Warning! This is why you are dropping your bike. Must watch video.
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- Опубліковано 28 жов 2019
- In this video, I'm going to tell you exactly why you're dropping your motorcycle and how to prevent that from happening. We still have our two video deal available, Shortcuts to Riding Like a Pro and Surviving the Mean Streets 2 for 20.00 + shipping. International customers will pay extra for shipping charges. You can call our toll free, 9am to 9pm, EST., 866-868-7433 as this offer is only available if you call our office.
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no matter how much I ride or how long i have ridden I always come back to watch these just to keep sharp and be a survivor
right because it becomes muscle memory but we want to remember the techniques to continuously apply and strengthen those skills and teach others
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I swear 💯
yes the brain is a muscle after all. we are bound to forget something.
I come back here for the laughs. Jerry has a wicked sense of humor along with the pearls of wisdom.
It’s weird most people think they’re cool because they can ride fast and shit. I’m think I’m cool because I can ride super slow around obstacles with out putting my feet down or dropping the bike. Thanks to videos like this I’ve gotten even better.
For me it’s having never dropped while rolling (ya, parking 0 kph drops twice...).
Safe and fun!
For me it’s no going into the ditch and make it home safely fuck what other people think
What you don't see is that they are one in the same.
Well it looks alot more badass to see a bike cracked wide open screaming then it is seeing one doing like 10 mph
Yes. All that low speed push pull, leaning the bike not yourself and ESPECIALLY using the clutch so the bike isn't fighting you and you can really throw it around quickly like a big bicycle is what you wind up using to avoid accidents. Known too many guys who loved twisting the throttle and doing wheelies and stuff but never really learned how to fully control the motorcycle, so a car hood comes out in front of them or some other unexpected thing eventually and they can't avoid it because all they know to do is grab the breaks. There's hundreds of videos on here of that. I always recommend taking a riding course for people just getting into or back into bikes so they have a full arsenal of skills beyond just shifting in the powerband and cutting a nice apex through a curve.
I played alot of money to go to Harley's riding academy. Ironically I think I learned more from Jerry's videos free on youtube 😅 thanks Jerry.
Harley riding academy are just bunch of money grabber ZlONIST, learn to ride bike yourself
I started by myself then went to abate and finished but I still watch these videos to see what areas I can improve in
I was lucky enough to get into one of Harley's classes where the instructor was a retried motor cop as well
Basically everything that came out of their mouth was identical to what these videos have been saying lol
@Doc Holliday68 I loved my riding instructors when I took my class at HD. They paid for my class when I got my bike too so no extra money from me.
I agree with you. I never had training. Thanks to Jerry I now can practice techniques to stay safe
I thought I knew how to ride pretty good till I saw your videos. I’ve been riding on instinct for decades but not skill. I have learned a lot from your videos. The friction zone use the rear brake turn your head keep eyes up where you want to go don’t look down at the ground. Thank you very much for your videos. God Bless you for helping people ride safer and enjoy motorcycling even more by honing their skills.
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Started riding 17 months ago. Began watching your videos on UA-cam and learned more than I thought possible from a video. I’ll be 61 next month. Thank you Jerry
Your welcome. Now imagine if you purchase my Ride Like a Pro video which has 2 hours of detailed instruction for a mere 20 bucks. ridelikeapro.com
I've been riding motorcycles in one form or another since the age of twelve or 60 years. I probably dropped my road bike three or four times, and wrecked a few dirt bikes in my time. I find your riding pro videos interesting and at times you put things I do automatically into words. Anyway, whether you're a novice or an expert you can always learn from others. Thx...
You wrecked because you’re stupid
None of us are as good of a rider as we think we are. All of us have areas of riding that we can improve at.
My dad use to say that as soon as you think you know EVERYTHING about ANYTHING, your about to learn the hard way that you can always learn SOMETHING more about EVERYTHING.
Sounds like some Yogi Berra-ism mind twister, but the longer I go through life, the more I am shown that my dad was right.
Stay humble and always be dedicated to improving your riding skills.
Nothing better than fatherly advise.
Sounds like a wise man .
You both are right.
