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Shrink wrap the bike.

Well, I finally had my first passenger on Wednesday the 4th. It was alot easier than I expected, and very fun. I'm definitely doing it again. I got lot's of practice by stopping every 10 mins or so (we were doing other stuff as well) and also had some experience in a slight sprinkle... Next...

As I've come along, I've ridden with a few groups now, and I must say that being in the middle is best for beginners. You don't really feel too much pressure. You somewhat want to keep up with the leaders, but you have the security of the people behind you who don't mind takin it easy. Plus it...

I think everyone should learn on a less powerful bike that is somewhat difficult to maneuvre. That way you get used to having to work hard to make things balance out and feel comfortable. Then when you graduate to a higher powered bike, with excellent manuevrability, you are prepared for any...

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That looks so awesome! I had my future first passenger sit on my bike with me while I got aquainted with the feeling. It wasn't that bad at all. Pretty stable. I could feel every move she made, but it wasn't as exaggerated as I expected. This is going to be fun.

In the handbook it says that it's best to have less experienced riders at the front. There's a good reason for it being suggested... Obviously they aren't going to put false information in a technical handbook that gives you guidelines on using a vehicle. Common sense also plays a part in this...

Re: Handles.... Had to think up something for a handle on one site a while back, and just used it everywhere. Originated from jubejube, and I heard the word "jib" (part of a sailboat). Put two and two together and I came up with this mess. People on the GTAMC call me jibberish because of my...

As an experienced passenger on my bike, I've found that "freezing" before and during a corner, it acts as though theres no extra forces while turning. My dad made it clear to me that moving at all in the turns caused lots of problems, so he suggested that I just stay straight and still through...