HOW TO RIDE A SCOOTER | Turns, Figures 8s and U-Turns | Turning at Low Speed | PART 6
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- Опубліковано 28 чер 2024
- Luke Watson has created a video series for the BEGINNER and NEW RIDER of an automatic motor scooter. Want to learn how to ride a Scooter? Then this series of videos will take you through the steps. How to ride a VESPA.
PART SIX: Turns, Figures 8s and U-Turns | Turning at Low Speed. In this video, Luke explains how to change directions and turn your automatic motorcycle at low speed with maximum control. Does your bike wobble when you turn? Do you feel unbalanced when turning? Can you steer accurately and with precision? Do you feel you need to stick your knees, legs and feet out when turning on a motorcycle? Do you feel tense when turning? Well, this video will solve these problems. Luke will explain and demonstrate how to turn your scooter at low speed and shift direction like a pro!
Luke also explains how to use the rear brake to control the speed and the throttle to keep the bike steady and upright. Luke explains what to do with your hands, wrists, arms, elbows, shoulders, eyes, chin and head when turning your motor scooter. The key focus of this lesson is teaching the beginner how to control your Vespa's momentum by utilising the rider's upper body, the handlebars, the front wheel and the lean of the bike. The key is to use the POWER to keep the bike energy output HIGH and the REAR BRAKE to control the speed of movement. The aim of this video is to help you keep your auto scooter under control when turning at low speed. Bike Control = Safety & Confidence
The key points in this HOW TO STEER A SCOOTER VIDEO are:
~ Maintain correct posture, keep knees in and feet on foot pegs & foot rests and at one with the bike
~ Maintain balance at low speed
~ Eliminate excessive steering and wobbles
~ Throttle increase to suit load and produce centrifugal force
~ Keep bike in a tight space and straight
~ Rear brake to control speed
~ Eyes and avoiding object fixation
~ Dropping the shoulder / elbow to get the bike to lean
~ Understanding your own scooter's turning capabilities
CHAPTERS:
00:00 Intro
00:57 Turns
08:27 Figure 8s
14:50 Taking Off & Turning
18:35 U-Turns
26:13 Turning in the Traffic
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HOW TO RIDE A SCOOTER SERIES
Part 1 ~ Posture | • HOW TO RIDE A SCOOTER ...
Part 2 ~ Starting and Stopping the Engine + Mount & Dismount | • HOW TO RIDE A SCOOTER ...
Part 3 ~ Take Off, Move Off, Slow & Stop + Brakes & Throttle | • HOW TO RIDE A SCOOTER ...
Part 4 ~ Take Off, Move Off, Slow & Stop + Brakes & Throttle |
• HOW TO RIDE A SCOOTER ...
Part 5 - Slow Ride, Slow Controlled Ride, Lane Splitting, Lane Filtering, Weaving Through Traffic Jams and Rear Brake & Throttle Control | • HOW TO RIDE A SCOOTER ...
Part 6 ~ Turns, U-Turns and Figure 8s (Steering at low speed) | • HOW TO RIDE A SCOOTER ...
Part 7 ~ Counter Steer, Slalom and Cornering | • HOW TO RIDE A SCOOTER ...
Part 8 ~ Crash Avoidance, Swerving and Controlled Stopping | • HOW TO RIDE A SCOOTER ...
Part 9 ~ Pre-Ride Scooter Checks & Commentary Ride | • HOW TO RIDE A SCOOTER ...
Part 10 ~ How To Wash Your Motor Scooter ~ Dos and Don’ts | • HOW TO RIDE A SCOOTER ...
Part 11 ~ Pre-Ride Checks in Real-Time | • HOW TO RIDE A SCOOTER ...
Part 12 ~ Parking Your Scooter (the basic skills) PART A | • HOW TO RIDE A SCOOTER ...
Part 13 ~ Parking Your Scooter (real-life scenarios) PART B | • HOW TO RIDE A SCOOTER ...
