| > HTH someone. Beginner rider (bought a yamaha V-Star 650 3 days ago) here. It does. >1) ride with one or two fingers on the front brake
My driving school instructor chastised me for that. I kept doing it. As a cyclist, I ALWAYS keep my fingers on the brake, I know how fast I need to react and there is no time to waste reaching for that lever. >3) ride with your high beam on at all times
Good idea. Will do (During daytime) >6) gear up
I don´t understand why this has to be repeated so often. It´s a complete no-brainer, when I was budgeting my bike, I added 1000 €for gear: proper motorcycle gear, with pads, with kevlar, with leather, certified. It´s insane how many people ride in their street clothes (when doing my test drive, I wore shorts, a hoodie and a helmet. Luckily I didn´t fall, but as soon as I got off, i got burned badly on the exhaust. There are countless ways to hurt yourself on that machine.) 7)do not ride under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
Again, why do people keep doing this? This is a shortcut to death. And it´s so often combined with the previous point. Thanks for the tips, I´ve been binge watching motorcycle tips and safety recommendations for months now, most of these repeat so often I have them hammered into my brain. |