Petite Woman Takes On Massive Motorcycle 

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An important note, always practice with someone else’s bike

There is real genius in thinking about things that most people would never consider. Thanks to the young lady for be willing to try something new in front of strangers......that takes some guts.

My anxiety level is off the roof watching this video 😂

I'm gonna completely cover my bike in bubble wrap before attempting this lol! Good stuff as always man.

Great exercise. Also a great demonstration of “shitting a brick”. Good job Monica.

The greatest bike pushing tutorial I have watched. Thanks!

Yet, again, another great video that highlights VERY important skills we need to develop as motorcycle riders, both on and off the bike. Once we understand the simple physics, it becomes much easier to master ourselves. As you quoted in one of your videos, "...it's not the bike, it is you." Thank you for sharing your skills in such a wonderful way.

Monica was so brave and vulnerable. I admire her (and I think that's why she's so awesome!). Fast Eddie (Greg) is terrific for countless reasons, especially because he is very naturally eloquent (by that I mean that he is excellent at describing PRECICELY what we need to hear, when we need to hear it....(don't be distracted by non-words such as "expecially"..... my kinda guy). Man, I just discovered that Eddie/Greg is in San Diego! I have been riding since 1972, my Dad/teacher raced Motocross in the 60s and was a Mechanic at Honda of Ann Arbor, and I currently ride a 515 lb 1997 VFR 750F sport-touring bike (THE most dependable high-revving engine ever made by Mankind; many documented examples with well over 200k miles), I have ridden well over 100,000 miles on two wheels, and I am about to contact Eddie to arrange for a lesson. He is SO much more accomplished and articulate than I am regarding motorcycling skills.

in Slovenia, you have to push the bike forward and around cones, before you even get to sit on it and ride it - it's the first part of the riding test. It's so that they (and you) can see, that you can handle the bike. if not, you fail. great tips, especially for going backwards. and the 2 finger balancing, gonna try as soon as I get to my bike!

not fair man! your BMW probably weighs 30% less than that Harley! hahahaha

Good Job Monika! One would never think this would be so mind challenging. It surely tested my confidence and with heavier bikes like ours - this is a really great thing to practice. Always a interesting time on the practice lot. :)

The very first tip of leaving it in first gear with the clutch disengaged while pushing is so logical. One of those "I should have known that" things that make these instructions so valuable.

I remember how badass I felt the first time I held my ninja up with my left hand on the tail and slid the rear stand in and levered it up all without another person's help.

It's amazing how helpful the little "walking around the motorcycle" exercise is for building confidence in the bike.

This is simple and utterly practical information. I love this! Truly one-of-kind Greg. Thanks!

This was not covered at all when I did my beginner class. You eventually figure it out naturally but really smart to teach it. Kudos!

This is why you should go on courses or ask a seasoned veteran. Another great tutorial!

You’ve done it again. Simple rules for bike ownership, I always envy how my 120 lbs Mechanic pushes my Gs all over the workshop without breaking a sweat. I’m always like slow & extremely careful. You always talk about the elephant in the room 👍🏼 thanks a million sir

There's another way of moving even a heavy bike when you are negotiating tight corners and narrow paths and doorways that I've seen regularly used at my local dealer in the UK. Their technique is to push the bars from the front keeping the bike nicely balanced of course and steering as required to turn. When I first saw this it looked impressive and seemed difficult to master but the BMW sales staff use this technique throughout the day even on heavy GS/RT/K1600 machines. It has the advantage of keeping a narrow profile, looking where you are going and avoiding tripping over customers. This is for the more experienced and needs practise but is fast and clearly works!

Got to admire your student pushing a bike that's 50kgs heavier than yours! I find my S1R far easier to handle than my 883 Iron was too!

Excellent lesson. True tests of confidence. I've been riding for 40 years. Not learning, but love watching a solid teacher.

