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Hi all,
I have just passed my learners permit test (literally) yesterday, and my full experience with motorcycles amounts to a grand total of 2 days on the learner's course.
My particular course format was essentially
DAY 1:
So throughout the two days, my experience and observations went something like this:
I kept stalling (quite demoralising) all through day 1 and morning of day 2 until I figured out that I should be 'riding the clutch'
If I had not figured it out about 15 mins before the first on range assessment, I'm sure I would have failed.
Luckily from that point on.. no more stalling, much more controlled and smooth slow first gear riding and it was relatively easy.
When out on the road, I also noticed that if it got a bit rough on 1st, 2nd, 3rd gear, if I held the clutch in a bit.. it would smooth out. 4th and onwards I didn't really feel the need to touch the clutch unless I was changing gears.
Now when learning to drive a manual car you're always told, "don't ride the clutch" to minimise wear.
Seems like on a motorcycle, it's the opposite approach.. or is it just for particular bikes?
Doing a bit of quick research, some bikes have a 'wet clutch' and constantly pulling in the clutch is by design. The bikes they had on the course were Suzuki GSX-S 125cc.
So here is my question: What should I expect from the Scrambler Sixty2? Do it have a 'wet clutch?', and if not, will I damage the bike riding by excessively applying clutch? I've pretty much sealed a deal on purchasing a Sixty2 and I want to avoid damaging it unnecessarily because of improper technique.
And please go easy on me, if I've used the wrong terminology or concepts above.. I'll be the first to say its all new to me...(or it took me longer than others may take to figure out how to stop stalling). Happy to be educated - as this whole experience for me is learning and enjoying.
I have just passed my learners permit test (literally) yesterday, and my full experience with motorcycles amounts to a grand total of 2 days on the learner's course.
My particular course format was essentially
DAY 1:
- Basic skills. Like how to sit on the bike and turn it on, move the kick stand out of the way and get going.
- A bunch of skills developing exercise all pretty much in 1st gear, maybe a couple of exercises that gets you into 2nd and 20km/h.
- In short.. its small confined space, slow riding in 1st gear, constantly taking off and coming to stops.
- More of the above.
- On range assessment you either pass or fail.
- Lunch
- Another "on road" assessment where you have basically passed and they take you out on public roads where for the first time, I got beyond 2nd gear and onto a couple of stretches where speed limit was 70km.
So throughout the two days, my experience and observations went something like this:
I kept stalling (quite demoralising) all through day 1 and morning of day 2 until I figured out that I should be 'riding the clutch'
If I had not figured it out about 15 mins before the first on range assessment, I'm sure I would have failed.
Luckily from that point on.. no more stalling, much more controlled and smooth slow first gear riding and it was relatively easy.
When out on the road, I also noticed that if it got a bit rough on 1st, 2nd, 3rd gear, if I held the clutch in a bit.. it would smooth out. 4th and onwards I didn't really feel the need to touch the clutch unless I was changing gears.
Now when learning to drive a manual car you're always told, "don't ride the clutch" to minimise wear.
Seems like on a motorcycle, it's the opposite approach.. or is it just for particular bikes?
Doing a bit of quick research, some bikes have a 'wet clutch' and constantly pulling in the clutch is by design. The bikes they had on the course were Suzuki GSX-S 125cc.
So here is my question: What should I expect from the Scrambler Sixty2? Do it have a 'wet clutch?', and if not, will I damage the bike riding by excessively applying clutch? I've pretty much sealed a deal on purchasing a Sixty2 and I want to avoid damaging it unnecessarily because of improper technique.
And please go easy on me, if I've used the wrong terminology or concepts above.. I'll be the first to say its all new to me...(or it took me longer than others may take to figure out how to stop stalling). Happy to be educated - as this whole experience for me is learning and enjoying.