hey everyone i am new to the forum i am also the new ownwer of a candy painted crb f3 i have been riding up and down my street trying to teach myself i have been down a few times i just wanted to know is there any tips that you guys can give me after being down about 7 times now im am getting a lil discouraged i have been driving a five speed car for years so i know how to operate a bike but it feels nothing like what i thought it would feel i guess my way of say that i am a lil afraid lol PLEASE HELP!

 

Welcome! and would love to see pix of the bike.. The best advice. would be one of 2 things. Keep practicing. or take MSF. I learned by riding a someone elses Dirt bike. Wich was cheaper than dropping your bike.

 

Take a local MSF course. Search Motorcycle Safety Foundation on Google. I highly recommend that versus self education.

 

and self destruction.....

think about safety first, MSF course is a great idea. they will give you a bike to destroy. and they will teach you how to ride it.

welcome to CBRF.

 

It has a lot to do with clutch control, balance, smoothness, and position.
And like others have suggested, take the MSF course if you can.

Welcome to the site.

 

MSF BRC (Basic Rider's Course)
MSF BRC (Basic Rider's Course)
And then when you think you know it all: MSF ERC (Experienced Rider's Course where you get to do it all again with your own bike).

Welcome aboard!

 

great advice the only problem is the class in my area is full until mid to late june i guess what bothers me the most is turning thats when i seem to go down hahahaha i dont know what it is about turning i just cant get undercontrol and i didnt know that going over 30-40 mph would seem so fast i know i sound like a wimp but what can i say this is my first time