In this video I'll demonstrate how to practice proper techniques for the road. www.ridelikeapr... www.tabperform... www.motorcycle... / ride.like.a.pro.inc
Jerry ain' lying about the importance of those techniques. They've saved my rear end many times riding "code" aka lights and sirens for you civilians when on a police motor. I'm sure Jerry will agree, "if I had a dollar for every time a driver did.......while I was running code", those techniques are the reason I'm still around today. These things are taught to you in motor school right out the gate and you are expected to have a good grasp of them or you don't move on any further in the course. They will save your butt too as civilian riders so get out there practice and once you get it, KEEP PRACTICING!! if you don't, you will lose it.
Sense 1985 I have ridden like I am invisible, I can't count how many times it has saved me. Even passengers have asked me "how did you know"? Your videos are pure gold, very mater of fact and not condescending at all. Thank you for that
I’ve used these simple tips TWICE in the last day. Once with my 11 year old stepdaughter as my passenger and this morning in Portland traffic. You MUST know how to swerve and slow down what is coming or you will go down. Thx Motor Man! I plan to take your class when I move out there!
I started riding a 1956 panhead under the training and close supervision of my very good friend, a seasoned rider. He never had an accident or close call. I on the other hand had a few close calls throughout the years. About 20 years ago an EMT told me he rides a big twin Harley too and he said he rides as if he is invisible and it pays off. Im 72 young and my retro 1971FX is just about finished and I purchased all top shelf components for a safer riding experience. Next payday im going to get your courses. I watch all your videos. The best I’ve ever seen. Thank you sincerely
Good to see you showing the staggered turning. Never turn side by side. Great video. another thing when riding double I have my passenger look the same way I am looking when turning.
I have never had a motorbike and now I have a volusia intruder 800vl. I'm really enjoying it. It's been only one week and I found your videos. They are very useful and I'm training a lot with your ideas in the parking. Thank you so much from Spain.
got rid of your whiskers. love when you start into getting on these guys that don't want to learn. You're exactly right....practice can save your life. i always try and ride at least two or three cars in front of me. i had to do a u-turn the other day and it was remember, move to the right, dip, head and eyes and clutch/friction zone and brake.....easy peezy. this is a great refresher segment. haters gonna hate.
My North Dakota cabin fever, with 40 or so inches of snow still standing, begging for SUN and 30+ temps, has caused me to overdose on any and all motorcycling videos on youtube. I have even gone so far as to re-watch vids by Jerry and Kevin at MCrider. Recent "Daytona Beach Bike Week" videos have helped alleviate some symptoms to a small extent, but I need clear asphalt and wind in my face for effective therapy.
Good morning, Moto-Inspector Instructor, Thank you so much for these videos. They are very helpful. I and many other viewers highly appreciate your lessons! Please, Mr Motor-Officer Instructor, let Madam Donna have as many gloves as she likes. She is a very good instructor! Have a great day! Greetings from Morocco.
Thanks for explaining your views on the Goldwing. Yes, it takes practice, even on bikes with a clutch. At this point I can only say my lack of practice on my Wing is my biggest obstacle.
I’m a Goldwing rider. The 2018+ wings are susceptible to burning out clutch when too much slow speed practice. HONDA WILL NOT COVER THIS ON WARRANTY. so say various TH-cam channels. I hear, This is a common problem with all dct transmissions. For example, auto with dct are not recommended for towing. They fail on slow speed forward and reverse under load. Well … this cuts into the vital practice time. Buy a manual not a dct.
The DCT on slow speed manoeuvres actually slips the clutch constantly. There's plenty of them burning the clutch out after a few months of slow speed work. It's a flaw in the DCT.
I own a DCT and don't believe driving as slow as possible damages the clutch at all. The difficulty is that in order to go slow enough to do these RLAP maneuvers, most motorcyclists need to ride the rear brake. The DCT isn't designed for, and will be damaged by, applying the gas and brake simultaneously. The most skilled riders, like Jerry Palladino, have practiced enough that they are able to do this without touching the brake. The Goldwing DCT will do low speed handling exercises all day long, if the rider has the skills to stay off the brake. A DCT owner should learn and practice the RLAP techniques on a regular manual transmission until they can handle a brakeless U-turn.
