I’m halfway through the video and learned a few thing’s already and I’ve been riding a long, long time. You’re a great man for sharing your knowledge, thank you.
Good advice Eric, when i park my bike for the winter after draining the fuel out of the system and removing the battery i pull the spark plugs squirt some oil down the bores turn the engine over do it again and replace the plugs, this stops the rings going rusty in the bores and last until you want to reanimate your motorcycle.
Some great tips there. Another one for topping up fuel and cleaning the chain after a ride. Write down anything that needs repairs or replacing. Lost count how many times I have gone for a ride only to realise the issue I had with the bike on the last ride is still there as I had not fixed it.
Beginner or seasoned rider, these are all solid tips benneficial to everyone . Even if we may have known some of them before ,to be reminded is worth way more than beans or peanuts . I'm going to go and pull the brake calipers for a quick scrub right now .Thank you good sir .
Hi Eric, my channel just ticked over 1k subs & I wanted to publicly thank you for support & help. It's been a long hard road, thanks again for not only me but for all the other channels you help shine a spotlight on.
They take about 5 minutes to transition. Shaded tree cover, tunnels, etc. It takes way too long for me. And they're bloody expensive. Thanks for the support, Paul.
Tip: when you need a mechanic, transport your bike 2500kms and drop it off…6 months later you can still have your bike in storage when the mechanic states he hasn’t got time to service it. Grrrr
I like the gas tip. I’ve had the people behind the counter look at me crazy when I tell them 4 or 5 bucks on pump x. They don’t realize just topping it off
I have offset diamond shaped mirrors. I broke the left, went to our local residential glass shop with a c.a.d, and got them to cut me a piece of bathroom mirror. lol. I think they charged me 4 dollars.
These were great Eric. Some I already heartily live by, like leaving space and an escape path when pulling up at traffic lights and keeping it in gear and watching for cars behind - blows me away when I see riders parked right up to a car's bumper bar at traffic lights.. and some I didn't know and you've educated me on, like not running the bike for just 5 minutes while storing it for a while, I had no idea about that. Awesome mate, a bunch of super-useful tips, thank you!
All great tips eric. someone i feel you were talking to me on a few of those. Like reusing the crush washer.. LOL. When i changed the oil for the first time on my drz, i didn't realize those were crush washer but good idea on a getting a bag of them instead of one at a time.
I heard this somewhere, maybe from you. I certainly didn’t think of it myself. Take your gloves off before you uncap your fuel tank. Road dust, insect parts, you name it, can adhere to the fingers of your glove and scratch your paint work as you twist off the cap. Your bare hand won’t. Great tips, Eric!
All great tips! I just found your channel and subscribed! And yes, it has been a nasty gloomy winter here in southern VA so far. I can't wait until the rain washes the salt off the road before spring to ride again.
All great points for the beginner, straight from decades of experience. I'm sure a lot of new riders will benefit from these, if they listen. I certainly picked up a good point on the chain maintenance (I've had shaft drive bikes for decades, until now) Oh! That reminds me, what an awesome coffee cup you have. I'm sure it's guaranteed to hold one full cup of coffee😁. I gotta get me one of those 😅. Ride well. Cheers.
#1: Next year? How about tomorrow. #7 Do they make tent sized trash bags? I’m a big guy. #9 I’m a big advocate of rebuilding a brake caliper at 0:02 every change of pads. #12 @9:30 - thank goodness you’re not my accountant 😊 #14 A full tank of fuel helps prevent condensation in the tank. All good information as usual.
That's a great rule of thumb, rebuilding the calipers every second pad change! It is scary how many folks ignore the basics. Thanks for sharing your expertise, Richard!
Awesome tips for beginners and veterans 😊 Thanks Eric 🙏🏼
I continue to try and help new riders. This sport needs all the folks we can get into it.
Been riding for over 40yrs and for a change, someone who gives good tips, all 15 of them ! Thanks, got points to remember.
@peterkoning21 Thank you. I've been riding for 45 years myself. It's shocking to see some the advice YTers give. I greatly appreciate your comment.
Great advice Eric!
Thank you for the support, Cue!
Great tips. Thanks for sharing Eric. ✌️👊👍
Thank you for the support, Rick.
As usual Sir, great info for all riders, not just the new ones!
Thank you, Pete. I'm just trying to keep riders alive. 🤙
Those tips are not just for beginners !!!
Great tips for everyone
Thank you, Craig. I'm always trying to educate riders. 🤙
Thanks for sharing some tips that help out a beginner motorcycle rider.
@marievicky1274 I sure hope it helps and gives you a few things to think about. Thank you so much for commenting.
