Are you ready to take an advanced rider class?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ย. 2024
- If you don't have basic rider skills, don't even think about taking an advanced rider class. It can become extremely frustrating and counter-productive. If you're having trouble at low speeds, practice the slow race at a walking pace while in the friction zone and have a little pressure on the rear brake and Keep your head and eyes up. You need to be able to do this exercise easily without putting a foot down before even thinking about taking an advanced class.
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Two things for everyone reading these comments to take note of:
1) Many of us with years of experience STILL realize that we can always improve our riding skills.
2) The comments being made here are comments of encouragement and support. As uncomfortable as it can be to see the gentleman duck walking and dropping his bike, there is still an overall support and belief that with starting over on the basics, he can and will improve and "get it". Two wheelers support other two wheelers.
Keep doing you bro
There is no shame in having the rider go back to beginners. Safety first, If he showed up to your course. he will get it and be back. Give the man a pat on the back. 👍
The 18 x 36 exercise is my favourite and the most frustrating exercise so far. When I start to feel a bit overconfident, I do that exercise and it puts what is what into perspective. I always watch Jerry's training videos prior to every riding season. This is year 8 with my riding adventures and his training has saved me several times through the years. The importance of watching the training videos cannot be understated. It is a lifelong education process. Hats off to Jerry for his dedication toward rider safety and enjoyment. Well done Jerry! Keep it going!
Wow tough drills. Thanks Motorman for sharing.
Don't get a big bike just because it looks cool I'm an above knee amputee and ride a yahama v star 650, id like a Night Rod but I know I'm not ready for it yet. Props to the dude for showing up and giving it a go.
I like the voice-over, post production commentary. Awesome.
I'm not ready yet myself. Gotta master my beginners course first. But one day Jerry
Amazing! Thanks and regards from Russia!
Oh No! Now I'll be accused of colluding with Russia😁.
@@motorman857 conspiracy time!! lol
Good job on this video. Like the drone shot as it really shows movement better.
Learning a lot watching these
Thanks
That poor fellow, why do people go and get a giant bike without the skills to ride it, no doubt he will overcome his fears with practice. How could he survive on the streets? The training is the key , it's great to watch the riders who master the skills on those big machines!
Im going to show up on my Grom lmao
Well I'm definitely not ready for this class yet, however, I wanted to say that just watching these videos has helped me immensely in my own skills. I did something stupid and after not riding for over 25 years, bought a Suzuki C90T which weighs just north of 800LBS. Like I said, stupid. Well I didn't know what I didn't know. Watching these videos has gotten me down to about 27 ' or so on u turns, I can do the slow race, as well as the straight line cone weave fairly well. I've almost got 1k miles on my new bike and will either be taking one of your classes out here in NC or riding down to FL to take one there with you personally. Thank you so much for these videos and your knowledge. You even helped me with recommending a Barnett clutch for the bike, which I got and installed and have been extremely happy with. Thanks again, and God bless.
All these riders are great. They handle those bikes very well.
Awesome Stuff ! Proud of the Ride like a Pro Team as well as the Riders !
Thanks Chris, appreciate it!! 👍
Another great video
Im such a loser gotta get the skill, thanks for sharing the one fella who had to leave shouldnt feel bad just train train train and gain gain gain
Thanks Motorman. You really do need to have the basics down first. When doing the intersection, if you don't tell the students the size. they won't know they aren't supposed to be able to do it (yet).
Awesome video
Ouch! I felt really bad for the rider that had to leave. I sure hope he does what you suggested. The other three riders were very impressive, and exceptional to perform the snowman without a hitch.
Thanks Jerry. Guess I’ll do the beginner corse first too so I’m not that guy. That last drill I practiced last night and I suck at it.
I like the drone footage makes viewing the setup and what's happening with the cones so much easier to follow. Great work with everyone and even letting the other guy try to pick up his skill set before mentioning it would be a hazard to others and himself.
I took the basic rider course and got my M license in late 2016. Since that time I've thrown down an average of 11,000 miles per year across 3 Harley platforms (Sportster, Softail, and now Touring). I'm on my bike every day and actually ride more than I drive (70-75% of my travel is riding, while from 2016-2019 100% of my travel was on a bike). I would love to take an advanced rider course, but want to get some more seat time on my 2021 Road Glide before I do. Currently have 4,400 miles on her.
Definitely want to do this course but won't until I feel I'm ready to.
The important thing with these courses...SAFETY! Above all else...ride the bike. If you have to pass up some cones to keep the bike upright and going, that's what you do. You won't complete the exercise properly, but you'll stay safe and you can identify what you need to work on AFTER the exercise.