Yep, That's object fixation. I once made the silly mistake of letting my gf drive both of us on a scooter. It was all very slow, but surreal how she went right towards the car in the opposte lane! It made no sense to me. I reached over and pulled to avoid the car, but we still went down, no one hurt. Just felt stupid (for not using an empty lot) and shocked bc Id never seen this phenomenon in action. Always look as far around a curve as you can - where you pin your vision the bike will follow,, while scanning what might be coning up in the road.
It all happens too easily, first time out last year a vehicle pulled out from an intersection that I was turning into. I had to counter steer and throttle, I just cleared the front bumper. Practice, practice, practice!
6:42 -- gotta argue with you here, Jerry. With a little practice, U-turns are FUN. The big advantage of the Figure 8 is that you can see which way is your "weak" side, and can correct that -- or make allowances for it.
Are these exercises worth practicing riding a scooter? I'm planning on getting a proper motorcycle but I was too nervous and needed something to "break in" and get used to on the roads.
Yes, use the same technique on a scooter . When you get a motorcycle you should already have the basics. Try not to be intimidated by the bigger size bike.
The Honda DCT may be a great bike, however there's a couple of people on TH-cam that have worn out the clutch practicing low speed maneuvers and Honda has refused to repair it under warranty. I don't know if they are not airing the bike out after a bit or not or if there is a defect with the bike.
Here's a parallel. Learning to slow ride a heavy bike will make you a skilled rider. Learning to fly, mastering slow flight is how you land without becoming a smoking wreckage. Just like a bike. Fast is easy to do. Slow not so much.
Hi Jerry, Have been thinking about this and wondering what your instructions to riders are when riding in a group or more than one bike. I've seen a lot of groups riding side by side and it makes me cringe. Thanks.
Jerry I have a question about this, I can comfortably lean my old Road King over but I have trouble not knowing if there is debris or crap in the turn. It causes me to look in front of me, it still doesn't make me miss a turn, but I'm totally uncomfortable not knowing what is in the road in my line of travel. I want to look at the apex of the turn, verify there isn't dirt or garbage in my path, then turn my head again. I know what you teach in classes, what I learned, but it isn't real life. I don't drag my crash bars, I use most of the lean angle available even at slow speeds, but on the road I need to know the road, or my path of travel at least, is going to provide constant traction on the front wheel. My wife and I went out for a short jaunt this past Sunday, 100 miles or so, and I came across several times where there was loose dirt, had the front tire slip once, and turning my head was less important than paying attention to the road conditions. You never talk about this aspect of riding and was curious what you thought about this.
@@fredrickhaemker8434 H.D. still makes the R/K police bike which comes standard with the 114 motor, cornering ABS (RDRS) and all for about 20K and in a wide variety of colors.
@@fredrickhaemker8434 I just did a google search for a 2023 police RK and this came up brunswickharley.com › inventory › 643553 › 2023-flhp-road-king-w-rdrs-vivid-black
Interesting. I bought my first ever motorbike….a genuine buddy i70 scooter because I thought it would be easier to ride. I’m a mature senior. No experience on motorcycles. But boy! Do I wish I had a clutch! When I got my car drivers license I had to do it in a manual car. I understand clutches. I’m going to take the MSF class on a motorcycle. I’ll probably flunk cuz it’ll be the first time on a motorcycle. I can’t find any lessons for scooters. I’ve ridden it in my neighborhood only. Top speed 25mph. This purchase may have been a mistake. 🥴
Almost dropped my bike in the grocery store parking lot today. This stuff requires absolute decisiveness. It's hard not to second guess myself, i'm used to being able to look back over my shoulder in a car to double check i didn't miss someone coming after the car starts rolling, that does not work on a motorcycle, at least not for me, not yet anyway.
I had a similar incident when a car backed out in front of me the other day. I had to swerve around them no biggie, but when I came to a 4 way as I turned my head to make a right turn, as I did I thought I saw a car and had to look back and threw off my turn. I had a pretty significant bobble but no real problem.
