I'm Beginning To Think Harley Riders Can't Ride
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Re-Upload because YT demonitized the last one
Hey Dan can you please make a video on tips how to ride with a passenger.
Thank you 🙂
they do be like that lol
Hey Dan can you please make a video on tips how to ride with a passanger.
Thank you 🙂
lol youtube with their pesky rules and things
How does this get demonitized.
At 5:10, the Yeti cup made the bike top-heavy.
The bike was offended that it had a yeti cup on it lol
Very bad idea to disregard stop signs and pretend you can all proceed as a group.
But they are on a group ride. All laws cease to exist within 10 miles of their route as long as they stay in a group. lol
1% clubs own the road so stop signs are for other motorists to get out of the way.
I didn't even see her turn her head to see if it was clear.
@thomasbrovont4114 Yeah any cop that sees them is required to ignore the current emergency to provide an escort. Is that not common knowledge?
Idiots who think they own the road are why I have bullbars on my Land Rover. I never ride in groups. I learned when I worked in the motorcycle trade and only had one day off a week I didn't want to spend that day in the accident and emergency just because some tit couldn't ride properly.
Damn Dan, I thought you were an expert. 1st rider clearly crashed because she had a Honda key tag and Harley gloves while she was riding a Kawi!
the honda keytag belonged to her brother that passed away a few weeks ago.
@dickfartjr she looks like a new rider. She had her foot out before the crash, clear indication of a new rider
@@RingwelskiJacek i didnt know her that well but i suspect she prolly was a newer rider
And the Harley gloves were her great uncle's (civil war veteran) passed down for generations @@dickfartjr
@@uncoomf3279 lol the harley gloves were prolly cause she did her motorcycle safety course thru harley
8:09 that Rider in the video is me, I definitely could have done a much better job at using the brakes effectively, during this time I was still trying to get used to putting at least one finger over my brake lever for this specific reason, part of me wishes that I didn't take that unnecessary second to look at my right side mirror as nothing was on my right (because I ride on the left side of the road in Japan) could have definitely saved me from that driver as well as braking earlier. Thank you for your tips and input on this situation, I'll definitely take everything you've said about this situation and apply it to my daily ride.
if you're living in Japan, you should probably learn to read what 追突注意 means...
@@g_rr_tt I'm a Japanese national, I'm aware of what it means, that was not a rear end collision
What helped me was this...when I was approaching a car in another lane I would anticipate the driver turning into me or swerving quickly to avoid an animal. I already had a plan and I kept my distance until I had more options to pass safely. I never pass a vehicle in the left lane. (Almost never). When I first started riding when god was still a private I would be mentally exhausted at the end of the ride when I got home. Exhausted from doing g all the right things. Now it comes natural without effort.takes time and mistakes you survive to become a good driver that can avoid the dumb stuff
As someone who used to ride in the city, that Harley guy had it coming. Cars are INCREDIBLY unpredictable, ESPECIALLY Taxi's. They are notorious for stopping short or in the middle of the road. You NEED to keep your eyes on the road and constantly moving.
Stopping short in NYC....Frank Costanza doesn't like when someone uses his move. 😜
@@John_B52_HEMI Hahahahaha, FACTS!
Motorcycles are equally unpredictable :)
@@kitko33 Of course. Hence my first sentence lol
Thats a sportster…..far from a harley😂😂😂
you know what's funny? My rider coach is a die hard harley guy and owns quite a few of them but he literally told all of us during our range is that beginners, first time ever on a motorcycle, rides way better than the harley boys that come to his dealership because none of them can do low speed maneuvers on the range
harley guys? lets just throw colored back into to the mix, its the same shit
if you ride, you ride
be safe and take care of your fellow riders harley sports scooter dont matter
lets just have fun as a group or solo
@@anrtrading8334You sound really touched lol. Stereotypes are stereotypes for a reason. The person on the sport bike will most likely go fast as fuck if he gets the chance to, and the Harley rider will just take it easy with his riding
@@birddaddydetta I really dont understand motorcycle people, they shit on Harley for not being fast but any bike that rips gets you called a squid and that you're being dangerous
@@DrGears-sn4gj Looks like you have a very loose definition of a squid
Nope I got a pretty good idea. No gear, bad at turns, guns it at straights, does wheelies. Average sport bike bro shit@@birddaddydetta
Changing the tyre sizes and profiles from stock will make the bike handling change too. I bought a bike that had the wrong profile on the front tyre and it ran wide on corners. When I replaced the front tyre with one with the correct size and profile the handling came right.
