Practice U Turns - Don't Let The Hard Days Win!
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- čas přidán 5. 07. 2024
- In this episode I share how I practice after I dropped my bike....TWICE....in the same day.
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I think one of your best qualities is you're humble. Good folk are learning from what you're sharing. Keep up the great work, Cue.
Thanks Eric. My goal is to inspire people to take classes and practice....especially those who started riding late in life (like me)
Cue - Dropping your Harley is not something that most people like to admit. I've done it twice both times at slow speeds. Knowing that it can happen to even a seasoned rider as yourself should make us all want to practice more! Great video. See you in a few weeks!
Simple drops are nothing to worry about (as long as you didn't do any crazy mods to your bike). There is more risk in failing to train/practice than there are from a simple drop.
Great video, absolutely agree with this! Regular rides aren’t enough. Need to practice.
Exactly!
Day after my last safety class by VSP , I fell over getting in mom's driveway! It happens! Ride smart! Safe!! God speed!
Thank you! As the saying goes....there are those who have dropped their bikes and those who will drop their bike
Great lesson Que,
Keep them coming
Thanks…
Thanks, will do!
Great video Cue, thanks for putting these out. God Bless!!
Glad you like them! Thanks for watching!
Man, I’ve watched you off and on.. parking lots are great, but due to the camber and pitch it’s always difficult.. Happy you recognised it on the video.. Keep up the content man.
Thanks 👍
I’ve watched several of your videos over this past year. For some reason, I missed the fact that you are in Tennessee. We have some great riding in this state! And, we have several CZcamsrs from this state too. Some moved here after creating lots of content. Some have created lots of their content here. I like what you do. God bless!
Eastern TN has great riding....western TN is flat! I enjoy going out to Knoxville and riding out there.
@@RidingandWrenching Well, I’m in middle TN. I’ve been riding more in western TN this year than any year before. I keep finding myself in Jackson for a variety of events.
Dude! When I was learning the keyhole I dropped it 32 times in 2 hours. Couldn’t move the next day because of doing 32 squats to pick the Road King back up! If you ain’t dropping it, sometimes, you’re not practicing hard enough. I know you remember Ben telling you about practicing to failure! On the other hand if the drops were normal riding and not practicing then I think you already know you didn’t do a proper recovery turn. Great content! Keep it up Que!
@@Old-n-slo-locked-n-leaned I screwed up! No doubt about it. Drops don't bother me. The bike is fine. I figure every drop makes me a little bit smarter!
Love what your shirt say and glad you didn't hurt yourself. Like i was always told if you get knock down get back up and try again. Be safe out here Cue.
Absolutely! Every drop makes you a better rider....pick it up and keep riding!
Sound advice brother. My problem when I go out to the parking lot to practice is I plan for 10-15mins. Next thing I know it’s 2-3hrs 😂 Seriously though you’re right about 10-15mins, it will do wonders!
@@JoeGoeMotorcycleAdventures it's hot as satans.....well....this is a family show!
@@RidingandWrenching 😂😂
You make those 18 ft u turns look So easy! I'm amazed you dropped your bike twice! I know myself that some days my riding is not as good as other days for some reason. Great video and Bike looking good! 😎😊
Thank you. I've been riding for 5 years. I take classes and I practice alot. Anyone can do it!
Only 5 years!😲 I figured you were riding most of your life 😃
I have a 5 drop limit on my sessions,then I call it quits for the day. With my bad back, picking the bike is not fun.
Thanks for sharing.
Practicing beyond the point of frustration can be fruitless.
Great stuff as always!!!! GO NAVY!
Thank you! Go Navy!!
Sorry man - it happens - glad you didn't get hurt - 👍
I'm good. Every drop is an opportunity to learn and get better
I really like your content I get alot of useful information
Thank you! I appreciate the feedback!
It's great to have a content maker admit they're not perfect :) Obviously, none of us are.
I like the old advertising line from Lexus "The Relentless Pursuit of Perfection". I'm not there yet.....and I have a long way to go. But I will never quit!
