Subject: RE: British & European Classic Motorcycle Day
Author: Ambo-@netscape.net
Date: May 14, 2003, 6:29 PM
Post ID: 1712997295
When I first bought the '69 Ambo I clunked every shift. Of course I was accustomed to my Morini K2s sweet snick-snick shifting. After a while though I got in the groove and learned how to upshift quietly most of the time. It was mostly a matter of coordinating my inputs better, but I think mimicking the movement of the shifter with my (right) foot helped too. Instead of dabbing the lever with my toe and not moving my ankle, I started to keep my toe on the lever and move my foot at the ankle. That probably just effectively slows down and smooths out my shifts. Now downshifts... clunk, clunk!
All of the acclimation it took and concentration it takes to ride the beast well is what drew me in and keeps me interested. Modern bikes are just too damn easy to ride - I get bored after a while. It will really get interesting next year when the '71 Ambo (left shift, but same "backwards" pattern as the '69) and V7 Sport (left shift, "normal" pattern) join the '69 in riding rotation. Can't wait! Cheers,
Charlie
Jesse Open <Beaver-@comcast.net> wrote:
| We'll know if you take the Ambo.... You can hear those old four speeds shift half way across the country :-)) Nice to have good alternatives ! Ambo-@netscape.net wrote:
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