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Old October 29th, 2017, 07:05 PM   #23
RcTechnologies
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Name: Russ
Location: California
Join Date: Mar 2015

Motorcycle(s): '12 EX250JC

Posts: 25
Absolutely right Misti. I have a little 12" pit bike that I learned to ride on before I bought my ninja. After a year or so of riding street I went back to the pit bike (wore out my tires IIRC) for a week or two. When I got back on my jette, I somehow magically reached "the next level". I would attribute the skill gain to,
a) realizing that the bike just simply will NOT fall over when at speed
b) learned to ride the bike, not the bars-a pit bike is a 15hp bicycle basically, VERY sensitive to bar input.
c) and getting comfortable with the tires sliding all over the place from sand and gravel etc

I also somewhat recall breaking a really bad rookie habit of fixating on every little road discrepancy such as the 2" tar snake or the little pebble or leaf in the road.

awesome times, in fact, I think im gonna go fuel that little pit bike back up tomorrow and see what else she will teach me.
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