4:24 This is me! It doesn't show it in this video, but there was a big patch of gravel right under the front wheel when I turned it. You can see where the black car is parked in the gravel carpark, that's where it comes from. It also just started to rain. I turned the wheel too fast whilst doing the U-Turn, I was still in the "go fast mode" from the previous road. I also couldn't take my time because there was a big semi truck coming from behind on the slight downhill. Total damage: new mirrors, some touch-up paint, put the stock bar end back on, that's all. Frame sliders are great!! I could pick my bike up alone, but asked the guys watching to help me to avoid further scratches to it. The front and rear brakes were on maybe 5% (very loose front brake on this bike). Lessons learnt? Reset your brain after going fast before doing slow speed stuff I guess.
Not sure why nobody is saying this but, you don't take a U-turn with your right hand on your front brake. That is literally how i was teached doing a U-turn on my bike. First gear. Little bit of gas. Apply rear break to adjust speed to about 12 km/h. Like i'm a noob who has only done two lessons on the actual road so i should probably shut up and learn but i don't get how you fall this easily with a bike.
You can tell because of the plastic mounts on the fence seen some crazy guy run barbed wire through a homemade set up surprised he didn't catch himself on fire
@@cloud9847 that's the plan. I'm too old and sore to be getting into trouble. I'm excited for exploring my country finally. I'm getting a Vulcan S 650 🙂
@@Mowgi if your buddies are recommending channels like this then they are looking out for you. Good friend to have. Ride safe and in a few months when you're really feeling comfortable and confident - that's when you're arguably at your most vulnerable. Remember that complacency is your worst enemy. I'm also looking at something I can go see the land on. I'm thinking a bit more off road oriented something like the V-Strom 800DE. Edit - another great channel to go to for solid information is Motojitsu. Him and Dan have taught me A LOT.
Been riding about 18 years since I was 17. Back in my safety class, my instructor told me something that still sticks with me every ride. Countersteering. When you turn, you’re not just pushing the way you want to go, pull back on the opposite handlebar. It’s so counterintuitive but it really helps with leaning into faster turns with stability. Curvy roads where you can comfortably go 25+ is a great way to practice. This skill would have helped several of these beginner riders.
Body english helps the front tire track. Weight the inside peg and torque the tank with the outside knee along with counter-steering. If I'm too hot, I add the body torque not more steering. Purely counter steering cups your front tire and the front will tuck instead of both tires sliding. Remember, the rear brake's your friend.
The video at 7:40. Saw that on insta g. Excellent work by the POV rider to not dump or crash. I get the pause on getting off the bike, checking to make sure it doesn't drop, no fuel spilling, a moment to self assess. Got to love how casual the cop and the wrecker driver are, soon as the crashee is mobile. Speed the only real factor, here. Probably could have been better marking further from the stalled vehicle, but 'racing' on public roads. Have not seen any track footage from this rider on their feed, maybe she try that for a change.
Funny you posted this the first day I was at my MSF course. I finished my MSF course today. Shiny (the instructors nickname) said that we had the best final test scores out of any class hes had in the last ten years. All of us had zero incidents on all of the tests. I'm really happy with how it went.
I really appreciate you showing videos like this to people like me who are approaching motorcycling as a complete novice/beginner. Very eye opening. I want to do all the MSF courses and continue to learn to be a better rider. Thank you for this!
My dad used to ride when I was little (I don't remember it, was under 5 yo back then). He sold his bike after nearly crashing with me due some oil on the street. 30 something years later he got back into it, got hooked with a really chill group of riders, made one or two now real close friends there, and since then it's become noticeable by closest family how much happier he is.
this makes me glad i spend so much time goofing around in parking lots practicing my low speed Tech, I dont bike i electric scooter but these are similar concepts, seems these slow ones are the most common and albiet least bad but nontheless common
I work as a delivery driver in Greece and we are at high season right now. The stuff I see every day is mindboggling. You really should ride like you are invisible!
@@Audfilethe ones in this video that turn around just to look at a car that cut them off. I also don't get those idiots, they're asking to crash with a car in front of them if it decides to stop while they're looking away.
Just for fun I thought to analyze this vid too. 1# Rider's hand position seems off, not much lean and going wide put him in that situation. 2# Might have actually slid on the painted stripe on the road's edge - wet painted surfaces are dangerous. 3# Going wide. 4# Slow speed maneuvers going wrong. 5# If you can't see what's behind the corner slow down, it's cool to carve some corners but those are public roads, never go full-out unless you're riding on track. 6# Slow speed maneuvers, wear gear. 7# Going wide, bad entry position perhaps. 8# Probably lack of progressive breaking. 9# Bud still has a way to go with the how he handles road rage and also spent too much time being distracted by what the offended driver was doing - if you ever do something that may anger someone just be gone before stuff escalates. 10# wear gear, good reaction except the stopping. 11# Public road awareness, good job. 12# ? 13# When you see someone crossing over to your lane predict what may happen also eyes on the road do not look back, there's traffick. 14# Wet road and maybe whiskey throttle control. 15# Good position and being sharp. 16# Not much to talk about 17# Going wide; Scientifically it's been kind of proven that bones are pretty weak to being crushed with a rolling 1000+lbs so why would anyone think it's a good idea to attempt doing saves with your limbs. 18# Public roads, eyes wide open, predict prevent and act before something happens. 19# Oof. 20# Slow speed maneuvers, clutch control. 21# Help people if you can just like that rider :) Ride safe folks, cheers!
