Newbie down NOW WITH PICTURES

regards the iam thing ,,,,, i went twice and i was told to put more miles on it and get more exp .i hadnt owned a bike for a long time and felt that i wasnt ready either .its not about riding fast ,i just want a bit of time on the bike to feel comfortable on it cos i would be thinking about the basics of trying to ride properly again and not on what i should b thinking about(iam stuff) .so yes i agree with comment about <not being ready> il go back shortly and do it justice and not have to think about all the stuff that u usally take for granted.btw im no novice just a bit (a lot )rusty time passes and all that

Sorry to hear your off m8, i had mine off 6 weeks after i got the bike, did the exact same thing by trying to slow down using brakes... lately, i have been trying to get rid of my fat chicken strips and attempting to do knee downs. while doing that, i find that you get far more play and confidence once you have shift the ass off the seat. I was doing that today on a same sweeping bend with sitting up right pos and shifting weight style... my god, what a difference it makes. same speed in the corner, sitting up right on seat makes me feel i may not make it, whilst shifting weight i feel i am too slow and can add another 20 mph on... give that a try as well (not the knee down, shift body weight wise), it may help...

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It just occurred to me that I've twice binned the SV by either braking inappropriately (in a corner) or too hard (on a trackday, found a wet spot on the track where I wasn't expecting it) but I've never once binned it by simply trying to take a corner too fast. There's a message there The only times I've come close, was rider error and not a lack of cornering potential too.

I've said this before but especially for beginners (and i still call myslef a relative beginner) the Sv's better at corners than you are, trust it even when you're brain's telling you not to. It has its limits but i you manage to find them while still learning you're a braver man than I

I know what you mean and to make it worse my tyres were well warmed up as I had been riding for around 30mins prior to coming off. Just need my nads to grow a bit bigger me thinks

It's a hard lesson to learn, but learn the hard way I will.

By the way, my brother is going to get some pictures of my bike tonight so hopefully I will be able to post some up tomorrow.

I have almost done this on a right hander. I quickly came off the gas and leaned over more than I was used to since I only had the bike 2 weeks. I must admit to very lightly applying the brakes mid corner, most on the front and a less for the back. I was very well aware of not to grab the brakes in a corner so I must stress it was slight pressure just to try and kill some speed.

My question : are using the brakes in this fashion, that is slow and slight pressure... is it accepted if the situation calls for it ? just to get you round in a panic situation assuming leaning more is out or more risky.

Sorry to hear this and hope you (and the bike) are better soon.

I came off on a righthander going very slowly but it was icy about 25 years ago and often I still feel a bit anxious about them. As others have said I think it is the anxiety about oncoimg traffic which doesn't help and starting further to the left helps this plus trying to look where you want to go and not where you're scared of going... have to say this is easier said that done when it's happening, tho'.

Hope you're back biking soon.

Originally Posted by swamp

I must admit to very lightly applying the brakes mid corner, most on the front and a less for the back.

My understanding is that in such a situation it is better to use the rear brake only
(if possible). At least that is what I vaguely remember my CBT instructor telling me.

Just ordered this lid from racevisors.co.uk in black/silver for £59.99 delivered. BARGAIN!!



Plus I washed my black visor and it looks like it will live again. There are a few scratches round the bit where the push button goes on the left side but it does not interfere with line of vision

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