How To Do A Figure 8 / UK Mod 1 Motorcycle Test Exercise
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What is your favorite parking lot exercise?!?
DanDanTheFireman dank nooners
Sorry...I’m new to this tribe. What is a “dank nooner?”
@@rodneybadger5292 When you do a wheelie and you have the front of the bike pointed straight up. "Nooner" as in "noon" as in the 12 o'clock position on a clock face.
Probably riding in circles as tight as possible.
No particular favourite, U turns, Figure 8, hardest thing is finding a good quiet location.
I sneak back to my skills course lot occasionally and follow the marks when no one is looking. It’s a good spot but a ways away.
I got the Ride like a Pro video recently, haven’t got a spot to set it up
Never took these videos seriously till my daughter got a motorcycle. I use your videos to help her learn to ride safe. I don't want her on a bike but she is a grown woman and the least I can do for her show her how to do it right. Motorcycle safety becomes job #1 when someone you truly care about goes on 2 wheels. 😔. Thanks for guidance Dan.
wat u think boke a joke .!? 🤣
Lol. I been riding for 23 years. Earlier this week I bought a new bike, and out of the blue my wife said she would like one too. She has been riding pillion for 15 years and always said she was happy to be chauffeured. So now I’m binge watching DanDan to remind myself all the stuff I do so instinctively I don’t know I’m doing or how/why to explain.
Looks like you clipped a lock of your beard hair to your shirt collar 😂. Keep the vids coming, I like the old training vids too, nice work as always
I cant tell you how much your videos have helped me out, but I can give you my gratitude. Thank you so much for all you do for the motorcycle community!!
As a new rider your videos have been an amazing help to me in addition to my basic motorcycle training classes, thank you for making these videos 👍
Have been working on these tight low speed maneuvers and improving a lot! Thank you Dan Dan!
Thank you for these videos brother, I'm just in the process of getting my licence and this relatively short video literally helped me more than my instructor 😄 cheers and thank you from Europe
Watched your videos all winter cooped up in the Maryland winter. Rode today first time since October. Counter steering is the way to go! So much easier! Thanks DDFM for lessons and tips!
These are very helpful videos, Dan---thank you for the hard work putting them together. I am getting back on a bike after a 30 year hiatus and find that this type of training is exactly what I need.
Hi Dan, nice video. I had trouble with this exercisec on my CBT here in the UK. You're video is a lot more help than the instructor shouting confusing instructions at me was!😁
Kinda refreshing to undertake such maneuver once again ..and for so long now since my "off road motocross and enduro days" here in the Philippines. Very nice of you to always remind the safety variables and demonstrate such skills to others. .. I will absolutely do the same here in my end. We will beat this virus eventually. Thank u and stay safe!
Dan you are a legend. I'm a new rider and watching your videos is of huge benefit. I'm going to stay tuned to your channel. Many thanks and all the best from England.
Dan - New rider here. Your instruction is amazing. Clear and thorough information. Very applicable. Thank you.
Lovin These Videos Dan!
Thank you keep em comin!!
Love the instructional videos.. easy to follow with excellent advice... so glad you put this together along with your other videos.
Oh My Goodness I can't believe I did that. Today is one of my happiest days ever because of this guys videos they gave me enough confidence to do U-turns like a pro. Previously I had no confidence to turn while u-turn. Now I feel like a bird & It's really different from driving cars. Counter weighting is really amazing. Thank you for creating these videos & sharing those amazing experience with us.
Thank you Dan, your videos have being a lot of help!
Another great exercise. Thanks Dan
love the tips, tutorials and advice. Thanks a million Sir.
yo dan you are so helpful even though i don’t have a bike 💀💀😅
lol same, i like bikes, cant ride one, dont have one
Thank you, from Dan to another! This figure eight skill was what tripped me up in my motorcycle safety class, even though I was able to do it perfectly without even thinking about it the first time! Every time after, I thought about it too much and haven't been very succesful. Although I did pas my class, get my license, and am excited to get some parking lot practice in once its safe enough to be out and about here in NYC.
This is easier than the car but if you go to other state is a mission to pass is more thing to do beside going around 😂
Here in the NorthEast, coming out of a winter (when I had a ride) I would practice these skills to loosen up for the new riding season and regularly do it throughout the season. Most of my experience was off road so doing a lot of slow moving object avoidance was pretty messy in the early spring.
