Bought a New Ultra Limited
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04-20-2014, 12:40 AM
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04-20-2014, 01:03 AM
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Congratulations on your purchase!
The trick to slow speed maneuvering is to have the fundamentals down pat....head, eyes, clutch, throttle, brake, posture.
You should have the throttle just above idle....keep it steady until you have a lot of practice.
The clutch should be in the friction zone....the bike needs power to stay upright but the clutch all the way out makes it difficult or impossible to make tight turns.
Ride/drag the rear brake. It's kind of a safety net that stabilizes the bike at slow speeds and allows for quick adjustments to variations in throttle and clutch movements. Tight maneuvers require the throttle, clutch, and rear brake to be used simultaneously. You shouldn't be using so much brake that the engine lugs....all of your inputs should be fairly light.
DO NOT PULL IN THE CLUTCH ALL THE WAY while turning. Bikes under power want to stay upright. If you suck in the clutch, it will go down!
Turn your head and eyes to where you want to go before making the bike follow your directions. This sounds simple, but a lot of guys forget this one. If you are making a U-turn, you should be looking over your shoulder before you start turning the bike.
Take a class. Try to find one that supplies the bike. These skills take practice and it's almost impossible to get really good without dropping the bike a few times.
The trick to slow speed maneuvering is to have the fundamentals down pat....head, eyes, clutch, throttle, brake, posture.
You should have the throttle just above idle....keep it steady until you have a lot of practice.
The clutch should be in the friction zone....the bike needs power to stay upright but the clutch all the way out makes it difficult or impossible to make tight turns.
Ride/drag the rear brake. It's kind of a safety net that stabilizes the bike at slow speeds and allows for quick adjustments to variations in throttle and clutch movements. Tight maneuvers require the throttle, clutch, and rear brake to be used simultaneously. You shouldn't be using so much brake that the engine lugs....all of your inputs should be fairly light.
DO NOT PULL IN THE CLUTCH ALL THE WAY while turning. Bikes under power want to stay upright. If you suck in the clutch, it will go down!
Turn your head and eyes to where you want to go before making the bike follow your directions. This sounds simple, but a lot of guys forget this one. If you are making a U-turn, you should be looking over your shoulder before you start turning the bike.
Take a class. Try to find one that supplies the bike. These skills take practice and it's almost impossible to get really good without dropping the bike a few times.
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04-20-2014, 07:03 AM
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Motor Officers are the best riders in the world when it comes to slow speed maneuvering. This is due to the extensive training they go through. Jerry "Moterman" Palladino has a good civilian training class and some videos based on the Motor Officer training. It's called Ride Like a Pro.
I'm 5'8" @ 170 lbs. I was a little intimidated when I first purchased my 2014 Limited back in Aug. I wanted to be a good confident rider. I took a class in North Carolina and purchased the video. It really boosted my game and confidence. I now ride like a pro. I practice some of the maneuvers regularly. I highly recommend getting the video and practice what he teaches. Their is a 7 minute you tube video on his web site which outlines what he teaches. In his video their are women riding big touring bikes with their husbands on the back while carving up these low speed maneuvers. If they can do it, you can learn it.
I have on affiliation with Jerry other then being a student. This **** works.
https://www.ridelikeapro.com
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04-20-2014, 08:35 AM
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I think being lighter may be an advantage on low speed maneuvering less weight trying to go down, when you put your girlfriend or wife back there it will we different, when my wife started to ride 2 up she always shifted her weight when the bike was leaning, that was scary. She don't do that anymore.
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04-20-2014, 10:13 AM
Congratulations on your purchase!
The trick to slow speed maneuvering is to have the fundamentals down pat....head, eyes, clutch, throttle, brake, posture.
You should have the throttle just above idle....keep it steady until you have a lot of practice.
The clutch should be in the friction zone....the bike needs power to stay upright but the clutch all the way out makes it difficult or impossible to make tight turns.
Ride/drag the rear brake. It's kind of a safety net that stabilizes the bike at slow speeds and allows for quick adjustments to variations in throttle and clutch movements. Tight maneuvers require the throttle, clutch, and rear brake to be used simultaneously. You shouldn't be using so much brake that the engine lugs....all of your inputs should be fairly light.
DO NOT PULL IN THE CLUTCH ALL THE WAY while turning. Bikes under power want to stay upright. If you suck in the clutch, it will go down!
Turn your head and eyes to where you want to go before making the bike follow your directions. This sounds simple, but a lot of guys forget this one. If you are making a U-turn, you should be looking over your shoulder before you start turning the bike.
Take a class. Try to find one that supplies the bike. These skills take practice and it's almost impossible to get really good without dropping the bike a few times.
The trick to slow speed maneuvering is to have the fundamentals down pat....head, eyes, clutch, throttle, brake, posture.
You should have the throttle just above idle....keep it steady until you have a lot of practice.
The clutch should be in the friction zone....the bike needs power to stay upright but the clutch all the way out makes it difficult or impossible to make tight turns.
Ride/drag the rear brake. It's kind of a safety net that stabilizes the bike at slow speeds and allows for quick adjustments to variations in throttle and clutch movements. Tight maneuvers require the throttle, clutch, and rear brake to be used simultaneously. You shouldn't be using so much brake that the engine lugs....all of your inputs should be fairly light.
DO NOT PULL IN THE CLUTCH ALL THE WAY while turning. Bikes under power want to stay upright. If you suck in the clutch, it will go down!
Turn your head and eyes to where you want to go before making the bike follow your directions. This sounds simple, but a lot of guys forget this one. If you are making a U-turn, you should be looking over your shoulder before you start turning the bike.
Take a class. Try to find one that supplies the bike. These skills take practice and it's almost impossible to get really good without dropping the bike a few times.