First Ride..WOOT!

[ital916]

Hey all..well went for my first ride today with piratejafa. I have to give a massive thanks to jafa for helping me out. He stuck with me all the way and was a massive help with advice and the such. As for the ride well it was scary at first but freakin awesome. Stalled a couple times, still getting used to the clutch. It wasn't too bad apart from stalling on a roundabout and being a kickstart well it was interesting. Changing gears was terrible but i'm getting the hang of it haha. The two stroke gave me a few shocks, it pulls like anything for a 150 and really goes. Got a back protector today finishing off all my kit too . Anyway it was really awesome and i definately belong on two wheels not four . Going out every day for an hour minimum to get experience. Will fill you guys in as i learn.

Ride safe

D

[EJT]

Well done D. The buzz of riding will never go away, no matter how experienced you are

[PirateJafa]

It was a pleasure to play wingman for ya BikerD - you just keep up the good work we started!

[Lteejay]

Good on ya man I still remember my first ride - that half smile, half freaked out grimace.

[Rosie]

Good on you!
Stalling with a kick start is a pain, but you get faster at re-starting it with practise (don't ask me how I know )
If you can find an empty carpark, or similar, spend some time working on your slow speed handling, taking off smoothly, gear changes etc. If you can get all that stuff nailed, it's a lot easier out and about on the road

[NotaGoth]

Awesome to hear..!!! As has been mentioned, practice alot of your slow speed handling, braking, smooth gear changes etc in a carpark... Makes things a little less over whelming as you will be concentrating more on that rather than worrying about the cars behind or in front of you.. You'll get there..

I still remember my first road ride.. I honestly don't know who was more nervous.. Me or my partner.. Poor thing went through so many ciggies.. lol

But my smile was priceless..

[NOMIS]

my first ride on a road bike was a ducati monster 900cc i caked my pants my dads friend had one and i asked as a joke if i can have a ride i was shocked when he said yeh sure,
having the front tyre pull off the road for the first time was the best even though it was only a inch or 2 but yeh i got a lil 250 hornet now and its awsum! love the thrill every time! and the sound at 15500rpm is addicting

[janno]

Bwahahahahaha!

Welcome to the Dark Side!!

The best thing I learned when starting out was starting quickly and smoothly from a stall. I practised this in a carpark until I got it right, and had no probs with getting all panicky if I ever stalled at the lights in heavy traffic etc. (As you do when you're a noob.) It's a Good Thing to get down pat.

[ital916]

I'm still getting a little wobble on corners but i think ive found the problem, im leaning a little too much whilst going a little too slow..NOOB ERROR basically the back wobbles a little and starts to slide out, is this correct??

Wrong thread sorry!

[90s]

Hey WOOT!
RGs are great. Just watch it as you pull above 8000rpm as then it will fly. You give nothing away to any 250 if you wring them out, but take it easy up there until you are very familiar with basic skills. Above 8k its a different animal.

[LilSel]

Awesome!! glad first ride was cool!... stick at it

[BIKEGAL68]

well done keep it up

[mstriumph]

your total enthusiasm is awesome!!

glad you had such a great ride

[Zuki Bandit]

Good on ya man I still remember my first ride - that half smile, half freaked out grimace.

Thats exactly how I felt! What a buzz!!!

[grusomhat]

Good on ya man I still remember my first ride - that half smile, half freaked out grimace.

Haha. Just went for my first ride today ('round the block mind you) and I had the exact same feeling. F'ing awesome though. Can't wait to get back out there.