TOPIC: Help Finding Motorcycle Training For Beginners.... - SoberRecovery : Alcoholism Drug Addiction Help and Information

aasharon90 · 03-24-2009, 07:02 AM

Hi Bikers in SR....

Happy Tuesday to SR.

Ok, Im still determined to learn
how to ride solo on a motorcycle.

As some of u know, i did take a
motorcycle class last yr about this
time and made it to the last day
but had to stop at the beginning
of the test because i was physically
unable to finish.

I am proud of myself to be able
to stay on the bike without laying
it down the entire 3 days of training,
however i had so much trouble
learning shift and clutch.

That was too much info at one
time going thru my little brain...lol

Anyway....I am still determined to
learn so i can really know what it
is like to ride free and solo on a bike
comfortably.

While im waiting to go out on the
bike to physically train again id
like to see a video online that may
show me step by step the shifting
and clutch part of learning to ride
a bike.

Can someone help me find something
like that here online? At least i can
vividly see what they r doing up close
here online to help me understand
since i never learned standard shifting
at all.

Maybe there's a Motorcycle Learning
for Idiots....

toad · 04-03-2009, 12:40 PM

Hey Sharon...........here is an American made automatic motorcycle

Ridley : America's Automatic Motorcycle : Home

**Astro** · 04-03-2009, 12:50 PM

Funny you should post this Sharon, Ms. Astro begins her Basic Rider Training at RideSmart this afternoon. Take a look around this site, there's a video, pics, and some basic info RideSmart Motorcycle Training, Inc. - Professional Motorcycle Rider Training

Have you tried doing a search on YouTube for what you're looking for? I did a search for "motorcycle shifting gears" and came up with a bunch of hits like this YouTube - How To Ride A Motorcycle - Shifting Gears

aasharon90 · 04-03-2009, 12:54 PM

Hey Toad thanks....we went to look at the
Ridleys and they look cool...however they r
expensive....

Right now we are looking into a scooter
that is 250cc's i think..one with a bigger
motor and add a trike kit to it.

I want to be different yet a biker chick..lol

aasharon90 · 04-03-2009, 12:55 PM

Ill go look Mr. Astro.... thanks buddy

aasharon90 · 04-03-2009, 01:34 PM

That's exactly what i was looking for Astro....

Thanks a bunch....

suki44883 · 04-03-2009, 01:45 PM

Ooohh!! I want a Ridley!!!

aasharon90 · 04-03-2009, 01:57 PM

Im kinda excited to go look for a scooter, larger
size and add a trike kit to it:atv....then i can still look
feminine yet bad azz

or cool

if i want
to on a sleek black or red looking scooter.....
whatcha think?

aasharon90 · 04-03-2009, 02:04 PM

Ok, so i watch a few clips u sent Astro and one
shows the bike in a srationary position....hicked
up on back where the wheels r not touching the
ground so u can practice without the bike running
away from u....

Soooooo where can i find one of those gizmos to
hook our Sportster on to practice?

**Astro** · 04-03-2009, 04:05 PM

Sounds like a center-stand, which are normally found on sport bikes, and they still have the potential to allow the back wheels to touch the ground. You might want to check JC Whitneys site to see if they have a test stand.

03-24-2009, 07:02 AM	#1 (permalink)
aasharon90 Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Baton Rouge, La. Posts: 5,547	TOPIC: Help Finding Motorcycle Training For Beginners.... Hi Bikers in SR.... Happy Tuesday to SR. Ok, Im still determined to learn how to ride solo on a motorcycle. As some of u know, i did take a motorcycle class last yr about this time and made it to the last day but had to stop at the beginning of the test because i was physically unable to finish. I am proud of myself to be able to stay on the bike without laying it down the entire 3 days of training, however i had so much trouble learning shift and clutch. That was too much info at one time going thru my little brain...lol Anyway....I am still determined to learn so i can really know what it is like to ride free and solo on a bike comfortably. While im waiting to go out on the bike to physically train again id like to see a video online that may show me step by step the shifting and clutch part of learning to ride a bike. Can someone help me find something like that here online? At least i can vividly see what they r doing up close here online to help me understand since i never learned standard shifting at all. Maybe there's a Motorcycle Learning for Idiots.... __________________ "A FRIEND IN NEED IS A FRIEND INDEED" SHARON B. Baton Rouge, La. 8-11-90 I turn my will and life over to the care of a Power greater than I on a daily bases for guidance, care and protection.

