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Only experienced Riders! !
Whats the best tip/tips you can give a new rider?? I'M new to ridding and been getting a lot if tips...from people who have never written. So i'd like to hear tips from people who do ride.
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Stay out of a car's blind spot and don't ride beside a cage (especially if it's a teeny something texting). Speed up to get by or stay well behind to give yourself an escape route if they change lanes unexpectedly.
Keep an eye out on the left front wheel of parallel parked cars along a street. If you see the wheel start to turn they're getting ready to pull out, probably in front of you. Always remember that a whole lot of cage drivers don't see you and ride accordingly.
Watch out for stuff not tied down securely in the back of pickups or on trailers. Stuff has a habit of flying out right in front of you.
Keep an eye out on the left front wheel of parallel parked cars along a street. If you see the wheel start to turn they're getting ready to pull out, probably in front of you. Always remember that a whole lot of cage drivers don't see you and ride accordingly.
Watch out for stuff not tied down securely in the back of pickups or on trailers. Stuff has a habit of flying out right in front of you.
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Have fun but if you are gonna get crazy with it, find a track someplace. I'm all for being safe but don't get all freaked out about the dangers or you'll never enjoy it.
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Back in the last century 
when I started riding they used to say that the first 600 miles a rider put on a motorcycle would be the most dangerous miles that he or she would ever.
Like most everything else, I'm sure the data has changed these days but I think it would be something that's worth thinking about.
Also, I would recommend that you wear as much protective gear (especially a helmet) as you can tolerate. Even in a slow speed crash/spill, a helmet, leather gloves, leather boots, and a leather jacket.
Try to ride/practice at a time when the traffic isn't heavy and most importantly, keep the speed down until you've got a little more experience.
Even then, the posted speed signs are not (as I tell my wife) NOT suggestions, it's the law, and one thing that has not changed is the fact that speed kills.
I wish you many miles and years of safe riding.
when I started riding they used to say that the first 600 miles a rider put on a motorcycle would be the most dangerous miles that he or she would ever.Like most everything else, I'm sure the data has changed these days but I think it would be something that's worth thinking about.
Also, I would recommend that you wear as much protective gear (especially a helmet) as you can tolerate. Even in a slow speed crash/spill, a helmet, leather gloves, leather boots, and a leather jacket.
Try to ride/practice at a time when the traffic isn't heavy and most importantly, keep the speed down until you've got a little more experience.
Even then, the posted speed signs are not (as I tell my wife) NOT suggestions, it's the law, and one thing that has not changed is the fact that speed kills.
I wish you many miles and years of safe riding.
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Learn From Our Mistakes: Lessons In Crash Prevention
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/showt...=835860&page=5
taking a curve too fast
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/showt...=672972&page=4
Need advice on riding my Sportster
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/sportster-models/627259-need-advice-on-riding-my-sportster.html
Riding in rain: seperating the real from the imagined...
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/general-harley-davidson-chat/788491-riding-in-rain-seperating-the-real-from-the-imagined.html
Learn From Our Mistakes: Lessons In Crash Prevention
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/showt...=835860&page=5
taking a curve too fast
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/showt...=672972&page=4
Need advice on riding my Sportster
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/sportster-models/627259-need-advice-on-riding-my-sportster.html
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