I have a 180 native fat front tire on my roadking special. Would that make a difference? It feels like it handles good but I have never tried really sharp turns on it. Also it doesn't counter steer like most bikes do
These guys that are "too good" to ride around cones on the parking lot just drives me bonkers. Yeah, I ride the "mean streets" too... but I'm forever going to practice technique on a parking lot with my double set of cones; period. marcus (thanks Motorman)
Makes all the difference in the world. Living in Northwest Minnesota I am not able to ride for far too many months. Every spring my season starts with me heading to the school parking lot to refresh my skills before anything else. Throughout the season I am always practicing something every day. It is an absolute must that a persons skills become second nature and automatic. We don't have time out on the streets to think about what we do next when our life is on the line.
Hi Jerry, great videos. You mentioned once how some european riders say they do all those cone riding stunts for their motorcycle license, and then you said yeah they gotta do it on a little bike. But I wonder if you could make a video using smaller bikes like maybe a 500 pound bike, riding cones at a walking pace. You said you gotta keep the speed above 8 mph in the friction zone, but in these crazy socialist european countries they actually do make you ride a cone course at a walking speed, like 3 mph. The bike is basically vertical when they do it. Sure it's not a 900 pound bike, but they actually make you do it on a 500 lb bike. I can also get a copy of their grading rubric, which is equally ridiculous.
There is a reason to not buy a Goldwing and it's not slow speed handling. The reason is it's a 1000 pound pig. The first Goldwings were rideable bikes but even year they have gotten bigger and bigger to the point they are not longer motorcycles but leather sofas with 2 wheels. As for slow speed maneuvers, I'm not worried about getting killed in a parking lot. I do get worried about getting taken out on the road. Road safety is what is most important. Slow speed handling is a skill worth learning but it is not even close to as important as highway safety skills. Learn how to find safe spots to ride worry about slow speed handling next. AND, forget about the Honda Goldpig.
Honda has always made some great stuff but after the customer service I got for my 2019 monkey I will never buy another Honda anything ever. The guy was a horrible scumbag and they won’t replace him.
Confusing? It's 3 techniques. Head and eyes, look only where you want to go, the friction zone/clutch/throttle, and a little pressure on the rear brake. It ain't brain surgery.
I found out if you got your left hand off the hand grips you can even pull back towards you on the right-hand grip on the throttle and it'll send your bike to the left
Jerry here in Quebec you don't look 22 sec in front you look between 50ft and 200ft in front of you directly on the asphalt because of the dangerous conditions of the pavement after a 3hrs ride you are tyred as much as a 22hrs ride on normal road conditions.
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Jerry ain' lying about the importance of those techniques. They've saved my rear end many times riding "code" aka lights and sirens for you civilians when on a police motor. I'm sure Jerry will agree, "if I had a dollar for every time a driver did.......while I was running code", those techniques are the reason I'm still around today. These things are taught to you in motor school right out the gate and you are expected to have a good grasp of them or you don't move on any further in the course. They will save your butt too as civilian riders so get out there practice and once you get it, KEEP PRACTICING!! if you don't, you will lose it.
Sense 1985 I have ridden like I am invisible, I can't count how many times it has saved me. Even passengers have asked me "how did you know"?
Your videos are pure gold, very mater of fact and not condescending at all. Thank you for that
Yes. Expect not to be seen.
@@pgnandt And if you understand how the human eye works, you may quite literally not be seen by drivers.
I’ve used these simple tips TWICE in the last day. Once with my 11 year old stepdaughter as my passenger and this morning in Portland traffic. You MUST know how to swerve and slow down what is coming or you will go down. Thx Motor Man! I plan to take your class when I move out there!
I started riding a 1956 panhead under the training and close supervision of my very good friend, a seasoned rider. He never had an accident or close call. I on the other hand had a few close calls throughout the years. About 20 years ago an EMT told me he rides a big twin Harley too and he said he rides as if he is invisible and it pays off. Im 72 young and my retro 1971FX is just about finished and I purchased all top shelf components for a safer riding experience. Next payday im going to get your courses. I watch all your videos. The best I’ve ever seen. Thank you sincerely
Good to see you showing the staggered turning. Never turn side by side. Great video. another thing when riding double I have my passenger look the same way I am looking when turning.
