You always provide that kick in the butt we all need

Love your enthusiasm and dedication to helping people of all ages. Thank you. A big fan of yours

Thanks Jerry I'm 78 yrs. Old and your videos have been a great help..

@motorman857

9 ай бұрын

Glad to help.

@m.simpson6843

4 ай бұрын

I am 65 made a mistake and went looking at the HD store before i took my course. Of course the talked me into buying a used road king. .The first two weeks i only did slow speed maneuvers in parking lots. U Turns, swerving with 7 cones, and emergency braking. I am satisfied and still do slow speed manuevers weekly

I am 66. Took my brother's Harley Deuce first time and made a u turn in the street with no problems. (Small rural street) But I prefer riding my light bike. Bad knee, but as Jerry said. Sitting low is better.

75? I took your course at Sugarland Texas and lost some of my doofus but cooler weather is coming and will be losing what is left. . 81 yo riding a 2021 Road King.

I'm 57 years old and I'm just starting out riding. I started applying your techniques (especially looking where I want to turn and the counter-steering/handlebar steering) while I familiarize myself with my bike before I take the motorcycle safety course in a few weeks. Thanks for helping teach this old dog some new things!

I had a bad wreck last April. It totaled my Road King, but it didnt total me. I was sideswiped by a full size Chevy on a twisting Southern Virginia (my home State), Blue Ridge Mountain road . Anyway, after getting over my injuries, my wife wanted me to get a Trike (I also have had a past hip replacement and metal in my back from a past construction accident, Im 58) but I decided to go to a Heritage Softail. Its 175 pounds or so lighter than my Road King was, so I feel more in control after my accident, and with my new injuries that mentally helps. I agree Jerry, its nothing wrong with Trikes at all, but, for now Im gonna stay on 2 wheels. God bless you my friend. Your advice and training saved my life back in April. If I didnt swerve the way you showed me on your vids, my accident would have been MUCH WORSE. God bless you and Donna.

I got my license after taking a safety course at age 50. I am now 70 and ride an Ultra Limited. I feel fortunate to be in good health and hope to ride for as long as I am able.

Head & eyes are words to live by! I came to riding five years ago (age 60) and between "head & eyes" and look where you want to go have been a huge step in my learning!

Another good video Jerry. The past few years I started to notice my legs getting weaker when holding up my Street Glide Special at stops. Riding 55+ years and many training sessions, practice, and watching your videos kept me riding smart. Without any thoughts of going to a trike, I downsized to a 1200 Iron Sportster, giving up 300 lbs. Best move I ever made without giving up on my riding. Keep the good videos and advice coming!

Thanks Jerry. I've taken the HD riding course and the MSF course and even the Ride Like a Pro Course in Southern Maryland taught by MO Dave years ago. A new group has it now. I've got a bunch of your DVD's, probably starting around 2006, when i got my first bike...lol. I started out with a 2006 Yamaha Road Star because i couldn't afford a Heritage Classic and they looked very similar (still have it). I graduated to a 2010 FLTH and then to a 2013 FLHTK. Between the three bikes I've logged about 123,000 fun filled miles. I just turned 72 and the bikes are starting to feel a little heavy. i use your techniques every day i ride and they certainly keep me upright and probably alive. What i need to start doing again is parking lot drills. i havent done them in a while so my U turns are a little hesitant. Thanks for the reminder to get out there and do some practice drills. I might even look at the schedule for Ride Like a Pro Maryland and do a refresher. Its certainly worth the cost. d Thanks again.

I am 74 and I have been riding street bikes since 1968. At this point my back is crap, hips are not what they use to be and muscle power is diminishing. I still like to ride so I bought a royal enfield classic 500 four years ago. A bike that is as slow and powerless as I am. I love it. It weighs less than 430 lbs. and takes me where I need to go (wine store) on these 45 to 55 mph rural new york back roads. Just ride.

I would love to get a copy of these lessons. I remember falling on my friends bike awhile back (thought I could muscle it around) he was teaching me what he knew. Well after that small incident I gave up on my hopes on riding one day.

I’m 66 years old with a 56 year old Harley and really bad knees. Hope to get new knees in the future.

