How To Ride A Motorcycle Slowly - Skill Development & Practical Uses. CBT / Module 1 Test. Part 2
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 เม.ย. 2021
- Part 2 of a 2 part video about slow riding. This video is aimed at CBT and A1/A2/DAS test candidates but is suitable for any motorcyclist wishing to improve slow riding. It builds on part 1 and gives advice and guidance to help with slow speed motorcycle control in general and for manoeuvres such as the slalom and figure 8, plus practical on road use.
This video is not a substitute for practical live training, but a useful insight into the slow control of motorcycles. - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
Along with Part 1, this has to be the best video on the subject on TH-cam. Thank you 🙏 . Well paced, clear details, thorough explanations and precise demonstrations, something I don’t recognise from either of my CBT days, but that’s perhaps more to do with the format than the training school: ie two students for each instructor and a lot of ground to cover. A very timely find for me, with mods 1&2 next month 🤞
@Dennis Buckley Thank you for your comment Dennis, I wish you well with both Modules. All the best
Thank you PWR. I have just got back to biking after a break, and boy how things have changed. I have a Kawasaki Z1000sx, full of gadgetry and so, so smooth. The roads are now much busier and everyone is buzzing around very quickly. There is less respect and awareness of the biker than ever, and i would go so far as to say that some drivers just don't like us!
With this in mind, i am reminded to be fully aware always. I find myself naturally planning escape routes on a regular basis as the unexpected is always a possibility.
The general road riding, braking, turning skills and all is coming back very well from muscle, and mind memory. However, it is the slow manoeuvring and control/balance i feel needs working on. This video helps a lot. Practice, practice and more practice is what i need, especially when it is backed up with your wonderful tutorials!
Thank you again.
Hi Tom, thank you for your comments. much appreciated. I agree, Yes its a bit mad out there now isnt it? The practice will be a winner, the SX is a lovely bike and I find very manageable at low speeds, though it needs to lean a bit more than my BMW to turn at low speed. Youre very welcome, hope it all comes together for you, best wishes, ride safe
Having watched this over and over again yesterday I put it into practice today on a Morrisons empty car park. I measured out the 7.5 metres and went for it. If I looked ahead to where I wanted to be I had a good yard spare on every practice run. If I looked down I struggled to maintain a smooth manoeuvre. Brilliant advice sir.
glad the practice is working out well Mick, ride safe
I recently turned 50. I've redone cbt tests 4 times over the years to use 125s to get to work. I thought it was about time I got my full license. Passed theory a week ago on the first attempt. Arranged an assessment lesson on a 600 the following day. Nerves got to me, I ended up dropping the bike on a junction going uphill on a camber. VERY embarrassing. Especially when I struggled to pick it back up and a lady jogger came to help me 😂. I have my mod 1 training day in a week, with the test the day after. The instructor also mentioned how rigid my shoulders and arms were. He didn't like the way I was turning out of junctions with a lean on rather than fully turning the bars. I think he was reluctant to accept me for the mod 1 training but I'm hoping to take a lot of information on board from videos like this. I'd love to get rid of my ktm 125 and finally pull my big boy pants on! Cheers
Amazing video! Passed my cbt just about but struggled so so much with slow speed manoevers. Thanks for this!🎉
this video is great and really helped to explain this! i didnt get to pass my cbt today due to me not being great with slow manoeuvring, i’ll be thinking of this next week when i try again!!
good luck with your next cbt
I apriciated your video very much. I'm a rider for over 40 years and still not good at U-Turns. Presently, thanks to Corona, still waiting for my already 6 months ago ordered Ninja 1000 SX. Thanks and greetings from Germany. Volker Pohlmeyer
Thank you, I hope that the video helps you with your U turns. I also hope that your SX arrives very soon, I enjoy mine very much, great bikes! Best wishes
Good revision on slow speed control. You make it look so easy on a big bike!
5:28 brilliant stuff, makes me think if it can be done on a really big bike then a smaller one should be more than easy (with practice of course). 😎👍
Love your videos. I've learnt a lot from you. Appreciate it.
