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« on: July 29, 2012, 09:00:49 PM » |
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On the book thread I posted the following. I'm suspect the question is not even relevant for maxi scooters because of the design differences between bikes and scooters - such as no gas tank to grip. However , I'm here to learn. More motorcycle oriented, Lee Parks book, Total Control and his ARC courses teaching the average motorcycle rider skills that might save their lives. I didn't drag knees for standard road riding but it was good to know I had more skills including braking and throttle control than needed on a normal ride .
Probably a topic for another thread but I wonder how many of the skill might apply to maxiscoots. Not hanging off but the weight shifts used in setting up for a corner, throttle control .... I'll post this in a thread of its own and "listen" to the responses. http://www.totalcontroltraining.net/This is the other thread. |
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« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2012, 10:38:42 PM » |
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Just about anything that applies to a standard motorcycle applies to a scooter with the exception of using the clutch slip zone for slow speed maneuvering and gear selection for cornering.
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« Reply #2 on: July 30, 2012, 04:12:32 AM » |
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Well stated Craig.
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« Reply #3 on: September 19, 2012, 05:12:49 AM » |
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I'm fresh off the MSF course from this weekend. The friction zone is something I miss on slow speed tight turns but I am working on some things that my BV can do that work pretty well. While I can't slip the clutch, I can do a slow speed turn and push the revs a little while dragging the rear brake to make a turn tighter than I have done in the past and more stable, this requires counterweighting too. As with everything it is just a matter of getting your ride to do all it can within the bounds of safety. And then practice, practice, practice. Seems like I heard someone years ago say that.  |
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« Reply #4 on: September 19, 2012, 05:42:03 AM » |
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I agree with Craig! On the Burgman 650s the power button and the manual mode get you pretty close to using manual gear selection for cornering.
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« Reply #5 on: September 19, 2012, 10:15:03 PM » |
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For Swing riders, I found that the rear wheel will lock up at slow (~5 mph) speeds on gravel and allow the front to continue turning. This lets me "load" the engine for slow speed turns for a bit more control. Similar to kcphoto2008.
Yeah, I did it on purpose. I was curious, had both feet skimming the ground to hopefully catch it if the front locked too.
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