UPCOMING VIDEOS IN THIS SERIES
COMING SOON
Part 14 ~ Hills: Hill Starts And All About Hills
Part 15 ~ Pillion Passengers: All You Need To Know About Riding With Other Passengers
Part 16 ~ Motorcycle and Scooter Safety Equipment
Part 17 ~ Checking Your Oil and Topping Up Your Oil
IN THE TRAFFIC
Part 18 ~ Give Way, Yield & Go
Part 19 ~ Road Position & Adapting To Various Environments & Situations
Part 20 ~ Road Position Before, During & After Turns
Part 21 ~ Safe Following Distances: The Time Lapse Formula
Part 22 ~ System Of Vehicle Control (For Hazards, Intersections & Corners)
Part 23 ~ Vision: Identifying & Reacting To Hazards Through Scanning
Part 24 ~ Vision: Use Of Mirrors & Should Checks
Part 25 ~ Roundabouts
Part 26 ~ Courtesy, Consideration, Cooperation & Communication With Other Road Users
Part 27 ~ Safe Speed & Going With The Flow
Part 28 ~ All About Using Your Indicators
Part 29 ~ Defensive Riding Techniques
Part 30 ~ Attitude, State of Mind & Your Health
Part 31 ~ Target Fixation
Part 32 ~ Riding in the Rain
Part 33 ~ Riding at Night
N.B. If you have an idea for a future video based on your needs and curiosity - please add your suggestion in the comments.
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Thank you! I recently bought a Vespa and went from a 50 cc to a 300 cc. The power and size change was overwhelming and I hit the curb on a turn, fell off the scooter and luckily no permanent injury, except to my confidence. Watching your videos, especially this one on turns is so helpful. I also appreciate that you talk about getting used to your bike, which I didn’t really do. I’m going to find a big empty parking lot and try again!
Thank you for your comments.
what 50cc scooter did u have
I'm returning to riding after some 30 years ago when I took a riding course and got my bike license. But never rode again, until now. Thank you for the great instructions video. I find it really helpful :)
You’re a great instructor!
I’ve been riding since 1972.
I’m showing your videos to someone that is new to scooter riding.
this series of how to ride a scooter helps me tremendously pass the 2 day course and get the learner permit (in Melbourne). How you taught is exactly what my instructor said. Thank you and thank youtube!
Thanks for the instructions. This is the best scooter riding guide on the internet.
Following you with your camera in traffic and your instructions coming in real time, after your detailed lessons, is so unbelievably helpful.
Thank you!
🙏🏻
Having never ridden before and not having the benefit of in-person lessons, I am slightly confused about when to use the throttle (and when not to?)
This may seem so obvious to an experienced driver. I have driven automatic cars for decades and had to look up ‘what is a throttle for?’
ha ha... I should explain the key terms and give some definitions! Being a good teacher demands that you put yourself in the learners shoes.
Glad you liked the IN-TRAFFIC part of the video... I will do more of this in the future (now I know it is helpful).
I am going for my basic rider course next week so I can ride my scooter. I am already practicing a lot of the skills in your videos. Thank you.
I just got my very first scooter and I'm finding this video extremely helpful!
Excellent instructions, the gold standard on youtube !
Thank you for all the videos you have made on how to ride a scooter. This is really a great help to many people around the globe including me from the Philippines. Highly appreciate this! Cheers and stay safe Ian!
Thank you! Can't wait for the next one.
You are guite a good instructor.really like how you teach explaining basic moves that are easy to understand.
Learned a lot from your videos, Ian. Thank you so much.
many thanks Ian you're are and excellent instructor.
Very helpful! Appreciate this so much. I’m a new rider plus a lady so it’s really a struggle to me to ride a scooter since I need to use it to come to work because commuting here in our country is very pricey and stressful. Thanks so much! ❤
Glad it was helpful!
I really appreciate your riding instructions and i 'll be following and using this course. It helps me a lot. Keep the great job. Thanks.
Happy to help.
Great video, you have helped me to learn how to ride my vespa
Your videos are very informative as I am a beginner on my scooter. Ive been driving forklift trucks for the past 30 years but scooters are new to me. You make alot of good points especially looking at where you want the bike to go when you steer. When I'm teaching new guys on the finer points of forklift handling, i always give them the same advice about looking where you want to go. Looking forward to the rest of your posts. Thx for making them!🛵
the eyes and focus are super important
Blessing to you it is a great lesson thanks I appreciate that.
Thank you for your videos they’re very useful ❤
Glad you like them!
Best video on how to ride a motor scooter. Thanks
Your videos are very informative. Thanks from Indiana USA.
You are a great resource.
Thanks for watching!