I'm 46 and decided to finally get my first bike. I bought a little Honda Shadow VT600 bobber for under 2k. I haven't taken it on any roads yet. Just been walking it around my yard learning the clutch friction zone and also learning to take off from a dead stop without killing it. So far so good, but I have a long way to go. I live out in the country where there's lots of country roads to practice but for right now I'm sticking to my yard until I feel confident enough to take it down them roads. Right now my confidence isn't strong enough but it's there. Being that it's a small bike and I'm a 6' tall 210lb man, I bought some 6" forward controls and floorboards for it, to make it a bit more comfortable for my legs. I have 2 pair of steel toed boots (Harley and CAT), genuine leather chaps and jacket, a good pair of gloves, and a DOT approved German half helmet with goggles and also a hard full face mask to wear in place of the goggles to keep from swallowing bugs or other debris. I plan to also get a full helmet too. My older brother is slowly teaching me to ride. We haven't got into cornering or leaving first gear yet. Right now he wants me to get comfy with walking it around the yard using the clutch friction and dead stop takeoffs and stops in first gear. I admit, the front brake does scare me a bit, and the clutch / throttle combo does as well. I'm confident that I'll pick up on it though. Gonna take a bit of time and practice.
Take the MSF. It's worth it and gets you that initial XP. Then you can move to going up and down those county roads. That's what I'm doing -- had a 660 2cylinder for 2 weeks now. Did MSF. Spent a week just riding in circles going ~25. Then started making coffee and gas runs on the county roads ~50mph. Maybe next week I'll try the interstate for the first time, or not. I'm in no hurry. I can commute entirely on a county road, so I'm in a good spot. Just building up that muscle memory. Next Spring, I plan to go back to the same MSF folk for a follow-on course to get better at counterweighting and the hard slow speed stuff on my bike. Also break any bad habits I've formed in the interim.
@@niallk9336 I started doing laps around my yard the day after I wrote my OP. Then I took it up and down a country roads for the first time and learned to shift, which wasn't hard since I've ridden 4 wheelers and dirt bikes before, except without a clutch. The clutch took a lil getting used to but I think I got it now. I got a pretty good feel for my bike now. Now it'll be easier to learn other things. I don't really have any big parking lots near where I live, so I'll have to ride to town if I wanna start practicing u-turns and such. One thing at a time though.
It's so strange you can get a license BEFORE learning to ride. Here in Brazil you have to demonstrate proficiency in a test to get the license. Sure there's corruption and some people just pay extra to skip the proficiency part, but that's how everything works, right?
My instructors for my Harley Davidson Endorsement actually recommended your channel as a follow up to the class. Super cool to hear since I was already bingeing your channel long before I took my classes.
The crash at 10:00 … she’s asks if he’s okay, he says he’s fine. He can thank his gear for that. While it could have been much worse, I’ll never understand people that drive fast without gear. Good on him (and her) for wearing proper gear.
Thank you, was just ridng today with a friend and there was what looked like a broken bag of sand covering half a lane just past the intersection. But I’ve been watching you and made sure I was staggered with a space cushion and of course slowed down for the intersection… gave her room so we were both able to swerve and miss the sand. 😊 Been flooding here in FL somebody’s sand bag probably fell off their truck.
12:53. Motorcycle wanted a fight. He absolutely was messing with the suv. He snuck in with just enough room to fit. Then he slowed down to give himself 4 football fields to stop. Notice how he went from 30mph to 60 mph when the SUV accelerated even though there was significantly less space cushion.
@@539-s3ehe's a clown, even the way he was accelerating aggressively in a very dirty hard shoulder, he was lucky not to end up on his arse. The biker went out of his way to antagonise the car driver just to prove a point.
I just flew to Lakeville, MN to pick up an FTR Rally. I rode it through Sturgis during the rally up to Whitefish, MT to Denver. Put, 2978 miles on it for my first trip on my first bike. Dan has some great advise to keep you safe. I know I would not have made it home safe without these videos! Thank you brother!
Just purchased a Yamaha Mt07 as a first bike, I’ve puttered around in my neighborhood, it is so light, and it turns on a dime. My issue/fear is friction zone work and stalls, I don’t want a 5000+ lbs truck up my tailpipe if they goose it behind me at a light 🤷🏻♂️ great content, much love from Texas!
I ride a dual sport that weighs 317 lb wet and I won't even put my foot down. If I'm moving more than a mile an hour my feet are on the pegs because I know to do otherwise is absolute stupidity. And also, I trust my tires.
It's mostly about vision. I don't know how long you've been driving cars, but I can predict when a car is going to come over on me.... either from a lane change or turning at an intersection. Don't go faster than your vision and ability to react. Always assume the curve has a danger on the other side and go the appropriate speed. Even in my car, I only do hooligan stuff on the interstates. It's perfectly safe to go triple digits up there. But on the surface streets? Drive like something is always going to happen, and you'll be fine. Regardless of vehicle. My only fear with a motorcycle is being rear ended at a stoplight.
I just found your videos/ channel. As I new rider that's super safety conscious, I find your content very helpful. I'm sad I missed the sale on your smart booklet. Looks like a great asset for skill development.