A lot of people that says it's just riding in a circus or "that's good for the parking lot, but I ride on the streets". Well, this training helps with that too. You learn how far the bike can lean, what it feels like to really be leaned over and it still have grip, that'll translate to better cornering at road speed out on the street. Where would you rather learn your cornering limits: in a parking lot at 8-15 mph, or on a twisty mountain road at 35-45 mph? Exactly. Otherwise, if you can't put aside your pride, I guess have fun only riding straight roads and duck-walking in parking lots, sawing your bars like you're trying to fell a tree as you come to a stop at a red light, nearly falling over before slamming both feet hard into the ground after a bouncy stop...

I'm getting older,65 in December. My knees need scraped. I can't afford a trike. But I'm still out there. I've been thinking of getting a 150 or Rebel 300.

@motorman857

9 ай бұрын

The soon to arrive Triumph 400 looks really good.

@freeride6073

9 ай бұрын

Get the rebel 500 instead, if you happen to get out on the freeway for longer than originally plan .

Thanks, you're a good man.

That’s really a confidence booster mate! 65+ with lots of driving but not a bike with foot gears, now considering buying a Honda cb350 Have driven scooters with hand gears and manual cars

Technique beats strength alone.... that being said best to train technique and strength.

@johnanderson9735

9 ай бұрын

Agreed

Get enthusiasm I’ve been riding for about 10 years this past winter I moved up to a bigger bike which created problems so I ordered your course hopefully it will help because I actually thought it was maybe time to get a trike but I didn’t really want to give up yet

Thanks for this! I've been wondering if I made a stupid mistake by getting a bike at 75 years old. It takes technique, not strength.

@jhask64

9 ай бұрын

Congrats Dave!! Train.

@davidcox8961

9 ай бұрын

@@jhask64 I enrolled in a MC class to get my permit. Starts Thursday. I'm excited about it. Haven't rode for a long time. Cheers!!

I’m going ride until I’m 100 yrs old motorman. That’s why I bought your ride like a pro EXPERIENCED video and I practice. Thank you for making these videos. Keep up the good work.

@motorman857

9 ай бұрын

Right on!

Thanks!

I think the problem for older or weaker people is when the bike isn't really rolling. The trouble is when your are having to back up and kind of duck walk the bike in a parking spot, say between a couple other vehicles. If your foot lands on some sand or something else, you can slip, or if the bike just leans a bit too much while trying to heft the bike around in a parking area, it's over. Bike is going to go down, maybe your leg gets between the bike and the concrete... something like a Can-Am Spyder or other trike, that's not an issue. I think most motorcyclist know that once the bike is rolling, even a couple miles an hour, it's not an issue.

I have your video and love it. You did not address those with Physical problems like bad joints etc. , terrain like off camber parking , slippery footing like the unexpected gravel or oil spot. For many there is a good reason for other options. I will keep riding my Ultra LTD as long as I am comfy doing it. Take care.

What I like about your channel is you don’t focus on explaining how to just ride a bike but also how to start riding and enjoying it. The die hard riders already know how to ride, or are not going to change how they ride. But If you just bought a bike because you rode one when you were young, or you always wanted to learn and bought one on impulse, and now your bike is just sitting collecting dust. So sad to see all the bikes that have never been rode on Facebook marketplace with usually 12,000 miles or less going back to 2002 for sale. Bikes and boats are two things you can buy that are considered toys and guys will buy and will sit all year, and only take out for a coupe hours on a quite Sunday in late fall when it nice. I hope you do a series on how to get the weekend riders back to riding and just try to ride for a coupe hours each week, and not make it a big production where they feel like they have to put on 25lb of riding gear and leathers to take the bike around the block.

Thanks for your videos, you have saved me a few times, you live rent free in my head 👍🏻

@motorman857

9 ай бұрын

Glad to help.

Thanks Jerry

I still do two wheels and do them with joy…but not just strength if my balance goes onto three wheels I go. I will get the trike as soon as I can even if I can still ride on two. But I don’t see the prices going anywhere but up. Don’t need CVO and with three models now to choose at least there is a choice

sometimes crap just happens thats unforseen. 71 with a 05 ultraclassic, 2up with my wife on a hill at light in traffic, went to leave, bike was in second even though it wouldnt shift down any further. motor dies, all i could do to hold bike and wife from going over. was a total puker fest.

