Female needs some advice!!!!
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RE: Female needs some advice!!!!
These posts are cracking me up, and some are sad...
Yes folks, there are two facts here, you WILL die (fact of life), you WILL crash (fact of motorcycling). Hopefully, they will both not happen at the same time!
For the beginning rider, a little fear is healthy. Hopefully, it is not too great. Motorcycling is not for everyone! A little fear will hopefully prevent you from doing something stupid, and keep you aware. Both of those will keep you alive. Keep in mind, a majority of riders successfully die from something other than crashing a motorcycle. If you do look at the fatality numbers, those numbers are somewhat low compared to the number of riders.
Please do not let that lull you into a false sense of security!
If you can get the chance to read the HURT report (800 pages, published in 1981, DRY read, summaries on the web), by all means do so. It is the most comprehensive study on motorcycling fatalities done in the United States. You can learn quite a bit about how to ride defensively from it. Fortunately, a lot of the data is publicly available on the web and easily accessible.
One thing I would recommend against is venturing out of parking lots and into neighborhoods. Stay in the parking lot to learn the basics. Statistically, neighborhoods are MORE dangerous than highways when it comes to motorcycle accidents. Yes, this is counter intuitive, and yes, this may not be true in all cases. However, most accidents happen at much lower speeds than you would think, and these conditions are rampant in neighborhoods. Stick to learning and mastering basic skills. They will all apply later.
I would like to reemphasize the basic skills. There is nothing trivial about emergency breaking, circling, and figure-8's. They teach critical bike handling skills. If you are afraid to lay your pretty bike down learning these drills, I would encourage you to go learn them in the dirt. The bike will be lighter, shouldn't get dinged up as much, and can add an interesting element of traction issues that are hard to replicated on dry asphalt!
The dirt bike is not the total answer either. However, you have two goals right now. 1) get comfortable, and 2) get those basic skills that you absolutely need to have. You can do both on the bike you already ride. Whatever you do, getting those two things under your belt will keep you occupied for now.
Yes folks, there are two facts here, you WILL die (fact of life), you WILL crash (fact of motorcycling). Hopefully, they will both not happen at the same time!
For the beginning rider, a little fear is healthy. Hopefully, it is not too great. Motorcycling is not for everyone! A little fear will hopefully prevent you from doing something stupid, and keep you aware. Both of those will keep you alive. Keep in mind, a majority of riders successfully die from something other than crashing a motorcycle. If you do look at the fatality numbers, those numbers are somewhat low compared to the number of riders.
Please do not let that lull you into a false sense of security!
If you can get the chance to read the HURT report (800 pages, published in 1981, DRY read, summaries on the web), by all means do so. It is the most comprehensive study on motorcycling fatalities done in the United States. You can learn quite a bit about how to ride defensively from it. Fortunately, a lot of the data is publicly available on the web and easily accessible.
One thing I would recommend against is venturing out of parking lots and into neighborhoods. Stay in the parking lot to learn the basics. Statistically, neighborhoods are MORE dangerous than highways when it comes to motorcycle accidents. Yes, this is counter intuitive, and yes, this may not be true in all cases. However, most accidents happen at much lower speeds than you would think, and these conditions are rampant in neighborhoods. Stick to learning and mastering basic skills. They will all apply later.
I would like to reemphasize the basic skills. There is nothing trivial about emergency breaking, circling, and figure-8's. They teach critical bike handling skills. If you are afraid to lay your pretty bike down learning these drills, I would encourage you to go learn them in the dirt. The bike will be lighter, shouldn't get dinged up as much, and can add an interesting element of traction issues that are hard to replicated on dry asphalt!
The dirt bike is not the total answer either. However, you have two goals right now. 1) get comfortable, and 2) get those basic skills that you absolutely need to have. You can do both on the bike you already ride. Whatever you do, getting those two things under your belt will keep you occupied for now.
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From: Austin TEXAS
RE: Female needs some advice!!!!
ORIGINAL: therabbit
I really don't think you know what a tank slapper is.... 
ORIGINAL: jchavers_2000
WHY why why oh my dear god WHY! If you hit gravel on the cbr your are going to tank slap.....YA know why cause the front or rear most of the time its the rear tire is going to slide out then Ya know what happens huh huh do ya
WHY why why oh my dear god WHY! If you hit gravel on the cbr your are going to tank slap.....YA know why cause the front or rear most of the time its the rear tire is going to slide out then Ya know what happens huh huh do ya
Anyway, to the OP. If you choose to practice in parking lots make sure they're clean or they can be VERY dangerous. Honestly, you're better off just riding in places that you're familiar with and can be comfortable in. 25 MPH streets with little or no traffic are great. You get to start and stop and do lots of corners.
Dirt bikes are not valid prep for street riding on a sportbike but they are good for learning counter-weight steering which is always good to know.
All you whiney punks doing all the e-fighting need to grow up and get over yourselves. The OP needed some simple advice and all you can do is argue and **** on each other, it's pathetic.
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