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Ahhhh....The voice of experience. I've not been to WAWA land, but you should look up the word 'mirror' it's not a new invention. We have them here so they must be available some where near your state. They're quite handy.
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Indeed...the voice of experience...! I have managed to rectify that situation over the last couple years though...so now when I look south...I see something other than where the food that falls off my fork is gonna land....!!!
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04-30-2012, 09:53 PM | #21 |
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Also good to know is the bike WILL lean farther and hold in a curve more than you think. Scraping on the Nomad isn't an indication that you're at a lean limit, it is more the result of the bikes build. Victory MC's have quite a bit more lean angle before scraping - in fact, they brag about it.
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Tiger, it sounds like you are riding within your limits. Always ride your own ride and let the speed demons go on ahead. I have scraped the floorboards a couple of times and do not make a habit out of it, mostly when I had to turn sharper than I originally intended. The bike is not going to go down when it happens so don't panic.
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If your gonna ride in a group ask when the last time they had an accident on a run was. If it's years go riding if it's hours ride by yourself.
I still don't like riding close to someone I don't know well and I've been riding since '72'. If you watch the old TV show C.H.I.P.s at the very beginning they spent weeks training two officers to ride next to each other and they rarely change partners. Also you'll notice that the outside guy was always the same guy. Reason being that each would react a certain way in any given situation. So what it boils down to is safe is safe and dumb is dead!
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Part of the issue could be the group make up.
The Nomad is a big heavy and relatively slow bike. Designed for comfort and all day riding. As a general rule people who ride Nomads (and other large cruisers/baggers) like to "smell the roses" most of the time. If you are riding with a group made up of many different types of bikes (crotch rockets, sport tourers, dual sport, cruisers, etc) many will be lighter/faster than the Nomad. The owners of these other bikes probably have a variety of different reasons they bought these lighter and faster bikes. Some because they want to ride aggressively and their bike was designed for it, others because that is what they could afford, and others because that is what their buddies have. You may want to try riding with a different group where most of the bikes are a similar type to your Nomad and/or the age of the riders are older or wiser and are over the whole speed demon thing (or at least understand a group ride is not the time place for testing your limits or your bike's limits) a group ride is just that...a ride, not a race. A different group still won't guarantee you anything as you will still have a variety of personalities in a group ride but I have found that rides with similar bikes usually results in similar reasons for riding. Others have given you excellent advice....ride your own ride, don't ride beyond your ability or comfort zone (in a group) and don't buckle to peer pressure. To be quite frank large group rides with more than say 4 bikes are not that enjoyable to me because you spend more time focusing on the bikes/riders around you rather than enjoying the scenery. Once in awhile me and a buddy or two will go out and be aggressive on a ride by ourselves but if that was my focus I would have bought a different type of bike. Enjoy your ride!
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There are a lot of great points here. I think if you're not comfortable keeping up with group that likes to run through the speed limits, then I'd find another group to ride with. St. Louis is a pretty big area, there are probably several riding groups around you. It's just a matter of finding them.
I know some of said ride at the rear of the pack and catch up at stops. Not a bad idea, take your time and go at your own skill level (if you continue riding with the same group). But, I once read an article when I bought my first bike, that said in group rides, the newer riders should be at the front of the pack. This allowed the group to ride at the speed and skill of the newer riders and the more experienced riders could handle the "slinky" effect a lot easier than a less experienced rider could.
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Some riders just don't know how to ride in groups. I went on a poker run a couple weeks ago. The guy just behind me kept getting in my "space". I was taught to ride a couple seconds behind the guy directly in front of me and about a second behind the guy in front of and to the side of me. That gives everyone room to react in case of something happening. If there are lots of riders in a group with little experience riding with others, I won't go.
I think I've gotten a bit off track. What was the original question?
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