I have some beginner's questions to ask

[Tricia1000]

Google andrew Templeton in Wellington, and invest some $$$$$ into your life span. Get some training...
P.s. You should've learnt how to change gear during your Basic Handling Skills.

[george formby]

definitely pull clutch in THEN Throttle off.

nice trollage by the way: no newb is that NEW

I disagrozzle. I'm teaching basics at the mo & what seems the simplest thing for me can be a mountain to climb for a complete novice. I'm learning a lot from the experience about perception & confidence.
Pulling away took a little time, too much focus on the throttle & not the clutch. Looking down at the front wheel = a stall. Looking where you want to ride & your off. It's a subtle thing.

[FJRider]

A very quiet back road to practice going up and down through the gears. Coming to a complete stop each time ... Repeat untill the cows come home ... and then some more ...

Practice DOES pay off ...

[Crusty_Junior]

1. Do you always have to start the gear from 1st? If so, why and why not 2nd or 3rd gear

2. Which step is the right one for gear shifting.
1. Pull in clutch
2. Throttle off
3. Shift gear

Or

1. Throttle off
2. Pull in clutch
3. Shift gear


3. At which gear do you have to let go of the clutch smoothly? From What i know is it's 1st gear.

4. I'm having a bit trouble with downshifting..I have seen most of the videos from youtube but I don't get it. For example, you have to match the rpm with the engine speed and inorder to do that "blip" the throttle?? What is this mean?


This post might be little messy because i'm writing from my phone. Sorry about that.

so , i dont know what is correct , but i pull clutch in as i let go of throttle , letting it slip back through my fingers , pull the shifter to the next gear up , then let the clutch back out an onto the gas.

1st is first for a reason , its the first gear you should use , that simple buddy

gears and smooth shifting , personally , from a motorsport background , I know that the smoother you shift , the better all round , try and be as smooth as possible with everything as much as you can

downshifting , i simply pull clutch in , push down to lower gear , blip the throttle and let the clutch out , blipping the throttle helps the engine meet the higher revving for the lower gear , guys drifting cars dont do this , and consequently , lock the rear wheels up , using the engines compression , short story , make it smooth , itll be quicker an easier

[SMOKEU]

1. Put the bike in 1st gear
2. Rev the bike to the redline.
3. Release the clutch as quickly as possible.
4. Call an ambulance.

[BMWST?]

1. Call an ambulance
2. Engage First gear
3. Rev the bike to the redline.
4. Release the clutch as quickly as possible.
.

fixt for ya

[MyGSXF:Me]

As Tricia 1000 says: Get some professional training & learn how to do it properly!!

Call on Andrew Templeton (04) 232 0110 www.roadsafe.co.nz

Book in for the Learn to Ride & Basic Handling Skills Courses, which includes the BHS test required to get your learners motorcycle licence

Roadsafe are the contracted provider (by the Councils & ACC) of rider training courses for the Wellington region (as well as Nelson, Tasman, Marlborough & Hamilton). So once you have a licence & your own bike, you can attend full day professional training courses & it will only cost you approx $20!

There are too many self taught bikers on the road, & people who learn from Muppets!

Good quallity training will stay with you for life!

[AllanC]

Definitely some training and find some back roads to just practice, practice, practice on. In terms of the throttle, clutch, gear thing - try not to think about it so much. If you think about it, you'll stuff it up. If you don't think about it, it'll happen

[cheshirecat]

1. Do you always have to start the gear from 1st? If so, why and why not 2nd or 3rd gear


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Hi these youtubes - starting off and here re downshifting, are some of the better ones applicable for your situation. If its any help, I'd do a fair amount of low speed control stuff on your bike, empty car parks, enough so it becomes automatic and natural, so allow plenty of time.
Whatever you do stay inside your comfort envelope on the road. Good luck

[GrayWolf]

1. Do you always have to start the gear from 1st? If so, why and why not 2nd or 3rd gear

2. Which step is the right one for gear shifting.
1. Pull in clutch
2. Throttle off
3. Shift gear

Or

1. Throttle off
2. Pull in clutch
3. Shift gear


3. At which gear do you have to let go of the clutch smoothly? From What i know is it's 1st gear.

4. I'm having a bit trouble with downshifting..I have seen most of the videos from youtube but I don't get it. For example, you have to match the rpm with the engine speed and inorder to do that "blip" the throttle?? What is this mean?


This post might be little messy because i'm writing from my phone. Sorry about that.

Please do NOT follow the advice of posts like hitchers. It is so easy for the experienced to mock newbies. From reading your info you were/are a scooter rider, so used to a 'twist and go' vehicle.
As a 'self taught' rider from the buy it, stick L plates on it and ride it out the shop door school of survival. The best advice you are being given in this thread IS Andrew Templeton. My partner did the BHS course with him, and I watched a good section of it. He, put bluntly, knows his shit.

[Marmoot]

Is it a ZX12 with a Hayabusa fairing, or a Hayabusa with a ZX12 tail?
A bit like transexual, don't you think?

[Marmoot]

1. Do you always have to start the gear from 1st? If so, why and why not 2nd or 3rd gear

2. Which step is the right one for gear shifting.
1. Pull in clutch
2. Throttle off
3. Shift gear

Or

1. Throttle off
2. Pull in clutch
3. Shift gear


3. At which gear do you have to let go of the clutch smoothly? From What i know is it's 1st gear.

4. I'm having a bit trouble with downshifting..I have seen most of the videos from youtube but I don't get it. For example, you have to match the rpm with the engine speed and inorder to do that "blip" the throttle?? What is this mean?


This post might be little messy because i'm writing from my phone. Sorry about that.

1. You can start from 2nd/3rd if your bike has enough power, but seriously do you like climbing stairs by jumping up to the middle first, or do you simply climb up from the bottom like normal people do?

2. Throttle off, pull in clutch, shift gear. But practice until you can do it quickly and smoothly. They are not 3 separate steps. They are 3 elements strung together in harmony.

3. Any gear.

4. When learning, stick to low-mid rpm (best not to go over 5k-6k) so it's easy to learn downshifting without having to blip. Once you are good, then you can learn to blip.

And yeah, find an instructor. Shifting is only a small part of learning to ride.

For a post written on a phone, it's actually quite well written. Capitalised, punctuated, and all.

[Whisper]

Everybody rides different pal....get some training and find your own method.