The problem is most people don't even use a turn signal no matter what they're doing whether they're changing lanes or turning or whatever A lot of people wait till they're in a turning lane to turn on their turn signal which at that point is basically redundant and pointless.
I have Neuropathy caused by toxic agents in Chemotherapy and I sometimes suffer from cramps while riding. I eat pickles and the cramps go away. I prefer Bread&Butter pickles, because I can quickly eat a lot of them at a time. Dill pickles also work well. I also drink the pickle juice. No more cramps, while riding my motorcycle or any other time.
Pretty dope to see that the safety precautions and risk management used in flying applies to riding bikes. Excited to start MSF course next week. Started watching videos to learn a bit before I go.
e.g minute 11:32 - one good lesson i learned while motocross riding - look where you want to go, rather than where you think you are heading - this helps you pilot the bike and avoids a lot of understeer crashes.
Turned 18 and got my license a few months back and was riding today short distance without my proper gear (only had my helmet and gloves) as I grew to comfortable on my bike and I slowed down on an empty rural road because an animal ran across and I didn’t want to run it over and I looked behind me to see a speeding Ute flying onto the other side of the road to avoid hitting me. The driver apologised and was more shook than me but now only an hour after it happened and it is just sinking in now that I could’ve freaking died man. Never riding without proper gear ever again. When I think back I don’t think wearing gear would’ve saved me because of the circumstances but man I can see how important it is to wear gear. Stay upright guys 🥹
First vid. If you are not comfortable with the conditions, slow down - gradually, then turn slowly. Or stop - slowly and assess the situation properly.
19:40 Far left position the car is more likely to see you in their side mirror in the first place. Being far over away from them creates the illusion that the lane is open
At the 20 minute mark he has a nice loud horn. Most likely a Denali Soundbomb. I know rule 1 is react/swerve first, but having that horn also wakes some distracted drivers up. 😆
It was so cool to hear the Rebel comment, lol. I am looking to buy a 500 soonish. Thank you for this style of content. It really does help a lot to watch in the time leading up to starting. I did ride on dirt for a few years but that was a long time ago, lol. And only around >1yr on a dual sport around the same time.
In Australia we have guard rails that are solid wire there are three at about 30 centimetres apart ,we who ride bikes call them cheese graters because if you come off your bike at speed and hit them they put your body parts in small bags
Did a little back n forth dance the other day. I knew my back tire needed replacing. I knew the edges of the road were still damp from rain. Still had to stupidly hit it hard going up a road I know well enough. When the road swept left I got caught up in the muck on the right. At least twice going between braking towards the curb and massaging the brakes lightly. 40 mph doesn't sound that fast unless you're about to hit something lol. It could have gone either way I think luck had something to do with it. Humbled me which is a good thing....
Safe cornering lines, lane positioning. Like on 6 or 21 minutes. Nobody talks about it enough. I've had a friend or two who I've ridden with and really have such terrible positioning while entering a corner. And those two are quite a good examples who you can miss any corner by being in the wrong place when the road starts turning.
at 10:40 it looks like the hand guard caught his hand preventing a normal escape. I've heard of this happening on adv bikes with fully enclosed handgaurds.
6:40 every time I'm in a similar situation and going wide my mind is on COUNTER STEER NOW! and LOOK INTO THE TURN! Works every time Release the throttle too, of course
@9:40 the cop was parked too close to the disabled vehicle. Should've set cones at the Apex of the road curvature for unsuspecting vehicles. I was a firefighter. It's standard road safety training we provided to law enforcement.
that crash at 8:00 ish ... what the hell was the police doing, not securing the site of the accident ? Don't you guys have a requirement to warn other people about an emergency on the road? The first thing you do in Germany is to put up an emergency sign so no one else crashes into you ... mind-boggling 😞
His emergency lights were on AND he put cones down in the roadway. Don’t blame the cop assisting an accident blame the bikers driving recklessly fast around blind corners on public roads.
you should 'always' assume theres 'marbles' in a median, road junction etc, when making a uturn or even a regular turn if your line is outside normal traffic tire travel .. theres 'always' a patch wheres all the gravel and trash accumulates and its about like ice ...
I dont think ive ever been zoned out, but thats likely cuz ive had ptsd since i was a kid so im always hyperaware, feels like yellow describes my 'safe' or drugged up state of mind. LuL PTSD its good for a motorcyclist. I joke but the hyperawareness does prepare your mind
Public roads are not racetracks, treat them accordingly. Remember there are two types of riders, those who have crashed and those who are about to crash.
Out of interest, in America, if a motorcyclist is injured, other than wearing a helmet, is their medical insurance affected if they are not wearing full gear?
Noooo! I can’t believe nobody’s said it. That first guy could have avoided that completely if he would have had his hands inside the bars and ready to clutch in. He never touched the clutch to slow down or the brake. That could have been the end of him thank god he’s alive and no injuried hopefully
Come on Dan Dan, @ 9:27 should we neglect the fact that the cop blocked the whole lane and didn't have his lights on?! I'm not disputing the overspeeding on her account, but let's analyze every situation from all possible angles, shall we?!
Around 8:47 it could have been so much worse. He fell right after the car passed. If it had happened a moment earlier he would have been hit/run over by that car.