I carry a small bottle of windex and a cloth Thank you to a previous tip of yours. Always helpful info. Thank you sir!
@stanweaver I hope a few of these tips help you, Stan. Thanks for commenting!
battery tender is great, I always use mine all year.
It really is legit for the money. Thanks for stopping by, Zach.
Great tips 😎👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Thank you, sir!
I’m halfway through the video and learned a few thing’s already and I’ve been riding a long, long time. You’re a great man for sharing your knowledge, thank you.
That's great to hear. I'm glad I can help a few folks. Thanks for commenting.
Great advice for more than beginners. We all need to be reminded of some of these tips.
Thank you, Hachewie. I appreciate you.
Good advice Eric, when i park my bike for the winter after draining the fuel out of the system and removing the battery i pull the spark plugs squirt some oil down the bores turn the engine over do it again and replace the plugs, this stops the rings going rusty in the bores and last until you want to reanimate your motorcycle.
Solid advice. I make shoot a video about that process. Heck, getting folk to just do what I stated in this about winter storage would be epic. 😂
sound advise Eric👍👍
@@ddk_tn Thank you. I appreciate you stopping by.
I leave the battery in the bike but I keep a tender on it and I tend to ride in the winter as well so there is that. Good tips my dude!
@@BikesBeardsAndBrews Thank you! Enjoy your ride in Tazwell.
really good tips here. I always carry my clear visor with me all the time.
The shield tucked in around your waist really is a great way to store it. Thanks for watching, Ryan.
All great tips. I like the idea of the glimpse app. I always top my bike off before I get home…well, I used to lol.
Some great tips there. Another one for topping up fuel and cleaning the chain after a ride. Write down anything that needs repairs or replacing. Lost count how many times I have gone for a ride only to realise the issue I had with the bike on the last ride is still there as I had not fixed it.
That's a great idea, Matt. I keep a dry erase board on the garage of my "to-do" list. That list never goes away... 😂
I try and clean the chain after riding, doesn't always happen. I also always fill up after riding, great tips, thanks Eric 😎
@@MRTPR I hope these small tips hel out a new rider. Thanks for watching.
Man, such great solutions for beginner or experienced riders. Thx for sharing 💯🤙
I'm glad you enjoyed this one. It's just some basic tips for new riders. Cheers
Great video. You should have called it 15 Motorcycle Tips for All Riders.
@@CycleGeezer Thank you. Your comme is are mich appreciated!
Beginner or seasoned rider, these are all solid tips benneficial to everyone . Even if we may have known some of them before ,to be reminded is worth way more than beans or peanuts . I'm going to go and pull the brake calipers for a quick scrub right now .Thank you good sir .
@TRyanLearnBikes well, thank you. Just another video at throwing stuff at the wall to see what sticks. :)
Nice tips Eric 👍
Thank you, Roy.
Great tips, Eric. Even this Old Ryder on a Spyder learned a thing or two.😊
I have a feeling you knew most, if not all, of these tips. Thanks for the support! 🙌
Solid tips!
Thank you, Nore.
Hi Eric, my channel just ticked over 1k subs & I wanted to publicly thank you for support & help. It's been a long hard road, thanks again for not only me but for all the other channels you help shine a spotlight on.
@@Free_Ranger_CT110 tmThat is the best news I've had all month! Congratulations!
@@KrakensGarageandAdventures thanks Eric.
Great tips. I have always been curious about how quickly those traditional visors change back on forth when going in and out of trees etc…
They take about 5 minutes to transition. Shaded tree cover, tunnels, etc. It takes way too long for me. And they're bloody expensive. Thanks for the support, Paul.
Our cousin rides and drives his truck with one eye and gives all the room to other bikers need he sees on the road in front of him. We live in Canada.
I wish all drivers would learn for your good cousin. Please tell him, thank you.
Tip: when you need a mechanic, transport your bike 2500kms and drop it off…6 months later you can still have your bike in storage when the mechanic states he hasn’t got time to service it. Grrrr
Great tips - and reminders for those of us who have been riding a while :D
I hope this video helps a few folks. Thanks for stopping by.
I also top off the fuel before heading to the house.
To me, it makes the next ride so more enjoyable.
I like the gas tip. I’ve had the people behind the counter look at me crazy when I tell them 4 or 5 bucks on pump x. They don’t realize just topping it off
😂 I've had the conversation a few times.
Tip 3 is a life saver for sure. That’s something always practice to this day.
I hope my thoughts help a few new riders out there. 🤞🤙
@@KrakensGarageandAdventures that one will for sure if they aren’t already.