04-03-2009, 12:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
toad Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: mountain grove, missouri Posts: 1,493	Hey Sharon...........here is an American made automatic motorcycle Ridley : America's Automatic Motorcycle : Home __________________ "Tet Vet" Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association Patriot Guard Riders 2007 Road King Classic 96 C.I. Six-speed Vivid black "God is doing for me what I could not do for myself"

04-03-2009, 12:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
Astro Forum Leader Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Scottsdale, AZ, one big happy dysfunctional family! Posts: 12,782	Funny you should post this Sharon, Ms. Astro begins her Basic Rider Training at RideSmart this afternoon. Take a look around this site, there's a video, pics, and some basic info RideSmart Motorcycle Training, Inc. - Professional Motorcycle Rider Training Have you tried doing a search on YouTube for what you're looking for? I did a search for "motorcycle shifting gears" and came up with a bunch of hits like this YouTube - How To Ride A Motorcycle - Shifting Gears __________________ "Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty, and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming---WOW-What a ride!"

04-03-2009, 12:54 PM	#4 (permalink)
aasharon90 Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Baton Rouge, La. Posts: 5,547	Hey Toad thanks....we went to look at the Ridleys and they look cool...however they r expensive.... Right now we are looking into a scooter that is 250cc's i think..one with a bigger motor and add a trike kit to it. I want to be different yet a biker chick..lol __________________ "A FRIEND IN NEED IS A FRIEND INDEED" SHARON B. Baton Rouge, La. 8-11-90 I turn my will and life over to the care of a Power greater than I on a daily bases for guidance, care and protection.

04-03-2009, 12:55 PM	#5 (permalink)
aasharon90 Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Baton Rouge, La. Posts: 5,547	Ill go look Mr. Astro.... thanks buddy __________________ "A FRIEND IN NEED IS A FRIEND INDEED" SHARON B. Baton Rouge, La. 8-11-90 I turn my will and life over to the care of a Power greater than I on a daily bases for guidance, care and protection.

04-03-2009, 01:34 PM	#6 (permalink)
aasharon90 Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Baton Rouge, La. Posts: 5,547	That's exactly what i was looking for Astro.... Thanks a bunch.... __________________ "A FRIEND IN NEED IS A FRIEND INDEED" SHARON B. Baton Rouge, La. 8-11-90 I turn my will and life over to the care of a Power greater than I on a daily bases for guidance, care and protection.

04-03-2009, 01:45 PM	#7 (permalink)
suki44883 Just livin' the dream Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Somewhere Out There Posts: 11,562	Ooohh!! I want a Ridley!!! __________________ "The difference between a stumbling block and a stepping stone is the character of the person walking the path." - Travis Alexander "So oftentimes it happens that we live our lives in chains and we never even know we have the key." - The Eagles

04-03-2009, 01:57 PM	#8 (permalink)
aasharon90 Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Baton Rouge, La. Posts: 5,547	Im kinda excited to go look for a scooter, larger size and add a trike kit to it:atv....then i can still look feminine yet bad azz or cool if i want to on a sleek black or red looking scooter..... whatcha think? __________________ "A FRIEND IN NEED IS A FRIEND INDEED" SHARON B. Baton Rouge, La. 8-11-90 I turn my will and life over to the care of a Power greater than I on a daily bases for guidance, care and protection.

04-03-2009, 02:04 PM	#9 (permalink)
aasharon90 Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Baton Rouge, La. Posts: 5,547	Ok, so i watch a few clips u sent Astro and one shows the bike in a srationary position....hicked up on back where the wheels r not touching the ground so u can practice without the bike running away from u.... Soooooo where can i find one of those gizmos to hook our Sportster on to practice? __________________ "A FRIEND IN NEED IS A FRIEND INDEED" SHARON B. Baton Rouge, La. 8-11-90 I turn my will and life over to the care of a Power greater than I on a daily bases for guidance, care and protection.

04-03-2009, 04:05 PM	#10 (permalink)
Astro Forum Leader Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Scottsdale, AZ, one big happy dysfunctional family! Posts: 12,782	Sounds like a center-stand, which are normally found on sport bikes, and they still have the potential to allow the back wheels to touch the ground. You might want to check JC Whitneys site to see if they have a test stand. __________________ "Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty, and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming---WOW-What a ride!"

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