Many riders put bigger tyres on the back because they think it looks cool and then have a bike with tyres that fight each other in corners.
The factories put a lot of time and effort in selecting tyre sizes and profiles that suit the bike. Another time a shop put the wrong tyre on because they had one that is the right size on the shelf. Always ensure that you have the correct tyres for your bike and don't change them unless you really know what you are doing.
What do you mean when you say profile?
@@ronaldoleon48shape of tire
Every motorcycle that I've bought with the wrong size tires on it(they're always too big) has handled terribly. People like the look for some reason but they handle so much better with the stock size tires.
You say that but my 07 CBR125R was 10mm up on the front and back and I was scraping the footpeg in corners. Never had any issues.
I went up from 55 to 60 on the rear on my mt09 and I get more responsive turning. Came from a suggestion from a yamaha engineer and it was fantastic
Appreciate your videos, I think watching your content has made me a less road rager and enjoy the rides, new to riding only got a year in but these vids help out a lot. Appreciate you homie.
No disrespect to anyone but some people have no business being on a bike. It definitely ain’t for everyone
I think about anybody can learn to be a good rider and have the correct attitude, but pride gets better of people, man.
Take that French rider for example. He can see hazards developing miles away, yet chooses to put himself in danger and then gets angry about it.
Most of these could be avoided by appropriate speed alone.
@@NobleNoob356 i thought the same thing too
The bike is bouncing because he’s not countersteering. He’s steering in the wrong direction because he doesn’t understand how countersteering works. Very common when training new riders.
How does one countersteer?
@@John_Buck turn handlebars opposite of where you want to go. Turning right? Push the right handlebar forward and lean into the turn. Short saying: push right, lean right, go right. Same applies to the left.
@@ryantanzi5308 Thank you
As an older rider who rode and raced dirt bikes for decades, I eventually switched over to street bikes, a Yamaha Super Tenere and Kawasaki Voyager. I took a 3-day class which helps you get your permit/license and a couple days of skills building. They put you through situations and help build your skills. I have since taken advanced classes they offered. I’ve been a street rider for ~5 years now. I believe riding dirt bikes has helped with my street bike riding, I’ve always been a ATGATT type of rider, asphalt is like sand paper, it’s very abrasive more so than dirt. Just my .02 on riding, situational training, and situational awareness is invaluable out on the street plus not riding out of your skill level.
All competent road riders learnt on dirt bikes, including all bike racers …
Agree 100%. I tell all would be riders to start on a dirt bike, or at least a “supermoto” like a DR400 or smaller before they get into serious street riding. Dirt bike skills translate very well to the street, (although there will be some new skills to master on the street).
You learn not only what to do in sketchy situations but much more importantly to trust that it will work and not panic. I have ridden dirt bikes for a long time but don't have much desire to drive with cars on public roads, I guess a heavy roadbike is a different way more dangerous type of fun...@@ma3stro681
@@ma3stro681 bike racers learn on dirt bikes so they can learn how to control the rear tire in slides
Most good riders learn and most probably still practise on trail bikes (as well as mountain bikes) so they know how to recover both front and rear loss of grip from dirt, oil, gravel, leaves, etc.
Happy to be in my 40's on a Fireblade and riding since I was 19. @@jalapeno.tabasco
@ 4:06 they tried to turn right. They moved the handle bars right and give it gas, but not enough.
They should have turned the handle bars left, to turn right.
Dan is correct, a couple hours in a parking lot with slow maneuvers would have made this simple turn, reflex, thoughtless.
My state uses this thing called, SPIDER for general road-going practices.
Scan, Predict, Identify, Decide, Execute, Rely.