Great info here Eric, appreciate you sharing! I'm going to get one of those CO2 tire kits, I like that a lot.
This was aimed at new riders starting out. I continue to try and keep riders alive! 🤙
Good tips, Eric.
Thank you. I hope it helps a few folks.
Heck ya......
Thank you, Moe.
I have offset diamond shaped mirrors. I broke the left, went to our local residential glass shop with a c.a.d, and got them to cut me a piece of bathroom mirror. lol. I think they charged me 4 dollars.
@@RandysRides now that's thinking outside the box. Great job, Randy.
These were great Eric. Some I already heartily live by, like leaving space and an escape path when pulling up at traffic lights and keeping it in gear and watching for cars behind - blows me away when I see riders parked right up to a car's bumper bar at traffic lights.. and some I didn't know and you've educated me on, like not running the bike for just 5 minutes while storing it for a while, I had no idea about that. Awesome mate, a bunch of super-useful tips, thank you!
I'm glad I can help in a small way. Thank you for your reply in kind.
@@KrakensGarageandAdventures That was far more than a small way - completely changed my long-term storage of a couple of my bikes, cheers!
All great tips eric. someone i feel you were talking to me on a few of those. Like reusing the crush washer.. LOL. When i changed the oil for the first time on my drz, i didn't realize those were crush washer but good idea on a getting a bag of them instead of one at a time.
Well, thank you. I'm just an old rider that has stepped in every cow pie in the pasture. I hope these tips help a few folks.
I heard this somewhere, maybe from you. I certainly didn’t think of it myself. Take your gloves off before you uncap your fuel tank. Road dust, insect parts, you name it, can adhere to the fingers of your glove and scratch your paint work as you twist off the cap. Your bare hand won’t. Great tips, Eric!
That's good advice on the bare hands. I hope these simple tips help out a few new riders. Cheers
All great tips! I just found your channel and subscribed! And yes, it has been a nasty gloomy winter here in southern VA so far. I can't wait until the rain washes the salt off the road before spring to ride again.
@@DeelzridesandAdventures Thank you! It's good to see another Virginian here. I'm about 45 minutes north of Richmond. Thank you for the sub. Eric
Fantastic tips…even for seasoned riders. Love that Shirt!
One of my favorite shirts! 🙌 Thanks for stopping by. 🤙
Yes, the gas tip is a good one. And so is the hot chain advice. Lots of good tips.
Now it's time to go riding!
It's almost always a good time to go riding. :)
All great tips for ALL riders
Hopefully, it helps a few. 🤙
Nice Moz mug ! I have one too and love it
Big Moz in the house!
Eric, this was a great video and I thank you for sharing.
Thank you, Bob. I appreciate you.
Nice work, some great tips there Eric 😎👌
Thank you, BB. Kind of boring to the experienced rider. I hope it helps a few new riders out. :)
All great points for the beginner, straight from decades of experience. I'm sure a lot of new riders will benefit from these, if they listen. I certainly picked up a good point on the chain maintenance (I've had shaft drive bikes for decades, until now) Oh! That reminds me, what an awesome coffee cup you have. I'm sure it's guaranteed to hold one full cup of coffee😁. I gotta get me one of those 😅. Ride well. Cheers.
You've been spoiled with shaft drive bikes. Welcome to the chain gang! I was wondering if you'd catch that coffee mug. 😂 Thank you again, my friend.
Great video there Eric and beautiful background!!
Decided to shoot a video off my deck in hopes some boats wouldn't be making a ruckus. 😂
@@KrakensGarageandAdventures 🤣🤣
Good tips!!!! Good stuff as always Eric!!
@HarleyGurl114 Thank you, Gloria. :)
Great tips Eric ! Very helpful indeed. Cheers amigo
Thank you, Eddie. What are you doing here on social media? Aren't you supposed to be on a sabbatical? :)
@@KrakensGarageandAdventures I am only on IG sabbatical ! Lol
great tips brother
Appreciate it!
#1: Next year? How about tomorrow.
#7 Do they make tent sized trash bags? I’m a big guy.
#9 I’m a big advocate of rebuilding a brake caliper at 0:02 every change of pads.
#12 @9:30 - thank goodness you’re not my accountant 😊
#14 A full tank of fuel helps prevent condensation in the tank.
All good information as usual.
That's a great rule of thumb, rebuilding the calipers every second pad change! It is scary how many folks ignore the basics. Thanks for sharing your expertise, Richard!
@@KrakensGarageandAdventures I prefer each time you change the pads. Check it next time - guarantee you’ll see why.
I hate the I need gas guy first thing!!!!
We all do! 😂
Let's go Flip!