You should've learned how to ride first before buying a bike. Then take a proper road test to get a license. Its no joke man. You are putting your life in danger and maybe even others.

 

I popped the clutch and hit my sister's car on my first dirtbike, when I was 11... Dad only showed me the front brake, and with the front tire off the ground the front brake doesn't do much to stop you. Add a little whiskey throttle to that and into the rear corner panel I went. So, you're not alone. Only difference is you are planning on hitting the open road, I wasn't at 11. Take your time. Relax. And practice. The riding course is good, but they can't teach you how to keep your bike under you, you have to do that yourself. They'll teach you strategies to use once moving, and some tricks for smoother starting and stopping, but once moving its up to you to keep it upright. Just keep practicing man. Don't be afraid of it, but also don't take it out in the open road until you feel very very comfortable. The more tense and afraid you are, the more clutch pop, whiskey throttle and locked up brakes you will get. You have to relax. Everything should be as smooth as butter when you're starting out. Rev up to 1500 RPM a few times and listen to the engine... Aim for that or just above that when slowly releasing the clutch. Let it begin to disengage and pull it back in... Feel for where that happens. Think of your hand position and how extended your fingers are right when the bike begins to catch first gear. You have to study your bike; the sounds, the feel of it, to know how it will respond to your input. Do some walk outs, barely disengaging the clutch until your bike begins to move slowly, then pull the clutch and just walk the bike forward with its momentum for 10-15 feet... And again, and again and again until you feel the balance. If you ever get into trouble just pull the clutch and front brake and pop your feet down to balance. That's your escape plan, so practice it. You bought the bike for a reason, because you want to ride, so go ride (10 feet at a time) until you get it. Have faith bud, we have all had those "oh ****, this is my first time on a bike, what the hell is going to happen next" thoughts. Enjoy the scoot...

 

I remember what it feels like starting out. Over the years I have learned that everyone learns differently. I took to riding a bike easily. My brother, on the pther hand had trouble learning the relation between clutch and throttle (tho he could drive a standard trans in his car). My son did the same as you but he finally attended the MSF course this weekend. If he had talked to me before he bought the bike I would have told him to start small and get experience, as well as, taking the MSF course. For you guys blasting on him, shame shame. we all started something we had trouble learning at one time or another. No need to beat up on him to make yourself feel better about being yourself.

 

try doing the basics that they start wth in the riding class. just stradell the bike put bike into nuetral. now walk the bike back and forth a few times.
then start bike put into gear, walk the bike again letting the clutch out just enough to move the bike will walking with the bike.(get you used to the clutch action)

 

A lot of people have ridden mini bikes and built up to larger bikes most of their lives. others have never gotten on one until well into our adult lives. why when we are much wiser in our older age does it seem harder and scarer too learn something that would have been fun at 11 years old?

 

since you say you can ride a bicycle just fine, try NOT giving your bike ANY throttle and sloooowly let the clutch out. even a 190lbs 883cc rider should be able to get going without using the throttle.

 

The rider course here takes people that never road a motorcycle before and teach's them to ride, most passed the class. I've been riding sense I was 8 (mini bikes) and I learned things in the class. Park the bike till you get out of the class. You don't need to kill your self.

 

Rode for yhe first time on the back of a bike one weekend, took the MSF class the next weekend, rode my father-in-laws new 2011 Heritage Softail 750+ pound bike the following weekend with very little hesitation.

I now have a 2012 1200 Custom and made sure that I could ride before I bought. Riding a bike is fun for some and some just can't really do it well. I couldn't ride a bike until I was about 8 years old, but that is because my bike was terrible and I still couldn't ride it when I was 12. It was too hard to peddle, had solid rubber tires, and the forks and handle bars fell off while I was trying to ride one day. Maybe your motorcycle is like my old crappy bike. I could ride everyone else's bike but mine, even when I was six.

 

Try to find a course where they got the little 250 cc bikes it will give u the basic feel and confidence to get on your and take your time and always respect your bike no matter what size it will not be nice to u if you dont.

 

Good learning experience. If you are comfortable on a bicycle you will get it. A smaller bike and a MSF course will do ya'. By the way, if you have a front brake on your bicycle, and grab it with the wheel turned, what will happen?