moto.monk
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Todays riding was a short 60 miles around Angeles crest highways with today riding feeling good. Might be my imagination but today I feel more in control and the bike mostly smooth in every way. So my question is what changed today? I had the same mods the last fews weeks. My new road attack 3 has 800 miles+ and my rear has 2800+ and new front EBC HH pads. But yet today felt different and actually that my helibar risers are doing but making the handling worse because I am further away from the forks and with the increased leverage it make the bars vibrate more. I am 5'5 so I dont need them but they do push the bars closer to me. Other changes ive been trying to focus on is maintaining a bend in my lower back, squeezing the tank only when I need to, relaxing my leg when in a curve, and maintaining a loose grip on the bars. As far as other changes ive been trying to us my core to maintain my body more upright and shift my weight. Using earplugs more often, taking more water breaks, keeping a constant speed, using the cruise control as much as possible. Another side effect is my mpgs have gone up to 49 in with anthonys reflash which before had dropped my mpg from 47 to 44. My back/ neck pain has gone down alot in the last few months as well.
Any thoughts from you guys would be great or/ and how the mind effects the ride quality.
Edit* I have been longest touring in the last 1.5 years ownership with 4k+ miles on some months and kicking the crap out of myself at 500 to 1k mile per day in the past. With extreme heat of 118 texan/NV and lows of 25s at times. When I was in pain I just kept going and ignored it.
Any thoughts from you guys would be great or/ and how the mind effects the ride quality.
Edit* I have been longest touring in the last 1.5 years ownership with 4k+ miles on some months and kicking the crap out of myself at 500 to 1k mile per day in the past. With extreme heat of 118 texan/NV and lows of 25s at times. When I was in pain I just kept going and ignored it.
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