New rider learning problem.
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RE: New rider learning problem.
One thing that will help a lot when making a ninety degree right immediately from a stop. Remind them that they have a whole lane that belongs to them. Have them stop with the bike in the left side of their lane and angled to the right a bit. This pretty much lets them go straight ahead into the near lane on the side street.
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Tom
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From: Southern California High Desert, here and there....
RE: New rider learning problem.
ORIGINAL: Inforit
Braking in a turn is not a good idea. If you have to brake in the turn, you need to straighten the bike out of the turn and brake otherwise there is a good chance you will get pulled down like a magnet using your front brakes or bike might slide under you if you are using the back brake while braking in the turns.
ORIGINAL: Eyespy
Hmmm, that's odd. None of my bikes does that. We always teach using the front brake while coming to a complete stop, and for more advanced riders, braking while turning is taught. Being able to brake, even to a stop, while turning, can be a valuable skill in certain situations.
ORIGINAL: Rhubarb
Make sure they aren't using the front brake when coming to a complete stop. Make sure they aren't looking at the white line, but straight ahead. I'm betting that they are nervous, making sure they stop at the right point, putting their feet down a bit early and using the front brake. If the wheel is at all turned and the front brake is hit while moving, down it goes!
Make sure they aren't using the front brake when coming to a complete stop. Make sure they aren't looking at the white line, but straight ahead. I'm betting that they are nervous, making sure they stop at the right point, putting their feet down a bit early and using the front brake. If the wheel is at all turned and the front brake is hit while moving, down it goes!
Braking in a turn is not a good idea. If you have to brake in the turn, you need to straighten the bike out of the turn and brake otherwise there is a good chance you will get pulled down like a magnet using your front brakes or bike might slide under you if you are using the back brake while braking in the turns.
Oddly, all my motorcycles lack this front brake pull down magnet.
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