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i find both hands on the grips the best with the right hand covering the brake
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I'm another one who struggles with this. I can't paddle it as I am too short and it doesn't feel stable doing it on tippy toes! I stand on the left and hold the handlebars (and front brake). I then go very slowly and steadily.....
But my husband always goes for the "one hand at the front and one at the rear" technique and always seems a lot more in control than I do (his bikes heavier than my SV) - but as said above I would not be comfortable with that as you can't cover the brake! We have to push the bikes down our sloped drive so I need to be braking..... I just dunno! ![]() I have been told it is more to do with confidence than strength though.... ![]() |
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![]() With the same bike I have moved it about effortlessly one day, then thought "this is really heavy" the next. 1st occasion I wasnt even thinking about it, second ocassion I had an audience and was on a slight slope. PMA is the answer |
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Did they not teach you this on your CBT / DAS course? I'm coming to the conclussion mine was a good course (although have some experience as well)
Hands on bars for walking bike around open spaces, bars / grab rail for tight manouvering, etc Practice somewhere safe and get confident, it's a vital skill. |
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I learnt yesterday that if the bike is on even a slightly non-grippy (note: not remotely slippy, just less grip than normal), I can pick the bike up by the grab rail & move it around.
I do similar quite often when putting air in the tyres. I'll pick it up by the rear end & move the back wheel. Luckypants will tell ya, I'm weedy! PMA it is. |
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A lot of these Pre Menstrual Aches going around.....must be catchy
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PMA - painted on the deck of my creek boat. Will remember that if I ever dust it off.....
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I tend to have a few jars first, then I seem much better at pretty much anything.
And if it does go wrong, it'll seem much funnier than it really is. And you'll have forgotten by the morning. |
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Not sure if it's one of those 'urban myths' but remember hearing that the reason Japan mainly had smaller and lighter bikes was that part of the Japanese riding test was to lay your bike down on its side and then pick it up again
![]() ![]() I find the SV dead easy to move around, but then I had years with big heavy bikes (BSA 650, GT750, BM 100s). I'm also lucky to be tallish (although that's a disadvantage in riding the thing ![]() ![]() And as for kickstarting - now there is a forgotten technique ![]() ![]() This is definitely not a rant about the 'good old days' - far from! Bikes these days are wonderful pieces of affordable engineering that 30 years ago would have been unimaginable ![]() |
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