Highway Bumps = Air Time ?

[GSXF]

Everytime I hit bumps on the highway I feel the bike is having "air-time"; is that normal for the Kat given the fact that NYC has the worst highway and is full of bumps and patches....?

[JBLUE]

thats normal for any bike riding on nyc streets just tuck in and hold on hahaha the extra pounds that the kat has come in handy

[Zepp]

I had a patch on the highway, on my way home, that had these humps across two lanes of the highway. It definitely gets your attention the first time, when you hit them at speed.

[Salz07]

I have 1 on the to work and 1 on the way home. In 2 different locations. I have found the low spots on both. I was tired of landing on the BOYS every time!

[GSXF]

The problem with some of these "BUMP" on the highway in this part of the country is that often they are on or coming out of a curve. Most of them are these temporary patches on the highway.

It scare the hell out of me the 1st time still coming out of a curve on the highway and go into a bump that gave me airtime!

[solgerny]

right before you go over the bump stand slightly up on the pegs and let the the bike jump and you take the impact thru your knees bending.
i work downtown dc and my ride to work must be about the same as in nyc.

[Vandil]

right before you go over the bump stand slightly up on the pegs and let the the bike jump and you take the impact thru your knees bending.
i work downtown dc and my ride to work must be about the same as in nyc.

I've heard you shouldn't do this but I do it anyway. Saves my back so much greif.

[chinto]

right before you go over the bump stand slightly up on the pegs and let the the bike jump and you take the impact thru your knees bending.
i work downtown dc and my ride to work must be about the same as in nyc.

be cautious if and when doing this. A few years back i was riding in a group ride. We were approaching a set of train tracks and the rider just in front of me stepped up slightly too get ready for the bump. This shifted her weight forward enough that when the rear tire hit the bump it came about 8 inches off the ground and shifted about a foot to the right. let's just say that the 5 or 6 of us that were behind her were lucky that we didn't get taken out as well.

She was an instructor and taught all of her students to stand up over bumps. Not sure if she ever changed that lesson

[chrisx2]

Suggest you stay away from Quebec....ashphalt patch capital of the world....oh and no kind "bump" warnings....ride at our own risk!

[Londob5]

Lots of construction here in NJ.I rise very slightly off the pegs and slow my speed considerably in bumpy construction areas.

[GSXF]

Guess what, the bumpy highway issue is resolved! I installed a 1 inch handlebar riser and amazingly it gave me a much more relaxed position. That translate to better control and better center of gravity! Best mod I did for the Kat!

[alienmusik]

We have the same prob here in colorado. the weather just tears up the roads and shifts them so the city just patches the cracks and pot holes really crummy. the ride home the other day i hit a dip that launched me quite a bit and as soon as i recovered there was a freaking pot hole that hadnt been filled. lost tons of air in my tires and put my shocks thru hell. always ride slow thru my town man.

Awesome about the handle bar riser!

[GSXF]

Thanks for the heads up! It been a long time last I was in Colorado, but I always remember the weather there! Love the state and I will remember to ride slow when I rode by!

[Slofuze]

I have 1 on the to work and 1 on the way home. In 2 different locations. I have found the low spots on both. I was tired of landing on the BOYS every time!

Glad to know I'm not the only one that's suffered that fate. The "twins" are definitely a concern to me, so I too tend to stand a bit on the pegs when I can actually see the hump in the road due to frost. Some roads around here are so bad I refuse to take them when out on the bike, even though it's a faster route to my destination.

[the wind]

be cautious if and when doing this. A few years back i was riding in a group ride. We were approaching a set of train tracks and the rider just in front of me stepped up slightly too get ready for the bump. This shifted her weight forward enough that when the rear tire hit the bump it came about 8 inches off the ground and shifted about a foot to the right. let's just say that the 5 or 6 of us that were behind her were lucky that we didn't get taken out as well.

She was an instructor and taught all of her students to stand up over bumps. Not sure if she ever changed that lesson

most of us dirt bike riders will stand up out of habit.i feel like i have more control if it does go off track.