A video I'd love to see would be on bump starting. I've only ever done it on hills before, because I have no idea how to navigate pushing it and then jumping on. So basically I'm screwed if I lose my battery power somewhere without a hill.

I think I surprised the crap out of my husband on Sunday. Practicing turns and dropped my bike. Turned it off, flipped the kickstand down and lifted her up onto her stand. Didn’t get a wow, got a I’ve never seen someone lift a bike from the opposite side. She’s a 5 HUNDRED POUND Superlow 883 Sportster. I didn’t have to turn around, she came right up. 😅

That Harley looks a bit heavy for the chic but still fair play to her for doing it on film good job tho anything that builds confidence is a good thing 👍.

Confidence is one thing and it’ll only take you so far. Physical strength and age factors in too.

I learned something in the 1st 30 seconds of this video! Excellent!!!

Just used the backup technique with my MTS950 for my grocery run, so much smoother than the shuffling I was doing before! Smooth and fast. Thank you.

I NEEDED THIS

I wish there are people like you teach those things here in the Philippines.

What an awesome, tutorial, man... You are a fantastic teacher and it was really useful to see you teaching somebody and them emulating you. Your tutorials really have been invaluble . Love your teaching style and the way you explain everything . Hope you get 100k subs soon :)

A tip I learned when I was training people, start them off doing it with a small bike , (125) then a slightly larger bike (250/350) then a 500 then a 750, then a 1000. This way the trainees feels the differences in how motorcycles behave when weight is a factor. I realised not everybody has the strength to handle pushing, wheeling, manhandling larger bikes. If you have progressed slowly up the cc's and weight categories in your riding life you appreciate the skills and nuances of handling a non running dead weight balanced motorcycle. Your right in saying if the person has bought a bike that there's no way in hell they have the strength to move when it's not running then yes they've bought a bike that's TOO BIG for them and it's time to rethink. There is a knack and you and I know as seasoned riders what that is but new riders have never even thought of how am I going to manhandle this bike in a parking lot or in my garage or anywhere else it might be a tight spot or slightly inclined. Like you say bud patience, practice and practice. But always remember some new riders have limits on ability. 👍😉

I have never seen anyone done this before. Great job! Something I never really considered.

Very useful... It's 2 months I have my first bike, it's a (for me!) Very heavy UM renegade commando, I'm already quite confident riding but moving it to getting into my fairly small garage it's quite a nightmare... I droped it 2 times already, no scratches thank God but I can be so lucky... great video, thank you!

I stumbled upon this video, WOW..... wish I had this training 30 years ago.

This is exactly what I needed to watch. I got a new bike that I need to build confidence with. For some reason I am so worried about pushing it around. I would hate to drop it doing something so “simple.” Appreciate your videos so much.

I loved that push tutorial! Amazing! I have so much trouble pushing my motorcycle around.

this was good bike brain food. i'm a suit and tie guy. but after awhile I learned little things that made me more comfortable with my bike. from taking off the plastics to battery, coolant, oil, fuse, and spark plug changes. getting comfortable with your bike teaches you a new language. thanks for this.

Can tell you've done this quite a lot. Good to practice what you preach.

Walking around the bike exercise is great. I’m going to practice that. Another is to lean your bike on your hip when you push it around. This helps keep the bike leaned towards you. That way if it leaves your hip you can pull it back in before it leans too far away from you. I’ve seen many people drop their bike then it leans away from them too far.

i was cringing the whole time waiting for the drop

Great video! I think this is one of the many little things people don't practice as it doesn't really "feel" like a learned skill. Yet... I've seen riders ask for assistance in pushing their bikes into a parking spot or just to turn around... on flat ground! This is definitely something that should be practiced. Kudos to you!

first time I did this one handed walk around... it was hilarious.

But practice it scary! I think willing yourself to have confidence and not be timid is important too. If you are going to attempt it, have the confidence you can do it and plow through it.. Thanks MJ. Great stuff. I was just out tonight practicing swerves and stops because of your vids! Be a better rider.

