Im new to the Nashville area. Recently moved here from Detroit area. Just purchased an RC51 a few months ago. Looking forward to lurking the forums and learning as much as I can.
Keep practicing, the RC51 is well balanced and I find it to be fairly nimble in slow traffic, like u-turns, drifting up to a stop at super low speeds and such. I'll admit, I've had 4 years of practice on mine, but it never ceases to surprise me how easy it is to keep good balance.Hello again, I haven't been active because I'm still getting my feet back on the ground here. I dont think i have put more than 100 miles on the RC yet. Just a few little trips when the weather permitted.
The thing is, I had let my Michigan DL with the motorcycle endorsement expire and got a new DL when I moved to Tennessee. Tomorrow I'm going to take my motorcycle test and road test.
I'm a little worried about the road test on the RC. Just from riding around town getting some seat time it seems like a little work to maneuverer in slow tight turns. I thought about trying to borrow someone else's bike for the road test but so far I don't know anyone here.
I did join a meetup.com group for sport riders here. They meet usually on Saturdays and Sundays for group rides. Id love to go on one but im thinking i might need a few hundred miles under my belt just to get the feel of the road again. Im 47 and its been about 20 years since i have ridden on a regular basis.
Hope your all well. Wish me luck.
A belated "welcome aboard."
Tip for tight turns/manuevers at slow speeds: one can "drag" the rear brake and repeatedly work the clutch (engage/disengage) while balancing the bike to complete such turns in parking lots, etc.
Sounds like the TN road test is lacking quite a bit; you may benefit from a MSF class even if you find yourself newly licensed (again) - no offense.
Check out something like the "returning rider" course or even the "advanced rider course."
Bring an open mind and you'll probably learn some useful stuff for street riding - g'luck !Thanks for the advice. And yes i could use a course. Im not an ego hound. I took the MSF course when i was 16 but that was 1985. heh
I have watched this video 2wice so far.
youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=DWgb0MtgNlo
Today i got out into the country south east of Nashville almost into Georgia. Found some beautiful farm roads to ride. Nothing but livestock, crops and blacktop. I still cant wipe the grin off my face. I got her up to 130 on some straights. Again i still cant wipe the grin off my face.