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    Concentrate and be aware that anything can come outta the blue into your path,so constantly be on the lookout.
    And yup dont fall...I just did haha.And it hurts

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    Position yourself on the road in the same place as if you were in the drivers seat of a car

    Assume everyone else on the road is trying to kill you.

    Don't try and keep up with anybody else, ride at the speed you are comfortable with.
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    Advice? It's really not that clever to start threads that can only end in a troll war. Sir Peter Jackson is the only person who has been able to execute that successfully.
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    'ride to your limits'

    that is the best advice i got. speed is not as important as safety, and your limits are the important limits.

    (... also if you are safe, then you can increase the speed. )

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    Quote Originally Posted by MystikEagle View Post
    Hey everyone, I thought it would be a good idea to start a thread where all you well seasoned riders could give us newbies some tips and pointers. I know there is already a similar thread, but I had a couple of specific questions...
    This is what you want and what you NEED:
    http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/fo...urvival-Skills

    Especially this:
    http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ps-Read-em-now!
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    Quote Originally Posted by neels View Post
    Position yourself on the road in the same place as if you were in the drivers seat of a car

    Assume everyone else on the road is trying to kill you.

    Don't try and keep up with anybody else, ride at the speed you are comfortable with.
    Very good advice!

    Thank you everyone for your comments, I hope that this will help other newbies as much as it will help me
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    Quote Originally Posted by mylodon View Post
    'ride to your limits'

    that is the best advice i got.
    Bummer that you got such bad advice then.

    Ride well within your limits is considerably better advice.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tigadee View Post
    Very very good threads! Thanks alot for sharing
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hitcher View Post
    Advice? It's really not that clever to start threads that can only end in a troll war. Sir Peter Jackson is the only person who has been able to execute that successfully.
    Even then, he stole someone else's ideas.
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    ride like everyone's out to get ya!!!! and if in doubt lean it out...

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    only two, and they're both #1 rules.. apply to car and bike, once you are fluent in both, everything else is secondary.

    1-look where you're going
    1-do not brake around corners.

    easy huh?

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    Quote Originally Posted by MystikEagle View Post
    Hey everyone, I thought it would be a good idea to start a thread where all you well seasoned riders could give us newbies some tips and pointers. I know there is already a similar thread, but I had a couple of specific questions...

    What was the best bit of advice that you were given when you started riding? And what is the best bit of advice you have now?

    Help us newbies learn from your mistakes so that we don't make them ourselves
    Dont be in a rush take your time enjoy riding your bike , i think some sort riding training esp if your

    Going up a size from the bike your learnt to ride on i didnt and had few crashs that chould been

    avoided

    Yor never to old to learn no one knows everthing have open mind and your do well

    Use all your sences eyes ears etc i esp find the listening good safety measure often can sence car behind you

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    Quote Originally Posted by MystikEagle View Post
    Hey everyone, I thought it would be a good idea to start a thread where all you well seasoned riders could give us newbies some tips and pointers. I know there is already a similar thread, but I had a couple of specific questions...

    What was the best bit of advice that you were given when you started riding? And what is the best bit of advice you have now?

    Help us newbies learn from your mistakes so that we don't make them ourselves
    read what neels & caseye said below & remember it!!! best adviced there is for newbies

    Quote Originally Posted by neels View Post
    Position yourself on the road in the same place as if you were in the drivers seat of a car

    Assume everyone else on the road is trying to kill you.

    Don't try and keep up with anybody else, ride at the speed you are comfortable with.
    Quote Originally Posted by caseye View Post
    Ride your own ride.

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    Don't fall off. It hurts ...
    & what FJ said is true
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    Oh yeah. Never, ever go on group rides.
    If a man is alone in the woods and there isn't a woke Hollywood around to call him racist, is he still white?



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