You sir is a great teacher! Thank you for sharing!

Lady, whoever you are, you are showing some bravery! These exercises make my stomach cringe even after many years of practice :)

I didn't know that i can be soo intimate with my motorcyle ...haahah.. Awesome video , Thanks!

Hello again Fast Eddie. I just want to say thank you to the passion you bring. You seem genuinely interested in helping people and not just making money. Not only do you spend a bunch of time making your videos and drawing those awesome graphics, (please don’t switch to computer graphics) but you take the time to respond to your commenters. Thanks so much for what you do and I hope to meet you in person one day.

Interesting ideas. Things we don’t typically think about doing with our bike. 🍻👍

6:18 okay.... that was impressive

another great video, as always very informative. I keep learning new things all the time by watching your channel, thanks man!

Nice video on an essential skill that's not often talked about. One thing I like to do after letting the bike back down onto its kickstand is to release the clutch and push it forward a bit against the gear resistance to ensure it won't roll forward and fall.

nervous just watching lol, Thanks for the info

Dude, this was great to watch. I generally push my bike out of my garage using your two hand method one on left handlebar one on rear rack (Africa Twin adv sport). I have never tried to back it up that way back *into* the garage...only ever "walked" it back while always on it. I'll work on some of these exercises in the coming weeks! That tight turn you did was frickin' intense! I don't think I'd trust myself with that yet.

Thanks for the good video and job well done Monica!

GREAT TIPS!!! I CAN INDEED PUSH MY BIKE BY MYSELF! I OWN A LOVELY 2017 HONDA CBR300R! IM GOING TO TRY SOME OF THESE BIKE BONDING EXERCISES! THANKS FOR SHARING!

That Sportster weighs about 650 pounds. I bet she wishes she brought the YZ250F instead!!

Pushing backward was worth the price of admission! Brilliant 👍👍👍. I have spent decades looking like a total dork doing everything you demonstrated...wrong😟. I’m disappointed you didn’t demonstrate what happens when you push the bike over on the no-kickstand side. 😀

What a great video. You are going to be my instructor next year. I dont care what I have to do to sign up for your classes. I really dont think there is a better instructor.

Not all bikes because some of them have weak kickstands but you can actually lean it on the kickstand and rotate it all the way around on a dime to turn it around. I do this with my Kawasaki in my skinny driveway so I don't have to fight with it up a hill. I literally just commented this right before you went into that kickstand section..

Great freakin tips!! Thanks!

You just used the perfect motorcycle as an example, because that’s exactly my bike and having problem pushing it inside my garage. So I bought a jack with wheels, so I could rotate it easily. 😄 I’m gonna practice what you just showed in the video. Thank you!

I did not know that you can lean the bike that much by pushing it

Good training to get more comfortable. I got a VROD. Found out it's not easy to back up on my gravel driveway! Thanks, I'll be watching more.

Thanks for making a video on this. The best video on it on RU-vid!

i gotta say ....it hasn't arrivd yet i'm literally waiting and watching this, and i feel better already. going from an yamaha r6 to a kawasaki vulcan mean street 1600. this was awesome.

RED FLAG! That bike is too heavy for that young lady.

I get to practice this every time I pull my bike out of the garage and then put it back up. Good stuff.

Fantastic video Bro!!. - Basic, but very necessary. Nice 🌟👌😎

Took a lot of mental notes and finally practiced this. I was able to move my Iron around the way you moved your BMW. Thank you for making such informational videos. Never thought I could walk a bike in such a small circle.

Great video, never too old to learn new tricks that's for sure :)

Very helpful, just today got into a parking downhill with no motorcycle access. Had to turn over and push uphill in 1st gear pressing clutch

Gonna deffo practice this. 5'2" with 600 bandit i do the shuffle at the mo . weather improving at the weekend will be going thro this then for sure.

