Personal riding preferences?

[old2soon]

     At 141+++ miles I am putting GOOD used rotors on the front of Phatt Ghurl. If you were to cut a section out of the old rotor and look at the cut section edge on it Would look like a T beam. THAT worn are my current rotors.   BUT even With the rotors THAT Worn with good pads she Still STOPS rather smartly. But my thinkin here is-they've served their purpose and time WELL!   Fairly Certain these are the front rotors that came from the factory as she only had a bit under 35 G when I got Phatt Ghurl. And I DUZ want the FUN to continue.   RIDE SAFE.

[Bret SD]

Grew up with a left handed father who had been retrained to use his right hand, some thing the folks did back then.  Anyway he felt one should be able to most every thing  with both hands.  Got to learn to use tools with both hands, shoot guns with both hands, etc.  This said, still prefer left hand curves.   As I said above the right hand curves are hard to see around.

As far as scrapping pegs, I have been using '65 series  DS tires on Valk.  I have followed Art (he use to have a Valkryie) around curves where he  was almost scarping pegs  and not even being close to rubbing anything.  Think it is the tire size that makes some difference and shock settings.

AND do use the front brake mostly.  I seem to just use my little finger on slowing down normally for stop signs and lights..    Add a couple more fingers when really need to stop in a hurry.  Back Brake comes in the last few yards of normal stopping.  I have replaced the back brake pads once in the 90K miles I have ridden her.   Fronts a couple of times.

I can lean over pretty far and not scrape pegs with the DS tires, some of the tight turns in the mountains the road is actually sloped the wrong way so I'll cheat my body over to the inside to gain some more clearance as Britman said.

[old2soon]

Mounting
     Every M/C I've ever ridden leaned left on the side stand. So right leg up and over. Just seems more
  Natural to me anywho.
Shifting.
     I've been known to launch Hard for no other reason than I CAN. Depends on my frame of mind But I've hit the chip more than a few times. Also been known to just go easy on Phatt Ghurl. Sides-rippin thru the gears Is STILL a Rush.
Braking.
      Front brake lever when I Ride IS covered 98+% of the time. Does Not take me long to get the rear working either as It's just a pivot away.
Leaning
       Left Is easier fer me. Might have something to do from when I raced cars. All that space on the right while turning left. When I was motocrossig in Japan we had a flat track and a motocross course to practice on. Forced myself to go around the flat track to the right cuz motocrossind had left and right turns and jumps and what not.
Aggression
       Been known to be when and if needed. BUT I try hard while on Phatt Ghurl to NOT argue with cages or 18 wheelers. You Will LOSE. I do Not have too travel far for "country ridin"! NOT a fan of Large Metro areas But I have ridden in them-CAREFULLY. I Still LOVE To RIDE. But also Try Very Hard to Not become a STATISTIC.
          ?DaPrez-Ross-as most of you Are Aware IS my Blood. One of his 9 incidents and one of the 3 rear enders was Me taggin him-A TRUE aw SH T moment. And I'll leave That There but if he chooses to illucidate I'm good with it. RIDE SAFE.

I hear you on riding in high traffic Dennis, cagers here are becoming more aggressive as we come out of medical prison.

BTW, you gotta be in damn good shape with strength and some serious durability both mental and physical to race motocross. A buddy of mine in the 80's when I lived in Pismo Beach raced sprint cars, the ones without the big airfoil.. 700+ HP in that little car made for some cool entertainment.

          I was in The Navy when I was motocrossing. If you lacked Any of the attributes you mentioned while working around aircraft and especially on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier you Rather Quickly became a Statistic. Late teens early 20s Still in purty good shape physically. Any CC displacement class I'd run in gave away Too much weight for that class to be competitive. BUT I was there for the Pure JOY of Not Omly Ridin But gittin to RACE was THE Icing on That cake!  ANY Racers overcome language barriers with Their hands and facial expressions!  RIDE SAFE.