My daughter is wanting to start riding and information like this wasnt available 20 years ago when I started riding, so I am trying to absorb as much as I can and see everything from a new rider's point of view. She also wants to take flight lessons so f Tom Cruise for both.
it looks like some of these riders are sliding on the painted strips or lines on the road...........especially when they apply the front brake...................
Im really sorry to have to ask this... But when you take your license, do you get any training at all? This is pretty basic stuff, that any one even on a pedalbike should know at least a little about.
Mandatory training in the US is all low speed parking lot stuff. They tell you about target fixation but I'm not sure they cover countersteering. You kind of just have to figure that out for yourself. I knew about target fixation but until it happened to me a couple of times so I knew what it felt like I didn't really have control of it.
Considering no part of his body slid on the road, I'm not sure why you would claim 'he was sliding down the road on his face'. He was fully protected with high quality gear, and that kept every part of his body from making contact with whatever road you envisioned in your head.
The biker at 14:34 made a severely unwise choice. I saw a similar video and the driver went after them and pushed the biker off the road. The car driver turned out to be an illegal in a stolen car. You just don't know who is psycho on the road so just let it go.
12:50 I can't agree. He did cut off the SUV... ok... it happens... but then he adds insult to injury by making this enormous cushion. He had PLENTY of space at 12:35 to slot in behind the SUV. But he decided to cut them off AND THEN go slow ? Bruh. What are you doing ? He did not need to slow down as much as he did... he's messing with the SUV at this point out of ego. Because he doesn't like the SUV tailgating. But he cut them off and then keeps going slower ? So the SUV is just going to tailgate more ?? He may as well be brake checking the SUV with the multiple semis you could fit between him and the red truck. I don't know what turn he's slowing down for... it's a straight shot to the merge point. He's creating a narrative to hide that he's messing with the SUV after cutting them off. And sure enough, when the SUV responds in douchekind ... ohh suddenly he doesn't need that space for braking anymore. It's perfectly safe to gun it and merge in close quarters after all. And then he continues to escalate after the merge. The SUV is a douche, but this entire thing was started by and repeatedly escalated by the motorcycle. This guy is going to get himself in trouble one day, and it's hard to feel bad for him.
19:10 Also disagree. I would be in the middle. Half the reason that car doesn't see him is because he is wide... he's not where that driver expects to see headlights. You still have PLENTY of time to get from the middle to the outside... and he will also sense you sooner on his front quarter panel and likely abort the lane change. The act of making that center to outside switch in concert with the car entering your lane simultaneously also aligns the motorcycle to lane switch right... not ideal (and we can't see his own mirrors if there's a car there or not), but it's an additional escape route that only requires more throttle once you move with the car.
4:24 This is me! It doesn't show it in this video, but there was a big patch of gravel right under the front wheel when I turned it. You can see where the black car is parked in the gravel carpark, that's where it comes from.
It also just started to rain. I turned the wheel too fast whilst doing the U-Turn, I was still in the "go fast mode" from the previous road.
I also couldn't take my time because there was a big semi truck coming from behind on the slight downhill.
Total damage: new mirrors, some touch-up paint, put the stock bar end back on, that's all. Frame sliders are great!!
I could pick my bike up alone, but asked the guys watching to help me to avoid further scratches to it.
The front and rear brakes were on maybe 5% (very loose front brake on this bike).
Lessons learnt?
Reset your brain after going fast before doing slow speed stuff I guess.
Gravel sucks! glad you’re ok
Glad you and the bike are good! Ride safe
Great to hear from a 'star' of one of these vids too. It adds more of a personal touch to the narrative.
Ride safe mate.
Not sure why nobody is saying this but, you don't take a U-turn with your right hand on your front brake. That is literally how i was teached doing a U-turn on my bike. First gear. Little bit of gas. Apply rear break to adjust speed to about 12 km/h.
Like i'm a noob who has only done two lessons on the actual road so i should probably shut up and learn but i don't get how you fall this easily with a bike.
so you didn't grab a handful of clutch nor front brake?
Hotwire, not barbwire. It’s electric to keep animals in. To be fair, if you go fast enough it can slice you.
don't pi$$ on one whatever you do! been there, done that! lmao
@@DiagolonRiderbrave soul
@@bobcards3 Brave? More like Dumb!😂
You can tell because of the plastic mounts on the fence seen some crazy guy run barbed wire through a homemade set up surprised he didn't catch himself on fire
Slicing happened near my area... multiple times. Basically, death traps.
Getting my licence and first bike soon. My rider friend recommended your channel tonight and I'm glad he did. Loving the analysis 🙏
That is how I started! Have fun and be safe.
take it easy, practice in parking lots ...A LOT. Take your time and be patient.
What bike are you going with?
@@cloud9847 that's the plan. I'm too old and sore to be getting into trouble. I'm excited for exploring my country finally. I'm getting a Vulcan S 650 🙂
Congrats, don't forget to get full gear!
@@Mowgi if your buddies are recommending channels like this then they are looking out for you. Good friend to have. Ride safe and in a few months when you're really feeling comfortable and confident - that's when you're arguably at your most vulnerable. Remember that complacency is your worst enemy. I'm also looking at something I can go see the land on. I'm thinking a bit more off road oriented something like the V-Strom 800DE.
Edit - another great channel to go to for solid information is Motojitsu. Him and Dan have taught me A LOT.
