Riding today

Originally Posted by bikageboy

i started doing it on my 125cc.

reason being that if the revs went too low in the cold - it would cut out.

the carbs were buggered on my bike, if the revs dropped below 2k it would die, loaded or not.
Certainly made city riding awkward and overheating became a tad of an issue.

Originally Posted by bikageboy

i know cloggsy j/k

seriously tho -not sure what its like on the SV.
but changing down from second to first on the CBR (inline 4 engine) takes alot higher revs and is much harder to stop the back locking up. just be careful - cos ive accidently gone down into 1st before and locked the wheel in some silly situations.

Yes, even given the heavy engine breaking of the SV, the change from 2nd down to first is a big one and I've underblipped/forgotten to at all a few times and it can be quite hairy.

Mass, I found fitting a decent couple of tyres added to feedback and confidence in wet conditions. Get rid of the Dunlops asap. In the wet they're really quite dangerous!

[Big Bad Al]

I think you won't go far wrong riding this cautiously this time of year. I ride like that even now and wonder if I am too cautious sometimes. Last week in the wet I leaned a little over exuberantly and nearly lost it so I was straight back to my old style. Do what you feel comfortable with.

Originally Posted by leatherpatches

Mass, I found fitting a decent couple of tyres added to feedback and confidence in wet conditions. Get rid of the Dunlops asap. In the wet they're really quite dangerous!

Cheers Leather,

Will do

Note taken.