Big fan of your channel. Jan I got a 2024 SG and probably because its new all the sudden my U-turn skill are terrible. I don't even want to think about dropping this bike . Dang it guess I have to go practice.
Don't worry about the drops. That's what the engine/saddlebag guards are for. You can also add devices to help protect the guards. I will be ordering a set of these to test on my bike. I will share my findings in a future video: amzn.to/3WcE9IX
Great advices, love it👍 But please don’t cross the solid double yellow line 🙈
I was practicing on a quiet road. I wanted someplace on a real road to practice
Hey Cue, I know exactly what you mean I dropped my bike twice in the same day also, but mine were caused by panicking and grabbing a fist full of front brake at 5 miles an hour and down she went. I think the second one was because I was already "In my Head" lack of confidence and self-doubt. I definitely let that hard day win, but I continue to practice so I can try not to repeat those mistakes
I didn't want the drops to stick in my mind. That's why I went straight to the parking lot to get some practice. Can't let the tough days win.
There's drops and then there's "Quality drops".
@@KenGrant_LockandLean yes sir!
@Ken Grant Yup, gonna have to steal that line. That is fantastic!
@@JoeGoeMotorcycleAdventures one of the many great lines from my sensei
I stopped on a uneven road at a stop sign and went down on right side. When I got over being mad because I dropped it I was full of adrenalin and when I picked it up it fell over the other way. Talk about double jeopardy. Ugh.
ouch! That sucks!
Great video Cue. I see you have the drop guards on your crash bars. Did they help and are worth the money?
They definitely keep the bike from hitting the ground. They are probably the best available option, but I am looking for some lower cost options to recommend. Many people are turned off by the price of the Motorcycle Drop Guards.
Yes, I'm turned off by the price and I'm looking for more options as well. If you find something, please share with us. Thanks again for the great information & videos.
Cue I’m curious about the riding pants you were wearing. You said it got a hole in it due to you falling doing a U turn? How fast were you going? Would love to know the brand as they don’t look like riding pants
Beyond Riders. There is a link in the description of this video.
U r a humble man. I like how ur perspective on motorcycle handling is through practice and knowing ur weak point and try to redo the mistakes that happened to get better.
The only thing I will add is you do not turn the same all the time which you try to. Depends on the occasions some you would lean, and others you would steer with straight turn by doing head check.
Also timing plays a major roles. When you are thinking to execute something you are losing timing so it’s best to go slow and go easy and not hard. Hard riding are for less thinking and more aggressive riding tactics without minding your surroundings. Cops rides like that all the time. Why they can do a hard lean left or right because they expect everyone to stop or avoid them. We normal riders that doesn’t have sirens or cops uniforms we have to turn different and be cautious.
Very good points. I plan to implement different types of turns/u turns into my practice (upright, leaning, extreme leaning).
@@RidingandWrenching I’ve been on the road on two wheels too damn long. I don’t practice anymore because I considered my riding near excellence. I don’t ride the way I was taught but use common sense when I ride. And I also don’t doubt myself.
I can’t remember the last time I dropped my bikes. My 2022 FLHP was sold this year and had it a little over a year or so with no drop. My new 2023 FLTRK the same in over the past 3 months and the 2k miles I’ve put in there. Give or take both bikes average 9k miles in general and about 2 years or less. That means I made about a little over 5k+ mileage a year riding my bikes. I can only ride one bike at a time.
I even have some great riding videos on my channel. Copyrighted because I’m blasting my music and don’t care.
- Pro Skills Motorcycle TIPS: Engaged, Head Check, Stop, Then TURN - Repeat
- Charity Event - Support for Children with Autism Garden State Harley Davidson / Hog Chapter
- LANE SPLITTING on a HARLEY... DONT DO IT!
- Why Motorcycle RIDERS Gets Killed Everyday... Close one Phew ^-~
All of them demonstrating street techniques with traffic.
Well...some of the bike has a mind of its own.
I can't blame the bikes for my drops! Sometimes it is arrogance, sometimes it is carelessness. Either way, Im a little bit smarter and hope to not make the same mistake again!