Hello from Pickering Ontario Canada

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My Silverwing is a few weeks old, I love it but am going to have to do a lot of riding to get more confident --- I'm not a natural rider! I am only 5'2" so I got boots with a bit of a heel to be able to touch ground.

Subject: Re: Hello from Pickering Ontario Canada Thu Jun 04, 2009 9:45 pm

ShortandTimid wrote:: My Silverwing is a few weeks old, I love it but am going to have to do a lot of riding to get more confident --- I'm not a natural rider!

Welcome to the SWing world and forum.

If you have not take a motorcycle safety course, I would strong encourage you sign up for one.

Subject: Re: Hello from Pickering Ontario Canada Thu Jun 04, 2009 9:54 pm

Welcome to the forum and hope you enjoy it. Like Bill said, think about taking a course and it should help you out. Try to put some pics of your bike and you in the Album section if you get a chance. We would all like to see your bike. Welcome.

Subject: Re: Hello from Pickering Ontario Canada Thu Jun 04, 2009 10:04 pm

Hi Shorty... Wink

And welcome to this great forum. All the info and comaraderie(sp) you can handle, no matter how "timid" you are Laughing

Subject: Re: Hello from Pickering Ontario Canada Thu Jun 04, 2009 11:23 pm

ShortandTimid,

Welcome, enjoy the forum and good luck with your MSF or whatever it may be called in the great white north.

Subject: Re: Hello from Pickering Ontario Canada Fri Jun 05, 2009 8:51 am

Welcome from Toronto

The S'Wing is a very rare breed in Canada. It's great to see another canuck. I totally agree with JeffR. A safety course is invaluable. I took mine through Humber College - an amazing course. There is so much more to know about being on two wheels than just turning the throttle, and the S'Wing is a very powerfull machine. The more you know, the more confident you'll be, and the more you'll enjoy the ride

Subject: Re: Hello from Pickering Ontario Canada Fri Jun 05, 2009 12:57 pm

welcome from the uk

the more you ride the more confidence you will get, ride at your pace and do things you feel comfortable with Smile

if you go out with others dont feel the need to get out of your comfort zone true friends will wait

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Just take it easy. Ignore people honking at you.

My street riding experience was ZERO a month ago. I've already put 2000 miles on my S-Wing and I feel a lot more confident. My challenge, now, is to bear in mind what I DON'T know. For example: I don't know what kind of lean angle and cornering forces the bike can handle before I end up in the weeds. I think that kind of "unknown" is a good thing, actually. I don't WANT to know the answer, and I hope I never find out. I'm sure the bike's capabilities are far beyond my level of bravery.

I have the opposite problem from yours: I'm a full foot taller than you are, and I'm trying to figure out how to make the bike fit me.

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