Riding my Ninja 400 to School! | Davis, CA 

Hahahaha very true! After I started learning to ride, those compilations make me cringe so much. So many poor riders giving us a bad name.. stay safe!

haha, called out! Yeah, Moto Madness has an annoying tendency to show lots of videos of irresponsible riders. It's a shame really, there's so many videos of good riders that don't get enough attention.

Of course! Must be one of the agreements with his parents before allowing him to buy a bike. xD Ride safe.

Mad Trash

Boring as hell yeah

@@lucaxtshotting2378 pne

Al

Love riding the bicycle or motorcycle to school. A few minutes of engagement piloting a vehicle at the start of the day.

It pretty much depends on the riding position, road conditions, traffics condition, air temperature+climate and distance. It's always recommended to get dutch style upright sitting bike instead of an mountain style bike that force you to elan forward.

@@01_zenyobi waarom?

Very wise words

Thanks for the tip!

Would any side of the line be okay ? Thank you for this

Depends what lane you're in and where your get-away path would be incase someone was going to rear-end you

@@tasawarsaraf2573 Yeah, any side that allows you a path forward that isn't sandwiched to the car in front of you. One of the leading causes of fatalities with motorcycles is from rear end collisions at stop lights for exactly that reason, the guy behind you hits you and you sandwich to the guy in front, and your odds of death skyrocket when that happens for obvious reasons. Typically I prefer the lane side vs. the curb side, because if something happens it gives you more options to escape, and also I just don't like the curb being that close to me. But a lot of people like the curb better.

It could just be for the camera my man. So calm down

@@mannyblackstar who shit in your cereal lmao

@@mannyblackstar why you telling bro to calm down 😂 you a goon 😹😹😹😹

i mean if i have that red one ill be going school even weekend or holiday

maybe you should have had more commitment to school

Thank you! I wish you luck in your motorcycling journey, stay safe!

yeah, sometimes our inner kid just kicks in and wonders "i wonder how fast can this thing go", next thing you know, you already dropped a gear and disappeared

riding fast is ok in safe conditions like out in country with no or few cars good sight lines and no cops. Thats how I did it, not in city not in traffic. That is how you live long enough to get pretty good and enjoy 40plus yrs riding.

Thank you!

Thank you! Ride safe and be aware of surroundings. Could still be nice to take a safety course and try it out!

Same but here in Puerto Rico it's way worse, and I still want to daily something like this or an xr650

I have some short videos on Honda Rebel in NY. You can ride safe all day long but all it takes is someone else to ruin that.

@Gloopy McScoop I live in south florida, I only ride when traffic is not crazy.

I can see from your comments that there's some kinda issue with motocycle's incidents..how is that so common? I mean, down here in Italy it happens sometimes but people are not that concerned/afraid

It’s a lot of different decision making to get used to. Take a good safety course and you should be prepared enough. It is also a lot more mentally draining than driving a car. Ride safe!

@@BobbysBikes don't forget, buy a camel pack backpack or the like and have ice water in it, and be sure to bring snacks. Noobs get rekt fast without some juice and brain food

It's not difficult, just use your brain and be smart. That is the safest way, granted shit happens.

Stay away from people....stay away from tight situations...don't rush up to red lights....leave space...always try to stay rolling slow

That’s awesome, thanks! I did the opposite, grew up in SoCal and moved up here for school. Ride safe!

Be careful clicking down gears though. The ninja 400 has a slipper clutch, so I can downshift at pretty much any rpm, which is why I don’t rev match anymore. Your bike not have a slipper clutch, just check to make sure. Stay safe!

still do, probably not in america though

@@viktor4757 of course they still do. My comment goes to that period of youtube when there were tons of "ride me r125 to school" Videos

@@lon.athina6903 yeah i know, i love those videos, especially since the most famous one is from a guy in norway which is where i'm from :) Would be so fun to make on myself honestly

@@viktor4757 r125 are very beautiful bikes but once you get 18yo i think they are not worth their money for what you get. I mean with a thousand euros more you can buy a 300 or 400cc bike which you will keep longer for sure

@@lon.athina6903 of course, the only reason people have 125 on street is for fun/stunting with groms and z125 (maybe even some sumos) AND because they aren't old enough to have anything bigger. I for sure would've bought something like a mt03 or maybe even a restricted mt07 if i had the funds and the rules were different

Thank you! There is plenty more to come, I appreciate the support!

Thanks! ✌️

If you don’t mind me asking how tall are you. I’m also on the short side and I was looking into getting a ninja 400. There are not a lot of them nearby to sit on and see.

@@jp_swisha0 I own a ninja 400 and I'm 5 feet 8 inch. I can almost flat foot on this bike 😉

how is it?

so, are you riding now?

@@El_Bartto Nope. Lol

what about now? @@walkinglootchest1251

@@walkinglootchest1251 and now? just coming for news!

Still no, my finances didn't line up with my ambitions. Lol @@witeluxe8046

Ninja were supposed to be stealthy and silent, but they seems to broke the rule these days.

