11-10-2020, 11:52 PM
(11-09-2020, 10:55 AM)Paris_imp Wrote:(11-09-2020, 07:59 AM)j3gq_imp Wrote: @Paris
If you're interested I can add the description of what to do if you stopped on the same hill-top, and realized you had to turn around going "backwards" (I didn't invent the method). But may be you can guess already ...
Yes, please do!
Yes, please do!
Okay, here it comes. Imagine you get into a dead end, end of tarmac, or other and you can't see this before you arrive at the top of the hill. Regardless of whether the road is one lane or wider, DO NEVER try to make a turn forward. Too many chances of getting stuck in a position where you cannot balance the bike any more.
Stay on the right side on the road until you arrive at the spot (uphill or at the hilltop) where you have to double back. Stop as explained before. Start rolling backwards as explained before, always your left foot on the ground. Use the right foot / brake to control your speed. Turn the handle bar slightly left and let the bike slowly role towards the center of the street, and stop when the bike is at a 90 degrees angle across the street. No power, no clutch, never at risk of loosing balance. Hold the bike there with your foot brake, turn the handle bar full right, and "lift off".
This works in any lane even if it's no wider than your wheelbase. If the description is hard to fathom, check youtube, there might be a movie.
If you can, get a training session on a wide street without any traffic. Good luck !