highway riding...sit-up or tuck/lean forward?

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Old Jul 29, 2008 | 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted by gfd1182
im a new rider and i dont see how you could ride one handed! thats crazy when i hit bumps i feel like i could fly off the bike. anyways with my 250 i tuck down under the windscreen at about 70 or when i fly the wind pulling me back. its more of a comfort issuse tucking down, but kills my back.
you get used to it - my commute to work daily involves crossing a tall "scenic" bridge that is over a mile long, has no shoulder, is one lane each way with no divider and people are going 60mph each way. I ride across that one handed unless its real windy.
 
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Old Jul 29, 2008 | 03:57 PM
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Now I only tuck when I'm having fun (ballin through twisties or racing a fellow rider). If I'm just cruising its almost always one hand sitting up, even at speeds of 80 mph or more (get to 100 its just too much noise). Like Kohburn stated, you just get used to the wind after time where it seems like there isn't any.
 
Old Aug 5, 2008 | 04:13 PM
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For anything above 70-75 mph, I'll lean just b/c it's easier on the bike.
 
Old Aug 5, 2008 | 10:03 PM
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Tuck it in over 70 mph on the interstate.
 
Old Aug 10, 2008 | 06:20 PM
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I will usually tuck in at 65-70 on the highway.
 
Old Aug 27, 2008 | 02:18 AM
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Sweet. Majority says 60-70 is tuck-time. Any economy differences from tucking or not? (not like it matters with such an econo-box of a bike)
 
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