Riders edge advice.......
Road Master
Joined: Aug 2006
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From: Massachusetts
Congratulations on passing the riding course Ryan. Now, get out there and ride, ride, ride. Each that you do it will bcome more and more of natural feeling thing that you do. Your body will become more connected to your bike and you will actually, believe it or not, begin to communicate with each other. Take it easy at first and you'll do just fine. You're going to love the new skill sets that you acquire in the process, not to mention how deep your passion for riding will grow as you do.
Road Warrior
Joined: Jul 2006
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From: Indiana
Ryan,
Your sportster is very very quick. Least little bit of throttle and the bike will get with it.
Find a high school parking lot when the cars are gone and practice the stop and starts over and over. These can be life saving moves. I my opinion you need those first. When you are confidant starting and stopping. Try some controlled panic stops. Slower speeds then a little faster until your controlled panic stops are good. Remember just about the time you think you know what your doing the bike will get you.
Congrats on passing and take it easy until a year or two down the road. You will do fine.
Your sportster is very very quick. Least little bit of throttle and the bike will get with it.
Find a high school parking lot when the cars are gone and practice the stop and starts over and over. These can be life saving moves. I my opinion you need those first. When you are confidant starting and stopping. Try some controlled panic stops. Slower speeds then a little faster until your controlled panic stops are good. Remember just about the time you think you know what your doing the bike will get you.
Congrats on passing and take it easy until a year or two down the road. You will do fine.
Last edited by Nellybelle; Apr 2, 2012 at 07:22 PM.
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Joined: Mar 2012
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From: Washington D.C.
don't sweat things - no one came out of their momma riding no matter how bad a they seem
don't push yourself too hard - take your time - and recommend walking around parking lots with your butt on the seat, just like you did in the rider's safety course (just slowly letting out the clutch and pulling it back in - touching the throttle as little as possible) As you feel more comfortable, pick up your feet a little but stay in 1st and 2nd gear... you'll get it!
don't push yourself too hard - take your time - and recommend walking around parking lots with your butt on the seat, just like you did in the rider's safety course (just slowly letting out the clutch and pulling it back in - touching the throttle as little as possible) As you feel more comfortable, pick up your feet a little but stay in 1st and 2nd gear... you'll get it!
Road Captain
Joined: Apr 2008
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From: South of The ATL.
well the road test was yesterday....the first day in the rain was horrible...i crashed a bike.....many bikes were dropped but everyone is ok...i have never been so cold in my life...it was raining the entire day...probably in the low 40's........there were a lot of other hiccups but it got a lot better the second day of riding...i was a little more confident.....and i passed the test....i don't know what my score was and i probably won't ask.....i got ALOT of learning to do.....i am gonna practice with a friend on dirt bikes for a while and hen slowly take my sportster out on the road.......
did anyone else feel so overwhelmed by learning to ride......i have never shifted anything in my life so it was an experience to say the least......ryan
p.s.-thanks for all the support!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
did anyone else feel so overwhelmed by learning to ride......i have never shifted anything in my life so it was an experience to say the least......ryan
p.s.-thanks for all the support!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There is lots of good advice here already.
Get out and practice and ride.
Keep your eyes open and watch out for the other guys.
Learn the friction zone.
Don't over-do.
Consider taking the advanced class.
Ride Safe, Have Fun, Wash Hands Often.
Road Captain
Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 538
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From: British Columbia
"so overwhelmed by learning to ride"
lol... the wise ones, yes Ryan. Take it slow, don't push yourself. Sometimes we want something so bad, we run right past and miss out completely.
Rode alone and learned alone. Took me a year to "feel" the bike. As Black Bart says, you will become connected to your bike. Just remember you are the one in control, that's why you took the course, to learn how.
cheers! and welcome to our world
lol... the wise ones, yes Ryan. Take it slow, don't push yourself. Sometimes we want something so bad, we run right past and miss out completely.
Rode alone and learned alone. Took me a year to "feel" the bike. As Black Bart says, you will become connected to your bike. Just remember you are the one in control, that's why you took the course, to learn how.
cheers! and welcome to our world
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