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Not always practical due to camber,wind and or road surface.
See the sense in being able to pull away immediately if necessary.
Doesn't matter front or rear if you get rear ended as bike will be pushed from under you. If you're in gear you'll stall and drop bike if not in gear you'll drop bike .
Either brake/ either foot .
More important to have good situational awareness at all times and stay upright.
🤡
Dont forget, “stare into your mirror and wonder if the guy behind you is gonna stop or not” 😂😂
Every time
Ya
so true, great tip.
Guilty
RELATABLE
Be careful with those pant cuffs. I’ve dropped my bike twice in past years because one got caught on a peg.
Not done this yet but imagine it must be easy to do. I wear very baggy jeans too.
That happened to me when I was out test riding the Pan American. Pants got caught on the foot peg and dropped the bike. Likely it was a 900 lb bike.
Great point Wolfman, I've almost done that.
@@invisiblemushroom1445 Great advice. Ride safe too !
@@thanosetsitty1896 pan America is less than 600lbs apparently
This is one of the first things my dad told me when I started riding long ago. We lived in a super hilly area so I had to practice on a hill for a few to learn. Now it’s part of life as a rider thanks dad.
W dad
great dad :)
Consistency is key to being comfortable and relaxed. Don't ride tense.
In New York we learn to filter up to the crosswalk and reduce the chance of being rear ended, funny how riding is different everywhere you go lol
So true, South Africa also
in singapore, due to city riding and long traffic light timings, everybody just puts it in neutral and waits hahaha
It's absurd the fact that some places do not allow motorcycles to filter and lane split towards the front of cars. Here in Indonesia lane splitting is so regular that you don't even think twice about it.
@@dauf69 illegal lane splitting/filtering makes motorcycling a lot more dangerous than it should be. Frankly pretty much a deal breaker, it minimizes the advantages of motorcycles while maximizing safety issues.
There are a couple countries in Europe where it’s illegal like Portugal but no one is dumb enough to obey it so it’s tolerated.
@@dauf69I agree. It’s a great way for busy cities to reduce congestion and toxic air pollutants. Literally everyone wins
In the UK were taught to always select neutral and cover the back brake.
Reason being, if you’re in gear and a car hits you from behind you’re going to drop the clutch and shoot off.
That will get you rear ended much quicker. Always be ready to get out of the way.
Sorry buddy, ADI I never would teach that, always your escape !!
I was taught the same (UK rider). I dont like being in gear. As for being rear ended...well, in most cases you'll never see that coming, plus we all filter to the front of the traffic anyway so we stop in front or next to a stationary vehicle. Being in gear doesnt feel safe, and I dont think it IS safe for the reason you said.
@@MattyT_86 you *should* see the rear-end coming because you should be paying attention to your surroundings, including mirrors. FWIW in Australia we are taught 1st gear + rear brake as in this video too and I think it is the correct option
I was taught in the UK too and they said keep it in gear so you can escape if need be. I'm almost never in neutral
I like watching a group pull in somewhere and they all duck walk to a stop. Like they is especially cool when their all dressed really cool
This is how we’re taught in our riders course in Australia.
We call it the “Ready position”, it’s useful incase someone rear ended us at a stop light.
Update: Just got my motorcycle P’s! And now all I need to do is hold them for 12 months and I’ll be on a unrestricted licence!
I assess every stop individually. I try not to deal in ABSOLUTES. Gripping the clutch in gear at a light is just a stall waiting to happen, which will take you even longer to get it started again. As a cognitive rider, you must pay attention to the conditions of your location and situation and act accordingly.
You should be proficient enough to not stall at all. Im not even sure how you would manage to stall the bike holding the clutch in at a stop.
@@Slowcalcones I find it hard to believe that you have NEVER stalled and don't make any mistakes while riding.
@@justbeingmybestbob I’ve stalled. Not anymore. And you’re not going to stall holding the clutch in. If you practice you won’t stall either.
@@Slowcalcones Whatever dude, you believe what you want.
@@justbeingmybestbob it’s not a belief. It’s a fact. If you put some time into practicing regularly you wouldn’t worry about stalling either.
From now on I am going to coast to a stop in neutral with both feet in the air shouting weeeeee 🤪
😂😂😂
I don't click my bike into gear until the lights turn green. I don't take off until I'm sure no one has run a red light. It saved me once 35 years ago.