I have never had a motorbike and now I have a volusia intruder 800vl. I'm really enjoying it. It's been only one week and I found your videos. They are very useful and I'm training a lot with your ideas in the parking. Thank you so much from Spain.
got rid of your whiskers. love when you start into getting on these guys that don't want to learn. You're exactly right....practice can save your life. i always try and ride at least two or three cars in front of me. i had to do a u-turn the other day and it was remember, move to the right, dip, head and eyes and clutch/friction zone and brake.....easy peezy. this is a great refresher segment. haters gonna hate.
My North Dakota cabin fever, with 40 or so inches of snow still standing, begging for SUN and 30+ temps, has caused me to overdose on any and all motorcycling videos on youtube. I have even gone so far as to re-watch vids by Jerry and Kevin at MCrider. Recent "Daytona Beach Bike Week" videos have helped alleviate some symptoms to a small extent, but I need clear asphalt and wind in my face for effective therapy.
Thanks for the refresher. Us riders up North are getting ready for riding season.
Good morning, Moto-Inspector Instructor,
Thank you so much for these videos. They are very helpful. I and many other viewers highly appreciate your lessons!
Please, Mr Motor-Officer Instructor, let Madam Donna have as many gloves as she likes.
She is a very good instructor!
Have a great day!
Greetings from Morocco.
I appreciate you for your teaching
Thanks for your patience with the riders who think they know it all.
All very good info here especially for someone like me , entering my second riding season .
Excellent video. God bless.
Love this video!!! Thank you 🙏 very much.
"Outstanding Sir."
Excellent and I don't know why people want a motorcycle with an automatic transmission but that's just me.👍
Gears make riding bikes fun. I don't get it.
Thank you motorman your tips have help me so I have and train with your videos Thanks Bro 😎
I totally agree with you Jerry about the DCT GL!!
Thanks for explaining your views on the Goldwing. Yes, it takes practice, even on bikes with a clutch. At this point I can only say my lack of practice on my Wing is my biggest obstacle.
You give out a lot of great information I learned a lot from you and never even met you thank you for posting your videos
Great Job! Jerry!!
Great video Gerry real good advice thanks so much take care have a great night
Practice the way that you do "anything", and when you do that "anything" you will preform the way that you Practice
Keep your opinions coming. They have value. Do not succumb to the naysayers and politicians. You rock!!!
Excellent advice. 😎👍🇬🇧
Thank you .
Welcome 😊
Love your videos. Thank you very much
Awesome
JOB WELL DONE!
Phenomenal how to vid!!
Thanks Motorman.
I’m a Goldwing rider.
The 2018+ wings are susceptible to burning out clutch when too much slow speed practice. HONDA WILL NOT COVER THIS ON WARRANTY. so say various TH-cam channels.
I hear, This is a common problem with all dct transmissions. For example, auto with dct are not recommended for towing. They fail on slow speed forward and reverse under load.
Well … this cuts into the vital practice time. Buy a manual not a dct.
The DCT on slow speed manoeuvres actually slips the clutch constantly. There's plenty of them burning the clutch out after a few months of slow speed work. It's a flaw in the DCT.
Exactly. I spoke about it in this video link th-cam.com/video/NCsrW4RSsI4/w-d-xo.html
I own a DCT and don't believe driving as slow as possible damages the clutch at all. The difficulty is that in order to go slow enough to do these RLAP maneuvers, most motorcyclists need to ride the rear brake. The DCT isn't designed for, and will be damaged by, applying the gas and brake simultaneously. The most skilled riders, like Jerry Palladino, have practiced enough that they are able to do this without touching the brake. The Goldwing DCT will do low speed handling exercises all day long, if the rider has the skills to stay off the brake. A DCT owner should learn and practice the RLAP techniques on a regular manual transmission until they can handle a brakeless U-turn.
I like motorcycles.
Yep, That's object fixation. I once made the silly mistake of letting my gf drive both of us on a scooter. It was all very slow, but surreal how she went right towards the car in the opposte lane! It made no sense to me. I reached over and pulled to avoid the car, but we still went down, no one hurt. Just felt stupid (for not using an empty lot) and shocked bc Id never seen this phenomenon in action. Always look as far around a curve as you can - where you pin your vision the bike will follow,, while scanning what might be coning up in the road.
