Well...gosh!

And blimey!

As I am such a scaredy cat and the weather has been a bit rubbish and my car didn't have to go in for work and numerous other excuses I have not ridden my bike since I had the seat lowered. Sat on it yes but never actually gone for a ride...until this evening. Why? Dunno really. Fear mostly, fear of dropping it, fear that the seat height reduction wouldn't utterly transform how I felt about riding it (and I needed it to or I would have given up) so I have been putting it off if I am honest.

Thought tonight that I had no excuses left, beautiful evening, home from work early, hubby there to help me get it off the stand. So rode off the drive and up and down our little cul-de-sac.

Well, just that little ride 50 yards up the road and not only could I put my feet flat, the bike was TALKING to me!!! I kid you not! I could feel what it was doing, what the tyres and suspension and road surface was telling me! The bike felt rock solid and planted. I cannot tell you how much I feel the bike has changed. I then went out for a proper ride.

I swear my knee was nearly down at some roundabouts! I was probably only a couple of degrees off vertical in truth but the bike was telling me so much about what it was doing that I was leaning at far greater angles than I have done before round roundabouts and corners and it felt AMAZING!!!!

Now all you hardened bikers are probably laughing at my naivety but riding the bike before has never felt quite so involved as I thought it should be. The cars I have are all what you would term 'drivers cars' and I can feel what they are doing through my feet, bum, hands, ears; as a result I cannot drive bland euroboxes as I can't figure out what the car is doing .

I think I am now sitting in the bike rather than on it due to the substantial lowering the new seat has had (see this thread for pics http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=113932) and there is much less foam insulating me from the bike, however due to the gel/memory foam in it, it is so comfy . I piled back home with a huge grin on my face, ate my dinner and piled back out again. Something I would have made excuses about doing before.

I NOW GET IT!!!!!

Sorry for the long rambling post but I just had to tell someone who would appreciate what I was getting at Thanks for listening

Trace

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Congrats, where in the eastmids are you? and what 'drivers cars' do you own

its rele cool isnt it. i love it whe it just clicks and every thing is good an you think what was i worried about. when i got my sv in jan it was the biggest bike id ridden so at first i was griping the throttle hard and making my hand ache. i couldnt stop doing this then one day i just relaxed and every thing was so much better. now i cant get off the thing.

Originally Posted by G

Congrats, where in the eastmids are you? and what 'drivers cars' do you own

North Notts near Alfreton so a hop and a skip to the Peaks.

As for cars, an old school Mini with 10" X 6" wheels and uprated cooper 'S' brakes and a 4 ltr TVR Chimaera. Well they're mine anyway. Hubby has an Alfa GTV and a Ferrari 348 TS. The 348 is sublime, the Mini is a hoot, the Chimaera is a V8 hooligan and you have to own an Alfa if you are a true petrolhead

Thought you knew this anyway as you are on PH aren't you? Still got the bike?

Trace

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'well....gosh' ?


I didn't laugh...just and enjoyed reading the post


You get me?......well, I got you



Ben

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Originally Posted by Ace-T

North Notts near Alfreton so a hop and a skip to the Peaks.

As for cars, an old school Mini with 10" X 6" wheels and uprated cooper 'S' brakes and a 4 ltr TVR Chimaera. Well they're mine anyway. Hubby has an Alfa GTV and a Ferrari 348 TS. The 348 is sublime, the Mini is a hoot, the Chimaera is a V8 hooligan and you have to own an Alfa if you are a true petrolhead

Thought you knew this anyway as you are on PH aren't you? Still got the bike?

Trace

Trace, do you know who I just thought of, right now?...one guess....before I say it and possibly get killed by you



Ben

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well done ace-t. you are now a member of the 2 wheeled club, welcome aboard.

there is nothing wrong about being aprehansive.

enjoy your bike rides

Glad it's coming together for you ace-t

I used to have a Chimaera 450, so know exactly what you mean. 4l? A mere pussycat! Now I have a bland eurobox - well it's RWD and well balanced, but it aint no sports car.

Course you do realise this is dangerous, don't you - now you'll be hooning around and doing 300 miles+ a week - there's something about bikes that not even TVR got close to in terms of involvement.

Enjoy and make the most of the weather!!!

glad your feeling the true flair and feel of biking and its now time to enjoy

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Originally Posted by Ace-T

North Notts near Alfreton so a hop and a skip to the Peaks.

As for cars, an old school Mini with 10" X 6" wheels and uprated cooper 'S' brakes and a 4 ltr TVR Chimaera. Well they're mine anyway. Hubby has an Alfa GTV and a Ferrari 348 TS. The 348 is sublime, the Mini is a hoot, the Chimaera is a V8 hooligan and you have to own an Alfa if you are a true petrolhead

Thought you knew this anyway as you are on PH aren't you? Still got the bike?

Trace

Ah right, do I know you off pistonheads

Nice selection of cars anyway I'm 5 minutes from you