@mattdonna9677

9 ай бұрын

I hope you're both well and not discouraged.❤

im a 70 year old lady whos dropped my 2002 heritage 3 times in the past two weeks. Luckily, i got out from under it. Always ride with my husband as wing partner but he had hernia surgery 10 years ago and pulled it loose on drop # 1. Then i pulled into a parking lot and put my foot in sand--down she went, i got out, but landed on my shoulder blade. Third time had to hit my front brake b cus driver pulled in front of me and down i went again--this time i hit my head on the asphalt. ( i have never worn a helmet--cant see or hear with em ) Just have a goose egg on my head no damage but wont go to hospital because they are money pits. A guy anf his two sons helped me then because husband cant help again. Nothing broken. Eyes and ears working Rode it home, just that goose egg. Ive always ridden solo for the 55 years ive ridden and dont plan on ever getting on back of anyones bike. Cant afford a trike. Friends laugh or tell me to get training wheels. What are my options, Jerry? I live in Ohio and will be putting it away for winter. soon. Im fine on the open road, infact i give my adult children who are 50s a run for their money. Its parking lots i fall apart in ( no pun intended ) Ideas?

@motorman857

9 ай бұрын

First, wear a helmet. To say you can't hear with a helmet on, is nonsense. Next, what you need is 3 techniques. Head and eyes, friction zone, a little light steady pressure on the rear brake. That's exactly what I teach in my Ride Like a Pro Experience, video. That's the best 20 dollars you'll ever spend on your motorcycle. But you must wear a helmet. Anyone can ride straight down the road and make big wide turns and come to an easy stop. That takes no skill. But at 20 mph or below, you need skill, AKA, technique.

Great perspective, I’m purposely making it a point to downsize to more manageable bikes. I love the HD’s and my Goldwing, but I realize I’m changing with age and I don’t want to over extend myself.

Many drive trikes due to neuropathy. It's not the driving. It's the stopping that gets them.

@lnk4328

9 ай бұрын

The Tilting Motor Works three wheel conversion looks interesting.

Well Said!! My regards to the Mrs!

I tried a trike and hated it with a passion. It was like riding a lawn tractor.

Been riding for just over 50 years but sold my last bike , started riding like a new rider, slow round corners and on bends . I did think of getting a smaller bike but I have always had big motorcycle and the smaller ones hold no interest for me. Also the roads are busy now mainly with idiots rushing from one place to another. Cameras everywhere, certainly not the enjoyment that we had when I first started.

My instructor told me storys of how he taught people to ride with one arm or one leg anyone can ride aslong as your feet could reach the floor on the suzuki 650SV he could get you passing your test

I would love to be able to learn in person with you!! You are so awesome!

@motorman857

9 ай бұрын

Well, just sign up for one of my classes at ridelikeapro.com

I am considering a trike, so thanks for this Jerry. I've been told by riding mates that you can't do the twisties on 3 wheels like you can on 2.

@motorman857

9 ай бұрын

You can, but not near as fast as on 2 wheels.

I’m 70, still ride a 1200GS. 80% on pavement.. biggest difference in dirt is I don’t go alone anymore..

I've been watching Jerry for many years and have learned quite a bit from the videos I purchased , and in those early videos Jerry had his uniform shirts tucked in. I always knew he'd be a big man in this business someday..

@motorman857

9 ай бұрын

I think that's a suttle dig of some kind.

@martyneilan8947

9 ай бұрын

Don't mess with Motorman - he identifies as 6'2" 😅

One thing you didn't discuss in this video, is if a small person, or even a not so small person, should happen to drop the bike and no one is around to help lift it.... how can a not so strong person lift the 900 lb. bike back up on their own? That fear alone might keep someone from practicing by themself, in a parking lot.

@motorman857

9 ай бұрын

In my Ride Like a Pro Experience video, we show you how to pick up a downed motorcycle and I also have another 10 or videos of how to pick up a bike on my youtube channel.www.ridelikeapro.com

Love your videos. Trying to practice several times a week on my Sportglide. Could you please just send me a link to your course in Florida. I live in the Daytona area.

@motorman857

9 ай бұрын

www.ridelikeapro.com click on CLASSES WITH MOTORMAN right form the home page. Scroll down the page, pick out a class date that works for you, sign up and we'll see you there!

Honda Grom, that will do it. Doc abducted my thyroid, then they made me radioactive up to six feet away last month, I collapsed during home quarantine because I had to large rocks in my bladder I didn't know about and couldn't urinate, so was in the hospital for over a week, they gave me a rollator walker and PT. Grom is like a little over 200 pounds, it stands in as a walker getting in and out of the garage and it goes just as fast as a Harley up and down A1A in Daytona. Just do what you got to do and don't worry what people think.

