I'm excited to bring you guys these videos as a series! I'll be doing a lot more of these "ride with me" videos so you can get a glimpse into my decision making and riding. I hope it's helpful! Keep the conversation going with me on yammienoob.co !
When a lot of stuff happens at once (like the intersection at the beginning), please do a slow-mo edit so you have time to describe in detail what’s going on.
I would love to improve my skills. I ride in San Antonio and all over the Austin area frequently. Is it possible to let me do a ride day with you. You are more than welcome to video me for critique on your videos. I am new to riding again as I had a bad accident in 2007. I started riding again a little over a year ago. Let me know what you think!
When riding half the people are oblivious to their surroundings, even to other cars. The other half are actively trying to kill you. That’s the mental state I’m in while riding.
It's a great mindset. You're watching for yourself (surface conditions, lane position, speed, route), but you're also riding for everyone else around you (checking vehicle behavior, looking into windows and mirrors to catch driver cues, looking at vehicle wheels for turning and motion cues, observing any driver distraction). Just don't ride like a frightened fawn. DOMINATE. Move forward, get into empty spaces, move into better lanes and placement before merges and intersections, move quicker than traffic (eliminate rearward hazards), be defensive, don't be timid and allow hazards to build or threaten. Not everyone is oblivious to your presence. For those who ARE aware that you are there, appear large and imposing by assuming a strong lane position to prevent invitation to drivers who think you're a frightened fawn to shove out of the way. Also, if possible (it's not always possible), don't hang out in people's blind spots on multi-lane roads.... move forward enough for them to see in their peripheral vision. Again, it's that dominate mindset. After enough time and experience, you'll "feel" the emotional pressure of the happy zone and the danger zone when working with traffic.
@@exothermal.sprocket I've had 18+ years of experience, the biggest piece of advice i could give if I was telling a new rider anything would be everyone else cannot see you, position your bike in a way that give cars the best chance to see you in their mirrors (most people don't head check. when at intersections don't rely on people stopping for traffic signals, always head check (i got taken out when i was going through a green and the car driver went through a red braking my leg in 2 places).
The best thing about this video is for people who've never ridden a motorcycle to understand that this is literally how our brains work and how we are actually thinking and talking to ourselves almost at all times while riding a motorcycle. We are consciously and constantly aware of our surroundings at all times. Which is something that gets lost when you're in a car. I will say though that if you ride a motorcycle that same awareness in that same line of thinking transfers over while driving a car.
This series couldn’t be of more perfect timing, I literally just started riding 2 months ago and i also started off on a r3 (2024 vivid white) and i can use all the advice i can get.
Congratulations, welcome to the club! Your choice of motor cycle couldn't be better and, in fact, a young fellow that I mentored regrets selling his R3 when he "upgraded" to a Triumph 675. Take it easy, learn at your pace, but most of all, learn how to differentiate good advice from rubbish. Have fun and stay safe!
Bought a used bike a few years ago and never rode it. Last summer, I watched a video and rebuilt the carb. I found your channel and decided to test for a motorcycle license. I passed on my first attempt. Thank you for the great videos !!!!
I live in Austin myself, they aren't as great as you think. No snow plows definitely makes them last a little longer but the way they are built sucks. They just lay tar on top of the old road then they dump gravel on top of the tar and let the traffic pack it down driving on it. Takes about three months for the rocks to chill out on your car and riding a bike on it is about impossible until it is packed. Coming up on a street that was just worked could end up badly on a bike when you don't expect it Also is slippery as snot when it rains. So is the stripe paint they use, it's slippery all the time
@@sandmanky So many roads were built that are now falling apart they are in perpetual repair. especially overpasses and bridges. All concrete structures, including dams, were built with a short sighted 50 year life span, so just about everything is past do for replacement. Then it takes months for government, federal and state, to decide which few things get repaired with the way to small allotted annual budget. On top of that you have crime ridden places like Chicago and San Francisco that everybody just gave up on because no one seems to care about them anymore so they decided, why waste time and money on repairs
Yooo im a new rider and commute to 6th street multiple times a week down 35. Its scary but ive found that riding defensively, giving myself plenty of space and actively watching traffic has made a ton of difference. When youre paying attention and locked in cars are generally pretty predictable. Dont watch the car in front of you, look one or two cars ahead. What they do will inform what you will need to anticipate. Ive still got a ton to learn but riding is genuinely one of my favorite parts of work now and its in large part thanks to you channel Yammie. Glad i took the plunge and face that healthy fear every day 💪
People tend to get complacent closer they get to home. Has nothing to do with where they are riding or driving. It’s completely psychological and it a very dangerous state to be in if you don’t remember to always be aware.
