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But mostly, I'm an idiot. Many of you read my recent traveling posts, where I flew down to LA to buy a bike and ride it back about 1115 miles. Sooooo, lets just say, the bike handled REALLY weird at slow to medium speeds, ESPECIALLY in turns. Thought it was just me on a new bike, first time with a fairing. Heck, I heard these things are a bit top heavy, yeah, that must be it.... Sooooooooooo, 1115 miles and a day later, a friend says, "say, your rear tire is low". Holy friggin crap! Can you say, TIRE PRESSURE! Dumb, dumb, dumbie, I didn't check the tire pressure before departing on my sojourn. FYI, I TOTALLY blame my own stupid self, not Roy. As "pilot in command" it's my responsibility to do a pre-flight check, I didn't. Too eager I spose. Long and short, BOTH tires were..............ready for this? 21 lbs low! Not combined, each. Yup, they were about 15lbs each. "Life is tough, it's tougher when you're stupid". Ok, I was lucky enough to survive and learn again, this lesson. Won't repeat this mistake. The self flagellation continues. Long and short, NOW the bike handles like a dream! I'm soooooooooooooooooooooo happy and yet, mad at myself.
