Been riding for 10yrs now, Id say, have a bike you wont be totally upset to drop it. because it will happen, you'll lose your footing and itll fall over... next, learn your bike, friction zone, do ALOT of stop and starts. in a familiar place, parking lot, roads, where ever. Start slow, slow speed manuvering. practise your turning. Confidence will come and go... theyre still things im not confident in but i still do it. and the BIGGEST thing is, JUST HAVE FUN!!!
Excellent advice. I just passed my MSF. I'm getting my Aero tomorrow. My coach gave me some good advice. Take the bike to a lot right away and play out the exercises in the class on it. No witnesses, no cones, just do the same things we did nice and slow. He said he still does that when he gets a new bike and he's got thousands of hours of riding.
This video makes me feel so much better! I’m just starting the research on getting a motorcycle, I haven’t even taken the MSF course yet. Thanks for these very encouraging words!
I've been taking her out into my neighborhood early on the weekends about 6:00 AM and have been riding around until about 7:30 AM loyally. I am finally over the anxiety of pushing off and moving. Im now just focusing on my turns and some slow maneuvers. Waiting on my cones to get here from Amazon. *Thanks for the inspiration to get my ass moving..*
Ride what you like. I like all bikes. This stuff has gone on for over 50 years that I know of, and it will be going on after I'm dead. I don't have a fix for it.
excellent video. If you are scared, you are scared, it doesnt mean that you wasted money on a bike, it just means that you arent in your space yet. i will admit that baggers intimidate me still to this day. I can jump on any other bike with no issues, have rode a cbr1000 down to a rebel 250 like i was born on them...i get on any bagger and i freeze for some reason lol
I've ridden since the 70s . I've only been on 1 bagger . It made me feel more claustrophobic than 60 ton tanks that I've driven . I do too many jaunts to justify owning a bagger .
I don't like the way Harley's handle. Or forward controls and bikes that are low which may scrape. Found I am at home on dual sport or mid to light adv bike. 100 hp and 110 nm is about my limit of power.
I had been rideing 25 years before i ever took a course but they said with the course my insurance would be cut by 50%. So here i am at 62 still flashing my msf card.
Got my Honda shadow aero today. Took 2.5 hours to ride it home on 55 mph roads. I have ridden smaller bikes before… but this was awesome! Which mic are you using?
I just brought a 03’ Honda Shadow 750 over the weekend and I must say, coming from a CBR 500, this thing is slow but I have no regrets tbh. I’m really comfortable and I feel more natural rather than leaning in. One thing that surprised me was how heavy the bike is compared to my CBR500. Making my first 2 turns was nerve racking but I got used to it in no time.
@@captaincool7813 You could always try tracking down a set of risers for a newer Aero or Phantom/Spirit. Bars are fairly cheap, I get mine from J&P cycles (their brand) and have been happy.
Been riding for 10yrs now, Id say, have a bike you wont be totally upset to drop it. because it will happen, you'll lose your footing and itll fall over...
next, learn your bike, friction zone, do ALOT of stop and starts. in a familiar place, parking lot, roads, where ever. Start slow, slow speed manuvering. practise your turning.
Confidence will come and go... theyre still things im not confident in but i still do it.
and the BIGGEST thing is, JUST HAVE FUN!!!
All great advice!
@LuckyAcesRiding didn't mean to take away from yours, your advice was solid to!!!
Great advice. I rode dirt roads to practice stops and take offs. Plus on a variety of surfaces and rough road conditions.
@@motoalley going down to the local parking lot as soon as the weather breaks. It’s been too long since my brc.
Excellent advice. I just passed my MSF. I'm getting my Aero tomorrow. My coach gave me some good advice. Take the bike to a lot right away and play out the exercises in the class on it. No witnesses, no cones, just do the same things we did nice and slow. He said he still does that when he gets a new bike and he's got thousands of hours of riding.
Excellent advice. Took my course two weeks ago. My Ace arrived two days later. Can’t wait for the weather to break so that I can get out and ride.
That must be torture! It will be worth the wait!
@@LuckyAcesRiding got a little ride in today to get it registered. I’m finally free to roam!
This video makes me feel so much better! I’m just starting the research on getting a motorcycle, I haven’t even taken the MSF course yet. Thanks for these very encouraging words!
I'm glad you found this video helpful!
I've been taking her out into my neighborhood early on the weekends about 6:00 AM and have been riding around until about 7:30 AM loyally. I am finally over the anxiety of pushing off and moving. Im now just focusing on my turns and some slow maneuvers. Waiting on my cones to get here from Amazon. *Thanks for the inspiration to get my ass moving..*
Practice makes perfect friend. It just takes time.
Thanks! Just got my Shadow last week. Taking the course next month!
Awesome!
Ride what you like. I like all bikes. This stuff has gone on for over 50 years that I know of, and it will be going on after I'm dead. I don't have a fix for it.
excellent video. If you are scared, you are scared, it doesnt mean that you wasted money on a bike, it just means that you arent in your space yet. i will admit that baggers intimidate me still to this day. I can jump on any other bike with no issues, have rode a cbr1000 down to a rebel 250 like i was born on them...i get on any bagger and i freeze for some reason lol
I've ridden since the 70s .
I've only been on 1 bagger .
It made me feel more claustrophobic than 60 ton tanks that I've driven .
I do too many jaunts to justify owning a bagger .
I don't like the way Harley's handle. Or forward controls and bikes that are low which may scrape. Found I am at home on dual sport or mid to light adv bike. 100 hp and 110 nm is about my limit of power.
Part of it is probably the cost of most of those bikes too. You crash a $1k bike it's one thing, but those are significantly more expensive
I had been rideing 25 years before i ever took a course but they said with the course my insurance would be cut by 50%. So here i am at 62 still flashing my msf card.
Got my Honda shadow aero today. Took 2.5 hours to ride it home on 55 mph roads. I have ridden smaller bikes before… but this was awesome!
Which mic are you using?
Glad you are enjoying your new ride! For this video I think I was using my Purple Panda plugged in to the media mod on my GoPro Hero 10.
I just brought a 03’ Honda Shadow 750 over the weekend and I must say, coming from a CBR 500, this thing is slow but I have no regrets tbh. I’m really comfortable and I feel more natural rather than leaning in. One thing that surprised me was how heavy the bike is compared to my CBR500. Making my first 2 turns was nerve racking but I got used to it in no time.
Great video
Thank you for posting
Yes good sound advice ! Thanks for sharing
I wish they could do that in South Africa
Let it warm up in the morning. So it don't go to stall and you give it too much gas and pop a wheelie.
Great advice
What are you riding by the way. Model and brand. I like your videos by the way.
This video I was on a 2008 Honda Shadow Aero 750....slightly modified.
What are those bars in the thumb nail?
Those are the factory bars on my 08 Aero 750.
@@LuckyAcesRiding dammit I got a 05 aero that has the ugliest stock bars with no risers
@@captaincool7813 You could always try tracking down a set of risers for a newer Aero or Phantom/Spirit. Bars are fairly cheap, I get mine from J&P cycles (their brand) and have been happy.
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Sage words
550 lbs... wait until they learn to ride a 900lbs bagger 🤣
Colin Cowherd²
So many know-it-alls on TH-cam.
It is the unfortunate situation of the modern day internet.
When coming to an emergency stop is it good to hold a clutch in when you can downshift
Pulling in the clutch disengages the engine from the wheels and from what I understand in an emergency stop situation that is what you want.