Advanced riders safety course....Yes I fell!!!

[rraymond]

Well I wanted to take the course to brush up on my skills. I've only been riding for 1.5 years although I put 11k on the bike. I was doin the figure 8 and just couldn't stay in the box. I mean is this even possible with a Road King? I thought, ok this time I'm going to take it real sharp.....bad idea.
I guess I leaned a bit too much and the bike went down for the first time. :Hurt: Luckily I wasn't even reallly moving and it was just like laying the bike down. Just a little nick on the left highway bar and an impregnation of ashphalt on the lower left leather bag. Well after that, my bike would start but would shut back off right away. After a few tries, I decided to let it set turned off for a minute. It finally started and stayed running (must be something sensed in the fuel injection that wouldn't let it start after being dumped???). Anyhow, after that, I did the figure 8 several more times and didn't care whether or not I stayed inside the little box.

Now my question is, how the heck can I practice doing this without scratching up my bike even more? Or, is this even a good practice test or just something they make you do to pass the test. I can say I'm not real comfortable with the bike at slow to almost stopped situations.

Any suggestions???

[Jams]

Figure 8's and double posting skills require tons of practice.

jus saying :D

[Scabbydoo]

The premise is, if you can control the bike at very slow speeds, you will be able to control it under most conditions. Suggest you contact Harris and request a copy of his training exercises for Motor Officers.

Oh, and yah, you might want to delete the duplicate thread you started on this subject.

[LittleBear]

Yes it is possible, I did it on an EG.
The slow skills teach a few things.
1. To look where you are going not over the front wheel. Even at speed this skill is a good one to learn.
2. Slow maneuvering in parking lots and turning around.

At a minimum, you should be able to do a u-turn on a 2 lane road with no shoulders just by pulling as far right as you can in your lane and turning around into the right tire track of the other lane.

Sorry to hear you dropped your bike. Always sucks when that happens.

Harris has some exercises that can improve your slow skills. Send him a PM with your Email and he will send them to you. He is the real expert when it comes to this stuff.

[Rock]

Tried this on my own and couldn't stay in the lines. I just stopped for fear of dropping my bike. It's not like the beginer course with the bikes given to you.

[jimmymac]

Wrap some pipe insulation or something similar on the crash bar before pacticing. Maybe even remove the saddlebags.

Ride Like a Pro is a good video as well.

[Harris]

I mean is this even possible with a Road King?

No, it is not possible on a Road King


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Actually you've diagnosed your problem, trying to cut the front end suddenly is very much like using the front brake.

You also are on track with the failure to re-start. The Bank Angle Sensor was tripped. Once the motor is upright, turn the switch to "IGN", then off for at least 10 seconds, then back on and it will start. Through practice I'm able to do this very smoothly, as part of the process of righting a motor. :)

Wrap your engine guards with heater hose, or old carpet scraps, and remove your saddle bags for practice. Or now that you have your guards broken in, you can just add to it.

Drop me an E-mail at:

MotorLessons@ricochet.com

Harris

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Great to see you around here Harris..........