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Africa Twin DCT goodness from Italy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWAeuE-htRQ

You can teach a old dog new tricks. Being new to the DCT, one of the thiings I learned yesterday was when parked with the front wheel of the DCT heading down hill put on the emergency brake. I walked away down hill from the DCT, and soon the bike was rolling down hill on its own right behind me. So, I have now had my first DCT drop, pickup (with the help of a few folks), and scratch, but like always when I drop a bike it was in the dirt. So, this video did make me think of what I did yesterday.

Just make sure you equalize, with a similar drop to the other side.
We want a balanced ride. Good for aesthetics, too.

Old Can Ride said:

You can teach a old dog new tricks. Being new to the DCT, one of the thiings I learned yesterday was when parked with the front wheel of the DCT heading down hill put on the emergency brake. I walked away down hill from the DCT, and soon the bike was rolling down hill on its own right behind me. So, I have now had my first DCT drop, pickup (with the help of a few folks), and scratch, but like always when I drop a bike it was in the dirt. So, this video did make me think of what I did yesterday.

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What a wuss! Took the scenic route back on the ATwin!
It could have easily copied the CRF450, but not me.

kpinvt said:

Africa Twin DCT goodness from Italy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWAeuE-htRQ

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DCTFAN said:

Just make sure you equalize, with a similar drop to the other side.
We want a balanced ride. Good for aesthetics, too.

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HEH.
Around 1975 or so I was all alone on a road in Arkansas far from anwhere and anyone as far as I knew. I stopped to rest and my bike fell over some how. The Vetter faring frame bent and the bars travel being affected, were, in my opinion, unsafe to use. I spent quite some time taking it apart and came to find out that witout some vise or other leverage I could not straighten it out. Sooo..........yep. I reassembled all, stood the bike in the same sort of attitude it was in when I "lost it", closed my eyes (with apologies in my heart) and let it go.

Perfect alignment with matching scratches.

Sorry for the thread drift.

Cool video...makes it hard to stay content with my NC700X.

GunNut37086 said:

Cool video...makes it hard to stay content with my NC700X.

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+ 1 ^

Old Can Ride said:

You can teach a old dog new tricks. Being new to the DCT, one of the thiings I learned yesterday was when parked with the front wheel of the DCT heading down hill put on the emergency brake. I walked away down hill from the DCT, and soon the bike was rolling down hill on its own right behind me. So, I have now had my first DCT drop, pickup (with the help of a few folks), and scratch, but like always when I drop a bike it was in the dirt. So, this video did make me think of what I did yesterday.

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Just call it a christening. And a fitting one for such a machine

GunNut37086 said:

Cool video...makes it hard to stay content with my NC700X.

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That first bike he took up there went a whole lot faster and easier.
Just sayin'