The wobble is solved

[elizilla]

Last week, the damper for my sidecar arrived. It has completely solved the wobble issues. I am very happy!

Comments

[khaylock]

Good stuff!

Err... have you completely abandoned solos now or are you just looking for the right bike?

[elizilla]

I have abandoned solos. My balance is OK, but my left leg is so weak that I feel nervous all the time, and that's no fun. And motorcycling is supposed to be fun!

[khaylock]

That's very sad :-(. Mind you, Murray Hambro races in the Panigale one make series at BSB and he has no legs at all, so I can't believe that a weak left leg is insurmountable. Although big adventure bikes might be out. Have you sat on an FZ07? It's small, very light, manageable, and by all accounts a lot of fun in the twisties...

[elizilla]

My left foot is clumsy and cannot shift gears. So I bought a Honda NC700X DCT, last year. It's lightweight, easy to manage, and automatic. Once I got moving it was awesome; it's a sweet bike. But basically every time I considered taking it out of the garage, it seemed like a hassle to back it out and turn it around and get out of the driveway on it. It would be a struggle and I might drop it. Then I knew I'd get down to the stop sign on the corner, and I'm not agile enough to do a rolling stop safely - I'll stop and put both feet down. Then I'd have to pick up my left foot and get it on the peg, which would be a whole body struggle. A block from the stop sign, there's a traffic signal where I am likely to have to stop and put feet down again. A block later if someone is crossing at the busy pedestrian crossing by the ice cream place, I'll have to stop again. Then more traffic lights. Putting the foot down isn't a problem, and holding the bike isn't terrible. But picking the foot up? Yeeesh. I might have to pick that darn foot up four or five times before I even get out of town. Seems trivial but I tire so fast, it becomes huge. Often I would just take the Ural rather than deal with it. I put 900 miles on the NC700X all season. Last winter a friend wanted to buy it and I sold it. He got a real cream puff.

Murray Hambro may race. But I bet he doesn't get his own bike out of the garage, or back it out of parking spaces, or get it on and off the mainstand. Not without help. Racing, well, it's a social thing where everyone has a pit crew even if it's informal. Three quarters of the people there aren't riding, they're just pitting for friends and hanging out. Three or four people per bike is normal and good. But having to be helped all the time to just do normal riding where you leave out from your home, is a drag.

[dagibbs.livejournal.com]

Yay!