So I‘m taking a riders course on the 19th to learn to ride a motorcycle. I‘m saving for a sportsbike and should be able to buy it some time next month. But the thing is, I‘ve never ridden a motorcycle before! I know that the clutch is on the left and the front brakes on the right hand grips. And the shifters are on the left right? and the back brakes on the right? But my friend was trying to explain how to ride one when it comes to shifting and everything but he sucks at explaining stuff. What is the basic concept of shifting? Like how do you know when to pull the clutch and do you have to slowly release the clutch or what? If you can tell me the basic concept I‘d appreciate it.Thanks
If you haven't driven a manual shift care you may be at a significant disadvantage when it comes to learning to ride a motorcycle because it is quite difficult to learn the concepts necessary with out having some sort of rudimentary understanding of how a clutch works. Basic concepts Motorcycle transmissions are mostly 1 down 4 or up or 1 down 5 up this means that first gear is down so you always go all the way down to get to that then comes reverse then 2nd and 3rd and so on. So a gear box looks like this: 6 or 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 R R 1 1 Getting started you want to slowly let go of the clutch while you are giving it gas. Once you get rolling it is much easier pretty much pull the clutch shift and let go. There a lot of subtle nuances to using a manual transmission. I suggest you learn in a car between now and your class because learning to ride a motorcycle is hard enough without having to worry about figuring out gears and all that. You may even want to postpone your class until you have it down.
nothing more than the wrong axle, i have had that happen to me in that same fashion also. it is nothing but very frustrating.
Learning to ride a motorcycle will be much easier if you have done two things in the past: Ridden a bicycle and driven a manual shift car. The shifting of the motorcycle is usually one down, five up (6 speeds). Neutral is inbetween 1st and 2nd. Front brake is right handlebar, clutch is on the left. Throttle is right handgrip twist. Start out 1st time by letting out the clutch and giving it no gas to get a feel for when the clutch engages. Then give it a little gas, move five feet, then brake to get a feel for the brakes. You will know very soon if it was meant to be or not.
Don't rely on other to tell you how to ride a bike. You're going the correct and most sane route by attending a rider's course. Wait for it, they'll teach you just about all you'll need to ride a motorcycle, concept wise. Once you complete the course, it's all about experience. More clock on the road, more experience you'll gain. Most new rides experience problems in the first 6 months due to inexperience, wrong bike and over confidence. Why sport bike? If you want it to look cool or just want to show-off, it's a wrong choice for a first bike. It takes skills to handle a sport bike and ride it safely. Most see things on video/movies/T.V and think that they can do what they see just by having a license.license is only as good as the holder's skills, it's not permission to go wold and do stunts. Take your time learning the bike before you try anything other than normal riding. It may take years to gain skills but then it may not. Always think safety first then ride safely second.it's always more fun when you arrive alive than to arrive in a Hurst dead.
install the cv shaft all the way and it will be good again