Been riding about 18 years since I was 17. Back in my safety class, my instructor told me something that still sticks with me every ride. Countersteering. When you turn, you’re not just pushing the way you want to go, pull back on the opposite handlebar. It’s so counterintuitive but it really helps with leaning into faster turns with stability. Curvy roads where you can comfortably go 25+ is a great way to practice. This skill would have helped several of these beginner riders.
Body english helps the front tire track. Weight the inside peg and torque the tank with the outside knee along with counter-steering. If I'm too hot, I add the body torque not more steering. Purely counter steering cups your front tire and the front will tuck instead of both tires sliding. Remember, the rear brake's your friend.
its weird that isnt intuitive tbh, turning means leaning counte steer means upright
This is such a “no shit” comment.
The video at 7:40. Saw that on insta g. Excellent work by the POV rider to not dump or crash. I get the pause on getting off the bike, checking to make sure it doesn't drop, no fuel spilling, a moment to self assess. Got to love how casual the cop and the wrecker driver are, soon as the crashee is mobile. Speed the only real factor, here. Probably could have been better marking further from the stalled vehicle, but 'racing' on public roads. Have not seen any track footage from this rider on their feed, maybe she try that for a change.
Funny you posted this the first day I was at my MSF course. I finished my MSF course today. Shiny (the instructors nickname) said that we had the best final test scores out of any class hes had in the last ten years. All of us had zero incidents on all of the tests. I'm really happy with how it went.
I really appreciate you showing videos like this to people like me who are approaching motorcycling as a complete novice/beginner. Very eye opening. I want to do all the MSF courses and continue to learn to be a better rider. Thank you for this!
Haven't been riding in 30 years, looking to get back in to it. Been enjoying your content and getting my mind tuned back in.
My dad used to ride when I was little (I don't remember it, was under 5 yo back then). He sold his bike after nearly crashing with me due some oil on the street.
30 something years later he got back into it, got hooked with a really chill group of riders, made one or two now real close friends there, and since then it's become noticeable by closest family how much happier he is.
this makes me glad i spend so much time goofing around in parking lots practicing my low speed Tech, I dont bike i electric scooter but these are similar concepts, seems these slow ones are the most common and albiet least bad but nontheless common
I work as a delivery driver in Greece and we are at high season right now. The stuff I see every day is mindboggling. You really should ride like you are invisible!
I don’t get riders that spend more time looking behind them than where they’re going. I can’t rotate that far anyway I don’t know they do it.
What riders? I've never seen this in my whole life. I mean we look back to change lanes? For safety?
@@Audfilethe ones in this video that turn around just to look at a car that cut them off.
I also don't get those idiots, they're asking to crash with a car in front of them if it decides to stop while they're looking away.
Just for fun I thought to analyze this vid too. 1# Rider's hand position seems off, not much lean and going wide put him in that situation. 2# Might have actually slid on the painted stripe on the road's edge - wet painted surfaces are dangerous. 3# Going wide. 4# Slow speed maneuvers going wrong. 5# If you can't see what's behind the corner slow down, it's cool to carve some corners but those are public roads, never go full-out unless you're riding on track. 6# Slow speed maneuvers, wear gear. 7# Going wide, bad entry position perhaps. 8# Probably lack of progressive breaking. 9# Bud still has a way to go with the how he handles road rage and also spent too much time being distracted by what the offended driver was doing - if you ever do something that may anger someone just be gone before stuff escalates. 10# wear gear, good reaction except the stopping. 11# Public road awareness, good job. 12# ? 13# When you see someone crossing over to your lane predict what may happen also eyes on the road do not look back, there's traffick. 14# Wet road and maybe whiskey throttle control. 15# Good position and being sharp. 16# Not much to talk about 17# Going wide; Scientifically it's been kind of proven that bones are pretty weak to being crushed with a rolling 1000+lbs so why would anyone think it's a good idea to attempt doing saves with your limbs. 18# Public roads, eyes wide open, predict prevent and act before something happens. 19# Oof. 20# Slow speed maneuvers, clutch control. 21# Help people if you can just like that rider :) Ride safe folks, cheers!
I'm 46 and decided to finally get my first bike. I bought a little Honda Shadow VT600 bobber for under 2k. I haven't taken it on any roads yet. Just been walking it around my yard learning the clutch friction zone and also learning to take off from a dead stop without killing it. So far so good, but I have a long way to go. I live out in the country where there's lots of country roads to practice but for right now I'm sticking to my yard until I feel confident enough to take it down them roads. Right now my confidence isn't strong enough but it's there. Being that it's a small bike and I'm a 6' tall 210lb man, I bought some 6" forward controls and floorboards for it, to make it a bit more comfortable for my legs.
I have 2 pair of steel toed boots (Harley and CAT), genuine leather chaps and jacket, a good pair of gloves, and a DOT approved German half helmet with goggles and also a hard full face mask to wear in place of the goggles to keep from swallowing bugs or other debris. I plan to also get a full helmet too. My older brother is slowly teaching me to ride. We haven't got into cornering or leaving first gear yet. Right now he wants me to get comfy with walking it around the yard using the clutch friction and dead stop takeoffs and stops in first gear. I admit, the front brake does scare me a bit, and the clutch / throttle combo does as well. I'm confident that I'll pick up on it though. Gonna take a bit of time and practice.