Always keep a humble students mind. Cocky know it all’s are always the ones who fall the hardest.
Amen brother!
After watching the Ride Like a Pro Video and practicing all of the exercises in order multiple times, I have gained a lot of skill and confidence. Still, about 1/3 of my riding time is done in empty parking lots; dips, U-turns and circles. I am able to make slow speed maneuvers that riders I know that have more years riding than me cannot do.
Glad to know I've helped.
Wow. So impressive
Wow.. I am so impressed
How often do you drop it in a parking lot and how do you practice? Maybe any advice how to start "parking lot training" :))
Motorcycle riding is the most compliant Coronavirus strategy
1) Use gloves
2) Your face is behind a clear plastic barrier
3) You speak thru an intercom
4) You keep more than 6 feet away from others
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Nevertheless in Belgium the use of motorcycle is forbidden... Assuming that it is more dangerous than other transport media; I already ride motorcycle for more than 30 years making more or less 10.000 kms a year without any accident. Riding a bycicle is not forbidden... where is the error???
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@@ericverdin4130 belgium sounds like nazi germany.
@@888WulfDog888 they cooperated closely back in the day.
It’s definitely what kept me sane during lockdown👍🏽
It's reassuring to hear at places like Bike Week if you drop your bike everyone helps instead of pointing and laughing and throwing beer cans at you
Yeah, no need to feel embarrassed. People all make mistakes, and if someone hasn’t then they are fortunate but not better than someone else.
Love these videos. Bought "Ride Like a Pro" and it was the best teaching thing we ever did. We did all the lessons. I watch a lot of UTube vids also but the lessons on Ride Like a Pro were excellent. We still practice in parking lots and try to get better every year. But it was the PRO vid that taught us how important practice is.
This was a great video. I started riding at 15. I'm 64 now. I have dropped my bike all the ways you have mentioned, when I first started out. I thought I knew everything. Then I started watching your videos. I learned that I could lean my bike over further. I don't duck walk when I turn my bike around anymore. I like showing my friends what I can do now. I guess you can teach an old dog new tricks. Thanks for the videos!!
64 here too! Keep the rubber side down.
Lack of knowledge! Best description ever
You sure are awesome. 44 years old just bought my first bike and this is helping
Also started rideing at 20 yrs old, now at 75yrs old. Consider myself to be in good shape!
6:41 I remember the one tip that you gave about practicing the friction zone while stationary. Holding the rear brake, turning your head and handlebars, and then letting the clutch in and out. I like that one, it's like a good practice thing to do to get the rust off the muscles and coordination.
Thanks for posting. I just started riding a bmw 1250 gs and found the hardest part about any ride is starting from a dead stop. Haven't dropped the bike (since I knew enough to start facing forward before turning) but I've killed it a dozen times releasing the clutch too quickly. Back the school parking lot I go.
Man are you stupid
I dropped the clutch before the turn ended and didn't want to give it too much gas to be smooth throughout the turn, but in reality I ended up stalling the bike, and off I went, broke the clutch lever, left peg and left shifter pedal. Expensive lesson, but I need a lot more practice before I get back on the road.
Take your bike to an empty parking lot, like a school on a weekend, and practice! As soon as I discovered Jerry, I spent a several hours working on, "slow racing", u-turns in two parking spaces, low speed circles, etc. Know your bike! It's a lot like playing a musical instrument, you will never know everything and you're never so good that you don't need to practice any longer. I see so many, "tough guys" on their tricked out Harley's who duck-walk the bike everywhere they go because they haven't a clue how to maneuver it at low speeds.
After 3 yrs and still can't pull up, turn or whatever he is having trouble with perhaps he should stop riding before he seriously hurts himself. Great tips.
One time I laid my bike down when it was brand new was coming out of the gas station and a friend in front of me started to take off and then decided to stop to let the cars pass...I was already in motion with the bars turned to the right and grabbed my front brake, the bike and I went down...embarrassing yes, but I learned what not to do and your video describes my experience perfectly...thanks for sharing, wish I'd watch it before I dropped it!