Neither lol Thnx brother

67 no more baggers. 93 FXR and a 22 FXBBS. riding my ass off.

Circus Riders?!? That's an insult?? Those circus stunt riders are some fantastic riders with the guts to match.. If I could ride half as well as that, nobody could insult me because I'd throw it right back and make them keep up with me.

What’s wrong me its a physical disability from a wreck on our Trike that wasn’t our fault and now I can barely walk so after 54 years my 2 wheel riding is over

Whew!

Is the smaller bike in your video a Suzuki Boulevard or Intruder? Looks exactly like my bike and it's awesome!

@motorman857

9 ай бұрын

A Sportster.

Rode for about 15yrs on 'instincts' although i did develop some of your skills by accident. Cornering for example. Had about a 10 year hiatus, just got another bike and now I'm practicing in parking lots. Trouble is, the clutch on this thing is so stiff, the friction zone is killing my hand after like 10 min of figure 8s. I hope it gets easier!

@motorman857

9 ай бұрын

What kind of bike do you have, make, year and model? I might be able to help.

@amosglitterz2649

9 ай бұрын

@@motorman857 '09 Sportster 1200 C. Old bike was a '92 sporty 1200 but it seemed much easier to ride. Old one had the peanut tank and a narrower seat. This has a 5 gallon and wider saddle.

@motorman857

9 ай бұрын

@@amosglitterz2649 For that bike get an ''easy clutch''. I had one put on my Sportster, class rental, and it's made a world of difference.

@amosglitterz2649

9 ай бұрын

@@motorman857 Thanks, Jerry! I was actually going to see if there was something like that! 👍

When using the rear brake, what does that actually do? How does it help with tight turns? Thanks.

@motorman857

9 ай бұрын

Try it and you'll understand.

What weight training do you recommend? Pushing my bike in and out of the garage isn’t as easy as it used to be.

@motorman857

9 ай бұрын

Squats. Use just your body weight. 3 sets of 15 squats a day.

I own many of the videos I have enough cones to make a huge course but I'm working 70 hours a week to pay debts off I probably have not ridden a thousand Miles this year and I have not practiced even once

Jerry, have you tried doing the course with an old police motorcycle, one of the motorcycles with a foot clutch?

@motorman857

9 ай бұрын

No.

@allencampbell3195

9 ай бұрын

My dad grew up with the foot clutch / tank shifter Harleys. He said my foot shift motorcycles felt clumsy, so I guess it's a matter of what you get used to. I do know that some of the old motorcycle cops preferred the tank shifter.

@NhamshahSpah-ky-id6jo

9 ай бұрын

@@allencampbell3195 They would have to be in their 90’s.

I wouldn't ride a trike if you gave it to me That's not motorcycling. I am 72 years old, nerve damage in my right arm. I own a 93 FXRS-CONV 625 lbs. and a 2010 FLHTC 800 lbs. After this problem with my arm in 2019 my bikes sat for two years as I couldn't even pick up a coffee without dropping it. I thought, " what am I going to do, is it over" I changed the handle bars on my FXRS-CONV to bring them closer to my chest and bought Ride Like a Pro and started practicing. My strength was very uneven in my arms, but slowly I started to gain confidence and technique applying the tutorial from Ride. Next year it will be my Electra Glide. I have over 50 years of experience, but was riding on instinct. Ride Like a Pro was a big influence on me getting back in the saddle.

These are all moving. I would love to see how a 5’ tall 100 lb 60 year old backs up and moves bike around garage or how to make sure you hold it up right at stop signs and corners

@motorman857

9 ай бұрын

The biggest mistake I see people making when coming to a stop, is not having the handlebars pointed straight ahead. If you stop with the handlebars turned to one side or the other, you're probably going down.

I am a new rider and I have a Kawasaki Vulcan. I’m a 5’3 skinny lady. I’m afraid of the weight.

@motorman857

8 күн бұрын

The weight doesn't matter if you know the 3 techniques I teach in my Ride Like a Pro Experience video available at ridelikeapro.com the best 20 bucks you'll ever spend. As an example here's 2 tiny ladies on 850 lb bikes kzread.info/dash/bejne/a3tnudZ8icedcbQ.html

I love my bike but over time while riding my feet go numb, no idea why this is happening but after I ride my arch is numb for days or weeks.