In high school driver's ed, we learned SIPDE - search, infer, predict, decide, execute. I still use it to this day.
My state uses a thing called don’t wreck… 😅
@@Eeyore042 Simple, Blunt, and it works. Just don't wreck.
no matter how many stupid acronyms you come up with...but the problem is lack of skill and or common sense
My state uses the t800 for general road-going practices... scan, decides that he needs your clothes and bike, then he beats everyone up steals your bike and drives safely away.
Passing on a double yeller with a wacky curve, tryin' to keep up with buddies. True friends will pull over if you fall behind. As Jon Par says: Naughty Naughty!
Love this channel. A lot of the line of sight reasonings i learned riding brakeless pedal bikes in NYC. Then the newer road tactics Ive learned on motorcycles transferred to car driving. Never stop learning and transferring those tactics to other facets of life.
hehe, yeah I am currently learning on a motorized pedal bike with no brakes. I go skiing quite often, since the shoes skis are my also my brakes.
Haha, riding a brakeless bicycle taught me how to drive better too. I learned how to moderate my speed and anticipate things ahead as far as I can see. That was the biggest game changer I had for overall driving both cars and motorcycles.
I learned how to foot break too, but that doesn't translate to driving at all.
Any who, I always say the best way to fix traffic would be to take away people's breaks. Then, people would see everything around them instead of just three feet around their vehicle.
I barely use my brakes on my motorcycle. Like 95% engine breaking and really only use my brakes at stops and slow speed maneuvering with my rear through parking lots. I understand how to pace in traffic and avoid bad scenarios miles ahead.
Haha, most of my good driving habits came from riding that shitty bicycle that had no breaks.
I’ve learned so much from your videos, thank you so much
Same. Won't let the gravity attack me.
1st one - they goosed it and the bike wants to straighten itself back out -
Guy on the ice gave me sweaty palms instantly
probably on the late end, but for 11:39 130km/h is 80MPH, which would be very fast in the majority of countries even in europe, most countries have speed limits set at 120. this video was almost certainly in germany though, where many highways dont have speed limits.
Out of all the videos you showed, one Harley... I'm beginning to think sport bike riders can't ride.
Love the vids man
at 5:00 you forgot to mention rear break that helps a lot in slow corners to keep the bike stable
I had a situation happen like this once (10min), where a lady was turning left from the right lane. I really quickly glanced in my right mirror, hit brakes and shifted right. It was a close call because of how close we already were and how sudden she moved.
Metric riders typically tend to overestimate their own skill on their bikes.
Harley riders typically tend to over estimate the capabilities of their bike before they even have a chance to overestimate their own skill.
Most my friends ride sketchy old-school choppers. Most of us are on bikes that are skinny and long and only have a rear brake. I’ve never known safer riders, then again, they have to be super safe by default with that kind of setup haha
Only a rear brake? Wtf? How is that even allowed?
Because AMERICA lmao
@@wss33 Oh it is definitely perfectly legal, at least here in the United States, just not for the careless. My 77 CB750 (836cc kit) chop is a long rigid framed, and rigid fork (it's an old school thing and yes they have some flexibility) rolling piece of personal mechanical art.
I am only running a mechanical drum brake at the rear. After lots of experience and having common sense I just cruise and chill, smiling for miles. I would even say that such setups can force one to become a better and safer rider.
@@andrewaustin6020 🫡
Flintstoning is for braking with snow on the road. You can supply a decent amount of force while your feet still slide.
I thought I was the only one crazy enought to drive in snow. I dont go near that fast.
With the ice thing I'm torn because if it's a straight road then the gyroscopic effect will keep you upright as long as you don't make any sudden movements whereas slowing down will make you more likely to tip over. If there's any kind of bend or junction though you may as well just bail out and save the effort.
90% of times sˆˆt happens because of too much speed.