Very true, that’s how I had my first crash. Low sided on an oil spill 1 mile away from my house, I was so comfortable driving through my area never expected an oil streak and wham ! Down she went
This was brilliant. I’m 43 and finally decided to put my big boi pants on and get my bike licence. The information and real life experience you can give like this is invaluable to me. Thanks mate!
I’m so glad my dad found your channel. He gave me my birthday present early, which is my motorcycle license. And this is the perfect channel to learn before I ever ride on my own. Thank you for this series!!!!!!
Hey Yammie, I'm from India (Hyderabad City). When you learn to ride over here and are used to these traffic and road conditions, all that you talked about is automatically learned. Those empty roads are just mouth watering for an Indian motorcyclist like me. By the way I own a Pulsar 220cc. I will buy a superbike one day. Its my dream. Thanks for the amazing content. Keep it up and good luck.
I'm unsure if it was my comment on the previous iteration of this video that you read. But I'm really glad to hear you talk about the benefits on sitting on the left side of your lane. Thank you for taking the time to read your comments. Love your work
Very good video. One very important thing I would recommend is that when you come to a stop sign or a red light always pull your bike as far as possible to the edge of the lane just in case someone is trying to run the light or blow through the stop sign. I've been hit from behind standing at a red light. The lady said that she thought the light was green.
I love these videos! Ive been thinking about getting my first bike in the next couple years. I’ve been anxious about learning to ride but your videos bring me comfort
95% of the things you talked about I also do while going out for a drive in my car. I found myself seeing stuff I would avoid right as you would mention it. Videos like this should be required watching for everybody trying to operate a motor vehicle.
I don't ride bikes, but I want to in the future. I have to agree 100%. Another great one is "DanDanTheFireman". A bit crass sometimes as it's mostly motorcycle crashes. An excellent way to learn how to safely participate in traffic.
These videos are so helpful. I'm learning so much and i don't even have a bike yet. But, I'm definitely excited to get one. Keep doing what you're doing. ❤️
Thanks for sharing this! I'm picking up my first bike tomorrow, have a few days riding around before taking it home on a 4 hour ride (with plenty of breaks and my wife in a car following me). I'll be putting what I learned in this video - and so many others - into practice.
The timing of this video is perfect, I got my motorcycle license in 2018 but only bought my first bike (KTM Duke 390) about a month ago so right now I try to soak up as much knowledge as possible. One thing I noticed I struggle with is knowing when exactly to put my feet down when coming to a stop. I feel like I use the rear brake more than the front brake so then I always end up coming to a stop with my right foot on the brake while my left foot needs to manage shifting down while preventing me from falling off my bike, which can be quite a lot at the same time in scenarios where I need to brake more abruptly and don't have as much space left.
Clear road, decent drivers. NYC could never. I ride in NYC. It’s fun and frustrating. Constantly on my ps n qs. A lot of drivers in NYC don’t use their blinkers!! People walking right out into the street, gridlock traffic 24/7
All the crash videos and what not had me on edge when I first started riding. Basically if you wanna stay safe ride like your driving a car. Safely and enjoy your ride. I had to stop over thinking though. Stay safe everyone
I'm so glad we don't have 4 way stops here, it's just straight through for people on the more main road, and a Stop or Give way to people exiting the side street. otherwise it's a round about, traffic lights, or a light controlled round about... the only bad thing is they keep putting multiple lanes at the intersection that have to go back down to 1 lane, and that is what causes problems!