Need to stay in gear in case a massive pile up or drunk driver is barreling at u from behind
But I’m glad you’re slive
@@joeswanson5520 yeah... there's a dozen ways to get hit on a motorcycle... cheers... ride safe.
Good point. I always look left and right when the light turns green. Fortunately I can still do that while in 1st gear
Stay in gear. I do agree with waiting just a second.
We are taught this in UK but our roads camber to the left, sometimes steep enough to be not able to reach the ground. I always stop with right foot down and learned to hold the bike on front brake. Set the lever position correctly and you can hold the front brake while you open throttle to move away. This is especially important on downhills where back brake slides down-slope.
You do know on a new gs you can't apply brakes and throttle! I guess you learnt to ride in India 😅
My CBT instructor taught me to put both feet down just for comfort reasons really. Most of the time you are on the flat and don't need brake
Where in the UK are you? Or are you riding a bike too tall for you because I've never encountered that much camber in the road.
No one taught me that. I just instinctively did that and it felt comfortable and like you said it allow you more flexibility to adjust the visor and so…. Thanks for the tips brother. 👍🏼
So you are going to be holding the clutch in for much longer than needed. I do exactly the opposite and always have. I put my right foot down and use the front brake to hold on a slope. Then I have my left foot ready to engage 1st gear when I want to move off again. Wearing out the clutch thrust bearing will result in one of the most expensive repair bills.
Exactly.
I haven't worn out the thrust bearing in 81000km on one of my bikes or 55000km on another. Both are due for their first valve clearance adjustments next service and I suspect at least one of them will cost a LOT more than replacing a bearing due to labour
Agree with Tony, wouldn’t want to cause unnecessary wear on the throw out bearing like this. Just keep an eye on your mirrors or, better yet, just filter to the front of the lights and you’re golden.
@@jsleeio hmm, replacing the thrust bearing on my BMW would require removing the gearbox to get at it. I think it's not worth the risk.
dude, staying on 1st gear is a must in traffic (to navigate quickly in case of emergency). It's funny how many people don't know about it.
Is this the most conservative option? Yes. Is this the most practical/realistic option? No.
They teach you all of this in the UK. We may have an unnecessary amount of tests to eventually get our A license, but at least they teach us well.
? And the guy in the US giving advice randomly means that this isn't taught here?
In the UK left foot down is the initial, basic training guidance. Advanced instruction with Police Riders recommends right foot down. I now alternate depending on circumstances.
Why is it right foot down for advanced instruction with police riders?
@@jonnybonny4193 Primarily speed, safety and efficiency of movement (reduce fatigue). With right foot down, if you've put the bike into neutral you can move away faster and more efficiently as you don't have to shuffle the bike from side to side to get going again.
@@Denali1600 interesting, I've been riding in the UK for 16 years and always ignored my basic training. Right food down always made sense to me
@@jonnybonny4193 Agreed. Right foot down does make more sense. Ideally i'd say be comfortable using both as sometimes road conditions eg camber, gravel or pillion movements mean that you need to be able to use both.
@@Denali1600 what do you mean shuffle the bike side to side? What part of the left foot down technique involves shuffling and moving away slowly?
I put my right down and have been for 55 years and it really depends on which way the slope of the road is on which side I decide to use when on a taller bike, don't get locked into a habit, that's when you get into trouble when you aren't ready to improvise. I use my front brake when stopping on hills, it leaves your feet free to stop a tip over or slippery spot from oil or bad footing. Practice using the front brake on hills so you're ready for anything.
Yeah exactly my thoughts. I prefer generally right foot down.
On a hill this makes awesome sense and is a good tip, thank
Unless you're skilled with your right hand *ahem* then isnt this just the normal way to ride stop start on hills?
Until you get hit from behind you hand comes off the clutch and you lurch forward into oncoming traffic, always select neutral.
I only use this method on hills because it's perfect for that but neutral is much more relaxing on the flat.
Yup the most basic and hard to keep attitude in riding is to never let your right foot leave the peg. Nice one! 👊🏽💯
Exactly, well said. This is how we are taught and how it is expected when we take the Motorcycle driving test in Switzerland.
Same in Singapore.
Lol, it is best to find neutral and release clutch to avoid damaging clutch lining.
Just stop, neutral, hands on hand break, left foot ready to gear.
Cars are always slow accelerating from standstill. Some forgot they put it in neutral.
Plenty of time to put the bike in 1st gear.