Take the MSF. It's worth it and gets you that initial XP. Then you can move to going up and down those county roads. That's what I'm doing -- had a 660 2cylinder for 2 weeks now. Did MSF. Spent a week just riding in circles going ~25. Then started making coffee and gas runs on the county roads ~50mph. Maybe next week I'll try the interstate for the first time, or not. I'm in no hurry.
I can commute entirely on a county road, so I'm in a good spot. Just building up that muscle memory.
Next Spring, I plan to go back to the same MSF folk for a follow-on course to get better at counterweighting and the hard slow speed stuff on my bike. Also break any bad habits I've formed in the interim.
@@niallk9336 I started doing laps around my yard the day after I wrote my OP. Then I took it up and down a country roads for the first time and learned to shift, which wasn't hard since I've ridden 4 wheelers and dirt bikes before, except without a clutch.
The clutch took a lil getting used to but I think I got it now. I got a pretty good feel for my bike now. Now it'll be easier to learn other things. I don't really have any big parking lots near where I live, so I'll have to ride to town if I wanna start practicing u-turns and such. One thing at a time though.
It's so strange you can get a license BEFORE learning to ride. Here in Brazil you have to demonstrate proficiency in a test to get the license. Sure there's corruption and some people just pay extra to skip the proficiency part, but that's how everything works, right?
I also got my first bike now over 40 (I'm 42) but it's a little Yamaha R15. Enjoy the ride, bro!
My instructors for my Harley Davidson Endorsement actually recommended your channel as a follow up to the class. Super cool to hear since I was already bingeing your channel long before I took my classes.
The crash at 10:00 … she’s asks if he’s okay, he says he’s fine. He can thank his gear for that. While it could have been much worse, I’ll never understand people that drive fast without gear. Good on him (and her) for wearing proper gear.
Thank you, was just ridng today with a friend and there was what looked like a broken bag of sand covering half a lane just past the intersection. But I’ve been watching you and made sure I was staggered with a space cushion and of course slowed down for the intersection… gave her room so we were both able to swerve and miss the sand. 😊
Been flooding here in FL somebody’s sand bag probably fell off their truck.
11:33 "flintstone it wont help"
i never laughed so hard omg 🤣🤣🤣🤣
12:53. Motorcycle wanted a fight. He absolutely was messing with the suv. He snuck in with just enough room to fit. Then he slowed down to give himself 4 football fields to stop. Notice how he went from 30mph to 60 mph when the SUV accelerated even though there was significantly less space cushion.
Guy put too much trust in staying with the SUV.
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@@539-s3ehe's a clown, even the way he was accelerating aggressively in a very dirty hard shoulder, he was lucky not to end up on his arse. The biker went out of his way to antagonise the car driver just to prove a point.
I just flew to Lakeville, MN to pick up an FTR Rally. I rode it through Sturgis during the rally up to Whitefish, MT to Denver. Put, 2978 miles on it for my first trip on my first bike. Dan has some great advise to keep you safe. I know I would not have made it home safe without these videos! Thank you brother!
Just purchased a Yamaha Mt07 as a first bike, I’ve puttered around in my neighborhood, it is so light, and it turns on a dime. My issue/fear is friction zone work and stalls, I don’t want a 5000+ lbs truck up my tailpipe if they goose it behind me at a light 🤷🏻♂️ great content, much love from Texas!
Water does not act like a surfactant since there is no change is the surface tension. But thanks for the great video and It's nice to have you back.
I ride a dual sport that weighs 317 lb wet and I won't even put my foot down. If I'm moving more than a mile an hour my feet are on the pegs because I know to do otherwise is absolute stupidity. And also, I trust my tires.
man, I am having second guesses if I should get a bike after seeing this. People are dangerous on the road.
It's mostly about vision. I don't know how long you've been driving cars, but I can predict when a car is going to come over on me.... either from a lane change or turning at an intersection. Don't go faster than your vision and ability to react. Always assume the curve has a danger on the other side and go the appropriate speed.
Even in my car, I only do hooligan stuff on the interstates. It's perfectly safe to go triple digits up there. But on the surface streets? Drive like something is always going to happen, and you'll be fine. Regardless of vehicle.
My only fear with a motorcycle is being rear ended at a stoplight.
I just found your videos/ channel. As I new rider that's super safety conscious, I find your content very helpful. I'm sad I missed the sale on your smart booklet. Looks like a great asset for skill development.
The problem is most people don't even use a turn signal no matter what they're doing whether they're changing lanes or turning or whatever A lot of people wait till they're in a turning lane to turn on their turn signal which at that point is basically redundant and pointless.
I have Neuropathy caused by toxic agents in Chemotherapy and I sometimes suffer from cramps while riding. I eat pickles and the cramps go away. I prefer Bread&Butter pickles, because I can quickly eat a lot of them at a time. Dill pickles also work well. I also drink the pickle juice. No more cramps, while riding my motorcycle or any other time.
Awesome tip man I hope that tip can help someone else find freedom and enjoy their life too.
Pretty dope to see that the safety precautions and risk management used in flying applies to riding bikes. Excited to start MSF course next week. Started watching videos to learn a bit before I go.
e.g minute 11:32 - one good lesson i learned while motocross riding - look where you want to go, rather than where you think you are heading - this helps you pilot the bike and avoids a lot of understeer crashes.
