Ah the joys of a new motorcycle

[YB in IN]

Heres a video I found that made me remember all too clearly one of my early motorcycle experiences.




Newbie video (http://www.housing3d.com/stuff/mrQ_bought_a_motorcycle.mpeg)::p

[James O]

:rofl

Laughed so hard I cried. My first new bike experience was almost the same only I was trying to go from a stop to an immediate left and the bike didn't turn. Went across the road at an angle and managed to grab a handful of brake before I put it in the ditch.
Moral of the story. Never let anyone around with a video camera when your doing something for the first time.

I do hope you walked away from that. The ending was somewhat brutal. Commentary from cameraman couldn't have been more appropriate.

James O
03 R1150RS

[Cliffy777]

thank God he had on the appropriate safety gear.

[oldcarkook]

That's a good one. The best part is that bike landed on the grass and maybe was not bad.

Lessee here...no helmet, shorts, muscle shirt, and impact. Bet the rider has no clue how luck HE is he landed on the grass.

I too laughed my a** off at that one.

Here's one back of similar nature:

Mom's gonna try my dirt bike (http://www.oldgmctrucks.com/photos/bikes/dirtbikemom.mpeg)

I have some others that I can email anyone interested that are equally amusing.

[manicmechanic]

Reminds me of, during my MX days a few years ago, a young reporter for the local cable station wanted to do a segment on the local MX club and races. Yes, he know how to ride(famous last words). Video of him on my KX250 going over a small bump, out of control, over the bars. He did walk away, the bike needed new bars. I gave him the broken bars as a souvenir, which he displayed on his show. Seems his only experience, besides a bicycle, was a scooter.

[riderR1150GSAdv]

:rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl

[knary]

can you say, "target fixation"?

poor kid

I'd feel like an ass making fun of him if I wasn't secure in the knowledge that I've never fallen down.:drink

[lorazepam]

If I can find it, I have one of a guy with a brand new Ducati coming out of his garage, the motor dies, and he falls over. The whole time he is crying no no nooooo. I feel bad for him, but it is funny just the same. Guess he forgot to put his foot down.

[The_Veg]

Please try to find that Ducati clip- it's a hoot!

[oldcarkook]

Wheelie 1 (http://www.gpsmatt.com/msbs/Accident-stoppie-wheelie-crash.mpg)

Two up wheelie (http://www.gpsmatt.com/msbs/CBR900-2UpWheelieCrash.mpeg)

Insane Street Racing in Europe - 6 min video (56 meg download) (http://www.gpsmatt.com/msbs/Get%20Away%20In%20Paris%201%20(Kawasaki%20Ninja).m pg)

[PeoriaMac]

OK, since we're all sharing....At the Isle of Man

http://www.hamncheez.com/download.php?v=MotoWheelOff.mpg

[crvalley]

I have to admit, that first video is one for the record books. I assume nothing was broken other than a femur and a little pride?

My father taught me how to ride a motorcycle. It was a Honda MR 50 that I'd received X-mas of 74...Great learner bike.

We were in the driveway, and the bike was pointed toward the house (foreshadowing?). Dad was explaining how the clutch and throttle worked, and how the two worked with one another. "Eeeeeease the clutch, then gently apply the throttle," he said. I of course "threw the clutch and nailed the throttle," then wheelied the bike into the side wall of the house...

It was a tough learning experience, but I learned, nonetheless. I spent the rest of Christmas day digging a figure-eight in the back yard in two feet of snow. That was my fun for the winter of '74 and '75...good time! The neighbors loved us!

[donkey doctor]

Hello; I hesitate to post this, but it reminded me of a terrible tragedy that happened here in '78. A friend of mine from nearby had just finished a winter overhaul of his Z1000, that he had done with a neighbour kid in his basement. He drove the kid to a local "quiet" street to give the kid a chance to drive it. The kid got going way too fast and went over a bridge which lightened it a lot. The kid panicked ans stomped on the brake, started swapping ends then hit a stump and got killed. The kid was too macho to admit he'd never been on a motorcycle, he didn't even touch the front brake.

My friend felt awful about the whole thing and walked to my place to get help. I called the cops and the ambulance but it was too late.

My friend locked the bike up in his Dad's basement for twenty years. He brought it out finally, and fixed it up and brought it over to my place. He wanted me to get rid of it for him, he just wanted to pay for the parts he needed for the rebuild. I wouldn't touch the thing.

[oldcarkook]

Originally posted by crvalley
We were in the driveway, and the bike was pointed toward the house...I of course "threw the clutch and nailed the throttle," then wheelied the bike into the side wall of the house...

I've been a dirt rider all my life and have taught many young kids to ride over the years. I would say that pinned throttle from a first start is probably the most common first crash. They get set to go and then as the bike lurches forward they are yanked off their feet and with legs flailing rocket forward in a beeline until they are stopped by something large and vertical. Without fail, every time when a first time rider has a bike jump off the start, they will roll on the throttle because their instinct is to hang on to the bars for dear life and as the bike pulls away from them, they slide back and down rolling on the gas and hanging on tighter which only rolls on more gas until they end up into the side of the house, a car or in the bushes. I actually have a spot on my property where the ground is soft and there is a large bank covered with thick bushes and this is where I aim that first time rider for the first "launch". My experience is 50% of them will crash in this way on the first day.

I have found that the best way to control this is to force the first time rider to position their right wrist at an uncomfortable position down as far as it will go. Then they can not roll on the throttle when they are yanked off the line. That first video of the guy in shorts and no helmet nailing the tree is a poster child for this phenomenon.

My first experience with this was watching my five year old son miss my prized antique truck by inches as he shot by on his way to climbing a pine tree behind it all while lying prone on the seat hanging onto the bars in a death grip. It's not limited to clutch bikes as I start them ALL out on a Honda XR70, which is a "clutch less" bike. To prevent them from putting their feet down, which is the cause of the other 50% first time crashes, I make them get off the seat and stand on the pegs as soon as they are moving.

Now for the next motorcycle "ouch", we go back to the Isle of Mann for this wobble crash (http://www.gpsmatt.com/msbs/motorcycle%20wobble%20wobble%20crash.mpeg)