That’s how I stop on my bike regardless if I’m on a hill or flat ground. Especially at night or at dawn/dusk. Bright brake light can help a little with visibility. If there’s a car coming up I tap my brake, flash it at them so I don’t get rear ended…
Little over a rear riding and ending up making this a habit just from watching this, not really harping it too much. Really glad I did, plus it looks pretty slick when you line up a smooth quick stop with immediately right foot down and pop the visor
If stopping in traffic, stay back from the vehicle in front, consider an ‘escape route’ if you need to get away from a rear end. Be aware of camber, road conditions and it’s okay to put either foot down first. In fact you should practice this. If you’re aware of traffic issues behind then you will have time to put the bike into gear and use your escape plan.
If it’s windy, if your pillion is making balance difficult, then put both feet down.
A rider needs to be adaptable so prescribing one approach only might get you into trouble.
I always lane split and stop in the crosswalk
You'll never get away from a rear end, nor are you likely to be looking when it happens.
@@chrispekel5709 when I’m stopped I spend more time looking in my mirror for vehicles approaching and also watching around me for pedestrians and other bikes coming up along side.
There is no prescribed way to stopping except to remain alert to what’s happening around you. Everything else will be dependent upon circumstances.
You are absolutely right, a high speed rear end would be very difficult to avoid but not impossible and if you’re aware of a vehicle racing up behind then there is the chance to react. Think about leaving space to move and an escape route.
At least you give yourself a fighting chance 👍
@@okinawanah3463 I live in the UK and lane splitting is referred to as filtering and is a permitted manoeuvre in the Highway Code.
I was doing it myself only yesterday and I’m always surprised how some car drivers take offence to it.
Many authorities don’t sanction lane splitting and I don’t see why not. When done appropriately it saves lives and reduces congestion.
There is a risk so I keep speeds low.
Stopping in the crosswalk might get you the wrong sort of attention. In the UK the taught approach is to be Safe, Legal, Appropriate and leave a good Perception of motorcycling. Many people in the UK have a default setting that motorcycles are too loud, antisocial and always breaking posted speed and highway rules. It’s up to us as motorcyclists to leave a good impression.
@@spudgunson yes, I always leave room. I also sit in between cars at the lights.
Sometimes there's nothing you can do, if it's going to happen it's going to happen. All you can do is try to minimise it
Or…on that BMW, engage the hill holder.
Bruh the new bikes got too much stuff 😂 but good to see newer technology making its way to motorcycles
I just started doing this and it makes a huge difference when slowing down for a stop.
Thanks! New to cycling (literally 4 miles in!) and I wondered which foot should go down, and why. Now I know.
In the Netherlands we learn to always keep left foot on at a light, in case you forget to go back (all the way) to first gear. We only keep right foot up on a hill.
I do not understand... you keep your both feet down?
Nah keep the left foot on to work the gear selector
That makes sense
It’s the right way
@Thomas910 Modern bikes as in; the electrical type?
I was always told to stay in gear and fear someone gonna run in the back of you!
No, never do that. Never ! Ever !
Do the opposite instead. Motor in neutral. Right foot on the ground.And your leftfoot stays on the peg. Ready to put it in first gear when needed. Otherwise you wil wear out the clutchplates much quicker. Also you will get a disbalance in time in the rotorblades. Due to temp differences. Colder and hot. Asking for problems.
But that is not the most important thing. When someone hits you from behind with a certain force then your bike can go forward. With your bike being locked due to you pushing the brakes then the kinetic force on your body is much larger. Probably your neck has the most to endure.
And if possible in a city when you need to stop then if possible never stop directly behind a car. But steer it a bit towards the left of the car in front of you. To create more space in front of you. When a car hits you with f.e. 60 kph that speed is enough to crush you to heavy internal bleedings or brake a lot of your bones. When you have space in front of you you up your change to survive tremendously and lower the level of damage to you also.
This also goes up when in a car. Never keep your foot at the brakes. You up the chance for getting a Whiplash. Or up the intensity of that.
Please overthink it all as logical as you can. Please ?
A Whiplash can be for life. Seen people who wanted not to be alive anymore. Due to tge constant pain the had.
Only when on a hill you use the frontbrake. Never the rearbrake.
You spoke to me on this one. Thank you Big Brother Iron.
I’m learning right now, and yesterday I fell over doing this cause I thought I was supposed to turn the wheel to the left😂. This helps…A lot. Thanks!
