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specific INFO: Welcome to early August 2015 & Welcome to the wonderful Passo di Gavia! Here's the infamous southern side! I can't properly describe how much fun it is to ride a road like this with my little Honda! It surely was the most exciting one I've been on during this year's riding season. Breathtaking views all over the place!
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general INFO: In August 2015 I rode my bruised Honda CB500 off into Italy. To follow my holy quest of real-world-meeting potentially awesome people whom I know through my Schaaf Social Media pages. The folks I've met were all brilliant by the way.
I obviously tried to capture some RAW videos for you guys while I was there. Unfortunately my bike was not at a 100%. The Little Honda was safe to ride but I simply couldn't afford to repair all the broken bits before I took off. So while riding I had to get used to the following issues:
-) Steering head bearing age-worn - causing slight issues while slow riding (will replace next season)
-) Front brake caliper age-worn - I only had about 50% of the bike's usual brake force at disposal (will replace next season)
-) Rear wheel bearing busted - causing the bike to unexpectedly keep its lean/riding direction while going through slower corners. While riding I thought all the steering issues came from the head bearing. After the trip I discovered the completely dissolved middle bearing of the rear wheel while disassembling the rear wheel in order to change the bike's chain. I had no idea my bike was constantly grinding up the bearing parts inside the back wheel while riding. I thought the metallic clanging noise came from the chain
-) Stuck chain links - I replaced chain and sprockets after the trip
-) Broken chain guard / swing arm protection - the thick rubber piece to guide the chain over the bike's swing arm fell apart. Causing the chain to hit the metal swing arm. Which quickly sent the chain into Nirvana.
-) Adjusting screw for the clutch lever broke - Resulting in me not being able to adjust the clutch's friction point. I had to get used to a completely new friction/biting point which made exact rev-matching while down shifting a lot harder.
Luckily with time I got used to most of the issues and I could almost ride as fast as I wished to. Not quite at this point of the trip yet but you'll see a quicker pace in the later videos.
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** THE LESSON **
This is important to mention since it's something you guys can not see through the camera's POV. While riding at a decent pace I constantly check my surroundings. Like multiple times each second. Riding on public roads does not only demands you to 'look where you want to go'. You also need to constantly check the road surface right in front of you. Plus scanning your surroundings for potential hazards (especially cagers). I do all of that subconsciously. And since this season I filmed my own eyes while riding for the first time I realized how quickly they keep on bouncing around constantly scanning what's in front of me and my bike.
So in a situation like in 7:20 I can clearly see the hairpin in front of me is free of any hazards and that there are no cars or other vehicles approaching it. My eyes are located higher than the camera so I was able to get a clear view of the oncoming lane for a good 50 meters ahead of the corner. That's when I decide to enter the corner just a little quicker than usual. This whole thought process and immediate decision takes place in less than a second.
I failed and it was no problem at all. There was no luck involved. Only my brain working at rapid speeds.
** END OF THE LESSON **
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Part 1: • riding the AMAZING Pas...
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my bike: 1994 Honda CB500 PC26
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