Thanks I really need this.😉
I’m so glad I found this series. I take my scooter course july 3 and buying a scooter right after. I plan to work on all of your drills to get my mind memory going
How did you go on the course? success?
@@ianwatsons i passed 😄
This has been so much more helpful than just reading the booklet. Thank you Ian.
You're very welcome!
I got mine yesterday and these previous videos make me understand better tomorrow I will be practicing
Great!
learn a lot from this. im a new rider😊. thanks for this.
I just learnt to ride scooter recently and watching your videos helped me a lot.Thank you so much for your great instructions
Thank you!
I just bought vespa and this video helps a lot 👏👏
great!
Thank you for share!!!!
My pleasure!!
I'ts so useful. Thanks.
happy to help
excellent point Ian about wheel size and different bike feeling different. I was an excellent experienced rider on my gold wing and wanted to try a vespa. I rented one and was terrified by how it behaved😂. Ok stop laughing but what you said was right on. I'm watching and learning much, Thanks again.
Gold wing and Vespa would feel very very different!
Thanks for this series. I bought an ebike/emotorcycle (cheap china made one that looks identical to a Yamaha Vino) and this series helped me learn to ride it. I'm mainly a car/offroad guy but I wanted a small ride that wasn't a bicycle to go to and from my house and my office (1.5km away fully residential area) and the little thing does great. 55kph top speed and around 75km range lol. I went with this over a standard bike/ebike because I like having headlights and turn signals and I wanted to wear a full face helmet without getting stared at if I had a bicycle.
thanks for sharing.
Thanks a lot for this tutorial series and perfect pronunciation! I'm driving scooter(same Vespa) for the first time in my life, I supposed that will be easy as a bicycle and was surprised how difficult it is. After watching your tutorial I have found that I did many things wrong!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for the great video! I see you are in Thailand as well :) Cheers man
You bet!
Thanks! From India
I recently went from 4 years on a 50cc to a Vespa 300. I feel like my confidence has gone down. I had no idea the weight was going to be so different. It’s huge. You speak of the wobble at slow speed and that is what I get nervous about. I am good with speed but struggle some with the slower speed and pulling into a parking space.
Thanks for sharing. 50cc to 300cc is a big jump. Be careful until you get used to the new bike... and it is wise to practice some moves in an empty car park to build your confidence and skills and knowledge of your new bike.
I really enjoyed your Instructions Luke, I have your lessons saved to a playlist. Thanks so much!
Awesome, thank you!
I just got a piaggio mp3 😂😂😂 i needed this...
Thank you
Might be getting a moped this summer. One thing ive learned... seems to be a lot more of a serious deal then I thought.
In many ways they are easy... but it's also easy to get wrong and have an accident. So yes... they are easy but be careful!
you are fantastic dude. Thank you so much. Haven't got my scooter yet and had no idea how I was going to handle it until your tutorials. Thank you (lost my car in the divorce but a gained bought myself a scooter - hooray for freedom and )
thank you for the brilliant tips.
here's what I got:
Wrists straight
Elbows bent
ELBOWS IN
Loose arms
Knees in
Eyes on the horizon
Unlock steering wheel
Hold left break
Lift stand
Turn key
Push button
Right leg up
Left leg down
Squeeze throttle release break
Both legs up
Knees & elbows in
Stop with both breaks
MAINTAIN SAME SPEED WHEN TURNING CORNERS
Break light to alert traffic behind you
Shoulders down & slightly forward when turning
NO OBJECT FIXATION
LOOK IN THE DIRECTION YOU WANT YOUR BIKE TO GO
HEAD, EYES, CHIN, SHOULDERS
ALL FACE THE DIRECTION YOU WANT TO GO IN
Hips, Knees, Feet
All become one with the bike
The upper body directs the bike
Only use the back break when turning so front wheel doesn’t grab
Shift eyes, chin in the direction of turn
Drop shoulder closest to the turn
Hips knees feet all part of the bike
Straighten heady eyes chin shoulders on the straight
.......
thank you
I got my motorcycle temps recently and i am excited to get my Zuma soon. I felt like a 125cc was a good size to start with. This was very helpful, thank you, now i know how to get comfortable when i get it :)
Getting a new bike is exciting!
