Subject: GOOSEY
Author: 3haw-@bluefrog.biz
Date: May 14, 2003, 6:59 PM
Post ID: 1712997593
Charlie,
It's ironic. For me the smoother the bike the less I like it. Last Fall I
tried a brand new BMW 1100RS. Really fast freakin' bike but it was so
smooth it made me nauseous.... and dizzy. Why? I don't know. I just tried
a 1984 BMW 850. It was so boring I practically fell asleep. For me to like
it, it has to be Goosey like a Guzzi! Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: Charlie Mullendore <Ambo-@netscape.net>
To: <Loopfram-@topica.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 9:28 PM
Subject: RE: British & European Classic Motorcycle Day
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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