As Im eager to get my license, I love your channel and content! Easy to understand with depth, applicable to be real life situations
pretty sure that guy on the harley was a front tire wash out. but yes progressive braking and a quick swerve to the right wouldve saved his day
A new rider here today i've riding for a month and thanks to your videos I've learned a ton of info. Also I may buy a go pro and send you how bad it's riding in Colombia not Columbia 😅
Do not send the videos to this guy. Publish them yourself as SHORTS. Shorts on here make a lot of money. Later, send the links to Dan and allow him to use them. THANK ME LATER. you can easily make 1000USD a month with good shorts
Definitely a good idea to do this. If I was living down there I would do the same thing. Good way to earn a living
I’m impressed at how little that Harley dude got messed up when the most protective thing he was wearing was a hoodie.
9:45 Thank you for allowing a simple mistake and not over editing.
You have the best videos I’ve seen on driving safety.
Love your videos! I've learned alot. How can I upload my own videos to be featured on an episode? Thanks!
0:55 One thing that happens for sure when you accelerate hard in a corner Is your suspension stretches out making your bike longer in length and therefore harder to turn!(
What I’ve noticed in the States is would appear you’re allowed to under take? This is so dangerous, it’s illegal here in the uk unless it’s in slow moving traffic!!
Indeed, it's not as if Mrs Lane hog Range Rover driver is going to look before deciding she's going to change lanes!
these videos are very entertaining and informative. i want to get a motorcycle so bad if only it didnt cost so much for a good bike and good full gear
Get a cheap dirt bike and learn to ride off road first. This will take you years …
I have the best-gear and it cost less than 150 all-up . Buy as-new secondhand , it takes a bit longer to find the bargains but they are out there and girls-gear in the right-size is cheap compared to guys-stuff . It's not like it has girl written on it ! Dave nz
"take off that tank sticker" LOL I agree BUT it protects pain against keys when I open gas cap ....so untill I breal down and buy top pad stick on? The OEM warning label STAYS lol
Bro i just found you and i thank god your out there for people you probably already have a idea of how many people dont know a bike and if they do they still do dum things
been riding dirt bikes for a couple of years now, a lot of these riding issues I feel can be worked out with learning on that first. If you fall it's no big deal its meant for it. Clutch control, throttle control, brake control all are on par what they should be because of my dirt biking experience. learning on a 800lb bike at the moment.
@21:51 I wanna see one of these where you flop a worn out shovelhead over for a Uturn , and when you crank on the throttle to stand it up and exit , it leans out , goes COUGH, and flops over .
Driving on the wrong side of the road and running a stop sign is always a great idea. Makes other people on the road love you too. Bikers generate their own bad press.
Cars also have a similar brake set up. I think my old jeep Cherokee was set up with 60 / 40 split, for the same reason as bikes. It just does everything for you.
@DanDanTheFireman i want to get a Bluetooth camera what would you recommend?
15:36 when Harley crasch tools self deploy. It is a great feature. You can just fix it and carry on.
Will vouch for the Lee Park Sumo gloves, they are top notch 👌
13:24 Dan, i think you might be incorrect. I think it was his front tyre he locked that caused the crash. If the rear locks then bike stays upright, you can even wiggle it and steer the rear, so long at the front is rolling.
Lock the front and it's going to slide on to it's side very quickly. Which is why i think the front locked here. Or both locked.
I used to mess about as a kid on dirt and grass. I would lock front and rear, for fun. Front is trickier. Rear is quite easy to steer when locked.
I think new riders would benefit from grass practice of locking the rear, power sliding, front lock n slide. On small, light, cheap bikes. I'm talking 125cc and a road style, not the high seat MX.
God the optics on that first clip- half the group turns when they should have stopped to yield to traffic. The last guy makes eye-contact with the car that has to break and yield for him even though HE's the one at the stop sign, doesn't actually stop at the sign and just blows past it. One of the group fails a turn and low-sides almost off the road, and his reaction is to immediately stop in the middle of the lane, tell the car behind him that he just cut off to wait, and then pushes out his kickstand and parks his bike IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD to help his friend.
Imagine being the driver of that car, watching someone cut you off and make you step on the breaks because they wanted to go in front of you, crash, and then park in the middle of the lane in front of you and make you wait on them again.
9:37 always keep one eye on the car your about to pass expect it to change and be ready. Can we do a video reaction together?
