Refresher drills

racedoll · 12-30-2009, 03:10 PM

Do you do any refresher drills after not riding for a while?

Tmall · 12-30-2009, 03:18 PM

I always practice hard braking.

I took the bike out two days ago, it had been over a month. First thing I did was practice braking hard.

tached1000rr · 12-30-2009, 04:46 PM

Well since we had snow recently and the roads have not been up to par, it's been about 2 weeks since I've been on the bike, that's close to the longest I've gone without riding it. I'm hoping I can get it out on Friday or Saturday for a ride if the weather cooperates, I know the are calling for freezing rain tonight and tomorrow morning so we will see.

I try to ride enough to keep from getting rusty at all.

G-Rex · 01-01-2010, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Tmall

I always practice hard braking.

Same here. I practice braking hard every time I take one of my bikes out. Too many people out there doing dumb things, and to me, the ability to brake quickly is the skill that will most likely save my ass.

Speedracer42 · 12-30-2009, 04:54 PM

First thing I do is ride a big wheelie

racedoll · 12-30-2009, 07:34 PM

Gotta keep those wheelie skills sharpened

Speedracer42 · 12-31-2009, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by racedoll

Gotta keep those wheelie skills sharpened

LOL. You know this.

Really I was just playing. And I am not a good person to contribute to this thread. I barely ride street anymore and was always blessed with being comfortable even after long layoffs. But this is a great topic and I am surprised more people havent responded.

tached1000rr · 12-31-2009, 12:02 PM

Yesterday because of this thread, I took my bike out for a quick 10 mile ride just to be able to say I rode lol....

No Worries · 12-31-2009, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by tached1000rr

Yesterday because of this thread, I took my bike out for a quick 10 mile ride just to be able to say I rode lol....

The side streets are still frozen solid around here, but I did sit on my bike in the garage and squeezed the levers. Does that count?

racedoll · 12-31-2009, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Speedracer42

LOL. You know this.

Really I was just playing. And I am not a good person to contribute to this thread. I barely ride street anymore and was always blessed with being comfortable even after long layoffs. But this is a great topic and I am surprised more people havent responded.

Thanks. I thought more would respond too. I guess they are too busy in the OT section or they have me on ignore.

Oh well.

As far as not riding on the street, I do very little of that too. It seems to be a full year before I get back to the track so I have to kind of go through some old "track" drills before getting into it.

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Originally Posted by No Worries

The side streets are still frozen solid around here, but I did sit on my bike in the garage and squeezed the levers. Does that count?

That is all I get to do myself right now so of course it counts!!! Just make sure you are doing the vroom, vroom sounds too

12-30-2009, 03:10 PM	#1
racedoll AMA Supersport Join Date: Nov 2008 Moto: '04 Kawasaki ZX6RR Posts: 3,392	Refresher drills Do you do any refresher drills after not riding for a while?

12-30-2009, 04:46 PM	#3
tached1000rr WERA White Plate Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: NC Moto: 2009 GSXR 1300 Posts: 2,448	Well since we had snow recently and the roads have not been up to par, it's been about 2 weeks since I've been on the bike, that's close to the longest I've gone without riding it. I'm hoping I can get it out on Friday or Saturday for a ride if the weather cooperates, I know the are calling for freezing rain tonight and tomorrow morning so we will see. I try to ride enough to keep from getting rusty at all. Last edited by tached1000rr; 12-30-2009 at 04:51 PM..

12-30-2009, 03:18 PM	#2
Tmall Aspiring Rapper Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Halifax, NS Moto: '12 CB1000R Posts: 3,569	I always practice hard braking. I took the bike out two days ago, it had been over a month. First thing I did was practice braking hard.

12-30-2009, 04:54 PM	#5
Speedracer42 Kneedragger Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: PDX Posts: 170	First thing I do is ride a big wheelie

12-30-2009, 07:34 PM	#6
racedoll AMA Supersport Join Date: Nov 2008 Moto: '04 Kawasaki ZX6RR Posts: 3,392	Gotta keep those wheelie skills sharpened

12-31-2009, 12:02 PM	#8
tached1000rr WERA White Plate Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: NC Moto: 2009 GSXR 1300 Posts: 2,448	Yesterday because of this thread, I took my bike out for a quick 10 mile ride just to be able to say I rode lol....