Boy did I have a surprise last weekend when i set up my tennis balls and ran some of the basic "Ride Like a Pro" courses!
I'm helping a newB get acquainted and comfortable on his ride and agreed to set up some courses and "practice" with him. I just went from a very wide and low DS tire back to a AVON Cobra and I must say, what a difference there is in LOW SPEED maneuvering!
Once I got him through the basics, and pretty much always looking up and to where he was going, he began to really improve. ( He's on a Vstar 650 ) I decided to hop on the Valk expecting this to be a piece of cake. ( I enjoy scrapping my pegs at will ) Was I surprised!!
I had to readjust to the Low speed handling characteristics of the bike now that I'm running the MC tire again. Once i'm going fast enough to lean - I'm fine! --- I think i was looking to be the big shot and had some of my pride handed back to me.
Nothing like practicing the basics again!