Im getting my bike next month and i enjoy watching your videos so i will know what to do to make myself a little safer on the road
The way he said 'thirty' when he realized guy rides four times the limit haha
Turned 18 and got my license a few months back and was riding today short distance without my proper gear (only had my helmet and gloves) as I grew to comfortable on my bike and I slowed down on an empty rural road because an animal ran across and I didn’t want to run it over and I looked behind me to see a speeding Ute flying onto the other side of the road to avoid hitting me. The driver apologised and was more shook than me but now only an hour after it happened and it is just sinking in now that I could’ve freaking died man. Never riding without proper gear ever again. When I think back I don’t think wearing gear would’ve saved me because of the circumstances but man I can see how important it is to wear gear. Stay upright guys 🥹
First vid. If you are not comfortable with the conditions, slow down - gradually, then turn slowly. Or stop - slowly and assess the situation properly.
19:40 Far left position the car is more likely to see you in their side mirror in the first place. Being far over away from them creates the illusion that the lane is open
This video was made for me. The two times I fell down was trying a slow U-turn. You better believe I’ve been practicing that ever since.
At the 20 minute mark he has a nice loud horn. Most likely a Denali Soundbomb. I know rule 1 is react/swerve first, but having that horn also wakes some distracted drivers up. 😆
If you want to turn left, turn the handlebar right. Took some time for me to have it ready if it's neccessary.
It was so cool to hear the Rebel comment, lol. I am looking to buy a 500 soonish. Thank you for this style of content. It really does help a lot to watch in the time leading up to starting.
I did ride on dirt for a few years but that was a long time ago, lol. And only around >1yr on a dual sport around the same time.
First video makes me happy I ride a dual sport.
In Australia we have guard rails that are solid wire there are three at about 30 centimetres apart ,we who ride bikes call them cheese graters because if you come off your bike at speed and hit them they put your body parts in small bags
Did a little back n forth dance the other day. I knew my back tire needed replacing. I knew the edges of the road were still damp from rain. Still had to stupidly hit it hard going up a road I know well enough. When the road swept left I got caught up in the muck on the right. At least twice going between braking towards the curb and massaging the brakes lightly. 40 mph doesn't sound that fast unless you're about to hit something lol. It could have gone either way I think luck had something to do with it. Humbled me which is a good thing....
I never expected the gravel/ brakes thing.. It was an automatic wipeout with the quickness. I just tapped the front brake and the front washed out.
Safe cornering lines, lane positioning. Like on 6 or 21 minutes. Nobody talks about it enough. I've had a friend or two who I've ridden with and really have such terrible positioning while entering a corner. And those two are quite a good examples who you can miss any corner by being in the wrong place when the road starts turning.
at 10:40 it looks like the hand guard caught his hand preventing a normal escape. I've heard of this happening on adv bikes with fully enclosed handgaurds.
9:10 surprised you didn’t mention the absolute CLIFF to the right she managed to not fall off of.
The excuse me, the " Recommended Speed" ?
Thats a great mindset to have as a biker. But hey thanks for all the free secondhand organs i guess.
1:38 That looks like an electric fence wire.
Yes i was about to say that 😮
6:40 every time I'm in a similar situation and going wide my mind is on COUNTER STEER NOW! and LOOK INTO THE TURN! Works every time
Release the throttle too, of course
There should b signs saying prepare to turn
I swear I experience most of these incidents like once a week just riding my bike. Cars pull in in front of me all the time, just how it is
@9:40 the cop was parked too close to the disabled vehicle. Should've set cones at the Apex of the road curvature for unsuspecting vehicles.
I was a firefighter. It's standard road safety training we provided to law enforcement.
that crash at 8:00 ish ... what the hell was the police doing, not securing the site of the accident ? Don't you guys have a requirement to warn other people about an emergency on the road? The first thing you do in Germany is to put up an emergency sign so no one else crashes into you ... mind-boggling 😞
Local riders to so cal known for riding fast and reckless…
His emergency lights were on AND he put cones down in the roadway.
Don’t blame the cop assisting an accident blame the bikers driving recklessly fast around blind corners on public roads.
Agreed, hot wire. Freezing vid on post shows electric insulator.
you should 'always' assume theres 'marbles' in a median, road junction etc, when making a uturn or even a regular turn if your line is outside normal traffic tire travel .. theres 'always' a patch wheres all the gravel and trash accumulates and its about like ice ...
for open lane pattern thank you from Toronto!
Half of Dan’s advice “leave your ego at home”. 😂.
I dont think ive ever been zoned out, but thats likely cuz ive had ptsd since i was a kid so im always hyperaware, feels like yellow describes my 'safe' or drugged up state of mind.
LuL PTSD its good for a motorcyclist. I joke but the hyperawareness does prepare your mind
I feel this!
I think I'll turn this into an article! Great topic
Public roads are not racetracks, treat them accordingly. Remember there are two types of riders, those who have crashed and those who are about to crash.
What should we watch if we're not a beginner rider?
17:12 Too much throttle during a turn on wet road will always take you down, unless traction control saves you!
I finally have a motorcycle with a working horn! lmao. Now I too can join the trumpets of calling people out for their bs
Exactly, looks like electric fence, probably got bit on both arms.
7:48 it was awful nice of them to tell the cop they wanted a reckless driving ticket.