18:23 was rubber necking, instead of getting passed the obstacle. If you think your on a sight seeing trip you'll get hit hard by something , like Ronny Pickering!👍😂😂
At 9.07 the black SUV had slowed right down with nothing on his left side to turn into. It should set off alarm bells to you when you see something like that. If you ride or drive enough you'll see this several times. Someone just about misses their turn and will cut across lanes to take it.
1:00 What happens is that you start oversteering, just like in a car. But on a motorcycle it means you're gonna fall.
Yes the have come a long way in anti dive tech even my 88 gsxr 7-11 had anti dive modules on the front calipers but they seem to have the dive situation squared away quite a bit but still use both brakes and drop gears if you have time and keep the bike as level as possible that is how I learned but am not young
I can't believe how much terrible riding is in here. I never see stuff like this here in the UK - you can't get out on the road here without having some training, and the bike tests are far harder than they used to be.
I would bet that at least half of the riders in this video don't have a motorcycle endorsement. It more common than people think.
Wait @18' I didn't realized at first but the rental TRUCK is stuck under the bridge hahahaha
130kmph btw is the maximum speed allowed on dutch freeways between 7PM and 6AM
Most of today's (99%)Harley riders don't have to know how to ride a bike that never runs. Once a year the stars align and it actually starts, they go for the anual ride (fully dressed like a true bad a mofo though), they either crash, think they're going to crash or drop it in the driveway then go back to the garage and park it. While it rests for 11 months they order new accessories to bolt on top of the unreported crash damage, during this stage it's mandatory to answer any questions about the motorcycle with "I'm just upgrading some parts for next season and it's torn down right now". Every now and then they will talk to a real bike commuter, traveling bike packer or active club rider and carry on about how they've had it for 5-10-or 20 years and it's cherry perfect. They never tell you about the 100,000 miles a metric cruiser or sport touring guy would talk about, they won't tell you about the amazing corners before they laid it down like sport bike guys do, they won't even admit it's broke and their on their 3rd engine in 3 years like the 1% Harley Rider that rides would. I thought this was common knowledge of Harley riders.
Probably don't even ride. Where'd you copy and paste that from?
@@kenster007 I liked your reply more the first way before your edited it. I copied and pasted it from my own observations as a riding coach and mandatory rider training mentor during my time in the service. Service members are required to take training annually or bi annually to ride on base depending on branch. Those are the literal truths of most Harley owners that came in. They looked just as bad riding the the erc course their 5th year as they did the day they passed brc years previously. The commuters (that's how I would describe most of my riding background btw since you asked) would have miles, worn tires and obvious wear on dirty bikes, not typically Harley's, usually metric cruisers for the older guys and small sports bikes for the younger and their stories align with that truth. Occasionally we would get the true sport bike bro that needed a swift correction for trying to stunt on course between drills. The "chiefs" would fit the 99% Harley Rider demographic and usually had a single super cool picture of it on the side of the highway somewhere posing for a picture on their desk, different saddle bags, bar ends and mirrors every year, but still low enough miles to be on the original stupid HD logo Michelin tires... Their low speed control was typically awful. This doesn't hit home with you does it?
Definitely some truth to that. My 2 current bikes are someone else's mid life crisis purchase, one had 102 miles on it in 3 years. Also a vet and had to do some crazy riding to get my base stickers-all good though. To be fair though, it is not just HD owners. One neighbor has a Japanese bike that he starts and revs the hell out of after he cleans the carb. The other one has a V-Rod that he washes once a year. In my 45 years of riding I have over 100k miles, some out of necessity but mostly pleasure now. I live in Denver and if the road is clear I will ride. The stigma is hard to shake for all classes of riders. Be safe out there brother. @@john58ford
my god man your just yapping aren't you. I didn't ever read all your blah blah blah man just the sheer size of your pretentiousness made my screen tear. Nothing says A Good Man like a yappin old angry geezer lol and before you say "Hmm you ride a harley?" I ride Harley, Yamaha, Honda, Polaris and just about whatever else exists.@@john58ford
Definitely alot of projection here
3rd Video on the Triumph ABS engagement followed by the California divots around the double yellow, i.e. didn't grab the front progressively and full hand clamped on the front brake. Still better than washing it in front on oncoming traffic.
