12-20-2013, 10:05 AM
Lots of real good advice here. Most of it real good.
Let me add my 2 cents worth:
1. ALWAYS buffer. DON'T get lazy (complacent).
2. Brakes are good, especially ABS. Practice emergency braking. Understand how your ABS, if fitted, works. It can bring you undone at very low speed (don't have ABS on my CB so guys, feel free, shoot me down like an old brown dog).
3. Having said (2), steering out of trouble may be the best option. Don't give up - when your boot and hero peg touch down and are grinding the tar you still have a little more.
4. Returning-to-riding courses have been mentioned here already. Building on that, continual self education will make you a better, and safer, rider. Track days. Keith Code - Twist of the Wrist 2 is a good read. Executing (3) then is not a step into the frightening unknown.
5. GET PLENTY OF QUALITY SEAT TIME to build on (4).
There is so much more but, on reflection, I am not qualified to give you any advice. Enjoy the long and never-ending road to self discovery.
Cheers, Tony
Having said all of the above, on a personal basis, I recognise, with some reluctance, that I am hitting age 70. My eyesight is failing, along with slowing reflexes and thought processes. Have a good long look in the mirror and ride within your limits.
On the upside, the older I get the better I was!
Let me add my 2 cents worth:
1. ALWAYS buffer. DON'T get lazy (complacent).
2. Brakes are good, especially ABS. Practice emergency braking. Understand how your ABS, if fitted, works. It can bring you undone at very low speed (don't have ABS on my CB so guys, feel free, shoot me down like an old brown dog).
3. Having said (2), steering out of trouble may be the best option. Don't give up - when your boot and hero peg touch down and are grinding the tar you still have a little more.
4. Returning-to-riding courses have been mentioned here already. Building on that, continual self education will make you a better, and safer, rider. Track days. Keith Code - Twist of the Wrist 2 is a good read. Executing (3) then is not a step into the frightening unknown.
5. GET PLENTY OF QUALITY SEAT TIME to build on (4).
There is so much more but, on reflection, I am not qualified to give you any advice. Enjoy the long and never-ending road to self discovery.
Cheers, Tony
Having said all of the above, on a personal basis, I recognise, with some reluctance, that I am hitting age 70. My eyesight is failing, along with slowing reflexes and thought processes. Have a good long look in the mirror and ride within your limits.
On the upside, the older I get the better I was!