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    we all have problems. I hurt my shoulder last weekend stopping such a thing from happening

    So be nice to her and let her pratice!
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    get a dirt bike to practice on,otherwise its all part of riding.
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    i always say put some time in riding a bicycle to get balance skills up.
    but a little dirt bike would be cool too
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    Some options listed above costs money.
    Wednesday Night Ride don't

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    Quote Originally Posted by EJKDDORAI View Post
    Some options listed above costs money.
    Wednesday Night Ride don't

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    EJ, you're such a pusher! lol
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    I also have a ZZR and I have also dropped it from stationary ><
    One time it was becasue I was on a hill, sidways, the other time I stopped over a pothole and couldn't reach the ground.

    Actually, that second time was at the RRRS course. And as the others have said, that is a very good option for getting confidence levels up. Well, I haven't dropped my bike since the end of the course :P

    Tell your partner not to worry becuase she is not the only one who has done this, as unpleasant as it is, and just to take things slowly (and also to remember to breathe because I also found out that is very important!)

    PS and tell her my bike says to her bike too :P

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    Quote Originally Posted by klingon View Post
    EJ, you're such a pusher! lol
    Hehehehehehehehe


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    Well I have found if I'm doing a 3 point turn I get off the bike & stand on the left side off the bike with the side stand down & use my hip to help take some off the weight for extra control, rather than relying on just my hands. I'm short & always try to pick where I stop, if parking & the road slopes down to the gutter I get off to park & make sure it is in a position easy to leave - even if I have to wheel it forward to a spot I can get on it again to leave. Some roadsides are like little hills And yes I have dropped my baby you get over it & find a way that suits you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SDU View Post
    I get off the bike & stand on the left side off the bike with the side stand down & use my hip to help take some off the weight for extra control,
    I often move the bike around by leaning it against me too because it's not like the bike will push me over. I never move it with the stand down because I'm paranoid about knocking it up, assuming it's clicked into place, and having the bike fall over

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    I find it is easiest to hop onto the bike, and manuever whilst sitting on the seat.

    With a leg on both sides it is (somewhat) harder to drop it!


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    Quote Originally Posted by PirateJafa View Post
    I find it is easiest to hop onto the bike, and manuever whilst sitting on the seat.

    With a leg on both sides it is (somewhat) harder to drop it!
    Ditto. If I'm moving the bike more than a few metres I get on it.

    Grabbing to much front brake to try stop it while moving the bike is way too easy if you're standing next to it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PirateJafa View Post
    I find it is easiest to hop onto the bike, and manuever whilst sitting on the seat.

    With a leg on both sides it is (somewhat) harder to drop it!
    Quote Originally Posted by discotex View Post
    Ditto. If I'm moving the bike more than a few metres I get on it.

    Grabbing to much front brake to try stop it while moving the bike is way too easy if you're standing next to it.
    As you do not know SDU, I will let you in on a secret.
    She is 5'1" and can only get one, that is one tippy toe on the ground at one time on her Moto Guzzi V1100 Sport.
    So even to change feet, she has to jump/hop from one side to the other.
    As you may or may not know these are no light weight bikes.
    So fortunately she can not do what you and I do.
    That is sit on the bike and move it around.

    I use to park her bike for her, but now she can park it most of the time.
    Unless the ground is to uneven or on a hill.
    It's a confidence thing, as time goes by it will grow.
    Feel the fear and do it anyway

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    Quote Originally Posted by lemans View Post
    As you do not know SDU, I will let you in on a secret.
    She is 5'1" and can only get one, that is one tippy toe on the ground at one time on her Moto Guzzi V1100 Sport.
    Ahh yeah that'd make it a real pain. She'll get the hang of it and be more confident with the weight than us then eh

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    Quote Originally Posted by discotex View Post
    Ahh yeah that'd make it a real pain. She'll get the hang of it and be more confident with the weight than us then eh
    Too right about that.

    For most of us we take it for granted that we can sit on most if not all bikes.
    For the shorter riders 5mm can make the difference between being able to struggle and ride and not being able to ride a certain bike at all.

    Like is said earlier, It's a confidence thing and as it grows in time the more they/we can do and will try to do.

    If you have to, help her move and park her bike so she can ride away easily.
    With not fuss or complaints.
    And in time she will tell you in a nice way (maybe) phuck off I can do it my self do you think I'm useless.
    Feel the fear and do it anyway

    Don't confuse education with intelligence.
    There are alot of highly educated idiots out there.

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