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Thursday, June 03, 2004
Riding a motorcycle is proving to be pretty cool. It's sometimes a little stressful, but fun.
I've discovered that it's best to actually downshift and let out on the clutch to slow down rather than just hold in on the clutch, downshift and use the brake - because then when traffic takes off again, it's easier to know what gear you should be in.
A guy on the smoker's wing at the courthouse showed me how I can lock the forks once I get off the bike, so's it makes it just a little more difficult for someone to roll it away. He also showed me a locking pin to hang my helmet on and lock it to the bike.
I've discovered that it's easy to forget to cancel your turn signal after turning - you have to do this manually.
I also discovered that even if you are holding in on the clutch, you can't put the kickstand down, or it will kill the engine. You can put it down if you are in neutral only.
The choke is cool, because you just twist it open and hit the electric start and it fires right up and can warm up while in neutral.
I've also discovered that there is some kind of unwritten rule that motorcycle riders wave at one another. It seems that the "cool" riders wave almost imperceptibly below the left handlebar. I return the wave incredibly enthusiastically like a little girl whose daddy is picking her up from school to go to the fair.
6/03/2004 02:28:00 PM by Todd Bacon
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