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  • Profile Type: Personal Users
  • Profile Views: 885 views
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  • Last Update: May 31, 2016
  • Last Login: May 13, 2012
  • Joined: March 8, 2012
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  • JaxRider replied to a topic in the forum Lady Bikers:
    March 13, 2012
    Need Ecouragement
    Hey Ladies! This is my first forum post, but I need a little encouragement Last year I learned how to ride a motorcycle. I took the MSF course at Harley and did great. Mistakenly, I bought a 1200 Sporster right out of the gate. Of course, being a...  moreHey Ladies! This is my first forum post, but I need a little encouragement Last year I learned how to ride a motorcycle. I took the MSF course at Harley and did great. Mistakenly, I bought a 1200 Sporster right out of the gate. Of course, being a newby, I had issues like dropping the bike (4 times!!) and losing my nerve. A friend suggested I buy a smaller bike and practice on it before I try to handle the Harley. I did and got my practice in and then stepped up to the 'big girl'. At the end of the season, I was getting better and better. I was riding long distances with groups and going pretty well. I was still having issues though with stopping. I just couldn't get steady and was nervous everytime I got to a stop light. I'm not sure my problem is but I'm pretty sure it has to do with my history of dropping the bike. I'm just so afraid I'm going to keep doing it. Well to make a long story short, it's the new season and even though I'm very excited...    less
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  • First Name margaret
  • Gender Female
  • State MICHIGAN
  • Zip 49203

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  • Type of Rider (Passenger) Weekend Warrior
  • Ride My Own Bike Yes
  • Rallys & Biker Events Local & Regional Events
  • My Primary Bike 2001 Custom Sportster

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  • Message I don't care what you ride, as long as you ride, but I am a Harley gal myself. Looking for a soft tail this year - the shaker is a little rough on the long rides!

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  • JaxRider
    Posted in the topic Need Ecouragement in the forum Lady Bikers
    March 13, 2012 3:20 PM PDT
    Juliat - try taking the bike out to a parking lot and practicing like they teach in class.  Do your left turns, right turns, stops, quick stops (downshifting) and the figure 8's in the box.  You need to get the feel of the bike again.  Then do a short ride out in the country without much traffic with one other rider.  I also have a 1200 Custom sportster and think that they are a bit top heavy on the front end.  After 2 years on the same bike I still wobble sometimes on hard  right  turns.  Why?  because I am right handed and my brain does not like to relinquish "control" to the left hand.
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