Man I didn't learn anything like this but all of it seems like great ideas and probably would build good knowledge and confidence. Still the pushing the baby bird out of the nest method of my father has served me well

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkBSkFyUyv0

Baby birds tend to bounce if they don't fly. We don't

 

ha, that chick at 1:15 got in it lol

I remember the first time i started on a hill. i got kinda nervous being on the street for the first time and stalled it twice. there was a truck right behind me and i tried to wave him by but he wouldnt go. ha he sat right there until i got it.

i would recommend not having to turn at first right when you get started. a nice straight hill would be good to practice

 

Take the course. =)
Hard to unlearn habits taught through ignorance.
Then have fun and wear your gear!

 

thanks everyone for the tips! been working on it for a week or so, gettin alot better! 5 days till the class! then FREEDOM!

 

what i found helpful is that i used to drive a stick shift. the first day i picked up my bike friday, without thinking i rode home through the zoo and the hill there has about 30* pitch. when i got there i used the clutch and the accelerator to keep the bike in place and when it was time to go i released the clutch slowly and, of i went.

 

wow..... kamikaze birds...

i was laughing so hard my whole family came to watch them jump.:icon_hyp er:

 

Poor clutch. lol

I remember learning how to drive at age 12 in a 57 Chevy 1 ton dump truck with a broken starter. If I wanted to drive it, I had to learn how to use a clutch.

First vehicle I ever bought was a manual. Everything since has been a manual.

Manual cars and bike are the same way. You learn where the clutch engages, then it's just muscle memory.

 

haha i hear ya! the first time i ever tried to learn how to drive with a clutch i did everything right but the parking brake was on so i thought i screwed everything up and couldnt get it right for months after that!

 

Hey I would like to say we do bounce just not nearly as awesome or efficiently as those baby birds lol