Hi 👋 best explanation. I am still trying to put all these steps into my skills. Still very hard with right turns, it feels i am fighting against my body. And u turn is a big struggle. But hopefully, what i heard from the video, i will try to practice and hopefully one day i am will get better.
Thank you for your comment. Good luck with it, keep practicing and don’t be too hard on yourself You’ll get there!
Out of all the videos I've watched this one is by far the best explained. Thank you
Truly excellent control
Thank you! This video is invaluable. ❤
Thanks for sharing the video and knowledge, I'm returning to motorbikes after over a couple of decades from last riding on the road.
Approaching my Mod 1 next week but this is invaluable information, looking well ahead and where you want to go makes life much easier, also not over thinking it! 👍
you are welcome, i wish you well with your training, ride safe
@@MotorcyclePWR zero fault mod 1 passed this morning. Thanks for the uploads, extremely helpful 👍
Mod 2 passed! I've spent a good number of hours going over your uploads and found it extremely helpful giving me a good knowledge base before I even sat on a "big bike". Many thanks, I'll continue following 👍🏍️
Brilliant teacher
Thank you.
great stuff!!!!!! thank you!
Glad you liked it! Thank you
Very helpful. Thanks very much.
@Anthony Green thank you, much appreciated. All the best
I have my mod 1 in 2 days and these tutorials are brilliant. Especially going hand in hand with my instructor's training. I have watched all of your videos and shall rewatch them again and again as things can get forgotten so I'm always looking to refresh! Thank you for such an informative channel.
@Naughtycool Sailor many thanks, i hope your mod 1&2 go well, ride safe
Your videos are absolutely excellant. I have my CBT soon and they they have given me so much insight into technique. Wish your school was a bit nearer to me. Thanks for the videos.
Yes, your channel is absolutely solution. THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORT AND WORK AND YOUR PASSION!!! This is really really helpful!
You're very welcome, glad it is helpful. All the best
Great videos. I'm going for my Mod 1 in a few weeks and these videos are really helping me. Thank you.
You're welcome, glad they are helpful. Wishing you well for your mod 1
Another excellent & useful video....thanks
Glad it was helpful!
@@MotorcyclePWR Just back from evening ride. During same I made time to do more car park based slow speed control work...Still improving - thanks again.
Just got back into biking after many years and this is the one thing I just can’t master, my instructor says I’ve got to override years of car driving which has hard wired my brain in how to use a clutch, I felt and must have looked like a real noob on the CBT despite having ridden many different bikes in my early twenties, I can’t believe I just can’t do it. Another thing is I made the mistake of buying a new bike instead of a used one ( big mistake), it just makes the fear of dropping it even greater, so much so I’m thinking of buying another cheap bike to ride and overcome this one obstacle, on the CBT young riders who had only just started riding bikes mastered slow riding like a boss because their brain was a clean slate, last thing is my bike has the full 15 ponies whereas most 125’s are around 10 so power response is smoother, my examiner recognised I was a competent safe rider ( probably due to being a car driver since I was 13, out on the road positioning, awareness and lifesavers no problem at all )and gave me a pass with a whisper in my ear to practise, practise and practise slow riding and U turns and master it quickly before I gave up on bikes again, he even got me riding pillion with him as he did figure of eights quite quickly with only one hand …… ( sigh) 😞
@Bruce Kain thanks for your comment Bruce, yes it can be difficult sometimes, the key is clutch work training that muscle memory. I often get my students to ride the bike feet down and use the clutch only to move the bike at walking speed, no throttle. This trains sensitivity and muscle memory for clutch control. Eventually i get them to put both feet up and still ride with no throttle, just controlling the speed of the bike with clutch only. Its also good for training balance. I hope your confidence develops and you are soon happy riding, all the best
Great video as usual 👍 I've been riding for decades,recently changed my bike (gsxs 1000 2022) when I 1st rode it turning slowly was no problem.but now I've lost my confidence, I don't know why any advice please?
@ricardo68 Many thanks. I'm sorry to hear you' ve lost your confidence. Its difficult to diagnose these issues online, but there are a few things to try.
The GSXS 1000 is lovely, in my experience quite feisty but fun!
Is this bike very different to your previous rides, or do you feel quite protective of it because its new?
