# I am learning to ride! **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [January 29, 2012, 1:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-am-learning-to-ride/262498 "2012-01-29T13:31:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 28
**Author:** ![KrazyKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/krazykid/32/6371_2.png) [@KrazyKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KrazyKid)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 6:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-am-learning-to-ride/262498/28 "2012-01-31T06:10:45Z")
> [@Scientology](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/scientology/434/23): > > Where does it say anywhere in this thread that this person is riding fast or banking turns in the dirt on a dirtbike?! He’s simply learning how to ride. I also think he said his future plans were to get a Honda Rebel. I would love to see anyone go “Joe Rocket” on something like that. You guys really need to take what I say sometimes for a grain of salt. Just becasue I make long winded responses sometimes doesnt mean its a law that needs to be followed word for word. Ill make this a bit easier: 1: Get on dirtbike, learn to modulate throttle and clutch, go straight, stop. do it again and again. 2: Make turns and figure 8’s on dirtbike; slow 1st gear, clutch in rolling, 2nd gear, 3rd, etc. 3: practice hard breaking. Learn NOT to lock up the rear brake, or worse the front brake in a straight line. 4: Practice hard breaking in turns… dont lock up either. (hello front tire tuck) 5: do all the above with feet on the pegs 100% of the time. 6: put on/off road tires on dirt bike, atleast jeans, shin and knee pads, elbow pads, STREET gloves, street jacket, and RIDING boots and hit an empty parking lot. 7: do all the above, and feel, learn and understand the different feeling the bike now has on the different surface and different tire type. Until you feel like a pro off the road, dont fuck around on the pavement. until you feel like a pro in the parking lot, dont fuck around on the street. Physically riding the bike is about 1/3’d of what keeps you alive and having fun on the street. Its the other cars and people making decisions you cant make for them that you need to be aware of too. I would even get a friend with a car to simulate traffic in the parking lot too. Follow it around, have them hit the brakes, stop, go, turn, yield to them, sudden movements, etc around you so you get to see what its like to make split second maneuvers on the bike in a somewhat controlled area. is that better? > [@Funny Vids, Pics and GIFs thread \*WORK SAFE\*](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/funny-vids-pics-and-gifs-thread-work-safe/38638/250): > > i dont know how dirt bikes compare to sport bikes and what they ride on but i learned how to ride on a new gsxr 600 and just took it slow. have your dad give you pointers if he knows how to ride but it really comes down to basic feel and how you maneuver the bike. > > dont ride past your limit on roads and be on guard at all times. bikes are made hard to ride because of the temptation to do stupid stuff, if you act like an adult and respect riding then you should be good. > > i never rode a bike besides my firends a few times and i went out and bought a new gsxr600. krazykid even commented when i posted that he would be looking for it in the scrapyard later that month lol no offense was taken. but i rode that bike 7000 miles in one year and then sold it without incident. It was more becasue I liked the bike and didnt want to see it hurt. 🙂 Whats the plans for this year, another ride? --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-am-learning-to-ride/262498)._