Georgia looks beautiful this time of the year! I’ve been riding daily for nearly two years now in one of the heaviest and worst traffics in the world! Lots of experience camping and riding on twisties, bad roads etc… I still like to think of myself as a beginner, I still have a lot to learn, I also believe that staying humble will allow you to keep an open mind to learning more and developing more skills not to mention continuing your low speed training. Great video man! Keep it going!
3:04 OK it's nice to hear I'm not the only one. The thing that made me feel like I wasn't a beginner, was a good friend pointing out that I kept my feet on the pegs until the bike came to a stop.
Great video. I would also consider other clues that you are no longer a newbie such as noticing that you are looking further ahead and your general awareness of your surroundings has gone up as your awareness of the mechanics of riding (you mention this) has gone down. Another sure fire sign is that your enjoyment of riding has gone up considerably! Best wishes. Bill
I started riding 2 years ago i bought a Honda monkey to learn the basics. My first time down the road i was terrified to hit 50 mph. Lol a year after that i got my 2023 Indian Scout Rogue and now i have 15,000 miles on the scout and im not freaked out to top out the scout. I don't worry if im a beginner or not i just love to ride and ill always have new stuff to learn.
@@mclovinlife4018 honestly I just kept riding. The more I rode the less fear I had. Also I would ride on back roads where there wasn't much traffic. After that I built myself up to riding on heavier traffic areas. Next thing I knew I was comfortable but never let go of the healthy fear of what a motorcycle can do if I got complacent. I taught myself how to ride through RU-vid videos and asking riders questions. I hope this helped and best of luck to you!
@@axelfoley5155 yeah, the first day I rode, I couldn’t imagine going past 30. The second time, I got up to about 40 on the main streets and it felt a lot more comfortable. Still intense, but I had a lot less fear. I’m really trying my best to take it slow and not form bad habits. RU-vid has definitely helped so much. Thanks for the advice and stay safe!
Been riding for 5 years and I still get butterflies when I ride my rc 390 or anything faster You won't get butterfly when you hop on a motorcycle but you definitely will get butterfly when you are going fast on a fast moto
I have 58 yrs on bikes, i am also a former commercial pilot flight instructor, i raced moto x for 9 yrs, i also road race. The only experience wisdom I will tell new riders. PRACTICE Braking over and over and over, get to know the physics of that piece of equipment you are riding. Practice corner braking, high speed braking to know the limits. Everything thing else falls into place. Speed does not kill, lack of practical experience on that bike does. Cheers
Agreed! In the words of Jeremy Clarkson, “Speed has never killed anyone. Suddenly becoming stationary, that’s what gets you”… so doing anything and everything you can to avoid that by becoming more skilled or practicing and learning the limits is crucial!
@@MOTOStruck It was entertaining but I won't be on a bike. My brother is a doctor who worked in ER for a while in USA and he made me swear never to ride after what he saw
You were riding with your left turn signal on for the first 1min 25 sec so yeah, your still a beginner...Yeah, I know we have all done it! Actually you left your turn signal multiple times during this video. That is something I try to focus on a lot because it is very dangerous to ride with a turn signal on and cars thing you are turning. You need to focus on that yourself
@@MOTOStruck after you completed your first tour its a real breakthrough both mentally and physically specially if its consists of most type of train (onroad/offroad and goes through one or 2 city into wilderness) and it brings real joy too
You might no longer be a beginner rider but you are not the safetd one either...for one thing you should do s shoulder check ( both sides) everytime you come to a stop as well as before you start moving from a stopped positio. It will save your bacon one day.
Great tip! I also agree that no matter if you are a beginner rider or someone who has been riding for years, you can always work to hone your skills (safety and ability to control the machine). We all have something we could do better and get better at! :)