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Just got a bike again after not riding for 20+ years (hubby too), an 800 Vulcan Classic. Made a stop with a right turn and failed to use the friction zone. I ended up crossing over the double yellow line and thankfully, there was no other traffic. After watching some of your videos, husband and I are going to get the flatter cones and head to a parking lot to practice.
Yep, that's me Jerry. Old Shaky Britches u-turning!! 'Fast duck-walking' on the 180's, trembling the whole time! Solid reminders for me. Bike's in the shop but soon as I get it back, I'm back in the saddle practicing circles again. Thanks much for the info!!!
after 46 years on motorcycles, street for 38 years next month... I'm finally starting to work on my fear of right hand slow turns.. into my practices about 2 months now, almost got the pegs on my k1600 down now on BOTH sides! Thanks for the confidence boosters and techniques Jerry! You're a world of help to even the most seasoned riders!
I am from India, bought a brand new Royal enfield classic. I watched your videos sir, they really helped me especially in an intersection
Years ago after riding all day with the last half hour in stop and go traffic, I returned home hot and tired, circled my back yard getting ready to park the bike and I had the front wheel turned full lock right. At about 2 MPH I grabbed the front brake and BINGO! Bike goes down, I roll out to the right, pop up and look around to make sure no one saw me and curse myself for my stupidity. Lesson learned.
When I got my motorcycle license over 40 years ago in Canada I was taught coming to a stop the same way, both feet down. Now they teach
1 stop with bike in first gear
2 left foot down and right foot on rear brake holding the bike in place. If you put both feet down the examiner will fail you on the road test
probably one of the most relaxing instructional videos I've ever watched
the cut scene of the god father was awesome, brought a smile and laugh.
😂😂
Hahahahaha
Same
Cannot get the horses head out of my mind....
That's when I hit subscribe
I have a BMW K 1200 LT, moving from Yamaha Wild Star 1600 and in 12 months. I droped this bike more than all In my life (57 YO), I understood that I couldn't make mistakes that were allowed without major issues with others. So, I tried to understand why it happened, and correct those mistakes. I saw and I keep searching all the UA-cam movies about this subject, this one including, and this search is helping me a lot. I didn't drop my bike during the last 5 months. Of course this was happening with bike in a very low speed, by doing mistakes also mentioned on this movie. So, now I keep training... training, to improve. Thanks for your video.
Most people think that as soon as they have learned to pull off, shift, turn, and stop, that they have "mastered" riding a motorcycle. That's usually when SHTF!
You are correct. And they do just fine until something gets in their way and they have to stop and or, swerve. Then, if they live, they quit riding and say motorcycles are too dangerous.
@@motorman857
And when they try to stop or swerve, 90% of them are afraid to use the front brakes.... they lock up the rear, hence the phrase,"I HAD to lay 'er down".
I have bought MANY a used bike over the years, and ALWAYS, the back brakes are toast, sometimes the rotors too, but the front brakes look as if they have never been used.
I bought your video over a Decade ago. Everybody can learn something and improve in some area from watching that and implimenting the techniques shown. Your wife was a great ambassador on the VTX forums.
Thank you so very much for sharing your wealth of knowledge. Your generosity is not taken for granted.
"Grabbing front brake at low speed with the handlebar turned."
This is exactly how I dropped my motorcycle! I should have seen this channel earlier.
This guy knows his stuff and is one of the better instructional videos I have found! I’m a new rider and learning a lot on these. He just corrected a mistake I was making today which will help my turns greatly!
Just moving up to a bigger bike and watched this video to refresh my memory so I don't do something dumb like break hard with the wheel cut hard. Thanks for all you do.
Thanks for the great Videos Jerry. I've learned alot.
I honestly think veteran riders that start riding the big heavy baggers are the ones that run into problems ..them bikes are sooooo heavy.. great presentation
I totally agree, clutch control is essential to staying shiny side up. Every moto-cross pro has exceptional clutch control and it translates to the street more-so than any other part of riding.
You give sage advice. I grew up in Florida and really enjoyed the scenery while you talked.
as always thank you, from Fort Erie Ontario Canada.