In the uk ,this procedure is actually part of the drving test ,so if you dont do it you wont pass ,no pass no ride !
*When you first come to a stop remember to put it in first gear before you put your left foot down.*
That's why you downshift as you are approaching the light and slowing to a stop.
@@jmackinjersey1 *Be careful. Sometimes downshifting too quickly on approach can make the bike slide due to a wet surface or a light rear wheel.*
@@hulkhatepunybannerthen revmatch
@@hulkhatepunybannerWe already discovered Rev Matching as a solution to that
Wow. I didn’t know. I’ve only been riding motorcycles for 16 years. Like holding your foot break to keep the bike from rolling away. Wow. How do you come up with these things? Genius.
This is true. My first instructor taught me this and stopped me from getting rear ended. Watching my rear view some clown stone ran the red I was able to press out of the way. Putting it into gear would have forced me to panic and not have enough time to get out of the way
agreed!! never understood people who N at the light... if your in a travel lane keep her in gear, never know when you may need to hot foot it out the way!
stay safe out there homies
Sometimes your clutch hand needs a break, e.g. Harley clutches are brutal.
In the UK we get taught to to the 'Hendon shuffle' where you come to a stop, swap feet, put the bike into neutral and then swap again to hold the back break. This is so in the event of being rear ended you won't dump the clutch and send the bike flying with you being dragged behind it. It also keeps the rear tail light illuminated. Dn which is the best option tbh
That's how I do it! I have a 2020 yamaha tracer 900gt. It's a little tall for me so this method works well for me. Allows me to scoot off the seat slightly so I can plant my left foot while staying on the rear brake
This makes sense, although sometimes I'll put both feet down just to annoy any bikers that are nearby
I'm the opposite. I always like to have my foot near the gear shifter so I am ready to accelerate quickly and upshift immediately if needed.
I use the front brake at stop lights...put my right foot down and shift to neutral at the light. Left foot never leaves the peg so I'm always ready to shift into first and take off from the stoplight.
this is how you die. please dont do this anyone else. i think most peoples bikes do not go into 1st 100% of the time, imagine theres a car behind you not stopping... or an impatient jerk. youre gonna get rammed this way and not be able to do anything about it. please always be in the gear you need to be in in order to escape!! your hand is the neutral bro, please ride safe.
@@RANhxcCORE that's why the foot is on the peg near the shifter. And, no...I'm not holding the clutch in throughout a whole light... especially here in California where I'm lane splitting and sitting between two cars at the stoplight...in other words... strategically positioned where it's impossible to be hit from behind...well, I suppose another motorcycle could rear end me. 😂
@@RANhxcCORE here in California I've seen way more motorcyclists get struck from cross traffic at a stoplight than from getting hit from behind. In fact, I can't even think of an accident where I've seen a motorcyclist struck from behind at a stop light. Usually it's someone running a light and hitting a car that has a turn arrow sending that car head on into the motorcycle sitting in the front...it's over before a motorcyclist even has time to react. I'll take my chances with cars behind me...it's the ones flying through intersections at 45 mph I'm keeping my eyes on. Just had this exact scenario captured on a Go Pro by a motorcyclist up in Los Angeles a a couple months ago. The vehicle struck him but luckily he lived. Yellow / Red lights mean nothing here in California so it's a must to be paying attention to what's going on in the intersection. In this scenario, one of the most common I see in California as I stated, you aren't going to escape a car coming at you at 45 mph whether your on the clutch or not. Unless your motorcycle has reverse...mine doesn't.
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@@jmiller990 I still think it's more effort shifting to neutral. What if you're on an incline? you like dancing from peg to peg to get going? don't see how lane splitting ties into it, but still not legal in texas so I guess I don't understand lol. I'd get run over trying that anywhere over here
@@RANhxcCORE Sure, if I'm on an incline I'll hold the clutch in and use the rear brake.
With the ability to lane split you can go in-between all the cars waiting at a stop light and be sitting at the stop light with a car on either side of you (most roads are four lane boulevards in my city). Impossible for another car to rear end you when you are waiting at the stop light sitting on the center line with a car on each side of you shielding you.
Always ride on the right shoulder so when your bmw goes into limp mode, your brakes lock up or rear end seizes you can get out of everyones way and not die.
