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Home  Motorcycle Articles Beginners Tips to Driving a Motorbike
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Beginners Tips to Driving a Motorbike |
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Written by NathanHall
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If you're eager to drive a motorcycle, we've gathered a few basic tricks that will help you avoid starters motorbike crashes. 1st we're going to talk about how to start a motorcycle. Second, we're going to speak about shifting gears and riding. Lastly, we're going to talk of stopping the motorbike.
by NathanHall
If you're eager to drive a motorcycle, we've gathered a few basic tricks that will help you avoid starters motorbike crashes. 1st we're going to talk about how to start a motorcycle. Second, we're going to speak about shifting gears and riding. Lastly, we're going to talk of stopping the motorbike.
If you know how to ride a bicycle, it doesn't mean you can drive a motorbike. Still some of the principles apply in both cases. Let's start driving. Sit on your bike and look at the controls. The left hand lever is controlling the clutch. The lever on the right hand is for the front brakes. The accelerator is controlled by squeezing the right handle. The rear brake is the right foot control. When you get a finger of these controls, you may start your motorcycle. When you start it, make sure the transmission is in neutral position. Hold the clutch and let out slow. Push down the shifter and lock 1st gear. Continue to let the clutch out. If everything works OK, you're driving in the secure zone now so your friends won't upload you to the comic youtube motorbike crashes clips.
Changing a motorcycle gear is not the same opposed to doing it in an automobile. For a motorbike, you have to hit a lever up/down with your left foot. The most common pattern is one down, five up. That means you have from speed 1 to gear five and the neutral gear. Try to change gears by using the clutch even if some motorcycles don't require it. Now, to shift gears you have to disengage the clutch, then use the left foot to switch the gear and finally engage the clutch. Switch the gear before the engine begins to work hard, because you're not in a speed contest here (at least not in the beginning). When riding, don't keep your eyes directly in front of you instead look where you want to go. Constantly be conscious of the other cars around you and seek the best places to drive. Start step by step and pay attention, this is the proper manner to do it if you want to avoid a motorbike crash.
Stopping the motorcycle is easier than you could imagine. Usually all you have to do is brake but you have to switch gears all the way down to first and then to the neutral. Apply both brakes simultaneous but put more pressure on the front brake because the rear brake is more for maintaining the motorcycle firm. If it's raining, you should push both brakes to the as hard as you can at the same time.
You're now prepared to start riding your motorbike. You have every information you need to know to begin driving while avoiding a motorbike crash. It's recommended you take some expert riding lessons too and remember to exercise as much as you can. Most starters motorbike crashes are due to lack of practice.
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