I've been wanting to ride a motorcycle for the past 50+ years, but life took me other ways. I finally had the chance and bought one (Honda Shadow 750) at age 67. I watched a bunch of videos on UA-cam, studied and passed the course written exam with 100%, but when I got to the course training I eventually froze up and failed the test. I dropped the training bike (250cc) once and then Fear took over. Even after I had earned and executed the drills, I got irrationally nervous leading up to the road test. My mind was racing, trying to remember what I'd learned, but with every mistake I made dealing with sharp turns, winding turns, quick stops, swerves, my confidence totally collapsed. I failed the test and it was no surprise. I've never driven my Honda and now I expect I'll just sell it and call it a day. Pretty embarrassed and disappointed by my failure - but I feel like riding is not for me.
I'm so thankful for your videos because I just started riding a week ago and I didn't know about counter turning and almost drove off the road until I saw a video of yours and now learning to use the friction zone through the turn because I was going over the lines
Your videos help me to understand what I've been doing wrong. I love your videos over anyone else that puts out motorcycle riding videos. Thank you for what you do!
thanks, that was a nice ride along. I'm in 2 ft of snow and cant wait for spring.
Hey, Motor Man. Frank Brown here... Part of My duties as a SPO, was to monitor traffic on an outdated bridge. And I noticed something one day. You've probably seen Bird's (Especially Sea Gulls) when they "play" on the air currents, and as they drift along, they look left to Go left, and vice versa. And I thought ; " THAT'S how Motor Man teaches turning a Bike ! Look Left to Go Left ! I've been riding since the '50's, and I'm Amazed at what I didn't know until I saw your videos. Thanks Loads ! I watch You practically Every Day, and You're Phenomenal ! Your Wife is an Amazement as Well. Thank You BOTH so much. Stay on the air !🥇😎
Your videos are so encouraging, certainly have built my confidence.
I always appreciate happening on to your videos. You can’t mention the ride like a pro course enough. If you’ve been riding as long as myself This course changes everything you thought you knew and how you once did things before landing on the course. The tips are pure gold even for the most seasoned rider. Even when I got interested in I got interested in riding smaller cc scooters as a challenge these tips made me king of the road. Goldwings VTX1800 Vento50 Honda Helix Honda Reflex then back up to Vulcan800 didn’t matter the lessons are the same. Where you look is where you go , Don’t drag your foot and many many great pieces of straight forward advice. Any biker worth his meddle knows and respects the MOTORMAN.👍🏼👍🏼🤝
Thank you.
Great info, been riding 40 plus years and I still learn things from your tips!
Thanks so much. When the lousy weather departs, the next ride I am going to start practicing these techniques.
I’ve been watching your videos and I bought your video course about three years ago. I know I’m a better rider because your voice is always in my head and my helmet while I’m riding and I don’t make the doofus mistakes that I did before. Your tip on inflating, the front tire on my Harley to 40 pounds of pressure made a world of difference in my control the bike. Thank you motor man! You are the very best!
Doofus is as doofus does
Great video Jerry! I especially like how well your voice comes through over the mellow sound of your bike and there’s no wind noise. I would really like to know how you do it.
Great video. I feel like I'm getting pointers just watching you ride.
Thanks jerry great video an great advice thanks for all your information just makes me wanna keep on practicing an practicing take care
You rock! Great tips, thanks so much! Would love to take your course to elevate my skill level and remind myself anyone can be served a slice of humble pie at any time!
Bravo MM ... good final stop procedure
Just when you think it’ll never happen to you, it will, from such simple things as turning into your driveway to backing up. I’ve seen a lot of people drop their bike from just forgetting to put their kickstand down. Lol! Most anyone can jump on a bike and ride, its learning how to stop in a hurry is the key.
An emergency stop on a bagger is really hard to do. The bigger the bike the harder it is to stop.
@@hondaguy425able I hear ya! All that weight shifts to the front wheel.
