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SEKCobra posted:How do you guys know when to stop riding? I just don't wanna. If you're still feeling good keep going, but be aware of your own limits (and local conditions) - finding yourself two hundred miles from home with the sun going down and your brain and body knackered is no fun at all. Also get a bike with a smaller fuel tank, so you're stopping once an hour and getting off the bike. That's normally when your body will file any complaints it's been holding off because you were having fun, and also lets you have a chance to have a stretch, a piss and a drink which will cut down the overall fatigue.
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Good video on tire pressures: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaIuWKfnGEI I feel incredibly stupid for not doing this. I've always just done 42/36 on all my bikes outside of track, like the manual said. What's everyone else generally do?
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Jun 2, 2020 01:59
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He gave a talk at my local DIY oriented bike shop (you can pay them like a mechanic, or pay a low price per hour to use their bays and all their tools) and recommended everyone go home and just start comparing their bike at a wide range of pressures to see what they like. It's been a while but I think he suggested dropping in 2 psi (cold) increments and seeing how the bike felt, and maybe start a litter higher than the manual (not sure on that last part). Of course I still haven't actually done that, but at least it's on my list of things to do.
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I tend to run tires a bit above the manufacturer recommended pressures, they feel better to me that way. I am weirdly sensitive to pressure and I can tell nearly instantly when the pressures drop based on how the bike handles. Not because I’m some street Rossi race wizard, it’s just something I’ve always noticed.
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Jun 2, 2020 14:23
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So I'm seriously thinking about ergonomics right now, but I'm a bit unsure how much I can change. My levers are directly connected to the mirrors, and there are punchmarks right next to the seam, so I am thinking maybe there is some reason why you shouldn't move them on my bike? I feel like I should put the clutch lever WAY down, which would put the mirror at a very strange angle. Anyone more knowledgeable on this?
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Jun 3, 2020 09:14
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The angle of the mirror stalk shouldn't matter, you should be able to adjust the mirror itself up/down independently of it. Set your levers where they need to be to be comfortable for you, and adjust the mirrors afterwards.
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Jun 3, 2020 11:21
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Renaissance Robot posted:The angle of the mirror stalk shouldn't matter, you should be able to adjust the mirror itself up/down independently of it. Set your levers where they need to be to be comfortable for you, and adjust the mirrors afterwards. I figured I would, but the punch marks made me question wheter there was some other reason you are not supposed to change them. And the fact that the included tools can't service the levers, unlike everything else including the suspension.
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Jun 3, 2020 11:51
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Mirrors are useless anyway you should be doing head checks to merge or turn
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Jun 3, 2020 13:41
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Razzled posted:Mirrors are useless anyway you should be doing head checks to merge or turn How do you feel about both?
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Jun 3, 2020 15:38
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I just bought some wide angle stick-on mirrors so I can get a better view at a glance, but they're so big (or my N650's mirrors are so small) that they take up half the blasted glass  Not a replacement for headchecking in any way, mind you.
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Jun 3, 2020 15:58
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Razzled posted:Mirrors are useless anyway you should be doing head checks to merge or turn This. I remove them from all my bikes to reduce vision clutter. The dr650 had double take mirrors which I used because they were awesome and worked. Other than that, mirrors are useless. Shoulder checks 4 lyfe
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Jun 3, 2020 15:58
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Wait what? Mirrors are great for helping to pay attention to what's around you without turning your head every 5 seconds. I couldn't imagine taking them off completely, plus it will be a ticket if you get pulled over most places.
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Jun 3, 2020 16:09
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Without mirrors how will I obsessively confirm , every
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Jun 3, 2020 16:10
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Don't take your mirrors off.
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Jun 3, 2020 16:14
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Oh no how will I keep an eye on the blur of my elbows? How will I take focus off the road and my surroundings for seconds trying to parse what a tiny mirror tells me before turning my head to do the same thing? If you don't have the few milliseconds to safely shoulder check you don't have time to check a mirror and should probably just stay where you are.
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Jun 3, 2020 16:20
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if youre going faster than everyone else there is no reason to check at all hth
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Jun 3, 2020 16:31
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500excf type r posted:if youre going faster than everyone else there is no reason to check at all hth https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AjGXn249Fc0
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Jun 3, 2020 16:38
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500excf type r posted:if youre going faster than everyone else there is no reason to check at all hth Yeah + you'll have the speed to dodge any obstacles that come up in front of you
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Jun 3, 2020 16:38
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That requires the raw gay horsepower of a Ford Mustang
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Jun 3, 2020 16:39
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Coydog posted:Oh no how will I keep an eye on the blur of my elbows? How will I take focus off the road and my surroundings for seconds trying to parse what a tiny mirror tells me before turning my head to do the same thing? Maybe your mirrors are buzzy and small and useless, I've had some bikes like that, but I've had others where the reflection is clear enough. A glance down at a mirror doesn't really take much focus off the road. I use them to help me know what's around, generally. Any lane change still requires a shoulder check though. I'm not saying mirrors can replace shoulder checks. Edit: wait, elbows? Your mirrors aren't adjusted properly hth epswing fucked around with this message at 18:35 on Jun 3, 2020 |
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Jun 3, 2020 16:41
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I guess that explains why people get rear-ended so often.