That's a very strange approach to take as there's nearly always crud close to the edge of the carriageway
i learned to ride in florida and when i moved to virginia after a few years of riding, I was a bit freaked out the first time I had to stop on a hill. good advice.
Great advice! Plus I am repeatedly glancing in my mirrors watching out for idiots.
Myself & an advanced rider instructor I had debated this. He was all for the stop & neutral way, while I've always been told this way. When we got back he asked his superior, and he said exactly the same as I did.
Don't think either of us were wrong, but at least if you're in gear, you can get away should you encounter an idiot coming up from behind! So long as you're not riding the clutch, any damage done whilst waiting in traffic will be minimal.
Yes.. i was taught this on my IAM course, and to leave a safe distance from the car in front as an escape plan should ypu observe an incoming from behind
@@peterjones246 mine agreed with the gap, but until his superior corrected him somehow thought/felt it was better out of gear with both feet down! This was for BikeSafe though, so unsure if all of them are fully qualified IAM riders.
Too many crazies with cars in the UK. If it isn't them thinking we are on the road for them to ram from behind, they're moving to make that perfect filtering space into something you'd struggle to get through on-foot!
The police in the UK keep the bike in Neutral so if they get hit from behind they don't roll off the throttle and lurch forward into traffic. They do what's called a Hendon shuffle were they put the bike in gear, swap over their feet and move off. I personally was taught in the same manner the video dercribes.
@@booshallmighty that sounds quite like what he was trying to get me to do. Lot of messing about should you have an incoming vehicle, think I'll just stick to the way I know and trust, definitely for now. Might change if I do end up on the full IAM course, but think as soon as I passed that it would be back to keeping in gear again quite quickly.
@@rikrob I hear what your saying, that's why they call it the Hendon shuffle. It's a bit of a faff. When I did my training they never taught this, it was always left foot down, in gear and ready to go.
I understand why the Police do this and thy literally wrote the book (Road Craft), on advanced motorcycle riding which is mostly adopted by ROSPA and IM.
However I will continue to keel my bike in gear, ready to rocket off. Ride safe
If you're on a hill, then yes, I agree, but at most traffic lights, you don't have to engage any brake if you are not a tiny princess who can't reach the ground. Just put it in neutral so you avoid excessive wear on clutch discs and keep your left foot up so you can leave faster than the bmw who is sniffing your rear tyre
Good advise for sure..I always am scanning my mirror also..I look for any car looking off key and I also look for anyone coming out from behind be
This saved me from being attacked one late night on my way home, while at a stop light. Thank you!
I always do it the other way around, bike in N, right hand covering the front brake (most powerful brake) and left hand off the clutch; right foot on the ground and left foot ready to push first gear.
Me too. I don't want to hold on to the clutch that long while waiting for the lights to change..
Oscar, why put yourself through all that?
@@zstackgo all what ?
Right foot on the ground.
Right hand on the brake/ throttle.
Left foot on the peg ready to click into gear.
Left hand free to operate the visor, the side which most helmets are controlled by, or resting on the handlebar ready to grab the clutch.
I guess whatever works for you is fine.
@@daveyroberts2880 just seems simpler to keep right foot on the brake, right hand ready with throttle, in 1st gear (cause we’ve down shifted while stopping). when it’s time to go, twist the throttle a little, start releasing the clutch into the friction zone, cover the rear brake to maintain control if something weird happens (someone in front of you decides not to “go”). Just seems like you’re adding a lot of unnecessary steps (downshift, then put it in neutral… your right hand has to do 2 things at once… you have to bring your right foot up when you need the proper control at low speeds). 🤷♂️
This is the CORRECT way to stop.
That's the first thing we learned in my country's basic motorcycle lesson. If the right foot comes down at any time, you will fail the Traffic Police test.
Does that apply if you’re turning left or right as well?
@@marialow9919 Yes. We were informed that, the right foot has to always be on the rear brake pedal. So when nearing a full stop, we're to kick down to 1st gear always.🙂 I'm a relatively new rider; just passed the tests early 2023!
@@TheSunMoon doing this all stops regardless how long they are will destroy Your clutch more quickly than usually.
Don't listen to these bad advices.
May be he owns a garage and seeks new customers with defect clutches.
@@TheSunMoon this is how you wear out your rear pad, though
Friction wears out a clutch. A clutch fully pulled in, will not suffer premature wear. Friction wears out brake pads. A brake caliper biting onto a stationary disc, will not suffer premature wear.