It all happens too easily, first time out last year a vehicle pulled out from an intersection that I was turning into. I had to counter steer and throttle, I just cleared the front bumper. Practice, practice, practice!
6:42 -- gotta argue with you here, Jerry. With a little practice, U-turns are FUN. The big advantage of the Figure 8 is that you can see which way is your "weak" side, and can correct that -- or make allowances for it.
Yes most people have a favoring turn direction. As a lefty I favor right hand turns, better than left.
Skills that will definitely save you.
Are these exercises worth practicing riding a scooter? I'm planning on getting a proper motorcycle but I was too nervous and needed something to "break in" and get used to on the roads.
Yes, use the same technique on a scooter . When you get a motorcycle you should already have the basics. Try not to be intimidated by the bigger size bike.
The Honda DCT may be a great bike, however there's a couple of people on TH-cam that have worn out the clutch practicing low speed maneuvers and Honda has refused to repair it under warranty. I don't know if they are not airing the bike out after a bit or not or if there is a defect with the bike.
DCT has a clutch?
@@marksmallman4572 It's computer controlled, but yes it has a clutch.
Oh seeing how you just happen to mention it are All your classes on Sundays? Is there ever a Saturday?
Just Curious
Here's a parallel. Learning to slow ride a heavy bike will make you a skilled rider. Learning to fly, mastering slow flight is how you land without becoming a smoking wreckage. Just like a bike. Fast is easy to do. Slow not so much.
Hi Jerry, Have been thinking about this and wondering what your instructions to riders are when riding in a group or more than one bike. I've seen a lot of groups riding side by side and it makes me cringe. Thanks.
Riding staggered is much safer.
Jerry I have a question about this, I can comfortably lean my old Road King over but I have trouble not knowing if there is debris or crap in the turn. It causes me to look in front of me, it still doesn't make me miss a turn, but I'm totally uncomfortable not knowing what is in the road in my line of travel. I want to look at the apex of the turn, verify there isn't dirt or garbage in my path, then turn my head again. I know what you teach in classes, what I learned, but it isn't real life. I don't drag my crash bars, I use most of the lean angle available even at slow speeds, but on the road I need to know the road, or my path of travel at least, is going to provide constant traction on the front wheel. My wife and I went out for a short jaunt this past Sunday, 100 miles or so, and I came across several times where there was loose dirt, had the front tire slip once, and turning my head was less important than paying attention to the road conditions. You never talk about this aspect of riding and was curious what you thought about this.
Enter a turn at a speed that will allow you to stop or swerve within your sight distance.
Too bad H.D. has discontinued the Road King for 2023.😢
@@fredrickhaemker8434 H.D. still makes the R/K police bike which comes standard with the 114 motor, cornering ABS (RDRS) and all for about 20K and in a wide variety of colors.
Jerry, HD website says police RK for department, nothing about civilians. I thgt maybe a police special but I saw nothing.
@@fredrickhaemker8434 I just did a google search for a 2023 police RK and this came up brunswickharley.com › inventory › 643553 › 2023-flhp-road-king-w-rdrs-vivid-black
Interesting. I bought my first ever motorbike….a genuine buddy i70 scooter because I thought it would be easier to ride. I’m a mature senior. No experience on motorcycles. But boy! Do I wish I had a clutch! When I got my car drivers license I had to do it in a manual car. I understand clutches. I’m going to take the MSF class on a motorcycle. I’ll probably flunk cuz it’ll be the first time on a motorcycle. I can’t find any lessons for scooters. I’ve ridden it in my neighborhood only. Top speed 25mph. This purchase may have been a mistake. 🥴
A clutch will always give you more control of any 2 wheeled vehicle.
@@motorman857 . Yep. I figured that out too late.
Hi jerry. Do these techniques work for a 125 scooter? I am signed up for July 3 class. But just curious for after my class to continue learning
Yes.