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Jun 3, 2020 16:44
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If all you can see is your elbows, your mirrors need to be further forwards.
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Jun 3, 2020 16:55
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Finger Prince posted:I guess that explains why people get rear-ended so often. e: also this epalm posted:
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Jun 3, 2020 17:05
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Save your MSF judgement for someone else. I wasn't saying people should remove their mirrors, just that I do, because most of them suck. I also specified that I used and loved the ones on the Dr that actually worked. I have enough experience to make my own choices in how I ride safely, and am enough of a safety zealot anyway as to be beyond judgement. ATGATT and shoulder checks 4 lyfe Finger Prince posted:I guess that explains why people get rear-ended so often. Yeah I need mirrors to accelerate out of danger. What is this nonsense?
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Jun 3, 2020 17:12
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Coydog posted:Save your MSF judgement for someone else. I wasn't saying people should remove their mirrors, just that I do, because most of them suck. I also specified that I used and loved the ones on the Dr that actually worked. Dig up, stupid.
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Jun 3, 2020 17:16
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Nobody is saying to use your mirrors instead of looking over your shoulder. You are supposed to use both. Mirrors give you the ability to glance backwards and plan a move or maintain general situational awareness without losing sight of what's ahead of you. I don't know why this needs to be explained. If your mirrors only show your elbows or vibrate like crazy, get better ones and set them up correctly. They don't have to be big ugly old fart mirrors to be functional, or even expensive; on both my bikes I have $30 3" round bar ends that work just fine. Coydog posted:
When you're sitting at a stoplight, how many full 180-degree shoulder checks do you make? Be honest.
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Jun 3, 2020 17:32
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Knowing you are about to be rear ended at a light means nothing. We have all established there is nothing you can do in this case in discussions here over the years. I usually check behind me a couple times, mirrors or not, and relax when there is a stopped car behind me. My bikes, my mods, my choice. IDK who the newbies are here but anyone who has been on CA as long or longer than I knows I'm safety conscious and experienced.
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Jun 3, 2020 17:55
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For a while I had those small round inboard mirrors on my 701 and it sucked, they didn't work for looking what was right behind you (cops???) and I didn't like that feeling at traffic lights. The mirrors I've got now are pretty buzzy but good enough to complete my mental map of what's going on around me.
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Any option other than factory mirrors looks weird and unnecessary on a street bike imo. Maybe there's a point about aftermarketmirrors with turn signals in them. I mean sure before you do the flush mount signals just get the mirrors if you absolutely can not stand turn signals poking out. Combat Theory fucked around with this message at 19:30 on Jun 3, 2020 |
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The only thing I use my mirrors for (on the bikes they aren’t crashed off of already) is to see if I’m being pulled over yet Cooldude.gif
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Coydog posted:Oh no how will I keep an eye on the blur of my elbows? How will I take focus off the road and my surroundings for seconds trying to parse what a tiny mirror tells me before turning my head to do the same thing? You should be checking both mirrors fairly regularly to maintain situational awareness - if you're only using them when changing lanes you're missing out on a huge amount of potentially important information about what's going on around you. Also if you have to give them more than the quickest glance to work out what they're showing you, you've got poo poo mirrors and should probably get better ones.
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500excf type r posted:if youre going faster than everyone else there is no reason to check at all hth Coydog posted:Other than that, mirrors are useless. But with mirrors I don't have to do the owl thing and turn my head 180 degrees to check if any of the cars I just passed are trying to catch up to me, which could indicate it's an unmarked cop car (or an idiot that thinks his slammed 3-series is faster than a bike from the next stoplight).
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I wouldn’t want to ride a bike with no mirrors. The ones on my street triple were bad enough that i replaced them with some arrow bar ends because I couldn’t stand having very limited situational awareness of what was going on behind me. The bar ends also looked better than the dopey antenna mirrors anyway.
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Jun 4, 2020 08:36
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all my mirrors show me is some dumb idiot that needs a haircut, useless!
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Jun 4, 2020 12:39
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500excf type r posted:all my mirrors show me is some dumb idiot that needs a haircut, useless! They should probably put a helmet on IMO
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Jun 4, 2020 12:53
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Helmets just block your peripheral vision and make seeing behind yourself even harder
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Jun 4, 2020 13:11
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If you're riding 12 o'clock all the time, mirrors just show you the ground. Sorry you all ride like nerds.
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Jun 4, 2020 13:33
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Jack B Nimble posted:Without mirrors how will I obsessively confirm , every Having had a sidecase fall off once, lol
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500excf type r posted:Helmets just block your peripheral vision and make seeing behind yourself even harder well ya got me there
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