I’ve heard others mention the friction zone but you explained it perfectly. Thanks.
motor man I got videos went to a driving motorcycle 🏍 College training Got my license started with a super wide glide ride for a year
Moved up to weigh Harley Davidson heritage I’m so having so much fun now that I know The basic skills with your help videos thank you you are a bad ass trainer
PS. I am 57 years old wind therapy on my motorcycle is awesome everybody should ride love it
I’m so glad I found your channel I am mediately subscribed I’ve already done all of the knucklehead things you already talk about so you’re going to save my life!!! Thank you
Welcome aboard!
I really like this "ride along" style!
Thank you for another great informative video.
Gay
Enjoy all of your videos and loved this one - very practical in terms of HOW to do the WHAT you always teach. Thanks
Every single video of yours has me in tears.
"Down goes the motorcycle".
You are a pure comedic genius and at the same time remind me of an Infantryman Drill Sgt.
Great video. Had the good fortune to get instruction from a Denver Highway Patrol teacher back in the early 90's. Same points you made (as if they would be different). Used to operate the live TV camera bikes for sporting events including the Olympics. Had to be able to do U-Turns and tight circles with a cameraman standing up on the back passenger pegs. Even got him to lean to the outside of the turn to get as tight as possible. Hard to explain to people that leaning far over is your friend and keeps the turning circle small.
Again, great video and thanks for sharing.
Hey Jerry, good to see you, I took your class in Florida 10 years ago, it was a great time. You have mad skills dude.
Thank you.
Great video. Lots of good information. Thank you for posting this.
You`re the best !...I love watching your videos...I`m learning tons. ..Thanks Jerry
Hi, Jerry. Just want to take a quick moment to say "thank you" for your labor of love. Even though I've been riding for decades, I enjoy watching your vids religiously. You can't program your brain too much with the right software to help you enjoy riding to the max. And thanks to your able assistant and better half for contributing to your labor of love.
thank you, we appreciate it.
@@motorman857 Thank you a lot! I have a question. Why don't you use turn signals? or your motorcycle has not appropriate lamp
Hi, Jerry, just wanted to do some gay ass kissing to make myself look like a total asshole…
Rode my little beginner 450 lb bike 4 years back in the early 2000's. Had kids and sold it. 15 years later I took a coworkers 800 lb cruiser for a test ride. Next day rode a Vulcan Nomad bagger, 750 lb. I was very careful with it staying on neighborhood roads. It was big, very big for not being on a bike since my light bike for 15 years. Thought I'd get ise to it and bought it.
50 mile ride home and I was facing downhill looking at my >90° angle into my downslope driveway. Started easing it left into the driveway and did exactly the #1 reason, handlebars turned and I was on the front brake. Immediately I'm rolling across the ground with my bike laying on its side 2 feet from my 50 mile destination home.
Had been refreshing my motorcycle knowledge with MCRider vids and found this channel. Haven't dropped it since. I do exactly as recommended here, both brakes until almost stopped and then rear only to complete the stop
Great video! Especially your tips for braking to keep the bike stable when approaching a stop. Thank you.
I'm 78 been riding since I was 12 can learn something new everyday I've learned a lot just watching Jerry
Another great video. Even the most experienced rider should watch your vids. Very solid content. Great teacher. Your knowledge and teaching is awesome. Thank you
Jerry- I love your videos. I was surprised to see the first intersection that you came up to (7:10) was named Kitten Trail. Back in 1980 I used to date a girl that lived on Kitten Trail. I nicknamed her Kitten. In 1982 I used to ride my Yamaha 750 Seca down that DIRT road. I married that girl and we left Florida in 1985 when I joined the Air Force. We live in the Carolinas now and I currently ride a Multistrada. BTW, I still call her Kit.
Back in 77 I was in a band that practiced in a garage on Kitten trail. It was hell driving down that street back then. It sure has changed.
@@motorman857 Now we need another video.Tell us something about the band Days! Is that how you wound up in Florida?
Cool story Rick, glad she was a keeper. 👍🏻
I never I had a problem dropping my motorcycle. I just got a serious accident in Daytona Beach 2 1/2 weeks ago in the rain and someone in front of me slammed on their brakes and I lock my breaks up and the bike kicked to the left and went down . Six broken ribs and several hematomas but I survived the crash at 40 miles an hour. This Accident has put a serious hurting on me. I’ve been riding for 41 years and this is my first mishap. I’ve learned a lesson never ride in rush-hour traffic in the rain .