@ianwatsons Yes!! I am happy about it. I have it now and have fallen twice. This is my first time on two wheels outside of a bike as a child, so pretty good imo. I'm practicing in my apartment and a parkinglot really close by. I seem to have the most difficulty with turning so this video is something I keep revisiting before and after my practices. I can't wait to see the rest of the series! ❤ thank you!
Wonderful instruction, thank you! Question please, do you keep the throttle on a little while turning and use the rear break to maintain a specific speed?
nice tips
3 am vibes
Thank uuu so much
You're welcome!
I use to ride motorcycle back in the 70s and now I restarted riding again after 50 yrs but I ride a Piaggio mp3 because I have trouble balancing on two wheels bikes because of weight difficulty on left knee replaced! 🤗
Sounds like you found a good compromise! Well done!
Waiting for these
Part 7 - Crash Avoidance, Swerving and Controlled Stoping
Part 8 - Pre-Drive Scooter Checks & Parking
Part 9 - Safety Equipment
Part 10 - In The Traffic | Give Way, Yield, Go and Going With The Flow
Part 11 - In The Traffic | Road Position and Sharing The Road
Part 12 - In The Traffic | Communicating With Other Road Users
Part 13 - In The Traffic | See Danger, Know the Defence and Act In Time
Part 14 - Washing your Vespa
Thanks for the encouragement - I plan to make these videos over the next couple of months.
😮 i learn
Object fixation, I can relate to that.
Hi from Australia👋! I am thinking of getting a Vespa for my first vehicle for my Ls everyone told that I should learn how to ride a motorcycle first but that’s all I know this was very helpful and I’d like your opinion on having a Vespa for my first vehicle
Great question. Conventional Aussie wisdom says first you should learn to change gears (car/truck/motorcycle) then you'll have a greater understanding, also learn long division before you learn to use a calculator... but there are millions of people who jumped straight to an auto car licence and an auto motorcycle licence... and learn how to change gears either never to later. Conclusion either is fine! If my wife or daughter wanted to learn how to ride... I'd get them on a my Vespa first and I'd be very happy to have them learn on a Vespa and have a Vespa as their first bike.
Great videos, thanks. I am riding a NIU NQi GTS electric moto, and tried the rear brake control while holding throttle. The problem is that the rear brake actually kills the throttle when applied (I think due to regenerative braking), so at low speeds I´m stuck just with the throttle for speed control.
You just need to apply a little pressure on the rear brake.
@@JC-fx3wh I don´t have any throttle control when I apply the brakes on my electric moto. It kills the throttle. If I could I would.
I believe using front brake for turn also can as long we didn't press the lever abruptly
yes - this is for the experienced rider. All my videos, so far, are for beginners.
Lmao the koel in the background
Soccer markers work good,usually comes in a pack of 25.They are flat and can be ran over.
Can you pls do a video on parking Vespas? Specifically perpendicular to the street with the back wheel touching the curb, which is how bikes have to be parked in the US on streets.
great idea - when I get the chance I will!
I’m not a beginner rider but it is the first time for me to ride a Vespa scooter. At first I enjoyed it until I felt I was going to the side of the lane. The scooter has no issues so I know it’s because of my confidence declining. Any advice? Thank you for your videos! I’m working and riding my Vespa in Hanoi, Vietnam
Vespas have very small wheels so they feel a bit stranger compared to bikes with larger wheel (diameter). This also means that if the road surface changes... you feel it with a Vespa.
Just bought a Honda silver wing. The right lever is the front brake the left lever is front and rear brake so what should I do about braking with this scenario?
I've learned to drive a manual car, I know quite well how to ride a bike, but I've never ridden a scooter before and I was curious to find out how to drive one and how difficult it is. Actually I am interested to know, because I would like to do a Tuscany sightseeing on a Vespa this summer. But before commiting to that, I wanted to see whether I have any chance to learn how to drive it. The way you explained is so clear, to the point, but also focused on feeling the bike and understanding some perks of the vehicle that I am really intrigued to have a feel of a scooter and I would like to rent one for practice. You are an amazing instructor and it seems that also a good motivator.
Think of the rear brake as the "false clutch".
If you have experience on a motorcycle, you should be fine. Just remember, there’s no clutch and the wheels are smaller. If possible, try to get some practice on one before going on the street. Especially, if you’ve never been on the roadways you’ll be traveling.
Extremely sunny day for a comie UK day.. yeah I said it, it’s true.
ok no front braking in slow turns use back, but what about a lot of modern scooters now using a combined braking system where using what would be a back brake also activates the front brake ?
