Great Job! Robert Simmons also has a good youtube channel where he demonstrates the basic police cone patterns. For those members who live in Florida, Robert regularly puts on free training days. You can also download the measurements for the police cone patterns from google. I use a $10 Rolatape to lay the patterns out. I'm glad it helped and I couldn't agree with you more about the ST.
The past week I did this twice with my PCX150, it made a huge difference. The ST will be the next visitor to the parking lot.
Stupid mistake, I pulled away at a stop street in 2nd, thinking I had changed down to 1st. The engine cut and I had to walk off the bike, luckily two gents helped me get it up (not easy when it's tipped on a slight slope). Interestingly, the only damage is a slight scuff on the crash guard cover, no damage at all on the pannier or anywhere else.
ZACKLEY! I sold my ST1300 just before Christmas but I always found that switching from the ST to one of my old Yamaha XS650s felt like going to a bicycle.
Yes - the ST1300 is amazingly well designed to survive low-speed get-offs with little or no damage beyond a scuff on those black tip-over "wing" covers and of course, to one's pride. While there is a lot of very pretty and expensive plastic on the bike, somebody at Honda sure knew their geometry when they designed those wing-covers because they are the only parts of the bike that touches down in most cases.I took the bike out for a longer ride earlier. I noticed there's almost no movement in the front forks, all bumps are transferred directly to the handlebars. The selling dealer replaced a leaking fork seal, I'm assuming they refilled with the incorrect oil weight and/or quantity.
Oh, I can celebrate my first drop.
Take it back to them and ask how much oil and what weight they used. The forks could have too much oil in them.
They've offered to check the bike and fork movement. My concern is, if they couldn't do it properly the first time, why would their second attempt be any better. Honda is not one of their brands, so they may not have the knowledge and/or specs.
The local dealer quoted ZAR514 (roughly USD35 at current exchange rates). PartZilla want USD20.14, shipping to SA will cost twice that, plus other fees, so it seems the local price is fair. You guys are lucky, you earn Dollars and have everything on your doorstep.
Weeeellllll....I earn short Canadian dollars.
Interestingly, I was remarkably calm, and not embarrassed, not what I would've expected from myself, almost like an out-of body experience. It happened around 2PM at a busy T-junction frequented by parents picking up their kids, traffic piling up behind me and to the right. Within seconds the first chap offered help and soon there was another. I was back on the bike within minutes. As the bike was tipped to the right lying on a slight downhill I doubt I would've been able to pick it up myself, the other two even said, "this thing IS heavy!".
It feels a lot lighter when moving!
Oddly, that is true - interesting isn't it!
I owned a rt breifly. I never filled the taknk and the bike felt like it fell into corners. I dont get the topheavy complaint on the st.Oddly, that is true - interesting isn't it!
It's because it is top heavy, compared to other bikes that weigh that much, i.e. Goldwing, FJR, Concours, etc. I've sat on all those, and the ST feels the most top heavy to me.
It is all clutch, brake, throttle control and hours of training. The only time you will feel the weight of the bike when properly trained is at a dead stop on an uneven or slippery surface or when lifting it off the kickstand.
Wow! Im a little suprised. Ive heard this from others, but after the beemer. It doesnt bother me. Of course, it was pretty topheavy when i front braked to a stop on a steep downhill and turned the front wherl just a bit! That was a struggle!
