I have a Suzuki Boulevard c50 right now I actually just got it like 1 month ago I started riding on a 2005 kawasaki vulcan en 500 and most of my falls were on the vulcan… all but one of my falls have been at low speeds and thank god I have only got a few scrapes and bruises and I believe that has a lot to do with my leather jacket it’s kept my upper body from any injuries…. My Boulevard has crash bars and they work excellent I can’t believe how great they work protecting the bike!!! Up until about a week ago I felt really comfortable on my new bike but after my first fall on this bike I just don’t feel safe on it for some reason? I guess I knew it was because of too much front brake but I guess I needed to hear it from experienced riders to really understand it so I’m gonna really practice using only my rear brake when going slow speeds…. Thank you to everyone for all the great advice I really appreciate it!!!
Why do I keep going down?
Well I did it again tonight! I fell down for my 8th time now!!! I’ve only been riding for maybe 6 months or so and have fallen down 8 times now and I can’t figure out why I keep falling? I feel like I’m a good rider I really do but for some reason I keep falling down.! Tonight I was driving around a gas station store and a car came around the other side kinda fast so I guess I pulled the front break while making the turn and like always I was on the ground! I must have the best luck ever because I have never been seriously injured actually in all but one of my falls I’ve jumped back up and rode off with out a scratch on my body! I’m just confused on why I keep falling down? If anyone has any ideas on why I’d love to hear them. Thanks in advance!
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I’m here sorry for the late reply…. I’m proud to say I haven’t fallen again since I posted this post…. I only use my rear brake at slow speeds and that has helped so much!!! Thank you to everyone that gave me such great advice and even thank you to the ones who were a tad bit rude. I believe I feel way more comfortable on my bike now! There is one thing I wanted to also ask and that is my girlfriend brought up to me that she rides with me probably 80% of the time and I never fell with her on the bike. I wonder why that is? I mean thank god i’ve never went down with her on the bike but still kinda odd to me that I never fell with her…. Anyone have any idea why? And again thank you to everyone for all the great advice!!!
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How rude!!! But good one!!!Am I the only one who wants to chip in for a GoPro so we can watch this guy in action?
It’s all good…. Not offended at all!I originally wanted to see what was going on with the levers while he rode to try and figure this out, but honestly, the jerk in me realized there was an opportunity there.
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