Guess this isn't the first lesson in US motorcycle school 😂
Great info .. another addition for the heavy traffic and hills would be to insall a recluse auto clutch you can still use your clutch as usual but allows you to not have to use the clutch lever in stop and go traffic and starting from from complete stops..
Yep! It’s called the ready position and taught in motorcycle training.
Once you come to a complete stop you should have both feet on the ground. Left first then right. That way you have balance and then you can adjust to have the right foot up on the brake.
-Motorcycle Safety Foundation Ridercoach
Honest question. Does that wear out your clutch when the handle is fully engaged? Or only when you're "riding" your clutch does it hurt it?
There is no friction between the clutch plates so it does less wear than actually riding the bike
@@JQ3B94 thanks! I drive a manual car as well and wasn't sure if they were built differently.
It wears out the throw out bearing, not the plates
Motorcycles have a wet clutch. Slipping the clutch is perfectly safe and encouraged. Unlike riding the clutch in a car, you may smell that familiar burning smell if you've ever done it, motorcycle clutches wear very slowly
Even with the clutch pulled right in the plates are still in contact and wearing a bit. That's why it clunks into first even with the clutch right in and sometimes even jumps forward meaning the plates are in fairly tight contact. I select neutral when I stop unless it looks like a short stop. I don't think wearing the thrust bearing is a problem with modern clutches though.
In England, we are taught to stop. Change into neutral. Then change legs in order to cover the brake.
I was taught the opposite, it was a test fail to put your left foot down unless dismounting the bike. They said you have two brakes so use the front brake when stopped. I see so many people put the left foot down then swap feet to change gear then swap feet back again and all so they can use the rear brake instead of just keeping the left foot on the peg at all times.
This is how's it's done 💪🏻 Left foot stays on the bike.
This is how we were taught too. Use the front brake whenever you’re stopped and keep your foot ready to shift gears or ride away if someone’s creeping from behind
Whenever I come to a stop I put it in neutral before it stops so you don't ruin the baron in the clutch that's holding it
Meh it's much easier to change them on a bike vs car idc
you only do this in traffic or cities and stuff it's literally to save your life. if a car is about to rear end you, you can just go. I always leave it in gear on the streets, neutral or turn it off when I'm offroad.
It’s a wet clutch, not gonna ruin it
And the key is also to wait until yr lefthand cramps bcuz the light is 6mins long resulting in 60000 dollar BMW lurching forward and colliding with the cross traffic. Got it boss
😂 that never happens
Nice tip. Not a rider myself unless its my Banshee but this is useful for all thr stall outs i see.
For short riders, it is not that simple. On slanted streets,we have to plan which foot to put down so we don't have an embarrassing low side.
I recently rented both an M1000R and the S1000RR and both had hill assist. just go to neutral, squueze the brake lever extra hard and you can have both feet and hands free. liked it a lot!
There's something about that on the booklets for the NY motorcycle permit, it says to put both feet on the floor when you come to a complete stop. Don't know if it changes recently.
New rider here. What if the light takes a while to turn green. Will it overheat my clutch, leaving it in first gear?
No
No, but relax your hand and put your bike in neutral
any answer?
@@positivelycurvedpikachu read
It will not. Clutches on bikes are wet clutches, so they’re always being cooled by the engine oil. If your bike overheats at stop lights, you’ve got bigger problems.
Should also practice putting only right foot down. Useful when stopping on slanted roads. Seen a few videos where people lean the wrong way and the bike is tilted too far before they get a foot down.
Should be your left foot in case you need the rear brake.
@@tjmayer9103 yes, most cases. I'm just saying there are cases where left foot down is more dangerous. In those cases just use right foot down + front brake
I was on a slight hill left to right and the bike hit the tipping point before I could get my right foot down. So yes does happen.
@@rogersmith6148 I can see how that could occur.
@@tjmayer9103 tell us you live in Kansas without telling us you live in kansas
Do always the opposite when you are going to stop for more than a couple of seconds or if you are really stopping, when stopped let the clutch rest in neutral and apply front brake (right hand) if needed. Right foot down so you have left foot free to gear when needed.
I have a habit of going on neutral each time I stop because it's mostly flat here, but man that habit almost bit me hard when I stop on a false flat.
99% of motorcycles use a 'wet clutch'. When keeping the clutch engaged, you can cause the clutch to heat up and start grabbing. This depends on how long you have to stop.
funny enough, a scooter frees all four limbs and still lets you move at a moments notice
Or, walking
I ride a Harley. The clutch is brutal after a few hours of riding. It’s painful to hold in at a light.