Damn good video,you have to keep improving your skill set👍
In australia we have a learner license thats a written test held for min 3 mths restricted to 650 lams approved, Re license held for 2 yrs and restricted to the 650 lams approved motorcyle, the R open unrestricted. the L,Re and R license have a written tests the Re and R license have practical tests like what you do there plus a road/ highway runand if you drop the bike at any point you fail. There are extra courses after you pass for advanced riding
I’ve got about 18 years of experience and I ride a smaller softail but I would definitely need a beginner course. One day!
I just finished the MSF Basic Course, and one student came on his Road King. He said he had been riding street bikes since 1989. Another student rode his Yamaha touring bike. He had been riding for 6 months on his permit. Neither one of them performed any better than the rest of the class, and we all(including them) were on the smaller HD 500 Street bikes for the class.
I took the beginner class a s well. I'm dying to go practice the turns on my bike. Such a great course and obviously these videos are amazing. Thank you!
@@emilykelly7545 Cool. I just ordered the Ride Like a Pro/Mean Streets course on the USB platform.🤘🤘
Man Jerry, that was a close call. I really appreciate you and your wife showing these drills and riding techniques. The big thing I'm practicing is panic braking and weaving. I go back and forth from my big Super Tenere ADV bike that has the antilock then to my Beta 498 dual sport with DOT knobby's. I'm still working on slow parking lot drills. Weird thing is I do pretty good on the left turns but suck on the right turns. How very true that it's all about practice.
Thank you Sir!!
From what I've seen in classes and just riding with buddies I think everybody has a turn direction they're better at. I know I do, left is so much easier and smoother for me. I've asked a couple friends and they both prefer right turns. No idea why it's like that but it seems to be a real thing.
@@TheAedalas Likely due to the rotation of the crank. Most people under estimate the gyro forces generated by the engine; AKA rotational mass.
I'm on day 3 of my msf course. I've been riding for 3 years and just now learned how to properly take a turn. The class is absolutely necessary for anyone wanting to own a motorcycle.
I sure hope that one fellow who had the dickens of a time of it gets it together. It'd be nice to hear that he overcame his fears.
First day on my ultra limited I was uncomfortable on it and ran over my right ankle and had to rest a bit before me and group I was with could continue on. Went and took basic rider course a couple months later and seen my mistakes. I have caught myself correcting others and training them proper techniques. Thinking of becoming an instructor to help others
First time I hear the expression " life would a bowl of cherries" 🍒
My intention is to not upgrade until I've mastered the bike I've got. I actually spent 15 years with mopeds and scooters, mostly as backup/fun vehicles but I started riding them full time during the last few years I had em. A year and a half ago, I got a rebel250. I definitely feel like I've got a good handle on it, I'd also basically only owned manual cars so the clutch came pretty naturally. However, the bike still suites me at this point and I definitely feel like there's more I could still learn from it.
Definitely not. I'll be taking the MSF Beginners class again. I was in a minor accident almost three years ago, and I've hardly ridden since (fear, loss of confidence, I'm sure you know the drill). Need to get back on, get back to basics, and practice, practice, practice. Thank you for your video lifesaving tips.
I recently bought a new motorcycle and need to practice to learn it's characteristics.
Excellent!!!
i have found that just taking the tourpack off really helps with learning to handle the bike. it shouldnt seem like much, but it makes the bike much more nimble maybe even take off the saddle bags for parking lot practice. (psychological fear of scratches)
I cringed on that one. You did the right thing
I'm not sure why but around town driving i favor the rear brake. My 10 street bob handles like a dream. That thing practically rides itself
I wish there was someone like you here in Kansas City. I’d love to take your classes
Go to ridelikeapro.com and click on training locations for the RLAP school nearest you.
@@motorman857 thank you sir! I watch your videos almost religiously and try to practice every chance I get
As a new rider with a Vulcan 750 I know I'd be completely overwhelmed by one of those big things 😳 I'd love to have one some day, but I'm many miles and summers away 😅
Get out and practice, build your skills, and take Jerry's class. You can do it! It will be an experience you won't forget.
I find that after practicing 18 foot circles, all roads for the rest of the day have no curves, and I only drive the twistys!
I would have been a big fat fail on that last one...probably even on my old 250. :(
I wish I lived nearby your class. I was riding Heritage Classic for 2 years and I could do most of your drills. Recently I upgraded to Street Glide. Not sure if I can still do these drills.