Almost dropped my bike in the grocery store parking lot today. This stuff requires absolute decisiveness. It's hard not to second guess myself, i'm used to being able to look back over my shoulder in a car to double check i didn't miss someone coming after the car starts rolling, that does not work on a motorcycle, at least not for me, not yet anyway.
If you've practiced the techniques I show in my Ride Like a Pro Experience video, the turn you describe would be a breeze.
I had a similar incident when a car backed out in front of me the other day. I had to swerve around them no biggie, but when I came to a 4 way as I turned my head to make a right turn, as I did I thought I saw a car and had to look back and threw off my turn. I had a pretty significant bobble but no real problem.
I have a 180 native fat front tire on my roadking special. Would that make a difference? It feels like it handles good but I have never tried really sharp turns on it. Also it doesn't counter steer like most bikes do
First, all 2 wheeled vehicles must be counter steered in order to turn. The wider front tire means more effort must be used to counter steer.
These guys that are "too good" to ride around cones on the parking lot just drives me bonkers.
Yeah, I ride the "mean streets" too... but I'm forever going to practice technique on a parking lot with my double set of cones; period.
marcus
(thanks Motorman)
Makes all the difference in the world.
Living in Northwest Minnesota I am not able to ride for far too many months.
Every spring my season starts with me heading to the school parking lot to refresh my skills before anything else.
Throughout the season I am always practicing something every day.
It is an absolute must that a persons skills become second nature and automatic.
We don't have time out on the streets to think about what we do next when our life is on the line.
@@grounded7362 , absolutely!
Hi Jerry, great videos. You mentioned once how some european riders say they do all those cone riding stunts for their motorcycle license, and then you said yeah they gotta do it on a little bike. But I wonder if you could make a video using smaller bikes like maybe a 500 pound bike, riding cones at a walking pace. You said you gotta keep the speed above 8 mph in the friction zone, but in these crazy socialist european countries they actually do make you ride a cone course at a walking speed, like 3 mph. The bike is basically vertical when they do it. Sure it's not a 900 pound bike, but they actually make you do it on a 500 lb bike. I can also get a copy of their grading rubric, which is equally ridiculous.
Still confused about the cone placement and the colors like green ones and when you need to change directions
Then you need to get the videos I mention in this video. It's step by step and very precise.
Jerry, I went to your website and I'm not finding your $34.94 deal. Would you kindly provide a link directly to this deal? TY
www.ridelikeapro.com/collections/thumb-drive
@@motorman857 Thank you.
mcrider says practice enhances. you need to know the correct techniques and enhance it,.
Do young people with street bikes like gxsr come to your courses? Never seen a street bike in your demos
Of course. You just need to subscribe so when I put up a video you'll be notified.
It's all the same principal though. No matter what kind of bike.
If you're going to ride non cornering bikes - what do you expect ???
Hi! Can i buy this course from the Russian Federation? Or sanctions work even here...
No.
There is a reason to not buy a Goldwing and it's not slow speed handling. The reason is it's a 1000 pound pig. The first Goldwings were rideable bikes but even year they have gotten bigger and bigger to the point they are not longer motorcycles but leather sofas with 2 wheels. As for slow speed maneuvers, I'm not worried about getting killed in a parking lot. I do get worried about getting taken out on the road. Road safety is what is most important. Slow speed handling is a skill worth learning but it is not even close to as important as highway safety skills. Learn how to find safe spots to ride worry about slow speed handling next. AND, forget about the Honda Goldpig.
Honda has always made some great stuff but after the customer service I got for my 2019 monkey I will never buy another Honda anything ever. The guy was a horrible scumbag and they won’t replace him.
Wow, what ignorant advice.
Seems confusing what u r doing
Confusing? It's 3 techniques. Head and eyes, look only where you want to go, the friction zone/clutch/throttle, and a little pressure on the rear brake. It ain't brain surgery.
I found out if you got your left hand off the hand grips you can even pull back towards you on the right-hand grip on the throttle and it'll send your bike to the left
Jerry here in Quebec you don't look 22 sec in front you look between 50ft and 200ft in front of you directly on the asphalt because of the dangerous conditions of the pavement after a 3hrs ride you are tyred as much as a 22hrs ride on normal road conditions.