The experience is apparent. Thanks from us beginners
i always put both of my legs down while stopping cause it feels unbalanced if only using 1 leg down. just make sure i have good front brake
Really helpful- thank you
This is taught to uk riders while learning the A licence. Additionally the bike stops more smoothy. I was also told that if someone rear ends you its better to have the rear brake on.
Seen as you’re on a 1250. Just double press the rear brake and put the hill assist on. Then you’re braked with both feet on the ground.
I’m super excited and super scared of my BRC course next week man. After I take the course if I pass and/or like it I’ll be getting my first motorcycle. Looking at the Honda Rebel 500 for now. Less go 05/08/2023 is my first day of the course. We shall see
Been practicing this for 6 months now and it’s become an ingrained habit. The only time I ever use neutral is to back a bike up into a parking spot in my garage.
New rider here... been contemplating this so thx I like this rational.
Interesting to see this:
In NL we are obligated for the motorcycle exam and during lessens to always put the right foot down and are corrected/point of fail if we put the left foot down.
(to allow for neutral at the trafficlight and ready to go using your left foot to kick in to gear & shift up when necessery)
That’s correct. When I got my licence in the 80s. Points were deducted if the tester didn’t see you put it in neutral and hand off the clutch. Ridiculous. Pretty sure that’s changed now. Thank God
I feel more comfortable since I practice this method on hills. Thank you ❤
When I took training, I was told to always do shoulder checks for cars not stopping and be prepared to escape or drop the bike should not be able to get out of the way. Had a guy in Edmonton that had the car in front and to the left back into him, if he had not dropped the bike he would have been under that car.
Hi.
Thaks for all the tips; a real help!
Best regards from Bucharest, Romania
Words of wisdom.
I don’t do anything “every time” but I do like this most of the time
"Every time"? What if I want to put the sidestand down and get off the bike? What if I'm traversing a steep slope, and the ground is too far down on the left side? I ask because we all encounter these situations, and more, and if we train to "always" do sometgingvthe same way "every time" then we'll be in trouble when that one thing doesn't work. Maybe you live in the flattest part of Texas, and never leave tour home country, but some people live in places with hills.
Right foot on the brake is definitely better for hills. If the road is SO sloped away from your clutch side then you need to shift a little to the left for god footing. There will always be exceptions to the rule, but hypothetically, if you’re using the front brake, you have to be especially cognizant of the terrain to avoid dropping the bike.
Motojitsu is good shit. Oorah brotha
Ye they drummed this into me during the CBT, just assumed it was the standard way to bring your bike to a halt and to be ready to go in the safety position.
It's not good for your engine to keep it in gear with the clutch in, or so I heard, please tell me if I'm wrong
nah, what I do depends on traffic conditions and the road. flat and level and gonna be awhile? Both feet hit the ground.
Always ready to roll if a car is approaching, otherwise I may go to neutral.
But ALWAYS alert to what's going on around me.
Use your right leg to brake and then down, using left leg to select if coming to stop for a long period. If you need to jump off left foot can put side stand down. This will allow relaxing both hands and the bike. Think about the clutch being held for a long period of time ;) .
I do this! Suggestion for what to do when I need my left hand to adjust the setting on my right heated glove? Pulling over somewhere safe is obviously ideal.
Thanks man for you help
In the old UK you had to put the bike in neutral every time you came to a stop. This lead to what I can only describe as the Hokey Cokey stop as you put your left leg down, your right leg down. Left right, left right you shake your bike around.
Thankfully the current test is much more common sense.
I ride an Aprilia where staying in first is not just a good idea, it’s the LAW!
I've been considering this sort of thing. So many cagers try to say " his brake lights weren't working".
I'm probably the shortest guy you'll meet, this is how I learned to stop
These short videos are excellent for teaching especially for a beginner like me. Thank you and please keep them coming. I just subscribed.
Thank you
2 foot shuffle. Slow down with both brakes, come to a stop with left leg on floor, tip to the right leg, change to neutral then tip back to the left leg and keep right on rear brake and hand on front. Then quick swaparoo to get going again( after you checked your damn mirrors) If you get shunted even a small bit the bike will leap away from you if you remain in gear causing back injury and other lovely bike injuries. Good luck