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Hey all,
Just a reminder to all out there with 1500s.
I have had a bad habit of putting my foot under the shifter until I reach 5th gear. This habit from other bikes and I still ride a Sabre. There is no danger of hanging my foot on these bikes with forward controls.
I have scraped the bottom of my shoe on the Wing when making a left turn. I realized this could be a really bad thing if your foot gets caught. I have tried to great the habit.
We are now on vacation at the beach. We lost the Tranny in the truck last Saturday. NO PROBLEM. the wing is here. Then Sunday, I did it. Traffic was bad. Had to make a left turn and was worrying about the cars and the sand.
I leaned the bike over a bit too much and the pavement grabbed my foot and twisted it pretty good dragging it under the peg. Thank some engineer for having a hinge on it. The force turned the bike back upright and the hinge helped me to break free.
So again, learn from my mistake. Keep your foot out from under the shifter when you take off. It is more important to have both feet working properly than to worry about shifting at a certain rpm!!!
The good news last.
we have to stay down here an extra 3 days waiting for the truck tranny. The weather is great, I can hobble about ok and it's always 5 oclock here.
Just a reminder to all out there with 1500s.
I have had a bad habit of putting my foot under the shifter until I reach 5th gear. This habit from other bikes and I still ride a Sabre. There is no danger of hanging my foot on these bikes with forward controls.
I have scraped the bottom of my shoe on the Wing when making a left turn. I realized this could be a really bad thing if your foot gets caught. I have tried to great the habit.
We are now on vacation at the beach. We lost the Tranny in the truck last Saturday. NO PROBLEM. the wing is here. Then Sunday, I did it. Traffic was bad. Had to make a left turn and was worrying about the cars and the sand.
I leaned the bike over a bit too much and the pavement grabbed my foot and twisted it pretty good dragging it under the peg. Thank some engineer for having a hinge on it. The force turned the bike back upright and the hinge helped me to break free.
So again, learn from my mistake. Keep your foot out from under the shifter when you take off. It is more important to have both feet working properly than to worry about shifting at a certain rpm!!!
The good news last.
we have to stay down here an extra 3 days waiting for the truck tranny. The weather is great, I can hobble about ok and it's always 5 oclock here.