I thought the mic was chest hair peeking out from t-shirt.
i've been riding for 8+ years, i went to a local school as i was thinking to become a teacher.. I totally forgot and embarrassed myself there, i did not realise my confidence had a massive dip (3 accidents one almost killing me sadly) however this morning i woke up like right what is i am forgetting to do. you have just helped me realise where it is i have gone wrong. i need to work on me again and not worry about dropping the bike. i think this is where my mental state is. I did not scoot that booty as you say, and it was horrible. i might get my wife to record how i did it before i try doing this method to show how much confidence i lost. many thanks Dan.
This has really helped me so much I was so nervous about the course
So far practiced progressive braking, tight turn from stop, slow tight U turn. Time to hit up the parking lot and try this!
Cheers again Dan!
Thanks for the vids, been watching a few of yours now. I like doing parking lot exercises and still remain far from mastering it. Always fun to practice.
Good channel. Helps alot doing these demos 👍
Both of my daughters (5 & 6) are enjoying watching these short vids... then we go out and practice in my yard on their dirt bikes... i hope to make them SMART riders before they ever hit the street! Thanks Dan!
These concepts apply very well to kids on bikes. So glad you're helping them be safe! Check out this link for the situational awareness part. #DadToDad renodadsblog.com/2018/01/30/teaching-kid-situational-awareness/
Dan
I am new to your channel. I appreciate all the vids.
Thank you
Ride safe
Just got a new to me suzuki c50 I love it. Just practicing for a few weeks over and over until I get everything down. Everything came pretty natural firs time around, been driving powersports all my life though. It's different and little adjustments can have serious effects. Stay safe guys. 🏍
Thanks for this! Will try tom!
I have very little experience. I first rode a Honda rebel 250 for like 2 hours around my neighborhood. I thought I thought I was good enough to go ahead and get a katana 600 the other day. This bike is a monster and it's so sketchy. But for years I have wanted a motorcycle of my own and I have watched a lot of videos including yours. With your tips I am pulling u-turns on this big bike half the width of the side street next to my house. Only sometimes having to put my foot down. Thanks dan
Thanks Dan. Essentials!
Great video. Keep up the instructional skills and practice guidelines. You’re good at it
Those videos are super helpful ! Gonna practice that on my smol 125cc to be ready for the A2 loicence.
Good teaching Dan
Thanks for the tips
Remember to get protection for your bike too like crash bars/pegs. If you do this a lot and get tighter and tighter turns you might drop bike. I wonder why I say that? Haha.
--Michael
Awesome video!
Watching this gave me so much balance, but I need to get my ass on the bike and keep moving in real time .....
Thanks a lot
just passed my MSF beginner test today! now to go get my endorsement and start riding!
3rd time this week I have been doing this, hanging butt off of rte side, slipping clutch got rpms around 3K doing this on a Sporty1200 got 24-foot circles so far using hed an eyes, some foot brake.
I'm currently learning on an R3 and just ordered a Grom for my wife so she can join me. As soon as the Grom arrives, this will be the first exercise!
I suck at this. I definitely need to practice. Thanks for the refersher!
Did the MSF course in November last year, passed it and the instructor was amazed (no motorcycle experience ever) he asked me if I ever rode before lmao I said no, it’s something I always wanted to do plus watching countless videos 🤷🏾♂️
I’ve got the MSF course this Saturday. Never been on a motorcycle before, but I have some MTB experience which I think will help. Absolutely horrified and excited all at the same time about it. 😬
Hoping I have the same luck/skill as you with all the videos I’ve been watching!
thank you for this view! you the best!
Awesome video! I love the focus on fundamentals. I would make one small change with the caption at about 2:50. Something my martial arts instructor said to me that really stuck with me: "Practice does not make perfect. Practice makes PERMANENT". Which is why it's so important to focus on good fundamentals. Thank you!
Yes very true. I wish I caught that
Thanks for these videos Dan, they're great!
I'm doing pretty well with U-Turns and tight turns; gonna have to make sure I do figure 8's as well :D
Still find it a bit difficult to go full lock - mainly because it's hard to not effect the throttle (either end up giving it a bit too much or dropping into too little depending on if it's a left or right hand turn); just gotta keep practicing!
