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Originally Posted by HibachiZ28
Thanks guys. I've had permit's for the 3 years I've been riding. I want to finally get my license. Sick of renewing the permit every year, not to mention the lack of riding at night and such.
My v-twin is a twitchy mo-fo and I definitely have to use my clutch at low speeds or I bounce around like a newb! I may go practice the figure 8's tomorrow in the wet before the course. Anything else on the ERC that I should practice before the class? I appreciate any helpful insight!
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I got ya, you're doing it to get your license. I got my license 2 years ago but I just did it through the BRC. Instead of necessarily focusing on your figure 8s try to practice of holding back bad habbits that they'll watch for. In the BRC they'll let you slide on some minor things making sure that the people get the general idea of the thing thats being taught, but for the ERC they'll probably be a little bit more nit picky (all depends on instructors).
As someone whos been riding for some years these shouldn't be too much of an issue but sometimes we get used to bad habits which really are hard to brake.
i.e.
All fingers on your levers (some of us tend to 2 finger it)
Stop and put your left foot down first
Going through weaves and turns with your head and eyes up looking through your exit, never looking down.
Feet on pegs "properly" (Personally I corner using proper technique of having the balls of my feet on my pegs, not regular riding position) so cornering normally was awkward.
Getting on the bike with ALL of your gear already on (I usually put gloves on while I'm on the bike).
Etc. etc.