I wish you a speedy recovery my friend & hope you’re able to heal totally & fully. I went down august of last year. I had a car that did a pretend stop in the median & then jumped right out in front of me. I knew instantly & instinctively that brakes were gonna be of no use in this particular scenario & tried to swerve to avoid the collision, would of been a success too, except only now does the dumb bitch finally see what she has done & Hits her brakes causing me to slam into her anyway. The end result was a broken & dislocated right ankle & every bone in my right foot shattered requiring me to wear an external fixator for months & have four surgeries. I’m just thankful that this negligent driver was in a car I was able to fly over after the collision. Had she been in a SUV there is not a doubt in my mind I would of been injured beyond repair or dead, since I wouldn’t of been able to clear the height of a SUV after the initial impact & would of slammed into the side of it. I’ve always been a super athletic in shape person, my muscles have muscles. Now I’m never going to be able to have races with my son, go on jogs with him etc....The mental anguish of losing a lot of my dexterity & athleticism that I took great pride in has been just as bad if not harder than my actual physical recovery. In my mind I’m still the man I’ve always been but in my body that is no longer the case. Such a tough pill to swallow mentally. I’ve been riding motor bikes since I was 5yrs old. I’m not trying to brag at all. I’m just stating facts to any young person who may read this. I’ve put 50,000 plus miles on numerous bikes. These accidents can happen to anyone & your skill set & safety rating will play a lot less of a factor than you might like to think.
Stay Safe Brothers & sisters
In Austria, where I‘ve got my license, you‘d fail the final exam, should you take off from standing, without your right foot on the rear brake. The inspector wants you to change your feet on the ground from right to left after putting the bike in gear, so that you’d really always take off with your right foot on the rear brake and to train to not use the front break at slow speeds. I love your videos Jerry and even though I don’t ride a heavy American bike, I‘m doing 2 days intensive training every year at the season‘s opening.
Watching this video is mesmerizing listening to that soft rumble makes me want to get back riding but not to be, well done!
I have been riding for 40+ years. I have taught motorcycle licensing for two decades. Haven't had an accident in 30+years but I just laid my bike down and broke my ankle in the process two months ago. Was out with friends riding and we got to an area where the road was closed ahead. Could see cars ahead of us trying to turn around but we were wide open so I signaled behind me for u-turn and went to do a friction control u-turn on the street just like you were showing in the video. After falling, immediately knowing I had broke my ankle and wondering (WTF? I haven't laid down a bike or much less had an accident since I was a stupid teenager!) and looking at the area with my friends who was riding with me, there was a little strip of moss that had grown up in the expansion crack and and it was just enough to spin out my back tire even at low speed and using friction control plus being leaned and I went right over. My friends helped me pick my bike up and I rode it home broken ankle and all. Probably not the smartest thing and definitely wasn't the most pleasant but I wasn't about to leave my bike on the side of the road either.
I laid mine down when I was just BARELY, I do mean Barely, touching my front brake and didn't see the Black Plastic inner fender laying right in the road at an intersection. I've been riding since 1968 and not been down for decades...This kind of thing can happen to anyone so don't feel too badly JARED.
Very sorry you got hurt and I feel even luckier now. I still look at the scraping marks on the Chrome Goldwing Engine Protector BARS and it reminds me to keep an eye out for black plastic inner fenders in my path....Can you even ever imagine such a thing? It is about as absurd as your MOSS....Yeah, I've seen plenty of MOSS so I get it Jared, Believe me. I do get that one.
Amazing that you put these YT videos out for free. Thank you!
You are suppose to subscribe, that's how he makes a few bucks
@@akaitsmedre Oh. Didn't know. That's cool. Thanks for letting me know.
Great video thank you for sharing your knowledge 🙏🏼
I have so much to learn your videos rock! I had no knowledge of the friction zone, my Harley is so different from smaller bikes.