@motorman857

9 ай бұрын

You might want to see a doctor. My diagnosis is a sciatica nerve problem. But I'm just a motorcyclist. So what do I know.

If I have arthritis in my right hip and worn knee...could I still ride a Honda Shadow?

@JP-dw1fp

2 ай бұрын

Granted, the only thing that kept me out of medical school, was high school. This is a question for your doctor. I know guy who has a leg missing but can ride the hell out of a motorcycle. But he had the determination to practice correct technique. Since I don't know you and have never seen you ride, I can't advise you.

@johnhinson9866

2 ай бұрын

@@JP-dw1fp Well... I was speaking more in generalities about if you knew anyone with arthritis riding, not me specifically!

What is the motorcycle on the right?

@motorman857

9 ай бұрын

Sportster

No no, just don't have the money at the mo.

You get old because you stop riding. Something like that.

@JohnSmith-cf4gn

2 ай бұрын

Funny you should say that. 1st gear went out on me on my kawasaki 1500 when I was 69 years old so I quit riding. Have been going downhill ever since. 71 now.

@roadglide

2 ай бұрын

@@JohnSmith-cf4gn Live your best life John. Best to you. I’m 69 and own a beautiful 22 ultra blue Honda DCT Gold Wing. Just got back from a 2900 mile adventure from Texas through Arkansas to Tennessee & Kentucky and back. Much technical riding in the Smokey Mountains. Exhausted yes, but wow, what a great trip.

I totally agree with and practice Jerry's techniques. However, for many of us the real world is not a sunny, dry, FLAT parking lot in Florida. My real world includes wet roads, narrow mountain roads, gravel roads, steep driveways... I'm 60 and ride a F850GSA (550 pounds) and little CRF250L (310 pounds). The GSA requires my full attention just to move around my garage or driveway (which is steep enough that I can't really park the bikes on it). The CRF is a mindless joy. Ok, you should never be mindless on a motorcycle, but with the GSA I'm always thinking carefully at every stop about the placement of my left foot (the only one you should ever put on the ground at a stop, right?). Is there oil there, loose gravel, wet white paint, or is it off-camber? That gets old after awhile... On the CRF I don't worry about any of that. I can't imagine riding a 900 pound behemoth. It doesn't sound like fun, and in this part of the world those bikes only seem to leave the garage for a few days each summer. There really isn't a highway in the USA that requires more than about a 400 pound/500CC bike to cruise safely and legally. And the 400 pound bike is a lot more fun to play with. When was the last time you saw someone do a spin turn on a 900 pound cruiser?

@motorman857

5 ай бұрын

In the ''real world'' you have obstacles you must avoid or you'll crash and get badly hurt or killed. The cones in the parking lot represent obstacles. If you can't avoid rubber cones in a parking lot under controlled conditions, you have no chance of avoiding obstacles in the real world. Every exercise in my Ride Like a Pro course teaches the techniques you'll need to avoid a crash. And if you can do that on a 900lb motorcycle, an 850, a 250, or any lightweight motorcycle is a piece of cake.

I'm 72, not having too much problem, just a fear of breaking down and dying on the side of the road. But those 110 pound women you had on the video could whip my ass. Not a good comparison

@motorman857

9 ай бұрын

What about the 76 year old guy?

@freeride6073

9 ай бұрын

I'm in for getting my ass whip by a 110 lbs woman , just saying .

@newtonmetres

9 ай бұрын

In my younger days_I am70- I rode many thousand of miles alone , often in less populated areas. I would count myself as one of the worlds least able mechanic yet the fear of breaking down NEVER entered my mind. In those days tyres were not tubeless-I had no idea how to patch a tube. Funny and lucky all the flats I got in 50 years of riding were on tubeless tyres and all happened close to home or discovered before riding out. A tip: always check your tyre pressure-preferably at home-if the reading is way down on normal you probably got a flat. Twice I found nails in rear tyre that way.Better to discover it then before departing on that long-awaited tour away!

I love the old fashioned view om men and women, which is now called by some "sexism" but really isn't.

The 4'th technique. If you can't pick your bike up you don't deserve to own it.

I'm 64 and have a hard time picking up my motorcycle. I now carry a motorcycle hoist at all times. Really great if you are injured or have a sensitive back. eastbound.shop/product/motowinch-lc1500-motorcycle-hoist/