Quick Tips for the n00bie backroad slayer…

csmith12 · September 4th, 2012, 03:44 PM

Before you leave
Find a friend, don't go alone.
GEAR UP!!!!!!!!!
Have an ICE tag on your helmet.

Communication
Let someone know it’s your first time, everyone was new once.
Learn the motorcycle hand signals. (Google "motorcycle hand signals")
If someone is right up on you LET THEM PASS!!!!! Signal for them to pass.

Be ready
Check your tire pressure and make sure your tires are road worthy.
Show up for the ride with a full tank of gas.

Riding
Relax……
Look where you want to go
Keep a safe distance from the rider in front of you.
Don't full throttle the straights just to slam on your brakes and camp the corner's.
Slow in fast out, enter the turn at a speed you are comfortable with.
Outside, inside, outside
Never pass someone on the outside of a turn.
Ride your own pace.
Do not worry about keeping up, if you’re riding with a good group, they will wait for you at EVERY route turn and have an experienced “sweep” rider.

Above all!
Leave your racer, faster than you, know it all ego at home. Be open minded and modest.

EsrTek · September 4th, 2012, 04:21 PM

^Sticky this

Z300 · September 4th, 2012, 04:39 PM

TY!

nycsteve · September 8th, 2012, 06:03 AM

Good tips. We cover most of these with the new guys who join our group rides here in NYC. This should be stickied, but you might need some more tips to add on to it.

csmith12 · September 8th, 2012, 06:35 AM

Yea, I thought I would gather all the REALLY good ones that are scattered around the threads in this forum so we could just link it when needed instead of rehashing them again and again.

The thing is, I have learned you can overwhelm a new rider who is already sorta nervous to begin with. So I try to keep the list short and sweet.

nycsteve · September 8th, 2012, 06:44 AM

I was thinking about just adding some tools to your kit before you go out riding. Like black tape and zipties.

But your idea about keeping it simple makes sense.

Motofool · September 8th, 2012, 09:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by csmith12

Have an ICE tag on your helmet.

http://iceincaseofemergency.ca/

Motorcycling is mostly mental.
Brain is mostly water.
Fear and anxiety generate sweat.
Stay hydrated.......It is very important !!

http://www.btosports.com/moto-news/m...g-motorcycles/

csmith12 · September 8th, 2012, 09:10 AM

I watch this before every aggressive ride or track time.

Link to original page on YouTube.

choneofakind · September 8th, 2012, 09:14 AM

So that's where the reference comes from! I like it

just FLOW!

csmith12 · September 8th, 2012, 09:31 AM

It helps to make you go pee before the ride too. hahahahah

csmith12 · September 8th, 2012, 09:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by choneofakind

just FLOW!

I forget, did I tell you that at mid-o?

choneofakind · September 8th, 2012, 09:43 AM

Yeah

but now I have a better idea what you're talking about. I think I was nervous when you told me that. Heck, I was nervous the whole morning session. The pictures show it.

Motofool · September 8th, 2012, 09:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by choneofakind

So that's where the reference comes from! I like it

just FLOW!

"Liberate yourself from concepts and see the truth with your own eyes. — It exists HERE and NOW; it requires only one thing to see it: openness, freedom — the freedom to be open and not tethered by any ideas, concepts, etc. ... When our mind is tranquil, there will be an occasional pause to its feverish activities, there will be a let-go, and it is only then in the interval between two thoughts that a flash of UNDERSTANDING — understanding, which is not thought — can take place." - Bruce Lee

akima · October 16th, 2012, 10:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Motofool

"Liberate yourself from concepts and see the truth with your own eyes. — It exists HERE and NOW; it requires only one thing to see it: openness, freedom — the freedom to be open and not tethered by any ideas, concepts, etc. ... When our mind is tranquil, there will be an occasional pause to its feverish activities, there will be a let-go, and it is only then in the interval between two thoughts that a flash of UNDERSTANDING — understanding, which is not thought — can take place." - Bruce Lee

Very wise and beautiful.