24:16 hit ice patch as it was snowing. Look at the head light as the went down and you can see the fluries.
I didn't have many close calls or stressing moments when I was riding but it was surprising how fast I regained my composure... it took seconds. Sometimes I forgot about the event before I got to wherever I was going on remembered it hours later. In a car, it was nothing like that. Now it is. Other than that...
Index and middle finger on the brake, brake lever tilted down to reach out to it properly and squezing it forces rolling of the throttle.
I started riding at 6 years old on a mini bike. I'm now 44 and still ride. It amazes me how bad a ton of riders are. people just go buy a bike and go. it's crazy.
I'm no expert. Im a rookie but everyone picks their bike up wrong.
a big problem with sport bike group rides is there isnt a road chief or anyone to block traffic normally.
I've found that the less I actively think about my turning, and focus on only feeling the bike, the easier it is do stuff.
That’s all fine if you have the correct technique …
@@ma3stro681 True, even while I use the correct technique, tho. It typically goes smoother if I just feel the bike when I'm executing the technique. The weight of it shifting, the feeling of the steering, you can feel it when you ride. Feeling that and not overthinking it is the best way I've found to ride. I enjoy the ride a lot more too
another thing worth mentioning is if you got yourself in a situation where youre maximum breaking, maybe youve already brought the rear to intermittent traction and clamping the bejeebus out of the front .. your committed to a straight line .. its all about balancing it and hoping it stops in time .. if you try to swerve in that condition its a positive dump guaranteed .. so either commit to swerve a line or hard maximum brake, not both ..
First rider crashed because he didnt turn sharp enough initially, then he fixated on the bush he was going to ride into, forgot turning the handle bars is the quickest way to get the bike to react and turn, and proceeded to ride into bush. Also his feet came off pegs randomly
8:57 the hitter runs. Classy. Happens a LOT here in Phoenix because nobody has insurance.
Same here in south Texas and everywhere along the border. No insurance, no license, and no habla Ingles.
when you turn around what are you looking at exactly??
I ride a bicycle (OCC Stingray) with an 80cc or sometimes an electric motor. These videos are very helpful. Is it really illegal to walk a motorcycle on a sidewalk when you need to get around a car, on a bicycle it's an easy option but I'd imagine it's ok to do on a motorcycle if it isn't driving.
I've rode in snow and ice 2 times sketchy asf, one super icy just spinning out one it was just covering the road... I was only 4-6months into riding... brown pants 😂
I made a boo boo and practiced riding in the yard, ended up losing traction on a stop and dumped the bike. My question is, is there any benefit to practicing in grass other than a softer fall?
Best motorcycle guy on YT !!!
Bright led headlights, loudest exhaust you can tolerate. Pretend everyone trying to kill you. Never trust any other vehicle that has a potential to pull in front of you
Acceleration in corner pushes bike up and that makes the bike take bigger corner.
I ride a Sportster Forty Eight with care and respect cause I know it can fucking make me crash If I get too cocky.
On braking, I've never been on a motorcycle, but I've ridden a LOT of 3 and 4 wheelers, and I'm used to the rear brake doing F-all jack shit nothing so I never use it anyway, and the one time I did it pushes down so far I caught my foot between the pedal and a rock going downhill and almost lost my foot, so no worries about me stomping the rear brake lol.
4:02 The tassels threw him off balance … 😂
The horn is a signal, not an implement of punishment. Those 10 second horn holds really teach them lessons Im sure.
FYI 100 km/h is about 1,176 washing machines per hour in american units.
I got a small train horn on my bike. And it works wonders!
21.15. Dan the man! So right! More of this in the world 👌🏽💐
4:15 it really sounds like he did not get back to 1st gear.
Guess how I know that... Didn't go down, but almost put the bike in a drainage ditch.
