| Author | Message | ||
     Dustybueller |
I could probably look up this one in the KV but I figure I might as well just add it in here. 1) Whats the difference between High siding and low siding the bike? 2) What would be the best magazine to start reading to gain more knowledge about Buells or just bike in general? Thanks for the help guys! | ||
| Xbullet |
1) low siding is when you go into a turn and the bike basically slides out from under you. (ie, taking a right turn and the bike loses traction and falls onto its right side leaving you sliding behind it). high siding is when you are turning one way and the bike kinda "flips" over onto the other side, usually also resulting in you being airborn. for example, you are turnin' left and all of a sudden the bike is on it's right side and sliding. this time with you in front of it! not exactly my idea of a good time, but a lot of us have been there thinking "oh $hit!!!" 2) i don't know if there even IS a good rag that covers a lot of buell, and i've learned more about gear and riding from badweb than anywhere else. magazines only tend to give you spec sheets and a writer's biased opinion based on how much money a manufacturer spends on advertising. my 2 cents on that... hope that helps! | ||
| Cityxslicker |
Get your endorsement (if you dont already have it) go out on a demo, even better get to a track day or two. You can listen to chatter all day long about the bikes, but if you arent riding one then it is all just prattle. If I listened to anybody's idea on how I am supposed to ride this bike, I would be missing all of those great off road trips that fill my calender and my long commute home. | ||
| Snakedriver |
For what its worth I line "Motorcyclist". Its all GZER 2000 ZYX-R stuff. Leo | ||
| Ulywife |
learned more about gear and riding from badweb than anywhere else ditto! | ||
| Jackbequick |
Dusty, If you're a book person, the Keith Code books are worth a read. Here is a review of one of them here: http://www.motorcycle.com/mo/mcracing/code/bookrev iew.html I couldn't believe how much I did not know and/or was not thinking about until I read that book. I also have Code's book The Soft Science of Road Racing Motorcycles. And Ride Hard Ride Smart by Pat Hahn is worth reading too. Two weeks after getting those I won my first national championship... :>  Actually, I am an incessant reader, not an aggressive rider, will be 65 years old in two more days, have been riding dirt and street about 47 years, and feel you just can't know too much about what causes things to go right or wrong. Checking for used books on the net is a good way to find good deals on books. Jack | ||
| Dustybueller |
Bullet, thank you and now that I think about it, it all makes sense. Slicker, I would love to go on a demo but my nearest Buell dealer is about an hour and a half =\ and at the moment I dont have a car..or a bike for that matter. Snake, thanks for the info, but Im alot more into Buells then gixxers. Jack, thank you for the info on the books I will deffinatly have to look those up, especially if they've helped you win a national championship. And happy birthday in two day! | ||
| Snakedriver |
Pardon my typing skills. What I ment to say was Motorcyclist magazine is not all Jap bike stuff. Subscriptions are affordable as well. Leo | ||
| Roadrailer |
Beofre you do anything else, there are a few books you ought to read (in no particular order): Total Control: High Performance Street Riding Techniques by Lee Parks Sport Riding Techniques: How To Develop Real World Skills for Speed, Safety, and Confidence on the Street and Track by Nick Ienatsch A Twist of the Wrist 2: The Basics of High-Performance Motorcycle Riding by Keith Code Proficient Motorcycling: The Ultimate Guide to Riding Well by David L. Hough Smooth Riding the Pridmore Way by Reg Pridmore All are available from Amazon.com. Read them more than once. They will help make you a better, safer, smarter rider. If you're a new rider, take an MSF class. They can do a lot better job of teaching you than your buddy down the street can, and you get to take your first baby steps on a motorcycle on someone else's machine. The internet is your best source for bike information. You've already found the best place for Buell info. Almost every marquee (and many individual models) have their own dedicated forums. For more general sport biking discussions, try http://www.cycleforums.com or http://www.sport-touring.net. General discussions of a "dirtier" sort can be found at http://www.advrider.com (note: thick hide and good sense of humor required, especially in the off-topic section). (Message edited by roadrailer on June 04, 2007) |