September 4th, 2012, 03:44 PM	#1
csmith12 The Corner Whisperer Name: Chris (aka Reactor) Location: Northern KY Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 250 (track), 1992 250, 2006 R6 (street/track), 2008 R6 (track) Posts: Too much. MOTY 2015, MOTM - Nov '12, Nov '13	Quick Tips for the n00bie backroad slayer… Before you leave Find a friend, don't go alone. GEAR UP!!!!!!!!! Have an ICE tag on your helmet. Communication Let someone know it’s your first time, everyone was new once. Learn the motorcycle hand signals. (Google "motorcycle hand signals") If someone is right up on you LET THEM PASS!!!!! Signal for them to pass. Be ready Check your tire pressure and make sure your tires are road worthy. Show up for the ride with a full tank of gas. Riding Relax…… Look where you want to go Keep a safe distance from the rider in front of you. Don't full throttle the straights just to slam on your brakes and camp the corner's. Slow in fast out, enter the turn at a speed you are comfortable with. Outside, inside, outside Never pass someone on the outside of a turn. Ride your own pace. Do not worry about keeping up, if you’re riding with a good group, they will wait for you at EVERY route turn and have an experienced “sweep” rider. Above all! Leave your racer, faster than you, know it all ego at home. Be open minded and modest. __________________________________________________ Goal: Shake A Million Hands \| Look through the corners \| Track Day Prep \| Closest track? \| The Mid-Ohio School

September 8th, 2012, 06:03 AM	#4
nycsteve Biker Name: Steve Location: Brooklyn, NY Join Date: Nov 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Ninja 250 SE Posts: 723	Good tips. We cover most of these with the new guys who join our group rides here in NYC. This should be stickied, but you might need some more tips to add on to it. __________________________________________________ S*** Happens! Design Stuff \| Tumblr James 1:2-4

September 8th, 2012, 06:35 AM	#5
csmith12 The Corner Whisperer Name: Chris (aka Reactor) Location: Northern KY Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 250 (track), 1992 250, 2006 R6 (street/track), 2008 R6 (track) Posts: Too much. MOTY 2015, MOTM - Nov '12, Nov '13	Yea, I thought I would gather all the REALLY good ones that are scattered around the threads in this forum so we could just link it when needed instead of rehashing them again and again. The thing is, I have learned you can overwhelm a new rider who is already sorta nervous to begin with. So I try to keep the list short and sweet. __________________________________________________ Goal: Shake A Million Hands \| Look through the corners \| Track Day Prep \| Closest track? \| The Mid-Ohio School

September 8th, 2012, 06:44 AM	#6
nycsteve Biker Name: Steve Location: Brooklyn, NY Join Date: Nov 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Ninja 250 SE Posts: 723	I was thinking about just adding some tools to your kit before you go out riding. Like black tape and zipties. But your idea about keeping it simple makes sense. __________________________________________________ S*** Happens! Design Stuff \| Tumblr James 1:2-4

September 8th, 2012, 09:10 AM	#8
csmith12 The Corner Whisperer Name: Chris (aka Reactor) Location: Northern KY Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 250 (track), 1992 250, 2006 R6 (street/track), 2008 R6 (track) Posts: Too much. MOTY 2015, MOTM - Nov '12, Nov '13	I watch this before every aggressive ride or track time. Link to original page on YouTube. __________________________________________________ Goal: Shake A Million Hands \| Look through the corners \| Track Day Prep \| Closest track? \| The Mid-Ohio School

September 4th, 2012, 04:21 PM	#2
EsrTek ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Eric Location: Murfreesboro, TN Join Date: Jun 2011 Motorcycle(s): '13 300 Posts: A lot.	^Sticky this

September 4th, 2012, 04:39 PM	#3
Z300 Ninja noobie Name: NOOBIE Location: Sydney Join Date: Aug 2012 Motorcycle(s): ninja 250r Posts: 498	TY!

September 8th, 2012, 09:14 AM	#9
choneofakind ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: . Location: . Join Date: Feb 2011 Motorcycle(s): . Posts: Too much. MOTM - Feb '13, Feb '14	So that's where the reference comes from! I like it just FLOW!

September 8th, 2012, 09:31 AM	#10
csmith12 The Corner Whisperer Name: Chris (aka Reactor) Location: Northern KY Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 250 (track), 1992 250, 2006 R6 (street/track), 2008 R6 (track) Posts: Too much. MOTY 2015, MOTM - Nov '12, Nov '13	It helps to make you go pee before the ride too. hahahahah __________________________________________________ Goal: Shake A Million Hands \| Look through the corners \| Track Day Prep \| Closest track? \| The Mid-Ohio School

September 8th, 2012, 09:43 AM	#12
choneofakind ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: . Location: . Join Date: Feb 2011 Motorcycle(s): . Posts: Too much. MOTM - Feb '13, Feb '14	Yeah but now I have a better idea what you're talking about. I think I was nervous when you told me that. Heck, I was nervous the whole morning session. The pictures show it.

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