This usually happens because as we turn the handlebars to the left our wrist tend to roll down which causes us the rev the throttle and when we turn to the right the wrist tends to roll up which causes to little throttle. To correct this try to stiffen your wrist a little to prevent the throttle movement. I hope this helps
Dan illustrated in one of his videos how in right turns he changes his grip on the throttle so his hand/wrist/forearm remain more in line, giving better throttle control. Hard to explain in words....I tried it though since I had the same issue on right turns, and it was effective but takes some getting used to.
Thanks bro❤️
Good job
So perfect!!!!!
Thanks brother. My problem is that I am scared to lock the wheel so to bike can fully turn. I will try to counter balance today . Thanks for the valuable free info.
Thanks
Just wow!
16th view, 5th comment....where were you back when I was first preparing to learn to ride and get my motorcycle endorsement?! Seriously though you are a great teacher for those just learning. Or even for those of us who are wise enough to know you never stop learning.
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Thanks boss
That ZG1400 is a hard bike to do tight turns on with the weird throttle response, props to Motor Guy!
Good morning! Please, tell me where should I look. Tô The ground or The ball?
I did the test on a CRF450L and the instructor asked how tight I could do them. I did a couple full locked steering figure eights. For the emergency breaking I worked up to doing stoppies. I passed the first time but the instructor was cool but was kinda curious how a street legal dirt bike could perform. The cone test was a literal joke on the bike. I weaved through them at about 35mph. I've also taken the msf course on a friends honda shadow to see how I could do on a cruise and other than my clutch hand getting more tired it was not hard at all.
A figure eight is all that's required to pass the skills test in Louisiana. The instructor will tell you to do 5 or so figure eights without feet touching the ground and Poof, you are Done and passed the test. They don't make you do any of that other stuff other states do. Hence those 3 videos you mentioned, 90 from a stop, U Turn and Figure Eights are a MUST for Louisiana riders taking the test to get their MC endorsement.
This is what a lot of people miss from you. Kinda tired of the crash vids. I stopped watching those.
There's more to Motorcycle safety than parking lot exercises. I understand though. Get ready for some really cool exercises and videos coming up!
Our local test is figure 8 and go around the block
Congrats you now have an motorcycle endorsement/license
I am taking a beginner riding course next weekend and eventually getting an endorsement and a bike. I have watched many of your videos. You and your community are the kind of people I would like to ride with. Not the boneheads and 'fooligans' out there 😆
There's a movie theater on my way to work and back, during the school year they don't open until like 2pm so on my way home at lunch or back to the office, I'll swing in and do either figure 8's in 4 parking spaces (similar size to the MSF box), or just a bunch of tight u turns.
Perfect!
Can we control only with throttle and clutch? Not applying any of the brakes
I have a question. Do you counterweight when you have a passenger as well?
You need 2 or three people to turn handle bar or a hydraulic or mechanism to make handle bar harder to turn because shakeel is not there
If you press the breaks, wouldn't you come to a stop? What about gas, clutch and gear? How do they come into play?
On Sunday I put my cones WAY too close. Poor clutch control led to a stall, slow-motion drop, and my hand guard cracking slightly :)
Dan, I am about an hour south of Tucson, need to take an the ride now or team arizona class, are you one of the teachers?
It’s really hard to do on 14’ R1. Gonna keep practicing though
So when you turn left the vampire Dino has turned right and or Shakeel has done the same or looking turning head left if eyes are looking right Shakeel or vamp Dino has done the same and many combinations of the body.with the rider representing Shakeel and bike vamp Dino or vice versa etc etc
Awesome
And motor driven rear wheel has become an undriven front wheel etc
Where is the link for the scoot that booty exercise?
Are you in first or second? Do you pull clutch on curves?
Where can I take the class and where are you located?
This is a requirement for UK motorcycle test, part of the MOD1 test.
The biggest thing for me was NOT going too slow. About 7mph is ideal, whilst using the rear brake to hold speed.
