Whats the one thing you wish they taught you at biker school?

How awesome is this. 555 on two successive posts, towards the end of page 2.

I know it will have changed by the time you see this, but I saved a copy for your convenience.

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I wish they taught me how to repel women... jeez, so many of them wanting to come on for a ride... damn #LadiesMan #NotReally #NoRagrets #NotEvenALetter
 
CBRHoonigan said:
pretty sure you meant to say men on that cruiser of yours ;) its sports bikes that get women wet
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LMAO that may or may not be true... ;)

But yeah honestly more of my guy friends ask me to go for a ride than the girls I talk to.
And I will be getting a sport bike around 500-600cc either late next year, or the year after.
I would feel more comfortable on a 500, but I can learn to get used to the power.
 
bikes a bike to me just reemember some are more powerful, as long as you dont swing off the throttle like a monkey you are good, Smoothness is key :)
 
In my class I wished they would have gone more in depth on head checks. looking back and checking if there is a car in my blind spot has saved my ass so many times because I was just about to lane change lol
 
Maybe I only think this because I do mostly commuting around town, but I wish they would have emphasized a little more about stopping at traffic lights, like stop on one side or the other of the center where all the oil is, stop where you will have the best visibility, always watch your mirrors until you get a couple cars stacked behind you, keep it in gear in case you need to bug out, don't stop directly behind the car in front of you, but leave yourself an escape route in case someone behind you isn't paying attention. I also wished we could have practiced picking up a downed bike by ourselves. Oh and down shifting. I still have no clue how to really do it properly.
 
Kill Kitty said:
you make it sound so easy! lol.
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It takes just one day of practice. That's how I learned to downshift and revmatch. It also makes the bike sound so sexy when approaching red lights!.
Just learn the basics, that is: Clutch in, blip the throttle while kicking a lower gear and clutch out, then go practice outside, away from traffic on a long, closed street. A parking lot is not recommended, you need a long stretch of straight road because you'll be speeding up, then start engine-braking while downshifting. Don't use any brakes at first, just let the engine lower your speed. Keep practicing until you make the least amount of mistakes.
A mistake will be unsettling your bike when you let the clutch out, you'll feel your bike pushing you back if you didn't rev-up enough or it'll push you to the front if you revved too high. A proper downshift will feel smooth.
 
Kill Kitty said:
Maybe I only think this because I do mostly commuting around town, but I wish they would have emphasized a little more about stopping at traffic lights, like stop on one side or the other of the center where all the oil is, stop where you will have the best visibility, always watch your mirrors until you get a couple cars stacked behind you, keep it in gear in case you need to bug out, don't stop directly behind the car in front of you, but leave yourself an escape route in case someone behind you isn't paying attention. I also wished we could have practiced picking up a downed bike by ourselves. Oh and down shifting. I still have no clue how to really do it properly.
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You should have done the riders course at my local place in Australia then ... Jethro (yes really!) ... Told us all those things!! .. Top bloke!! :D:cool:
 
janx101 said:
You should have done the riders course at my local place in Australia then ... Jethro (yes really!) ... Told us all those things!! .. Top bloke!! :D:cool:
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Haha. We did a little on the lane position stuff, but yeah, thats murica for ya. Minimal (non-mandatory) education and then onto a liter bike! I still see tons of riders here stop smack in the middle on that grease and then pull out their phones and start texting. :eek:
 
Shirou said:
It takes just one day of practice. That's how I learned to downshift and revmatch. It also makes the bike sound so sexy when approaching red lights!.
Just learn the basics, that is: Clutch in, blip the throttle while kicking a lower gear and clutch out, then go practice outside, away from traffic on a long, closed street. A parking lot is not recommended, you need a long stretch of straight road because you'll be speeding up, then start engine-braking while downshifting. Don't use any brakes at first, just let the engine lower your speed. Keep practicing until you make the least amount of mistakes.
A mistake will be unsettling your bike when you let the clutch out, you'll feel your bike pushing you back if you didn't rev-up enough or it'll push you to the front if you revved too high. A proper downshift will feel smooth.
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This is actually a SUPER helpful description. I can't wait to try this out!
 
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