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Good job man, slow speed manoeuvres are the most difficult skill to perfect!

As the fella at the end was saying; finding clutch friction point, with a little throttle, and controlling speed with the rear brake is the trick with low speed.

Having the drivetrain loaded, and utilising the gyro effect of the motor spinning, stabilises the bike; rather than the unavoidable jerky on/off action when using the throttle around idle.

It isn't so bad on a short geared, torquey single, but on a big bike with tall gearing (mine does 164km/h in first) you simply can't get away with riding at idle, with the clutch all the way out. Once you nail that, you'll never look back.

Great to be able to practice, and pick up tips from experienced riders. Nice job with the BMW as well.

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cheers Dale :)

Yeah I think a lot of it has to do with the bike, I basically sit upright like a pushy so I find slow speed manoeuvres to be a bit easier. There were a few others on the day who were struggling & they were on sports bikes ie ninjas & cb's etc.

It's a fantastic thing to have something like this for learners for free & in Sydney. Once I get more experience I wouldn't mind helping them out to keep these sessions running :)

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Quick update. Now with added windkeeperoffythingamajig doovelacky. It's a genuine Yamaha accessory, was a super p.i.t.a getting to the bolts that hold it in place.

Me Rikey

I can tell the difference definitely. I can keep my visor open & it feels like a gentle waft of air. Should work well when winter rolls around, I can duck behind the screen :)

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Nicely done, your head was nice and steady.

Good to see everyone wearing protective gear though :/ lol

Dirt rider in me wanted your U-Turns to be more rear brake and clutch and slidy slidies haha

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Nicely done, your head was nice and steady.

Good to see everyone wearing protective gear though :/ lol

Dirt rider in me wanted your U-Turns to be more rear brake and clutch and slidy slidies haha

Shhhhh slides were off camera ;p

Majority of people did have protective gear, just took it off while we were on the course.

I wasn't complaining when the blondie took her jacket off ;)

It would appear another benefit of my windscreen is that my fuel economy has improved :)

Fuel light used to come on around 220km mark, now it comes on around 250k's

not bad for a bit of plastic

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Passed my MOST test with no errors. Sweet as!

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Some pretty cool women ride the scooter & suzuki intruder next to my bike

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My project will amost be done, maybe in the next 2-3 months. Then I can focus my attention back on the old fairlady Z, poor girl has been neglected :)

Picking up my fuel tank & fenders from Craved Coatings first thing in the morning. Time to strip the bike (again)

Would probably have been a less messy affair if I rode the bike until empty before taking out the fuel tank lol

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