MSF and message boards
About a week ago i started my bike in the morning to let it warm up, put it in gear and it would not engage, there were MPH showing on my speedo but my bike was not moving, it turns out the nut that holds the front sprocket came off and the sprocket came off the countershaft.The great thing is that no matter what kind of bike you ride there is a message board for that bike. I did a quick search for R6 and came across a few message boards signed up and posted a question, within 10 minutes i had several ideas what to look for and was able to diagnose and fix the problem. Also by doing this i saved myself at least $200 if not more and i am not mechanicaly inclined at all. Well i got my bike again and no more problems right? Well 2 days later i go to start my bike and it is not starting, "great not again" is all i could think to myself, but i cleared my head and thought of MSF, T-CLOCKS ok now i know it's not the tires so ok check the controls........ooops i forgot to pull the choke, i enganged the choke and what do you know the bike starts up right away. So if you have problems don't panic start small and rule everything out and also there is also plenty of help on the internet and don't be afraid to get your hands dirty you may save yourself some money.
A smooth transition
I moved up to my first sportbike this week, I got an 01 R6. I had a 2 hour ride home to enjoy my bike, being that it was already 9pm and there was now were to practice i decided to jump right on the freeway, smooth sailing should be easy but not so quick there was construction on the 22 and it took about 45 minutes to get to the 405 and i wasn't about to lane split on a new bike, once i hit the 405 however it was smooth sailing the whole way. Overall it was a seemless transition between the GS500. The aggressive body postion of the R6 makes freeway riding much more tolerable and cornering much easier as it is easier to lean into your corners. However slow speed manuvering is much different and that is were i am grateful i had alot of practice on the GS500. I am treating this bike like it my first bike again going over all the drils i did on my GS500 emergency stops from varying speeds, low speed turns and just learning the tendancies of my new bike. It has been a great experience and i look forward to growing with my bike
