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Banana Republic. wrote: »Had a struggle with few roundabouts yesterday, previous two days I was fine but the first one coming into Dungarvan I had to pull into the side as I couldn’t get the turn right. 99% of my riding is positive as it could be for Day 3 of riding. Any tips for roundabouts?
Travel to Cashel from Cork like I did yesterday, so many of them that you'll be grand by the end of the trip
Seriously now, get up early some weekend when the roads are quieter, find one with a couple of them and keep going through. Then when you're happy with the control you have on the bike start adding them with a bit more traffic.0 -
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happy cookie wrote: »Travel to Cashel from Cork like I did yesterday, so many of them that you'll be grand by the end of the trip
Seriously now, get up early some weekend when the roads are quieter, find one with a couple of them and keep going through. Then when you're happy with the control you have on the bike start adding them with a bit more traffic.
Good advice this. Back when I was learning I went to a quiet motorway exit and just went over and back across the bridge between the 2 roundabouts. Good practice to do the full 360 on the roundabout.0 -
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happy cookie wrote: »Travel to Cashel from Cork like I did yesterday, so many of them that you'll be grand by the end of the trip
Seriously now, get up early some weekend when the roads are quieter, find one with a couple of them and keep going through. Then when you're happy with the control you have on the bike start adding them with a bit more traffic.
Did it tonight lol0 -
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flashinthepan wrote: »They are similar to the earmates ones that I have
They work fine when they stay in I find though that after a bit your head heats up a little in the helmet and maybe the sweat allows them to slide back out
Maybe the ones I have a a bit on the small side as I do have to push them in a bit
But that is just me and your ones it says have 2 different sizes Medium and large so you may not have that problem let us know how you get on :-)
Halfway through your reply I was thinking I’ll use the medium and if that problem happens then I’ll use the large ones and they’ll fit nicely, I’m not getting excessive sounds atm without them in my ears but that’ll change when I leave the honeymoon period probably hopefully they’ll be delivered this week. I’ll let you know for sure. The card holder will come in handy for holding my Licence too. 0 -
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Yeah, have to say, I'd be telling her 'pillion or no dice', in the most loving way possible! My missus had never rode pillion before, and had barely even sat on a bike before, but she's taken to it like a duck to water.
That said, I'd highly recommend against carrying pillion until you have your skills fairly well dialed in, it's both more taxing on your abilities and also a HUGE responsibility to have someone's safety depending on your skills.
Welcome back to two wheels though, pal! Hope you're getting a few rolls in too
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Banana Republic. wrote: »Day/Night 2, few less stalls, out in more traffic, getting through the gears, finding my way nicely, need to slow in entries and into taking turns a bit tighter, overall very happy for day two, had my friend ride with me tonight and done my first overtake with him, no cars about totally safe. Spin today in the day with more traffic so good challenge today and looking forward to it. Practice makes perfect.. How are all the other newbies getting on? The encouragement from other riders that I know and online is brilliant, such a community already that’s one of the things I’m looking forward to.
I've been using mine mostly for commuting to and from work until some people in my home county forgot how to wash their hands so was in lockdown again! Had a few spins around the county while in lockdown, haven't had any issues (that weren't of my own making, stalling etc) fortunately and am slowly getting more and more confident. Still a little bit reluctant to take it much beyond 80kph for now but found myself tooling along at 100 the other day on a nice straight road.
One thing I've noticed though, is that I've become the type of driver i HATE being behind... a bend braker
. On roads i'm not overly familiar with i find myself slowing down coming into blind bends, tapping the brakes. And on roads that i've driven hundreds (if not thousands) of times are TOTALLY different when on the bike as opposed to the car.
For me, for now, its all about adding hours and building confidence and competence0 -
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knucklehead6 wrote: »I've been using mine mostly for commuting to and from work until some people in my home county forgot how to wash their hands so was in lockdown again! Had a few spins around the county while in lockdown, haven't had any issues (that weren't of my own making, stalling etc) fortunately and am slowly getting more and more confident. Still a little bit reluctant to take it much beyond 80kph for now but found myself tooling along at 100 the other day on a nice straight road.
One thing I've noticed though, is that I've become the type of driver i HATE being behind... a bend braker . On roads i'm not overly familiar with i find myself slowing down coming into blind bends, tapping the brakes. And on roads that i've driven hundreds (if not thousands) of times are TOTALLY different when on the bike as opposed to the car.
For me, for now, its all about adding hours and building confidence and competence
Get back to work.0 -
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