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General Category => Interesting Links => Topic started by: JuST Peter on April 25, 2012, 07:04:35 AM

Title: How to ride a motorcycle slowly, slow speed control
Post by: JuST Peter on April 25, 2012, 07:04:35 AM

Found this while trawling YouTube:
How to ride a motorcycle slowly, slow speed control. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-BDrAxjAFI#)
I've never been totally confident of making a full lock U-turn (something I need to practise), but this guy makes it look so simple and easy.
I worry about having to pick up a 300 something kg bike by myself  :p
He has a bag of tips and videos, well worth checking out.

Title: Re: How to ride a motorcycle slowly, slow speed control
Post by: JuST Peter on April 25, 2012, 07:10:08 AM

Another one on gear changes,
Smoother gear Changing, gear shifting on your motorbike. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIhycth8msU#ws)
where he says you don't need to use the clutch after 2nd.

How do others view this idea?

Title: Re: How to ride a motorcycle slowly, slow speed control
Post by: Tipsy on April 25, 2012, 08:53:35 AM

 :wht11 py
Changing gears like that is very easy. You really only need your clutch for starting and stopping.

Tipsy

Title: Re: How to ride a motorcycle slowly, slow speed control
Post by: alans1100 on April 25, 2012, 11:55:41 AM

I know he was showing what to do for a U-Turn but after the turn in most cases you'd keep going, well I do anyway. A little harder riding two up I might add. Not perfect but I do it.

Actually not much different to doing a U-turn at some of the smaller roud-a-bouts in side streets, same skill.

Using clutch on gear shift  depends on who's advising you. Some say "yes", some "no". As far as the transmission goes I think it's ok either way.

I've done the clutchless gear change sometimes but generally "out of habit" I use the clutch.

Title: Re: How to ride a motorcycle slowly, slow speed control
Post by: Dan on April 25, 2012, 09:30:03 PM

I've found the ST to be surprisingly good at slow speed stuff, I expected it to be a big heavy pig (which it is when stationary!).

Title: Re: How to ride a motorcycle slowly, slow speed control
Post by: Biggles on April 25, 2012, 09:47:34 PM

Why risk damaging your gearbox by a bad change?  Sure it's easy to flick the lever up while you take the load off the throttle, but what is achieved.  A well coordinated clutch change can be just as quick as a clutchless one.

Regarding U-turns, I always felt more confident on my ST1100 than I do on the ST1300.  It's a bit higher (or is that just my seat setting?) and somehow doesn't seem as "planted" (whatever that means).

Title: Re: How to ride a motorcycle slowly, slow speed control
Post by: Malcolm6112 on April 25, 2012, 09:55:25 PM

The guy wound't have to get down behind the fairing if he owned a 1300, as they are adjustable!

Informative and good to see, it's always good to bring things to the forefront of the brain.


 :blu13