Rideout Of The Stuartyboy weekend away- new and improved

1. Tiger 55
2. -Ralph-
3. Cumfy
4. Haggis
5. Miss Haggis
6. Baz
7. Northwind
8. Dyzio
9. Blue Flame (For the general well being of the group i'll book my own accomodation)
10.ad53ggz ( on the proviso its the 25th)

[combatfred]

Originally Posted by Tiger 55

But she wasn't coming anyway so what's the problem?

Mrs Combatfred wasn't invited. I can't make any smart comments about her upsetting the handling in case she's got spies in the forum.
I'm gonna through a tantrum and see where that gets me! I'm tied up until early afternoon, so should be able to blast up the A9 and meet you all
in Aviemore for the getting hammered bit and the Sunday ride. If Im doing that then would appreciate if somebody PMs me
a mobile or two for getting in touch.

Originally Posted by stuartyboy

at a push can make th 25th.

Push on then mate, it's your bloody rideout!

Well after getting the old map out and looking at the route I've decided to give this one a miss unfortunately. Thanks everyone for being so supportive and encouraging and I will get on another rideout sometime once I've got more miles under my belt. Although my confidence is coming on with every mile I do and I'm starting to feel really at home on the bike, I'm still suffering a bit with my muscles getting used to bike mode and my hands cramping up (prob cos I'm holding on far too tight haha). Hope you all enjoy, I look forward to seeing some pics

Sorry I can't make this one just bought a house this week so gonna be REALLY busy with housey organisation stuff

Originally Posted by silverelephant

I'm suffering with my muscles getting used to bike mode and my hands cramping up

No worries, we'll see you for ice cream instead. And you have an excellent reason for not coming...

Originally Posted by Endellion

gonna be REALLY busy with housey organisation stuff

YOU on the other hand...

Originally Posted by silverelephant

I'm still suffering a bit with my muscles getting used to bike mode and my hands cramping up (prob cos I'm holding on far too tight haha)

Haha indeed! Not sure if you know that your hand cramps are caused by holding on too tight, or if your just kidding about it without realising it's significance. Thought I'd mention it anyway, just in case it's the latter.

You have hit the nail dead on the the head. You have an SV650S Sport right? If so, this has clip on bars and holding on too tight is exactly what is causing your hand cramps!

Try going for a good long run on a straight country roads with a 60mph limit and not too twisty, sit up as straight as you can above the screen and into the windblast. This will cause the windblast on your shoulders/chest to lift the weight off your wrists and hands. Then loosen your grip on the bars, relax and ride!

Play around with changing position in the road and going round easy bends and see how easy it is to control the bike with very light inputs on the bars and not much squeezing on the grips at all.

Once your feeling confident you can make a circle ("OK" sign) with your forefinger and thumb and just let the grips rattle about between your forefinger and thumb and see how the bike just runs straight without you really holding on at all.

Hope that helps...

Hope we'll see you for the ice cream run to St Andrews (usually in November)

[combatfred]

1. Tiger 55
2. -Ralph-
3. Cumfy
4. Haggis
5. Miss Haggis
6. Baz
7. Northwind
8. Dyzio
9. Blue Flame (For the general well being of the group i'll book my own accomodation)
10.ad53ggz ( on the proviso its the 25th)
11. Combatfred



Three cheers for grown-up tantrums.

1. Tiger 55
2. -Ralph-
3. Cumfy
4. Haggis
5. Miss Haggis
6. Baz
7. Northwind
8. Dyzio
9. Blue Flame (For the general well being of the group i'll book my own accomodation)
10.ad53ggz ( on the proviso its the 25th)
11. Combatfred
12. Kilted Ginger

Not 100% but if I cant then I'll still pay for the bed, May (I have but am trying to get out of it) have another commitment on the Sat (25th)night but could ride up and back down on sat then up again on sunday or at worst up on the sunday for the ride back, Combat feel free to tag along of your missus is throwing a hissy about the overnighter.

Originally Posted by -Ralph-

Hope we'll see you for the ice cream run to St Andrews (usually in November)

Ice cream, St Andrews and November???? Sounds positively FREEZING haha

Ralph will pm u to save hijacking the thread