i have bt020s and i like them, im 200lbs i ride a 40mi 75+mph commute and for the summer (90+degrees) i ride 30psi F and 32psi R, i bump it up to 34 F 36 R max for winter. I feel like i get good traction dry and in the rain, but i dont have experience on any other tires, (other than stock) Any...
ive hit 140, rode at over 120 for several miles, but unless i have a clear road and no leos i try to stick to around 10 over on the highways to stay out of review mirors and blindspots, i do find other speeders to ride with on my commute and we'll be doing 90 to 110 through light traffic and...
i locked up my rear going into a turn, normaly hit it at 40 came in at 55, felt it lock started to skid i eased off till it let go and then slowly gave it some more, i kept it up but had to jump some curbs to keep from going down on the road. +1 on lowering the break, i know alot of guys who...
40 mile ride to work always with music, different playlists for morning ride, ride home and weekend ride. not loud enough to hear all of the lyrics on the highway, but enough to jam to and great for being bored in traffic. and my earphones dont slip off when putting my helmet on or taking it...
i use a crapbuster, i think it was $15 and it works great. it just slides on and says. it was easy to adjust and i just leave in on the bike. ive had it for a few months now with no problems.:thumbup:
this is my first bike, absolutely no experience before hand. the first month or so was just taking it easy, back roads and neighborhoods, and now a year later i have over 13k mi on it and have scraped the metal sticks almost all the way off of the foot pegs in turns. i just don’t see the point...
I knew nothing about riding, took my class started riding. stuck to back roads for the first month or so getting used to the bike and what it can do. within 2 months i was on the highway without a problem. take it slow, better to ride slow and have fun than to race and be to stressed to do it again.