3:40her mini heart attack lol

3:35 I gotta admit. I may have screamed a little bit.

The amount of confidence I’ll now have when I feel stuck … this is such a must. Bonding with your bike doesn’t require you to be on it. 👌🏼

She’s rocking a Tobacco Motorwear Riding Shirt! A must for all riders. Very cool!

This is very easy to do on a well-paved road but a hell on earth on uneven surfaces.

Very interesting, I usually turn my bike around sitting on the saddle. I'll have to try this to gain that balance confidence. Thanks Eddie.

im only about 5'5 so I have to frequently get off and push my GSXR 750 backwards out of parking spaces.

Hi there Moto Jitsu, this will certainly apply to me,I'm very new to my Honda cbr1000 & I'm very uneasy at the moment, with the sheer weight, I "Have" toppled over & the fairing did crack & yes,I was apsolutely gutted,it took me weeks to get over,thank you friend 🙂🙂🙂

Thanks for the video, never been on a bike, really want to go ahead and work towards getting a license but this is the number 1 thing putting me off. I guess I’m not going to know unless I just go for it! I feel like I have the confidence to give it a go now 👍🏻

That is one thing that makes me nervous. A month ago I took my Ducati to Reno’s Powersports in KC. I arrived early so I was able to watch the crew bring out the display bikes. They were walking the bikes from the right side with the kickstand down on the left. It seemed to go quickly and smoothly that way. I’m sure that moving 20 or so bikes in 30 minutes helps. I was amazed at the ease.

Super useful. Your videos are great supplementary education and what I need (as well as more courses) as a beginner rider. Much appreciated!

6:17 wow!! As a new rider that was incredible to watch!

Hi MotoJitsu & your friend was apsolutely great ,she was Excellent moving that huge motorbike & that shows,if things are worked in the correct way,the impossible becomes possible, thank Eddie 🙂🙂🙂

Oh my gosh Eddie, I have an 800 pound Street Glide. 😮 I guess I could practice having it lean against me, and me lean against it for starters with my husband watching. It’s not like we have not picked it up before.

Any tips on how to lean the bike over that hard without dropping it? Is it all about maintaining that speed so that gyroscopic forces stop it from tipping over or what?

DAMN!!! That leaned circle was GODLIKE. Had to pause to comment i thought for sure that BMW was going down on top of you. Subscribed

Such a basic bike handling video but so very useful, Thankyou.

Great video and valuable tips. So obvious thing but never thought of doing this to understand my bike weight and control better. Practise this will also help me trusting my bike more as I will understand better that the bike is quite balanced especially with slow riding. Great to have someone with you learning the techniques. Thanks 😎

So glad I bumped into this video, the tips are everything

Greg and ? Monica? Great team video. Especially good for confidnce building apart from technique. Thanks. Need more, Chief!

nice job Monica.thats a tank of a bike to be hossn around.point made,its less about brute strength and more about technique:)

Can’t believe how far you leaned it over! I’d be frightened to death of dropping mine. Perhaps I should buy a heavy old nail to practice on 😂

I own a Triumph Daytona 955i and push it backwards is hard because both of my feet are on tip toes this really helped ! Thanks.

You Eddy set the bar very high and in the right place - you are the benchmark in training, advice, guidance and tips. Great short video on this topic - Thank you Eddy

I had to move a scrambler 1200 at work today and almost dropped it. This video is awesome, I don’t know about leaning a 500lb bike though, I guess I’ve got to spend a few more months at the gym

I just tried the walk around with two fingers. I'm using my whole hand to do this and will gradually go to the two fingers. Just a thank you for the tip. Back to it I go. 🍻🤘✌🖖

Thanks for this! Like your lap around the bike... If I ever have to drive an unfamiliar car, I take a few laps around the car to get a sense of its size and where its features (rear bumper, tires, etc) are. This is very helpful!