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Old Sep 3, 2011 | 10:36 PM
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Agree with several posts about rear brake when stopping. It's easier to fold up the front end on these things, or jam a leg and hip if you do get squirlley. I've been trying to figure out what I'm doing because some days it's smooth as silk, others my wife asks if something is wrong. So far the only real difference I have been able to ascertain is the days that I'm not focused on using the rear brake seem to be when it feels jerky.
And I learned the hard way that I am strong enough to stop the bike from going all the way down if it starts to tip, but not strong enough to get it back up while straddling it. They are big heavy SOB's, but what a ride.....
 
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