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Old 02-28-2007, 05:16 PM   #11
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Old 02-28-2007, 05:47 PM   #12
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The one I read said that it was even higher after a certain amount of time because typically you take it super easy and go slow at first when you're still learning. So while a lot of noob mistakes get made early on, it's after you get comfortable but still don't have fully honed skills that it gets a bit more dangerous.
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I think it's in one of the books I have...Sportbike Riding Techniques, Proficient Motorcycling...

Proficient Motorcycling by Hough...yup that's where I read it.
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Old 02-28-2007, 09:00 PM   #13
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Old 02-28-2007, 09:34 PM   #16
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Good to have you!!

Man it's getting hard to keep track of all these n00bs!!


Not meant as a criticism by any means... but your mention of being on the bike for a couple months and feeling really comfortable reminds me of that statistic about how the majority of crashes happen after your fist 6 months (or was it a year?) when you start to get overly comfortable and start to push past your limits. Careful out there!
I crashed in my first two weeks
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Old 02-28-2007, 09:54 PM   #17
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Old 02-28-2007, 11:58 PM   #18
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I'm comfortable in that when I go out for a ride i don't have any anxiety and I'm not shaking, I'm not dragging knee or anything, I'm going to try not to become any part of a statistic. Like I said my girls dad has been riding a really long time and he's been working with me but most of the time I ride alone. BTW everyont on this site is really nice.
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I just got a yellerSV too I've had mine even less time than you. Probably almost a month now but not quite. It is a great bike though, I'm loving mine so far and I'm sure I'll love it all the more once I'm more proficient at riding it.
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