Great vlog Jerry Excellent. Be Cool Be Safe🏍🇺🇸
“Your instincts are wrong when you’re on a motorcycle”
*VERY true words*
Luckily my instincts are HORRIBLE.
zrxgrim I have conflicted feelings about that haha
@@ron_grimes I always say, go R push R go L push L..that's how you live to ride another day.
@@jangles55 talk to me
@@jerryhullinger3712 What you want to talk about Jerry?
Thanks Jerry. I’m gonna practice doing this because I’ve dropped my bike twice and now I know why.
Great info, as always, i like to watch your videos as a reminder, plus I enjoy you cruising down the road while you teach very relaxing. Merry Christmas, see ya on the road.
Great tips here, thanks. The "riding the clutch through the friction zone" concept made more sense to me once I was told that it was ok due to the fact that bike clutches operate wet, in oil and are therefore completely different than car clutches which operate dry, speaking from the mechanical aspect. Also fascinating how the increased engine rpm momentum acts like a gyroscope to help keep the bike upright, as the spinning wheels do at higher speeds.
The increased engine speed DOES NOT create a gyroscopic affect. That's an old wife's tale. Prove it to yourself by holding the bike up without the kickstand and revving the engine. Then let go and see if the bike falls over.
Awesome video Jerry! Thank you.
You're welcome.
@@docdonna489 Hey Donna, not sure if you remember me from the Women Riders forums and RSBS. Not riding anymore, but sure do miss it and never forgot what I learned from you and Jerry way back in the early days. Happy to see you two are still motoring along. Hope you're all doing well and having fun! ♥♥♥
@@rumblechick73 Hi Girl!!! OMG! I sure do remember you!!!!!! I still have the weather Vane you gave to us all those years ago! I think of you often!
Thanks, great advice and road scenery with commentary.
I appreciate this video. I'm gonna sub and hit the bell and go watch more of your past videos. I'm new back in riding. It's been years so this is a big help. Thank you
Gosh Motorman this was one of your best vlogs to date IMHO. Trust me I have watched many of your videos/Vlogs. Thanks so much learned a lot from you guys.
You're welcome.
I use the friction zone.. all the time at low speed and learning this has helped me alot !!
on my Goldwing the rear brake, also works the front brake and I drag me rear brake so much
getting better at the low speed.. I can crawl it pretty good.. can't lean more than 1/2 way, but getting there.
I have two Wings, a 1000 and a 1200. The 1200 has that linked brake thing and I just can't get used to it! Like you said, I was taught to drag the rear brake for slow manoeuvres and that just doesn't work if one of the front discs is also dragging.
Great video & good info. Even after years of riding big cruisers & lots of bike courses, I am always refining going around roundabouts & very tight corners / u-turns under slow speed with throttle, clutch & technique.
Reriding after 10 yrs. had GW and Valk before. Took first two MSF courses way back when. Your videos are a Godsend!! Give me so much confidence and huge more enjoyment. Thanks Motor man!
This was a very great video
I bought and practiced with your videos and it's a great feeling being able to roll up to a bike meet without dropping it or worrying about dropping it. I also used to plan my rides to avoid certain, streets, intersections, turns, etc due to fear of dropping it. I still practice weekly but I have so much more confidence. Thanks!
Me too brother and it’s Hell when I’m a hill and needing to take a hard right or left These videos have definitely helped my confidence
Thank you Jerry. Great info
I tell everyone that struggles with low speed riding that won’t admit they have a problem, swallow your pride and take the Motorcycle Safety Course that your state offers. It’s one of the best things you can do in your motorcycling journey. Then, get continuing help from a Pro like Jerry Palladino. Riding motorcycles is great fun but it’s also serious business.
I have met more girls that pick up my bike after I drop it then any other way . Amazing how much attention a bike drop commands .
As always good information Jerry, I was always taught to only put my left foot down your right foot is for the rear brake once in a while after I stop completely I put my right foot down but usually because the wind is pushing me around.
I always find it easier to complete the stop with the rear brake and put my left foot down only. There are exceptions, but this is generally the rule for me.
Feels like I would drop my bike but it’s pretty heavy.
Thank u so much for this video this has helped me tremendously !
Thanks for the tutorial. Learnt a lot.