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Safety Tip of the Week
Are you a 1%er?
No not the outlaw M/C kind. Ken Hill, a famous motorcycle instructor, was asked what
percent of his new students could stop their motorcycle at
its maximum stopping ability. His answer was 1%. So
guess what? We all need to work a lot harder on our emergency
braking. Begin each brake application with an initially light
squeeze on the lever to allow the fork springs to collapse
controllably and the front contact patch spread out as weight
transfers forward. This initial squeeze can (and sometimes must)
happen quickly but never abruptly. Don’t stab and grab, the forks
must have time to load. As long as you are braking smoothly and
lightly at first they have plenty of time to load.
I can’t assume everyone out there has anti-lock brakes. For
those who don’t, please remember if your rear wheel locks up and
begins to slide, keep it locked and simply counter steer to keep
the bike in a straight line. Releasing the rear brake while in a
skid can cause a high side crash as the rear wheel will violently
come back into tracking the front.
When the worst happens and we need to get the motorcycle stopped
quickly, what you do can mean the difference between riding away on
your bike and riding away in an ambulance. Our first priority when
riding on two wheels should be mastering control skills.
Let’s strive to be 1%ers. No not the outlaw M/C kind.
Monthly Meeting
Meeting for will be Saturday,
January 12 ,2019 at the VFW-6184 US 1 South, St. Augustine. Please
join us for coffee at 9:00 a.m. and the meeting begins at 9:30
a.m. A short ride to River Grille in Ormond Beach will
follow.
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Renew Your Membership
Dues for year-$20
They
are $20 and this is probably the best bargain I get all year.
Up and Coming
Terry's Place - Ocala Saturday December
22, 2018
Meet at the Racetrac at
SR 207 and I-95 at 9:00 a.m...KSU at
9:30 a.m.
Marc will lead and Bob
will sweep.
The Yearling - Hawthorne December 29,
2018
Meet at the Racetrac at SR 207 and
I-95 at 9:30 a.m...KSU at 10:00 a.m.
Marc will lead and Bob
will sweep.
First
Ride of the New Year
Chicken
Pantry - Bunnell January 1, 2019
Meet at the Racetrac at SR 207 and
I-95 at 8:30 a.m...KSU at 9:00 a.m.
Jere will lead and
Merle will sweep
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Please
Share - Send us stories and member info to share with your Chapter
Friends and then see it here! Just shoot it via email
to: director@ancientcityhog.com
Come Out and Join Us On Our Rides...Hope To See
You Soon... Terry
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