Darned NOOBIES!

viney266 · Post by **viney266** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 3:40 am

I have been riding 38 years, a MSF instructor for 7 and a liscensed roadracer for 12. BUt, I am new to the Stella and her controls still

I felt Like a TOTAL newb tonight

I took Stella out for a 30-40 mile ride tonight. Its in the low30's so I wore my winter gauntlets. Out on the backroads, I swear HALF the time a car approached and I had to switch from hi beam to lowbeam I honked the BLOODY HORN! LOLZ

...Damned newbies!!!

neotrotsky · Post by **neotrotsky** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 5:09 am

Hey, we all had to learn somewhere

To be honest, adjusting to riding a P-series after years off a scooter and after riding a Harley part time until I got this bike, I kept missing the wrong controls. Kept tapping the floorboard to shift

Lokky · Post by **Lokky** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 5:20 am

neotrotsky wrote:Hey, we all had to learn somewhere

To be honest, adjusting to riding a P-series after years off a scooter and after riding a Harley part time until I got this bike, I kept missing the wrong controls. Kept tapping the floorboard to shift

Whenever I ride Luna's buddy I try to twist the left grip to shift and I always go for the floor brake when I am stopping

Lostmycage · Post by **Lostmycage** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 7:30 am

Practice rubbing your belly and patting your head during your downtime.

That won't really accomplish anything, but it'll look funny as hell.

easy · Post by **easy** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 1:04 pm

just dont pulll the clutch in when on a twist n go

CEZ2011 · Post by **CEZ2011** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 3:34 pm

I hear you on he newbie thing. When I jump from my BMW to the wife's Buddy I am all over the place with the controls.

Howardr · Post by **Howardr** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 4:03 pm

easy wrote:just dont pulll the clutch in when on a twist n go

Done that. That's the downside to having both, a Stella and a Buddy, and regularly switching between the two

Howard

viney266 · Post by **viney266** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 7:42 pm

well, I am glad to see its just not me

Post by **ericalm** » Sun Dec 18, 2011 12:57 am

Howardr wrote:
easy wrote:just dont pulll the clutch in when on a twist n go
Done that. That's the downside to having both, a Stella and a Buddy, and regularly switching between the two

Howard

It's worse having my LX kill switch in the spot where the Stella's turn signals are. I've killed the Vespa twice after making turns. Oops!

still shifting · Post by **still shifting** » Sun Dec 18, 2011 4:32 am

Feeling a little foolish as I move the rifgt foot up and to the left to brake... R

PeteH · Post by **PeteH** » Sun Dec 18, 2011 5:16 am

Did that the very first time starting my Buddy, after over 10 years of no scoot after my Yamaha Riva. Foot automatically went for a nonexistent brake pedal to engage the starter. After I laughed at myself, all was well.

BuddyRaton · Post by **BuddyRaton** » Sun Dec 18, 2011 6:55 am

easy wrote:just dont pulll the clutch in when on a twist n go

I don't really know why but I have never had that problem. But I often get the right foot lift when riding the Buddy. Maybe my hands are smarter than my feet?

I have the control problem sometimes also. The Horn on the Vintage is where the starter is on the Burgman.

LunaP · Post by **LunaP** » Sun Dec 18, 2011 8:10 am

easy wrote:just dont pulll the clutch in when on a twist n go

This.

CROSSBOLT · Post by **CROSSBOLT** » Sun Dec 18, 2011 4:15 pm

As long as us old folks are learning something new it keeps Al Zimer away. Keep on livin'!

Karl

heatherkay · Post by **heatherkay** » Mon Dec 19, 2011 4:16 pm

The first time I rode the scoot to work, I stopped in front of our garage. Rather than hitting the kill switch, I hit the flashers, and watched as the scoot had a very slow-mo collision with the garage door. Very embarassing, compounded by the knowledge that all the mechanics at the bike shop across the street watched it happen.

viney266 · Post by **viney266** » Mon Dec 19, 2011 5:01 pm

^^^^ Oh good, its always better when there is an audience

PeteH · Post by **PeteH** » Mon Dec 19, 2011 5:44 pm

heatherkay wrote:The first time I rode the scoot to work, I stopped in front of our garage. Rather than hitting the kill switch, I hit the flashers, and watched as the scoot had a very slow-mo collision with the garage door. Very embarassing, compounded by the knowledge that all the mechanics at the bike shop across the street watched it happen.

And that, MSF dogma notwithstanding, is why the untrainable old-schoolers like me shut the bike off with the key. Until all manufacturers standardize and put kill switches in the same place that move in the same direction, I know that at least turning the key will always shut it off. If I knew also that a 'kill switch' cut off _all_ power, rather than just stopping the engine, maybe I'd consider using it, too. All you have to do is search the forums to find folks who shut their bike off with the kill switch, but came out to a dead battery in the morning. Also not much good if it leaves energized circuits near spilled fuel, which was the big reason for the switch in the first place. [/rant]

heatherkay · Post by **heatherkay** » Mon Dec 19, 2011 6:04 pm

I still use the kill switch, but I make sure I don't get off the bike until the bike is off!