upsidedowncreature

My return to biking after a 10-12 year layoff was on a GT750. Great bike, capable and unpretentious, I loved it. Yours looks a lot better than mine did! Mine had K&N pod filters and a Motad exhaust, with consequently a HUGE flatspot in the midrange. I think the bloke I sold it to was going to turn it into a trike, a fate I think a lot of them suffer. Can't find any pictures at the moment unfortunately. Enjoy it!

Thanks guys. An FZ6 Foxy? That's what I trained on. Really liked it once id gotten used to it.

Another question for you guys to save me making a thread everytime. There's a very steep cobbled road outside my office. It's full of leaves and mud n stuff and about 40 /60 feet long with a T junction at the end. Atm I struggle to ride down it as I put gas on to stop engine stalling but as it's steep downhill any throttle feels like to much as it's not long enough.

So. How should I handle this? It's very hard to control the bike atm n that surface. Can I leave the throttle and clutch alone and ride down in first gear on tickover and just focus on breaking? Today I almost ended up in the middle of the road I went too fast.

Thanks

Ben

That sounds like a challenging road for anyone never mind a new rider. Why do you think the engine is going to stall if you don't use the throttle to keep the revs up? Maybe give the bike a minute or two to warm up before ridiing off. I assume it's EFI so if everything's working properly I wouldn't think the bike would stall. Otherwise, slipping the clutch and *gentle* use of the back brake is probably the way to handle it.

Some new riders don't like to slip the clutch because they've been taught not to do it in a car, but it's an essential technique for slow speed control. Also bike engines rev much higher than car engines, so keeping it in first with the engine spinning at say 5k is fine. Allows you to control your speed on the throttle much better too.

I would have thought your local Trading Standards office would be interested in this. CAB can offer advice but I think Trading Standards has more teeth.

This is getting boring, but I've got Michelin Pilot Road 3 as well and they're ace.

See those screws on your Japanese bike that look like Phillips screws? They're not Phillips, they're Japanese Industrial Standard. Get some JIS screwdrivers, Phillips screwdrivers will cam out and wreck the heads, I reckon that's why so many older Jap bikes have got knackered screws. Mine are made by a company called Vessel, really nice quality.