Excellent question... they key here is to work out what works for you and your bike. Take you bike to a big empty car park and try a few drills to get familiar with braking system and when you have a good system.... repeat repeat repeat so it become natural.
Then you should avoid a scooter with CBS. The majority of modern scooters don't have this system. Unless you talk about three wheel scooters like Piaggio MP3, or Yamaha Tricity.
Good day Sir, I have a question, do you mean if I'm making a turn (right, left or even u-turn), i need to use/control and put some pressure on the rear break and using continuesly throttle as I turn? Am I right? Thanks for the answer.. GODBLESS
Yes - that is correct.
Can you please tell me what size vespa you're riding? Love your video's!
It is a 150cc - a great bike!
Thank you for replying back. I'm only 5'3, so the 150cc seat height is a bit to high for me. I've got a suzuki burgman 200cc. The seat height is good, but the bike is kind of heavy for me to hold up.
Man, you’ve got a lot of bikes in your town. I haven’t seen that many in relation to the number of cars in the US. You didn’t tell them which brake lever activates the rear brake-at least I didn’t hear it. It’s hard to see the brakes from the saddle. Almost reminds me of Saigon in the ‘60s with the number of scooters/motorcycles.
Yes - Bangkok is loaded with bikes... just like Vietnam. Brakes and throttle - I explained in an earlier video (so I didn't explain it again).
@@ianwatsons Oh, I didn’t realize you were in Bangkok. That makes sense now.
The exercises at 17:35 will help you get comfortable with beginning u turns too!!!
Excellent point!
Can a turn on a Vespa be made within 18 ft ( not duck walking it )
So when u do a slow U turn, do u lean into the turn or the opposite of the turn?
quick answer... get on your bike and try some different techniques and see what works best for you and your bike. Try dropping the elbow, try shifting your upper body to the opposite, try locking the handle bars, try different revs and rear-brake combinations... "play" in a safe environment and develop a style and technique that works for you.
I’m a brand new rider. I have a Yamaha TriCity. I was going around a turn and downhill maybe a little too fast but not that fast and I hit a pothole and it threw me off the bike and it fell on me. So scary & painful. Now I don’t really trust the bike anymore and I’m scared to ride now. What if I’m going a little fast and there’s a huge pothole in the middle of the street and I don’t see it. Any advice?
Also, do not forget to wear your helmet/safety gears.
Really crazy how DMV and people speak of what one has to do to make a turn. Actually scary. To me you get on a bike and when you need to turn you do it. Seems like a natural thing to do. Don't over think it. Just my thought. 🍦
I don't see teacher dipping in turns but scooter is always straight up? How many feet does it take him to do a 180 turn ?
Good point! This video is for beginners... so beginners need to start with wide turns and as their skills build then they can start dipping and making tighter turns. (maybe this could be a future video I could make).
Are bikes more fun than trucks ?
now that's a tough question to answer!
i have issue when riding with pillion. bike wobbles when i move into slow traffic. Please help.
Coming soon... a video on how to ride with passengers.
@@ianwatsons wow...I see the remaining parts coming fast..
@@ianwatsons when is it coming sir?
How many pints before is too much? 🤔
Is he in Thailand?
Why can't I turn? I feel like I'm going to fall off if I lean at all.... 😢
Target FIXATION was your BEST point. Still struggling AFTER 4 DECADES🥺🤢😵💫🥵🤮
yes indeed
Let's see, no helmet, no gloves, no jacket. This is definitely the person whose advice I should be taking
12 minutes before the camera gets out of your face.
no helmet required eh?
He does use helmet when necessary.
@@dIsAstErTRYeh.. I also just noted that he is recording in South East Asia where helmets arent seen as important as they are in the west. Westerners especially are bad for not wearing helmets in Thailand. The fine is only 500 Baht. (US$13). Thailand is hot and humid. Helmets are hot and stuffy. All the more reason for westerners to want to wear them.
30 minutes of talking one minute of demonstration🤦🏽♂️
Where's your helmet? Not a Great impression!!! Sorry but true
Everybody is a teacher these days
Make a video with your knee down and I will watch You
This is hands down the best and most comprehensive and clear, informative scooty lessons I could find so far. So your sarcasm is misplaced.