYue]

Originally posted by Disoblige

How's that going for you?

You obviously don't have enough experience or knowledge to learn on your own. Won't be surprised if you kill yourself one day. Why put yourself in such a position?

I MADE IT GUYS! PREPARE THE STREETS FOR MY ARRIVAL!~~

Thanks for all the support!

[bourge73]

Yup and now you can go off legally on a bike that is way too much
bike for you.....was when you made the thread and still is

[Gart]

.... made it to page 2, then had to give up.

edit: Saw ^^ you got your license. Congrats.

I've had mine for 16 years. On my very.first.day. I saw a motorcycle fatality (bad one), and not overly the motorcycle's fault. Really helped me with my mindset on riding since then. Have fun, stay safe

[acedia]

There is only one thing you should do.

Sell the goddamned bike.

If you want to start again buy something appropriately sized and powered.

You will die on that R1.

[Disoblige]

Good luck, ride safe. It's colder in Sept/Oct and tire traction can be severely compromised on cold pavement. Tires need to be warmed up sufficiently.

It's almost like watching an accident waiting to happen. We can only hope it's low speed and not affecting anyone else.