Thanks for sharing! I'm sure UK and US viewers will appreciate this! Join the discord brah! Discord.gg/DanDanTheFireman
@@DanDanTheFireman, dude, your vids helped me pass my test last year! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Can't go too fast though as they'll mark you down 👍
I just dropped my brand new MT-07 while doing this 😂. Thanks god only my clutch lever got bended.
gah man i watch your vids for superb information, but holy smokes i love your bike. been wanting one since i found out Indian makes naked bikes
It really is beautiful
So, My question is. Do you look Down at the cones?
should i buy kawasaki ninja 300 year 2015 and it has 24000km for 3000 euros tell me if its worthed
why using rear brake??
the main problem with this, as a motorcycle learner, that i dont have a bike... i should basicly buy a bike without a drivers license and practice this, so it will go well on the exams...
You can also check out Walmart for those agility cones as a substitute. I bought a pack of 25 for $10.
Yup! I used them in the previous videos. Work great
Now come in Croatia and do the Figure 8, as it is the part of the test for A license.
I swear to a God that 8 is so small.
Good thing I had MT-07.
Dan, this is not "basically trailbraking". Trailbraking is an "at speed" curve strategy where you stay on the brakes deep into the curve. This is dragging the rear brake for stability and control. Also trailbraking is usually done with front brake not rear. Also, is it just the shot angle or are you shifting your butt but leaning torso in? Body shift, including torso, should be leaning out on slow, tight u-turns.
This is the "slow speed version." That is why it is "basically." Maybe it could have been said better, but the basic principles apply.
@@DanDanTheFireman respectfully disagree. dragging rear brake plus friction zone and upper body shift is a slow speed maneuver for stability and very different than trailbraking (front brake) in a curve to manage traction.
Im supposed to practice this for my msf course thats gonna waive my road test for my license . how do I practice ?
*I have a drivers licence and motorcycle permit* ? thank u
On a track they lean into the turn not opposite.
Hey dan I would like to see this done on a sport bike please I act failed this at my states MSF course
@Dio Black I actually practiced and passed lol
You could clip that mic to your beard and it would blend right in
Hey Dan, I just got a bike and my permit, do you mind if we meet up some time for a ride and some conversation?
"9 steps in my gate"
me, 4'9
so... 20? XD I am so excited to start practicing
Is that a honda cb1000r?
Hi, everyone. I´m about to ger my first bike, and I have an important question for all of you who are more experienced. In the country where I live, small displacements bikes are very rare. It´s either tiny mopeds or big bikes. But BMW has a wider range of options. So I could technically get an R310R, but it won´t be a keeper, and it has absolutely no reselling value. So... do you guys think a BMW RnineT Pure will be too much of a bike for a first bike? I really like that bike but I don´t want to die yet and I can´t also trust the sales guy for obvious reasons. The only other option is the ninja 400 but I don´t want a sports bike for commuting and it´s also an expensive bike where I live. I would really appreciate it if anyone could throw some light on my ignorance and fear.
That tuft of chest hair 😂
Hi, I was planning to learn motorcycle what advice can you give me? (I am still researching on youtube and google)
Gotta start somewhere. So do you have any specific questions? We also have a huge chatroom where you can ask any motorcycle questions and get some good answers: Discord.gg/DanDanTheFireman
Definitely take the MSF course. Then decide between cruiser, sport ect... but don't forget to log in and watch DanDan's teaching videos. He's very good at teaching this stuff.
@@DanDanTheFireman ok thx
Hey Ryan Fan
I am pretty new to riding, and my advice is to definitely sign up for an MSF course. They don't teach everything but it will give you a great foundation to build on. I also check out the training vids I can find. Once you have your license and of course your bike. Time in the seat is important, practice as often as possible.
As for the bike you choose, I was told many different things, but just find a bike your comfortable with. I am a believer the bike picks the rider. I have a 2018 fatboy (yep first bike). I am having a blast.
Hope this helps some.
Ride Safe
One more plug for MSF,
take it before you get a bike, apart from the training it gives you the opportunity to ride different bikes, see what kind you like.
I have so much trouble trying to go up hills from a complete stop 😭
@nicole m...keep the bike in 1st gear while balancing with you left foot. Keep the rear brake down then slowly let off clutch while working the throttle and releasing the back brake. You'll get it, we all have had this problem before.
Ugh, there just isn't a spot like this anywhere near me where I can practice this. For real, there just isn't.