Panic shifted down to 1st and managed to stay on the road.
acceleraing hard while banked over will put a 'righting' force through your frame, because physics.
the bike will want to stand up and go straight on.
this is possible to manage but smooth acceleration is allways preferable, the pursuit course showed me that you cover more ground in a given time if you ride smoothly.
smooth also means more assessment time, better position management, better situational awareness, not to mention less wear on your tyres and running gear.
the down side is remembering to light your stoplight when decelerating, which has people following me on fast runs telling me "your brakelight doesn't work", simply because I rarely need to use my brakes, which are for stopping, not slowing. correct engine speed for road speed is not something that is taught outside police training.
Yep: Accelerating during a turn makes you turn wider, braking makes you turn to the inside/tighter. People think it's like a car which is fun to gas in the middle of the turn because the big stable 4-wheeled rectangle of a car does all the 'leaning' for you, two wheel bikes don't have that luxury. I'd never risk gassing it until the turn is 90% done and I'm trying to straighten out
That gloves comment at the beginning, was the motojitsu? Because I know their arent many people spending $250+ on gloves.
Offset Butt off the seat opposite to steering for parking lot speed maneuvering. Butt Counter Weighting. 5:15
Easy kph to mph conversion. Divide by 2 then add the first two numbers
100kph / 2 = 50 +10 = 60mph
200kph / 2 = 100 + 20 = 120mph
Watching this video really drives home how safe it is for motorcyclists in America and how few challenges to your safety you have there. Come to Cambodia and drive around for a week and we'll talk.
Double yellow. Hard left. Stop sign. "hey, let's go for it, what could go wrong?"
Accelerating through a corner stands the bike up. Standing the bike up reduces the lean angle which reduces the ability to turn. If they needed to accelerate through the turn they shouldve pushed harder on their left bar to keep their lean angle
3rd video: Bike started bouncing because he grabbed at the front brake going into the turn. Potentially abs kicking in
I started with sports bikes 400cc, then after a few years went to a600cc, then transitioned to a street bike 900cc for everyday ride. All of these bikes helped me ride better. Recently, I got an Indian Scout, it's a great bike, but compared to sports bikes and standard bikes, it's just harder to steer and slow to get out of situations. Anyone new getting into riding I would not recommend a cruiser as their first bike.
Honda Rebel 300/ABS is good for beginners.
Yammy Vstar a great learner bike
In a car if I observe ice a little too late, I let off the gas and coast, only braking slightly if at all needed. Will a motorcycle behave similarly if I act similarly? Also, that guy was in northern Indiana or something. He should have seen that ice before he left the house.
Weight transfers to the rear as front loses weight..front wheels washes out..aka..loses traction
I ride a Harley on my third year, i practice slow speed, counter steering, emergency brake and swerving at least 2 times per week (have been since i got my license) on a practice area.
I see sport bikes, nakeds, adventures etc... but i only seen 2 other cruisers...
on the streets... I see duck walking, locked back tires, "lean to steer" etc...
Most cruiser riders don't seem to practice, and seem to struggle with basics more than other form of riders, only rivalled by scooter riders to my experience.
How ever cruiser riders around here seems to be the lowest represented in accidents, so i don't know...
My main tip to any tider is to practice emergency responses, such as swerving, emergency stop and first aid... etc...
Coasting through corner? Suspension unloaded causing instability?
I want full gear, how and where I can get a good deal.
Why would anyone ride on an ice-patched road?? That is crazy!
And not wearing proper gear ?? What a clown 🤡😵☠️
9:05 that definitely isn't the rider's fault, the car driver didn't even signal that he was turning to the right
I haven’t seen you pop up in my feed since I bought my first bike. Now I’m looking to get a new one and here you are to remind me NOT to be a dumbass out on the road. 😂😂😂 you deserve so much love man.
“…a night of too much ice cream”😂😂😂
watching these videos has cured me from wanting a motorcycle shit can just go so bad so fast.
That first clip was so many examples of bad riding. Passing on a double yellow so you can ignore a stop sign to make a blind turn, and then dumping the bike so that the truck you were trying so hard to get in front of now has to wait for you to pick the bike up. This is an example of bad groupthink; could probably heavily blame the group leader.