Has there been any incident, experienced or witnessed, no matter how small that could have sown a seed of doubt in your mind?
So if following the usual slow speed advice of keeping head up, clutch slip/revs up/ rear brake still doesn't work for you then I would suggest other options.
1/ If possible, try to use/borrow a smaller bike to see if you can build confidence. Even an hour at a training school on one of their bikes could be enough to move things forward.
2/ If that's not an option, perhaps try the large quiet carpark, start with massive circles and turns at a comfortable speed and gradually tighten and slow. Pace yourself and dont beat yourself up if it doesn't work straight away!
Take a sensible friend! with you who could encourage you to keep your head an eyes up if this is an issue, it could also be more fun practicing with a friend. Practice is vital, as long as you are practicing the right way of doing it!
3/ Its all in our head. The more we stress and worry the worse it will get. I know its easy to say, but if you can try to look at the positives and allow yourself to gain confidence again you should be able to achieve. Dont get hung upon the times it didn't go well, but try to look at why they didn't and use that experience to develop.
Sorry I cant offer anything more concrete at the moment, but if you can identify anything that seems to be holding you back we can revisit it.
Good luck and all the best.
Hi there I wonder if you could help me. I had a break from biking, only 6 weeks. I am now having so much trouble with slow speed. I seem to have this habit of grabbing the front break, and on a number of occasions have almost dropped my bike. I have watched most of your videos and tried to take on your advice but still that front break catches me out. I would appreciate any further help you could suggest.
@Brian Wells hi Brian, thanks for your question, sorry you are having issues
Without seeing you ride its difficult to fix, however i will try!
Are you grabbing the front brake on straights or when cornering?
So front brake grabbing will likely be a fear/panic response, so we need to identify what you are concerned about happening.
If you can find a quiet practice area, its worth practicing slow speed control in straight lines to gain confidence. If the bike feels too slow and unstable, go a little quicker and work on your skill. Always aim to stop smoothly using only the rear brake. Make sure you have lots of safe space so it doesn't matter how long it takes to stop.
For slow speed control its helpful to shut the throttle after you stop, so if you focus on your fingers controlling the throttle it may reduce panic braking.
Once you build confidence with the techniques you can progress to slow cornering, if the bike feels like it wants to fall gradually increase clutch to drive rear wheel. Having your head and eyes looking all the way through the turn is essential.
Its also useful to talk out loud to yourself to settle nerves and focus on the technique.
I hope this helps, please let me know how you get on. You could send me a video if you still have issues.
Good luck, all the best
@@MotorcyclePWR
Thankyou so much for getting back to me. Firstly it is when I'm looking to stop, and the fear is that I drop my bike. Cornering is not a problem. You mentioned talking out loud could work, and I will certainly give that a go. I think what makes it worse is the fact that I have never had this problem previously. Thanks again for your advice. I will keep you posted.
@Brian Wells Youre welcome . Can i ask what bike you ride and do you have an issue putting your foot on the floor due to leg length/ seat height?
As im sure you know dropping at a stop is usually caused by harsh front braking, so if you hone gentle front brake use and ease front brake off just prior to the stop there should be little chance of a drop. Also make sure that your eyes dont look down as you are stopping. I wish you well with your practice.
@@MotorcyclePWR
I used to have a BMW 1200 Rallye. I think this is where the problem began, the bike really was too high. I changed to an
R 1200 RT, a bit lower but still have the same issues. Coming to a junction I tend to stop short, but then trying to start again and move to the line is stressful and messy. I do appreciate your help in this, thankyou once again.
@Brian Wells ah i see, that makes sense, often see this with taller bikes. Im sure with practice youll find it easier. The softer you stop the better. So with mastery of braking and slow speed control youll feel safer and more in control. All the best
Good evening. What a superb channel. Do you have a website. I'd be very interested in getting some further training from yourself. BW. Martin.
@Martin Wheeler Hi Martin, many thanks, Im glad you find the videos useful. I dont have a website, but you can email me about live training via the address on the channel homepage if you wish. All the best
@@MotorcyclePWR hello again. I've searched the channel homepage and no address. Could only find the TH-cam page share link...
@Martin Wheeler please email me at motorcyclepwr@gmail.com
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