I bought a new battery yesterday, I was trying to practice a clean take off, but I kept stalling... after about 30 minutes and a lot of stalls, my bike wouldn't start anymore... Is that what happens when I stall too much, or is it something else?

 

Being that you stalled your bike so many times, you probably drained your new battery restarting the engine all those times. Get yourself a battery tender to charge the old and new batteries up. Don't know why you're having trouble getting the bike into first, you new to riding?

 

if youve taken the MSF course youll know all about the "friction zone", place where the clutch just starts to grab.. best way to learn where that is, is put your bike in first and rock back onto your heels so the bike is moving backwards Slowly at the same rate. slowly releaseing the clutch while your doing that will give you a good feel for it. Once you can do that, just dont rock backwards anditshould make your take-offs much smoother

 

Although these bikes are not known for their torque you can pull away almost from idle. It sounds like you never drove a car with a clutch either, the concept is similar and it is easier to learn in a car than a bike. Maybe find someone with a manual tranny in car and have them give you a short lesson.

 

lol, i dont know how to drive a manual car,buti dont have any problemriding my bike. just keep praticing. when you get it moving, go for a quick spin to charge up the battery, if thats the problem.