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Texas Winger
Scooter Rider
Number of posts: 21
Location: Austin, Texas
Points: 440
Registration date: 2011-04-07
 |  Subject: ERC taken on SWing  Mon May 09, 2011 8:16 am | |
| Completed the Experienced Rider Course on SWing yesterday. Have taken course 6-8 times, but this was first on scooter. Perhaps tight U turns will be easier now. Feel better now about riding scooter, after 55 years and 400-500k miles of riding. Training is like money or sex, you can never have too much.  |
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MikeO
Site Admin
Number of posts: 1724
Age: 62
Location: Western Europe
Points: 2867
Registration date: 2009-06-29
| | Subject: Re: ERC taken on SWing Mon May 09, 2011 8:27 am | |
| Congratulations!  I agree with your closing statement.
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u p tom
Maxi-Scooter Rider
Number of posts: 108
Location: marquette michigan
Points: 1314
Registration date: 2009-02-06
| | Subject: Re: ERC taken on SWing Mon May 09, 2011 7:46 pm | |
| What is the procedure for handling those tight turns? |
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Texas Winger
Scooter Rider
Number of posts: 21
Location: Austin, Texas
Points: 440
Registration date: 2011-04-07
| | Subject: Re: ERC taken on SWing Tue May 10, 2011 5:45 am | |
| | u p tom wrote: | | What is the procedure for handling those tight turns? |
In general, for tight turns, use rear brake and throttle, look where you want to go (head turn).
It would be best if you can take the MSF courses to practice. |
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joncallihan
Silver Wing Expert
Number of posts: 786
Age: 74
Location: Lafayette, Colorado, USA
Points: 2109
Registration date: 2009-02-16
| | Subject: Re: ERC taken on SWing Tue May 10, 2011 8:00 am | |
| | Texas Winger wrote: |
In general, for tight turns, use rear brake and throttle, look where you want to go (head turn).
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Except, in their infinite wisdom, Honda made it impossible to use "only" the rear brake.
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Waspie
Silver Wing Guru
Number of posts: 1739
Age: 60
Location: Portland, UK
Points: 2905
Registration date: 2009-07-26
| | Subject: Re: ERC taken on SWing Tue May 10, 2011 8:44 am | |
| | Texas Winger wrote: | | u p tom wrote: | | What is the procedure for handling those tight turns? |
In general, for tight turns, use rear brake and throttle, look where you want to go (head turn).
It would be best if you can take the MSF courses to practice. |
Well done on passing Texas Winger.
Regards the tight turns, I assume we are talking slow speed, confined area! |
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alejom
Scooter Rider
Number of posts: 64
Location: Atlanta, USA
Points: 533
Registration date: 2011-02-18
| | Subject: Re: ERC taken on SWing Tue May 10, 2011 8:59 am | |
| It is possible that someone has already tagged this video, but it is worth watching. The rider applies the rear brake to reduce the down force on the fork and turn more easily.
I did the slalom during my license examination, but this is really well done.
Youtube video here |
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john grinsel
Silver Wing Expert
Number of posts: 530
Points: 1603
Registration date: 2009-08-18
| | Subject: Re: ERC taken on SWing Tue May 10, 2011 12:25 pm | |
| I took ERC re-fresh on Reflex several years ago----the clutch/gas/rear brake coordinadtion that is necessary to do it right on conventional bike is not a big issue with MSP----it passes right over most instructor's heads.
My first scooter with linked brakes= Reflex, I tested it in mud/snow/wet before buying and always the rear came on first? and at least it was first to slide.
With SilverWing I on regular basis used a touch of left lever as balancing aide with no ill effects.
The video mentioned above is probably from Japan where riding standards are very high. Notice Scooter brake lite coming on and off at each cone.
Even though MSF stuff isn't very good---designed to sell bikes and sponsored by industry--- and turns out parking lot specialists-taking a course every couple of years does not hurt anything. My MSF Instructor card is dated 1974.
John Grinsel |
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