The Street Glide is more maneuverable than the Heritage. Tighten the nut behind the handlebars a bit. Use the technique/practice wrench, to tighten that nut. 😁
@@motorman857 Thanks for advice. Can you post of exactly where the nut is? I think I figured out, not 100% sure though. Still trying to get used to the bike. Although lean angle is amazing compared to Heritage.
@@JayantW55 The nut behind the handlebars can be found sitting on the seat and holding the hand grips of the handlebars in a death grip, gritting his/her teeth and looking down instead of look where you want to go. Get it now?😁
Can you share how you set up those cones? distance etc? Thank you Motorman!
you can download a FREE practice guide from the home page of my website, www.ridelikeapro.com
@@motorman857 Thank you sir! Just passed my basic MSF on Sunday. 👍
Off subject, I got the ignition key to Donna’s FLHTP stuck in the tour pak lock.aaaaaarrrrggg! 30 minutes later I got in out after breaking the lock cylinder and bending the key. Now i gotta wait 15 days for new keys. I hope I don’t look like a duffus but sometimes I really am
Sorry to hear that. I'd get on Harley about taking 15 days to get a key to you.
I am going to ask the same questions that I was asked back in May. How did he get there? How has he made it all this time without a serious accident?
I guess if all you do is ride in straight lines and go around average corners at an average speed and duck walk your motorcycle whenever it gets close.. you can probably get by.
I think you’re lying 🤥 a 1000% you improved there skills 💪💪💪💪💪🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
I wanna have a motorcycle license my friend
I need to take off my 16" and go to 12"
This would be so easy on a dual sport. I assume I would fail the course for being unsafe if I did it on one wheel? lol
Hey, Mr. PALLADINO! Each day in a different Park lot? 😁
Where do they practice? Please mention the name of the venue.
Thanks for the outstanding video! I noticed all the riders had baggers, is that necessary for the advanced course? I took the basic course a few years ago on the Street 500 HD provided, would they provide a bagger if that's what's needed for the advanced course?
The riders bring their own bikes to my classes.
Do you ever teach this class in North Texas or would you recommend anyone around this part of the country? I'd love to take your course in person!
Go to ridelikeapro.com and click on training locations
how far apart are the cones in the zig zag
30 ft in length, 24 ft from inside cone to inside cone and the offset is 15ft.
Why such big bikes
To the Instructor: you should not have et him ride off.
you should have called a flatbed.
So, do you only work with H-D riders?
No, the riders bring the bikes they own to my classes. If it has 2 wheels, one in the front and one in the back, ALL motorcycles are welcome.
Jerry, does having an over sized front tire hinder the rider on the corse? Mine is 26” and I can still maneuver my bike a slow speeds but I just don’t feel as confident as I was on department issued bike with standard tire size. Could be I’ve been rusty for not riding for 12 years and I’m riding my 25k bike not theirs lol but all joking aside does the size of front wheel restrict performance during slow speed maneuvers? Thanks in advance for your input Sir
Yes of course it does.
Are these classes just for big heavy bike or can you take it with a scooter?
The riders bring the bikes they ride to my classes. From Harley's to metrics to scooters, if it has 2 wheels, all are welcome.
@@motorman857 thanks I always enjoy your videos keep up the good work.
He definitely needs a smaller bike.
How did he get home? Tow truck or did he or someone ride the bike home for him?
How did he get the bike there. He is worse that most people that have never ridden.
Why does the advanced course dwell on tight maneuvers? That’s a good skill to have but it only makes up a very small percentage of riding in the real world. Real situations are decreasing radius turns, gravel and other objects in the road, knowing where to position yourself in traffic, breaking hard for a deer, etc. There should be some way to simulate real situations in a training course.
Yikes
This dude wanted to graduate high school without going to first grade. Amazing!! These guys buy these big expensive bikes and don’t have a clue on how to operate the machinery. Probably voted Biden
Its embarrassing, like what are they thinking taking an advanced class when they can barely/ can't ride a motorcycle. Pride I guess.
Love the drone angle for these exercises. Helps see the head turn in relation to turning the bike.. Keep up the great videos Motorman!
You are right on that last exercise Jerry. It is very difficult. I’m that 19’ turn guy at the end of that figure 8.
Good rider! I was there
Poor guy. I also noticed that he is not looking where he wants to go - it’s almost as his reaction is 1 or 2 seconds behind what the bike is doing. He needs to look up where he wants the bike to go, his body seems tense and he needs to ease up, and lastly get familiar with his motorcycle (friction zone, using rear brake)
I live in Pennsylvania near Philadelphia I would like to be able to take your course do you know if there’s anything near me to do that and how can I get a hold of them if you could help me with this I would really appreciate it I’d like all of your arm test going through the cones when you do ever you want to bike and I tried doing it without cones just do we get a parking lot with stripes in the parking and I’m having difficulty with more with the left if you could help me I would really appreciate it and I’ll continue to watch it I like you
Here's our training location near Hershey PA, www.ridelikeapropa.com, Shane is our owner - instructor, 484.336.6679, tell him we sent you.
