Just challenging to be patient...especially once I fire it up and let it rumble in the driveway...

At the very least I wont be doing anything un-supervised. If I can get my ex-motorcycle cop friend to stop by and give me some suggestions, I may do some stop and go practice in the neighborhood. Who knows he may say I need to wait for the class.

Again ...great advice...This is a great site...

Anyone know where I can find a seat rest that will match for my seat?? Pic of my bike is on my profile??

Welcome to the clinic Superman.

When I finished changing my Silverado into a bobber with a foot clutch and hand shift I could not wait to ride it. But it rained for two days. With no front or rear fender I knew better than to try it outside in the rain.

It wasn't raining in the garage, so I thought I would give it a try there. I cleared a path to the back wall, started the engine and let out the clutch. I immediately lost my balance and had to put my left foot down, the foot that was supposed to be on the clutch (hadn't thought about that). I pulled on the front break and slowly putted into the back wall of the garage. So much for patience.

I didn't have any problem waiting for the weather to dry up for the second ride.

Welcome,I also am new here. You'll appreciate all the info on the site.Be patient and ride safe.The Roadstar is a great ride,and handles awesome.I bought an 03 Vulcan 750 in March 06,traded it for a V-Star 1100 in Sept. 06 and got smart in Aug. 07 and traded it for a 02 Roadie no regrets just pure enjoyment.Now all you need excuses for are buying all the goodies to go on it.

Nice to have you.

Welcome!!! You'll get going soon!

to the clinic Superman. I posted my history in the forum last week (or so) so I'm fairly new here too. But...someone mentioned the 'open' parking lot training grounds. If there's one nearby it could help.
The biggest problem I had when learning to ride this heavy scoot was the slow-speed turn. In a parking lot, you can leave yourself as much room as necessary and as you get more confident you can tighten the turns. I'll bet they will spend a fair amount of time on that in the course. I have relatives with various H-Ds and our Roadies definitely seem to be better balanced (I could be biased )
As you pointed out earlier, you need to be safe. I have found that riding defensively is the best policy. In "close" situations, always yield. After you're comfortable and confident, you'll get plenty of safe opportunities to crack the throttle. YEEHAW!

As bigpic noted, making slow turns takes some work and a lot of practice. Give it time, take it slow, and you'll continue to get better at it.

Superman - I will have to concur with the two statements before me. Those of us who were taught to drive stick shifts, were always told "DON'T RIDE THE CLUTCH". Well, these clutches were made to be ridden, and in the majority of cases, is the only way to make a tight turn, w/out being put in the way of oncoming traffic. Be patient, take the course. If you need to practice, find a parking lot as so many have already indicated, and practice leaving one slot, and turning into a couple of slots over. Please do not try this in traffic until you are comfortable.