Your best advice?

[jellywrestler]

Nah I find it's better to put the left foot down. You can use the rear brake that way 'doncha know!

mate; in wellington you need both feet on the ground so the wind dont catch ya!

[Metal Doctor]

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

Ride deffensively! everything is out there trying to kill you! (quote from my dad when i frist started road riding)

Have fun! thats what we do it for, if your not smiling whats the point!

[nathanwhite]

mate; in wellington you need both feet on the ground so the wind dont catch ya!

Not this again. I got in trouble with #1 over the difference in wind between Dorkland and wellington a little while back

[Tigadee]

Not this again. I got in trouble with #1 over the difference in wind between Dorkland and wellington a little while back

No worries, we had Wellington winds up here last Saturday, so we're even (with Welly) now...

[sootie]

Thinking back, and thinking about what still works, I would like to suggest the following:

* Ride on your own sometimes & as you feel like it, but

* Find a few guys (girls?) you like riding with & have fun riding together

* Read a bit & talk a lot about what works, what doesn't, what is safe & what is not

* learning is best if you enjoy it at your own pace, but do a riding course also if you feel you want to

* always be open to new ideas, but expect them to be demonstrated & proven before you adopt

[skippa1]

* Ride on your own sometimes & as you feel like it, but

* Find a few guys (girls?) you like riding & have fun riding together

Are giving advice on riding a motorcycle, or swinging?

[MystikEagle]

Thinking back, and thinking about what still works, I would like to suggest the following:

* Ride on your own sometimes & as you feel like it, but

* Find a few guys (girls?) you like riding with & have fun riding together

* Read a bit & talk a lot about what works, what doesn't, what is safe & what is not

* learning is best if you enjoy it at your own pace, but do a riding course also if you feel you want to

* always be open to new ideas, but expect them to be demonstrated & proven before you adopt

Thanks for that, all sounds like very good advice to me

[george formby]

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After the normal checks... "Ow's yer tires? Do the brakes work? Yer lights & indicators & horn all go?" etc we get to that mysterious question "has it got oil in it?" the bike is 2t...... so we always have a brief spanner moment to check the wee tank behind the side panel & the window of mystery in the gearbox.

And the bestest one, "fuel turned on?" usually asked 1.7 km from home as the wee DT is getting the $#!t kicked out of it at the road side.

[Coolz]

Something that I've just relearnt after changing back to chain from several years on a shaftdrive bike

is, don't over oil your chain. Use too much and it gets flicked all over the back wheel!

[george formby]

Something that I've just relearnt after changing back to chain from several years on a shaftdrive bike

is, don't over oil your chain. Use too much and it gets flicked all over the back wheel!

Yus, t'is so. I wipe off the excess spooge with a plastic bag. It distributes the lube over the chain & the wrinkles catch the excess.

[sootie]

Something that I've just re-learnt after changing back to chain from several years on a shaftdrive bike

is, don't over oil your chain. Use too much and it gets flicked all over the back wheel!

A few drips of heavy oil along either edge while turning the wheel, and frequently has always worked well for me. (takes 3 minutes each time)
I use some of the longer lasting lubricants when I take the bike away on a few days trip.

I also water blast clean my chains every so often to get rid of the grit build up (see my earlier thread).
Quickest & most effective clean I have ever found. (Relubricate & ride the bike soon afterwards of course.)

[Maha]

Not this again. I got in trouble with #1 over the difference in wind between Dorkland and wellington a little while back

Number One knows about hot air...not wind...

She doesn't log on much anymore...... eh?

[ducatilover]

A few drips of heavy oil along either edge while turning the wheel, and frequently has always worked well for me. (takes 3 minutes each time)
I use some of the longer lasting lubricants when I take the bike away on a few days trip.

I also water blast clean my chains every so often to get rid of the grit build up (see my earlier thread).
Quickest & most effective clean I have ever found. (Relubricate & ride the bike soon afterwards of course.)

Bogan on here has mentioned to me that you can get some sort of awesome dry chain lube. I'm going to give it a go, I have chrome rims on one bike and polished rims on the other and I f**king hate chain lube.
Gets all up the swing arm too.

[george formby]

Bogan on here has mentioned to me that you can get some sort of awesome dry chain lube. I'm going to give it a go, I have chrome rims on one bike and polished rims on the other and I f**king hate chain lube.
Gets all up the swing arm too.

I have heard good things about THIS. Never tried it myself, though.

[ducatilover]

I have heard good things about THIS. Never tried it myself, though.

Could be worth trying (pun, I know)