Great video! I recently purchased your videos and they are helping tremendously. I thought I was a decent rider until I started working on some of these techniques and it humbled me to continue practicing. Hopefully one day I will make it to a class like this.
Another top video 🤩☝️💪🐅👍😎
That figure eight just amazes me with these huge bikes! Wow!
The hardest thing I ever had to do in my career was to fail officers during motor training. Some people are just not cut out for the job no matter how much remedial training you offer them. It broke my heart but riding the motorcycle is only one small part of performing the job safely on the streets. The few who didn't make it knew by the time they were let go that it was not for them except one. The City decided to let the officer go to another academy where she crashed her bike in an exercise, broke her back and had to retire. Hopefully that man will heed your advice for his own safety and thank you later because of it.
Jerry Awesome class I took it last year in Louisville ky mr Rhodes did a fantastic job teaching loved it. My son took a beginner class over the weekend did well he’s been on dirt bikes since he was 5 he’s now 20. There was an older guy asked to leave the beginner class he wasn’t very good . The gentleman just bought a new Harley-Davidsons before the class I wish him luck and hope he stays safe.
Been practicing my self .
Motorman! You Donna and Joe were awesome! Great class, very professional! I was a little apprehensive at first but definitely a highlight of my trip! 3000 miles and a week later and I made it home.
I was mowing on my rider and couldn't help but doing a figure 8 and thinking about your class! The neighbors think I'm crazy! Lol. Thanks for everything! I'm a better rider and would love to come back!
Glad to hear you enjoyed it. Come back any time.
Hi Doug! Glad you enjoyed our class, it was a pleasure meeting you at our class! Hey everyone, Doug WON the BEST rider in the class trophy last week! I sent you something, it should be there tomorrow or Tuesday. Happy you had a safe journey and made it home with smiles and memories!
@@docdonna489Got it. TY. My front tire was scrubbed to the edges.. never seen that...good times! Riders that think they can ride should do this. You will learn something! The memories and experience are totally worth it. Then ride the Tail of the Dragon on the way home.
@@dingbial9796 glad your picture disc made it to you!! Jerry and I are happy you had a great time at our class, you're one of the best riders we've had the pleasure of meeting and instructing this year at a class. Yes, our front tires get scrubbed too, I go through front tires more than the average bear. 😎 Did you get your Dragon T-shirt? I love that road. Thanks for your positive words, we appreciate it very much. Next road trip down this way, you know where to find us for another class.!
So question to take the harley davidson advanced riding course do you need a harley motorcycle or is it any motorcycle to your liking?
I have a question Jerry, I’ve been watching many of your videos. I bought a Harley Ultra, been practicing in a parking lot. Working on tightening my turns. When you are doing tight U-turns or figure 8s, are your bars at full lock? Appreciate what you do, if I lived in Florida I’d come to your class!
Hi Tim...My bars are not at full lock when doing the uturns or figure 8's at our classes. Now, if you're doing an 18' Uturn, probably, same with the figure 8's at motor officer dimensions.
Courses are available in a large number of states. There is probably a location near you.
www.ridelikeapro.com/training-locations/
In the 18 ft figure 8 you'll hit fill lock for a split second but not in the 24 ft exercises.
😞 I felt bad for the guy but you did the right thing. If he wants to; I hope he finds the courage to keep riding and gets more comfortable with practice. I hope he got home ok.
I have a 08 FLHTC. Under 8000 mi. I’m really thinking about 10 or 12” ape hangers hoping it takes pressure of my arms & shoulders. What do you think.
I bet he can't ride a bicycle very well either. BUT, I don't think he should give up. He might be worried about damaging the motorcycle.
I would start him on a smaller cheaper motorcycle.
Great job guys. Well done. It looks you had a great day for it and had a lot of fun. It's like you almost had Jerry one-on-one.
Motorman, could I ride from Louisiana to take a basic test for my msf proof for my endorsement? The dmv is not doing it nor is the statetrooper class open and Harley is book up for a couple of months...
You must already have a motorcycle endorsement to take my RLAP class.
Ride Like a Pro Jerry Palladino guess I can't ride then dammit
Great series of training videos. Looking forward to taking one of your classes.
Yes! But unless it’s Free, my income says Na Na. I’m still making huge payments on a Harleydavidson, 😆.