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Crash on a Hill!
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[QUOTE="jboomer, post: 679713, member: 27524"] Sounds like you worked it out pretty well! One piece of advice though (actually I've got a couple!), once you start up a steep hill, DO NOT stop for whatever reason! You hold that gas ON, hang onto those bars, and ride it out until you get to the top! If you slip and fall and you and that bike start tumbling -together- you are gonna be in BIG trouble! It's gonna squash you like a bug! Now, if you do fall and you and the bike are stuck on the side of a hill, always get uphill from the bike. This is for a couple of reasons: 1. If the bike falls, you aren't gonna be underneath it and 2. It will allow you to leverage the bike and get it pointed in the direction you want to go (allows you more control over the bike). If the hill is so steep that you can't throw your leg over the seat, allow the bike to start rolling forward down the hill, step on the peg (with the correct foot ---ie. left peg, left foot or right peg right foot) and throw your leg over AS you are rolling down the hill. If you do it this way, don't bother shifting to neutral, hold the clutch in and once you build a LITTLE speed, pop the clutch and you can 'bump start' the bike! Sounds like you did a great job, regardless, and if anything, this experience should have given you loads of confidence, considering you were in a VERY difficult situation and were able to negotiate your way out of it! Congrats! [/QUOTE]
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