Nice to see/hear someone else's thought process on a ride. I found it interesting how often you grab the right side of the right lane to give yourself more "bandwidth" should someone decide to turn into you. I've always thought I should stay mostly in the left part of that lane to remain more visible and then would actually have some room to move over, should someone come into my lane..
I just started two days ago going out again today I’m just loving it 🥰 🤣 z900 50th anniversary bike is my first bike sooo yea 🤣😂 be safe and ride safe gang gang.
This is sooooo helpful!!! I legit just finished watching the one you released a year ago I think! Im a brand new rider and sometimes it’s hard to know why ppl are doing something especially for safety reasons!!! Please keep them coming! Thank you in advance
Yammie Noob love your videos good stuff I've been driving for over 55 years got lots under my belt but I'll tell you what you need to drive your motorcycle in the same position where the car driver is therefore they can see you in their left hand mirror but when writing in a two-lane Highway and you're in the left lane you should be driving as if you're the passenger of a car this way the driver of the car can see you in their left mirror again it's called holding your road presence it don't make it look like is if you're ready to turn off to the right anytime you ride your bike on the right side of the lane you're looking like as if you're exiting and that's not good because the people behind you will always crowd you up and try and pass you as if you're not even existing thank you very much great video
Great vid. Good overall riding tips and nice change to see some fun spirited riding without being too excessive or boringly slow. The only thing I'd personally do different is leave more room for error on blind tight turns so I can brake or swerve in time if there is a broken down vehicle, debris, or animal in the road beyond my view.
For people that havent been on a motorcycle yet, this video makes low speeds look relly intimidating. when you're actually riding the way your eyes focus makes things look much slower, and youre able to focus on all these diferrent things. If you practice and ride with intent that is
Just bought a Triumph sport 660 for my first bike 😊 absolutely love it, These Arizona drivers make me nervous as heck tho. Love the Content Yammi I’ve learned a lot just watching your videos, such a great resource for new and old riders both!
Avoid the Center lane because it has the grease strip. All leaky dripping crap from cars, right up the middle where the engines sit, makes it the slickest spot in the road. Also to be street legal you need at least one mirror mounted on a street bike
Good video and good information for beginner riders! There is empirical evidence, based on two separate studies that shows that lane filtering significantly reduces the chances of being rear ended while stopped at a traffic light. Though most of the information is the same, as someone who lives and rides in LA, it’s always funny to see videos of people riding in other “urban” environments.
Super specific thing to be wary of that literally happened to me TODAY, if you see a spider web on your handlebars before your ride... there's a really good chance there's a spider on your bike that may or may not try to climb up your FACE WHILE RIDING. Luckily I was at a stop light when it happened but still stalled my bike opening my helmet to wipe it off my face...
I drove a truck hauling freight for years, and in my estimation, maybe one out of every 15 drivers on the interstate is always doing just about the least clever thing you can possibly imagine when people least expect it. After enough time on the road, you start to predict it, but you still have to remain vigilant and expect the unexpected just like you demonstrated here.
Wanna say thank you for all the videos but finally completed my msf course and got my endorsement and it wasn’t for your videos going into it I would have been clueless I know the learning never stops so I’ll keep on watching
Good take on wider roads promoting higher speeds in towns, and not only. They are also very hard to cross, create unnecessary traffic because people feel they can take their huge SUV's everywhere, and in my opinion they are not very motorcycle friendly, they are also ugly.
Nobody gonna talk about that white sedan that is rear ended like crazy and still driving around like that. If you did that in my country you would get a big ass fine and many warnings. I live in Netherlands by the way
Dude , you calling those vast, spaced-out, mostly empty American 4-way town roads, "traffic"? I've been riding clear through London yesterday. Lane splitting when there are hardly any lanes. That's great fun. You need to be much more on top of your game there.