Most new fence is not barbed anymore. Looks like relatively new wire.
Out of interest, in America, if a motorcyclist is injured, other than wearing a helmet, is their medical insurance affected if they are not wearing full gear?
After watching this I’m really trying to find a practical application of a motorcycle where a car isn’t more practical
First video looked like just wire fence barbed wire would look a little thinner around the wire from my experience
7:40 Officer: how would you like those speeding tickets? lol
Big guy is "Doin' fine" till the adrenaline wears off, then he's gonna start hurtin'.
That first rider had a weird hand placement/posture on those grips.
It's an electric fence. That's why he thinks he got cut. That's a current limited 10000 volts used to keep the cows back.
As mentioned Hot Wire not Barbwire They possibly got bit, and and that can be an OUCHY
Noooo! I can’t believe nobody’s said it. That first guy could have avoided that completely if he would have had his hands inside the bars and ready to clutch in. He never touched the clutch to slow down or the brake. That could have been the end of him thank god he’s alive and no injuried hopefully
So dude can’t pick up a 350lb piss missile on his own ?
new viewer here, cant wait for more content :)
Lotta target fixation in the crashes in corners
Come on Dan Dan, @ 9:27 should we neglect the fact that the cop blocked the whole lane and didn't have his lights on?!
I'm not disputing the overspeeding on her account, but let's analyze every situation from all possible angles, shall we?!
Police officer: You know whats a good. Let me park, in a way that cover the whole lane. Nothing bad will happen.
9min09 happy to have bought an airbag...
Around 8:47 it could have been so much worse. He fell right after the car passed. If it had happened a moment earlier he would have been hit/run over by that car.
At 10min mark, the u-turn, was there a full grab of the clutch?
Is a Honda navi a good first bike?
Obey the speed limit - within 20% or so, and most of this mayhem could be avoided.
My daughter is wanting to start riding and information like this wasnt available 20 years ago when I started riding, so I am trying to absorb as much as I can and see everything from a new rider's point of view. She also wants to take flight lessons so f Tom Cruise for both.
😂 ride with her. Deliberately crash out so she is more cautious
Riding a bike is not about if you will crash but when you will crash..
Got the digital version of the book never came in the mail
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I think he tried a U turn with a passenger for the first time...
it looks like some of these riders are sliding on the painted strips or lines on the road...........especially when they apply the front brake...................
whats your opinon on the honda shadow phantom for a beginner?
Im really sorry to have to ask this... But when you take your license, do you get any training at all?
This is pretty basic stuff, that any one even on a pedalbike should know at least a little about.
Mandatory training in the US is all low speed parking lot stuff. They tell you about target fixation but I'm not sure they cover countersteering. You kind of just have to figure that out for yourself.
I knew about target fixation but until it happened to me a couple of times so I knew what it felt like I didn't really have control of it.
So many mc overtaking on the right hand side, is it ok in the us?
13:12 I don't like that at all, he has 3x the space cushion he needs to stop at 35mph. Don't cut in front of people and slow down like that
Looks like standard aluminum electric fence wire...
That was an electric fence
Its probably 13km/h, not 13mp/h
"Just an overall lucky situation" as the dude is sliding down the road on his face was hilarious to me
Considering no part of his body slid on the road, I'm not sure why you would claim 'he was sliding down the road on his face'. He was fully protected with high quality gear, and that kept every part of his body from making contact with whatever road you envisioned in your head.
Is this a new video or are you still on vacation?
The biker at 14:34 made a severely unwise choice.
I saw a similar video and the driver went after them and pushed the biker off the road. The car driver turned out to be an illegal in a stolen car.
You just don't know who is psycho on the road so just let it go.
12:50 I can't agree. He did cut off the SUV... ok... it happens... but then he adds insult to injury by making this enormous cushion. He had PLENTY of space at 12:35 to slot in behind the SUV. But he decided to cut them off AND THEN go slow ? Bruh. What are you doing ? He did not need to slow down as much as he did... he's messing with the SUV at this point out of ego. Because he doesn't like the SUV tailgating. But he cut them off and then keeps going slower ? So the SUV is just going to tailgate more ??
He may as well be brake checking the SUV with the multiple semis you could fit between him and the red truck.
I don't know what turn he's slowing down for... it's a straight shot to the merge point. He's creating a narrative to hide that he's messing with the SUV after cutting them off.
And sure enough, when the SUV responds in douchekind ... ohh suddenly he doesn't need that space for braking anymore. It's perfectly safe to gun it and merge in close quarters after all.
And then he continues to escalate after the merge.
The SUV is a douche, but this entire thing was started by and repeatedly escalated by the motorcycle.
This guy is going to get himself in trouble one day, and it's hard to feel bad for him.
19:10 Also disagree. I would be in the middle. Half the reason that car doesn't see him is because he is wide... he's not where that driver expects to see headlights.
You still have PLENTY of time to get from the middle to the outside... and he will also sense you sooner on his front quarter panel and likely abort the lane change. The act of making that center to outside switch in concert with the car entering your lane simultaneously also aligns the motorcycle to lane switch right... not ideal (and we can't see his own mirrors if there's a car there or not), but it's an additional escape route that only requires more throttle once you move with the car.
Fence is electric razor wire.
Salute
I've been browning out my whole life.