Rider Skills
What aspect of riding do you consider yourself most skilled? Where do you need work?
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Permalink Reply by Girlriders - Katie on -
myself...most skilled: sweepers, looking thru turn, accelerating out of a turn. needs work: turning left, panic breaking, u-turns
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Permalink Reply by BANDIT LADY/Tonya- Admin Team on
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I hate u-turns, i creapy craw threw them. Don't get me wrong ,i can do them but i hate doing them! needs work= u-turns,some times i still fixated, realy tight turns. most skilled- getting out of traffice issues(always using turn signals),sweepers,accelerating out of turn,paying attention!
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Permalink Reply by Leggz on -
My strongest - hmmm im not sure. I like to think I handle my self very well at high speeds
Weakest - UTurns ... I put my foot down all the time - such a dirt bike habit that I just haven't been able to shake ... I make uturns all the time in my complex but once in the street I get totally nervous ... so i practice making sharp turns in my yard
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Permalink Reply by Becky DeShazo-Westly, Admin Team on
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From the replies so far, sounds like we could all use an Experienced Rider Course to sharpen our slow speed skills.
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Permalink Reply by Girlriders - Katie on
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HA! I think you are right!
Becky DeShazo-Westly, Admin Team said:From the replies so far, sounds like we could all use an Experienced Rider Course to sharpen our slow speed skills.
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Permalink Reply by Leggz on
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I agree! Now i just need someone elses bike to practice slow turns on the asphalt lol
Becky DeShazo-Westly, Admin Team said:From the replies so far, sounds like we could all use an Experienced Rider Course to sharpen our slow speed skills.
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Permalink Reply by Girlriders - Katie on
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Exactly!! Thank God for frame sliders!
Leggz said:I agree! Now i just need someone elses bike to practice slow turns on the asphalt lol
Becky DeShazo-Westly, Admin Team said:From the replies so far, sounds like we could all use an Experienced Rider Course to sharpen our slow speed skills.
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Permalink Reply by Mimi on
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TURNS IN GENERAL ARE MY WEAKEST AND DOWN SHIFTING. MY EX HUSBAND SAYS ITS THE SAME HAS WHEN I DOWN SHIFT IN MY CAR BUT I DON'T THINK SO. ANY TIPS..
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Permalink Reply by RC-Lori on -
Yep, it's the same! It's simply matching gears to speed. The bike will tell you when it needs a different gear. Listen to it; get a feel for if it's struggling or pulling. If you're going too slow for the gear you're in, the engine will start lugging and you need to downshift. If you're going too fast, it'll start screamin' and you need to upshift.
The secret to turns is proper entry speed so you can have a smooth roll-on through the turn. Experience will tell you what gear you need to be in, depending on how sharp the turn is. Most of the turns on my Honda are in second; but the Harleys might have plenty of power in first, depending on the turn. Keep your head and eyes up and look through the turn to where you want to end up. The bike will go where you look! What kind of bike do you ride?
Mimi said:TURNS IN GENERAL ARE MY WEAKEST AND DOWN SHIFTING. MY EX HUSBAND SAYS ITS THE SAME HAS WHEN I DOWN SHIFT IN MY CAR BUT I DON'T THINK SO. ANY TIPS..
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Permalink Reply by RC-Lori on
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PLEASE don't ever "panic brake"!!
All stops are executed by slowly and progressively squeezing the front brake lever and rear brake pedal. The key on a quick stop is to be able to do it quickly and in the shortest distance that you can. It takes some practice. Find an empty parking lot where you can get the bike up to 15mph in second gear and then practice stopping in shorter and shorter distances. Go easy at first 'til you get a feel for the brakes and then challenge yourself to do it in a shorter distance.
Girlriders - Katie said:myself...most skilled: sweepers, looking thru turn, accelerating out of a turn. needs work: turning left, panic breaking, u-turns
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Permalink Reply by Danielle Butcher on -
Good at: ummmm staying on the bike lol.I need to practice quite a bit with alot of things, U-Turns, slow riding etc.
Iam not bad at from a stop picking up speed.I seem to leave cagers behind me....far behind lol.
But hopefully my instructor will help with alot of things and get me up to scratch.Been told I don't give myself enough credit though, so I will say what I have been told "good clutch control, nice emergency stop.You done very well today, pick it up very fast, Iam very surprise" this was part of what I was told by the person that trained me for 2 hours on a geared about month ago.
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