Great riding tips for a beginner like me. I just got my motorcycle 3 days ago and just started riding. Im still nervous but Im getting more confident. I just keep on forgetting to turn my signal light off
I am an owner of a 2011 Yamaha FZ8. I can honestly say that it is one of my absolute favorite bikes that I have ever owned. I would love to see you do a review on one. It's kind of a niche bike, and not very many of them around, so I would love to hear your thoughts on this Inline 4 screamer!
Lol, I am always guessing what everyone is doing. I can't help it. Only time people see me is when I am driving my beat up old truck. My car and bike are invisible.
I use my rear brake almost exclusively when coming to a stop, finger is over the front for emergency but rear slows the bike down in a more even manner and saves the pads on the front, I have Stylemas so front brake is very touchy
Filtering... Times when I don't. when there's 3 or less car in front of me. when the cars have been stopped for a while when I get there (as I don't know if the light is going to turn green while I'm moving between the cars and then they all start moving, giving me nowhere to go) and when I have already spotted a less than perfect driver ahead and really don't want to be anywhere near them... Otherwise, if there's room, time, and nothing to be of concern... I'm going to where the entire row of parked cars can see me leave them behind in hope that it may persuade them to get a bike just like watching people on bikes persuaded me! (just kidding, it's why I got one, but not what I'm thinking!) Always gotta be careful of the Altima drivers... Here it's Toyota Prius and Nissan Tiida. basically the cars that people with no desire to be a racecar driver get... the ones with no desire to learn car control!
it's hard to judge on camera... when you were sitting behind the amazon truck, how much space was there between your front wheel and the back of the truck? It looked like quite a big gap, maybe thats because in Texas things are spread out much more than in Auckland New Zealand, and you wouldn't be comfortable in such close proximity to other things like we have no choice to be in NZ, so leave a bigger gap due to the comfort zone being much larger. but next time, can you mention what sort of distance that is?
You guys are spoiled there, in the US of A. In Europe, we have to deal with very heavy traffic, narrow streets, crazy drivers that think they own the road and let's not forget the roundabouts. Lots of them.
hmm... 'tar snakes'. I always wonder what people call these things. I once heard it referred to as 'the Devil's Spaghetti' and I've used that ever since.
AHHH HI YAMIE! I LIVE IN TEXAS AND I REALLY WANT TO DO THE MSF COURSE AND RIDE. I JUST GOT BACK FROM CHURCH AND NEW VIDEO!!!!!!!! at 8:36 he waved and u ignored him :(
During the day only... running high beam all the time or flash it when needed? I do run my aux driving lamps mounted lower on the fairing all the time. I have a 05 Yamaha FJR1300 No foot down complete stop... maybe the cop will say... Hey you didn't put your foot down! Reason I run a car dashcam with dual 1080p cameras.
Just couple of questions. When should we change gear to the lowest or highest and when to stay in the same gear depending where we riding? Because I see you in 3rd or 4th gear for almost the whole video. I thought we should be in the highest gear after some time like how non clutch bike is. New clutch rider.
Yammie, about how far was your ride through the country side ? I'd estimate it to be 35 miles ? I live in Coarsegold, Calif. which is a foothill community at about 2,000 ft. elevation and 31 miles North of Fresno. Your video should be very helpful to new riders !
Literally 80% of ppl I see when I'm riding are on their cellphones. I wish I was kidding but it's probably more. I almost never see anyone looking out their windscreen as I pass them. Always heads in phones or scrolling tictoks with the phone mounted to the windscreen 😂😂😂
So I saw the title "Ride with me" and so I put it on my phone on my quadlock so I could watch it while I ride. This did not end well. I think I misunderstood...
I ride my bike home safely then instead of waiting 10 days to afford frame sliders/ installation I rode it to planet fitness at 11PM and dropped it leaving my a stop sign so I feel ur pait
did either of the two Motorcyclist have cameras? will Yammie see himself passing them in their own youtube Videos? or will they just be "Looks it's US!" when they see themselves in Yammies Video?
Even if we ignore the speeding and other spirited parts of your ride, you would fail the dutch driving test hard this way due to lack of space cushion, tailgating, road positioning. 😂
