an aromatic slow ride

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zeke
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an aromatic slow ride

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  • So I was working on some slow riding skills (figure 8, u turns, cone weaves etc) the other day. At the end I noticed an odd smell..not sure how to describe it almost like a burning but not exactly. I am sure I heated up the rear brake as I was on it it a lot. I was also riding the clutch pretty hard also. Has anyone else noticed this? I am fairly certain this is a normal/regular happening. I probably just never noticed it before. Thanks for any insight.
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Re: an aromatic slow ride

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Riding a dry clutch is bad ju-ju. Possible it got some heat in it and made some stank. #-o
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I see you're in Springfield. Most likely the wind shifted from the north and what you smelled was some of the bullpoop from our elected officials in congress and the senate.
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zeke
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Re: an aromatic slow ride

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Nice one.. I can always count on tower worker for some good humor.
I would be surprised though if the clutch could not handle some slow speed manuevering. I only did drills for about 20 or 25 minutes and that included a couple of cool down runs up into 3rd gear in an attempt to keep things cool. Eh I guess I'll have to pay better attention next time see if the bike gets stinky again.
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