He's using an exhaust mod to make it sound like that

@@eastonator1262 Well I mean, you can put whatever you want on the exhaust but the engine can only make so many kinds of sounds lol

I love the sound with the LV-10 slip on! Sounds much deeper than stock but sounds even better at higher revs.

@@BloodPlusPwn MT-03 and R3 sounds good. don't have to buy a superbike that has 1000cc and hundreds of horsepower that consumes gas more, people who said 400cc 650cc don't sound good need to clean their ears.

Bear in mind that he swapped the stock muffler for a smaller slip-on exhaust that makes the bike much louder, so it won't come from the factory like that. But yeah, with that in mind, I'm a fan of the parallel twin sound, myself. Some people just prefer the sound of the in-line fours that the bigger bikes have to the smaller engines. To each his own, I suppose

I agree! It’s like ASMR

I’m pretty sure there called “pussys”

Good luck and ride safe!

Lets go man I started riding my sophomore year, it’s awesome lol

Hey that’s awesome, congrats! If you end up bringing the bike you’ll definitely see me around. We should ride sometime! Stay safe and good luck next year.

Thank you! I ride all over Nor Cal so I hope I see you around!

Took me 5 min when I used to go to school and drive, 30minutes when I walked, and 10-15 when I biked there

Takes me like 30 mins on the bus. Took a longer route to campus too. Could probably do it in 10 mins. Good luck and stay safe riding!

@@BobbysBikes Thats too far away

He definitely shifts at much higher revs than I do. I’m usually into 6th by the time I’m doing 70km/h, where as he’s doing that in 4th.

@@sergeant_ozzy1037 you’re at 6th gear going 40 mph ??? That’s waaaaayyyy too low

I don’t shift too low, but not too high when I’m city riding. I usually shift around 5-6k in the city and when I’m having fun I’ll keep it closer to 8k. Haven’t had too much of an issue running hot here, but summer is coming up!

@@BobbysBikes you needa make sure you open up your bike once and a while, barley tapping the rev limiter on acceleration

@Sergeant_Ozzy Nah don't listen to that guy it's not too low lol you're good. I'm in a similar boat; as long as you're not chugging the engine, you're putting the least amount of wear on it while getting better gas mileage too. It's pretty universal advice that you should be shifting as soon as possible when you won't chug for maximum efficiency (besides when you're having more fun of course). Lots of points in the vid where you can tell the bike is begging to be up shifted. Nothing wrong with riding that way either, and it's fun to push it through the high revs, but obviously it'll just be louder and sitting at way higher revs than you'd expect for casual driving so there's a bit more wear (plus it might get obnoxious to others on the road lol). In the vid, you can see where 1st and 2nd gear get pushed to their full potential, but then the engine noise blueballs you because he has to slow down or can't accelerate more, and won't upshift for some reason. In those situations he hasn't gotten a third through his gears yet and is cruising at a deafening 30-40mph in 2nd gear, which as you said, he could be in 5th or 6th by then. It'd be fine if he were able to wring out the rest of the gears too, but it's just not all that efficient or satisfying (imo)in city traffic when you can't afford to do that. So if faced with those two options, it's better to gradually and smoothly use more of the gearbox than get bottlenecked like that. Lower CC bikes have more than enough power where you can comfortably cruise in 6th very early on without worrying about shifting too early! If you're not intentionally shifting at a specific RPM for some reason, listening to the engine and shifting intuitively is a great marker for when would be a good time.

Putting the bike in neutral at lights is probably the worst advice you can give to new riders.

@@LucidSlynx Why?

@@eriebigolin1229 Some drivers don't pay attention and you need to be ready to move at all times, in saying that not all riders are checking their mirrors at all times while stationary.

@@LucidSlynx Nice argument!

That was my debate too! I love the ninja 400 and it’s more relaxed riding position. Makes longer trips more enjoyable!

I’ll probably do that from now on, still experimenting with audio. Thanks for the input!

@@BobbysBikes no wind noise is bad

Congrats! Good luck riding and enjoy it while still staying safe :)

@@BobbysBikes I appreciate that brotha! Quick question, did you buy your ninja brand new from a dealership?

Yup! I bought it new from a dealership. I live in an area without too many second hand bikes, so I had to buy new unless I wanted to travel 50+ miles…

@@BobbysBikes that's awesome! I'm in the same type of situation, plus I just prefer getting a new bike rather than getting a used one. Last question brotha! Did you buy it in full payment as soon as you got to the dealership, or did you finance it?

I was planning on buying it in full, which is why I bought a 400 since it’s a lot cheaper than a bigger bike. I qualified for 0% APR for 12 months so I ended up just putting half down and financing the rest so that I could just invest the rest in the meantime. I would recommend buying in full though if you could afford it.

CBR300r was my first bike too! You don’t need to be able to flat foot the bike to become comfortable on it. At stops, keep your right foot on the rear brake and only put down your left. Should make it more comfortable and at 5’6 it should be doable.