Master clutch and throttle first....rear brake comes afterwards and practice!! Can't get any better sitting on the couch.

@deedle6073

3 ай бұрын

Honda Goldwing is basically a couch

@leekellerking

3 ай бұрын

I knew you were going to say that! 🙂

@zachz699

3 ай бұрын

Hey there :) I have been riding a KLR 650 for about 6 months, bored in straight line speed and well aware of what I need to improve on in other areas. I am 29. Am I ready for a kawasaki z900? Deep inside I know I am not, but I am. Lol. Thoughts anyone? Doodle and moto jitsu especially of course

@RabidHorse

3 ай бұрын

@@zachz699 hey Zach, I’m not motojitsu or doodle, but I have a Svartpilen 401 (390cc), I’m 42 (granted my body is not my minds lol) and I’m still loving the 401. Small, yet fun. I have an order for a new bike, 1300GS, but it’s simply because I need a bike with different abilities (more range mainly, 401 has 9.5L tank). Anyway, I’m fairly sure they would probably tell you it’s based more on the individual than the bike and whether you’d practice this stuff on a shinny new z900, haha. I am quite sure that practicing these drills on a small displacement bike is far more advantageous and it teaches you so much better. There is definitely truth to that. Oh btw, I got my M license 3 years ago, so I’m speaking from being new to motorcycling as well.

@matthewschiebout7384

3 ай бұрын

@@zachz699 depends on how much longer you want to live...

The first time I did a hard U-turn was in an emergency incident. The truck ahead of me in an intersection, slammed his brakes to avoid a pedestrian that stepped off the curb. I was just exiting my lean through the corner at 30kph. When the empty truck went sideways, I was too close, too fast too out of balance to easily out brake it. So my eyes, head and upper body followed the gap in the oncoming traffic and I did a surprising hard u-turn into that traffic. Head on a swivel, I looked over my shoulder to where the gap would be. Countersteered and let the front wheel do its thing. Perfectly executed and dumbfounding. I never knew a bike could turn that hard, that fast. I had been told as a novice to look where I needed to be. Just a friend. Never did a riding course. Learned the lesson well. 30 years later, just before hanging up my jacket, helmet & gloves I did that car park exercise just for fun, for the first time. Only issue was my neck couldn’t turn far enough, so I swiveled at my seat and once again fast smooth turns, and circles were achieved. Loose hands on the bars looking at where I needed to be, boot resting on the rear brake, tapped just enough to move my centre of gravity forwards to where it needed to be. The time to quit riding is when the body can no longer cope with being flexible, moving in the saddle, and being hyper alert to the road ahead and behind. Pain and creaking joints make for a bad companion when riding. As does failing eyesight. Know when it is time! But cherish those memories of being soaked, frozen, pleasantly exhausted, and thrilled. -they will last you a lifetime.

@reelsportrd

3 ай бұрын

I loved this. Thanks for sharing a bit of your story!

@lorenmars5244

3 ай бұрын

Just a great post. My Grampa just retired from riding at 85 years old. Very reluctantly. He quit for all the same reasons you mentioned. Wise. I'll be doing the same someday. Thanks.

@machwheels8642

3 ай бұрын

Awesome you help and inspire me so much with this detail I really need this from someone with the same height issues ! Arm length is the thing I struggle with on full lock turns so I have to get more comfortable in that lean. Nike season is almost here in canada can’t wait to get back and using all your awesome tips. I follow similar instructors as you and they are amazing too. Thanks Doodle

@edbyrnes2305

3 ай бұрын

You spelled brake wrong in the video twice. It's brake, not break. That's all, I really enjoy your content. Keep it up.

@alexcallas8222

3 ай бұрын

@@edbyrnes2305 Was just about to mention that, but was going to give her a break! How could she misspell her rear brake! oops

The best answer for nay-sayers and critics is success. You inspire me, Doodle!

After riding 45 years , yours is the clearest explanation of tight turns I have ever heard . Thank you

You are so much more professional and skilled than you were. Thank you for encouraging us do better too. Great job!!! I tell people about your channel for great advice. You go girl!!!!

Congrats! It's nice to see someone promoting safe riding, proper bike handling skills. There are far too many channels on KZread that glorify dangerous behavior. Here's to wishing you continued success with your channel. Stay safe and keep smiling ❤

Been riding for decades and still learning. Love watching your evolution through training, hard work, and practice. You and the other instructors who have helped you motivate me to continue learning and improving.

I'm 66 year old bloke in UK thinking of getting 2 wheels . I found your video very informative, and just the right mix of fun but with seriousness too. Thank you very much, keep up the good work. - John

Way to explain! You always do such a great job of breaking everything down simplistically.

I can't overstate how much your u-turn videos have improved my riding and sensible confidence. I've now started challenging myself by doing tight u-turn practise on uneven surfaces and slopes (especially slopes that change). You and @MotoJitsu have also inspired me to create videos about the growth of my own motorcycle skills. You're making a difference. Thank you.

Yes!!!! Love how you broke it down simply, excellent tips. I’ll practice on my Honda 250 (my training bike I still have). Terrified to drop my bagger but need to improve my tight u-turns.

Thank you,I am 70 and trying to get back to riding after 40 years.soo helpful,you need to be an Instructor .

@denniseaton8136

3 ай бұрын

She is a MSF off-road instructor.

@IRLtrolls

3 ай бұрын

@@denniseaton8136LMAO. You’ve got to be kidding me. She’s an off-road instructor now? What a joke. She can barely ride.

@denniseaton8136

3 ай бұрын

No, I'm not kidding. Check out her videos. She's continuously taking every kind of training courses she can find; off-road, adventure(on full-size BMWs), toad racing school, and will soon be training with a police department. I'll bet she's a more proficient, better trained, and safer rider than you.

@IRLtrolls

3 ай бұрын

@@denniseaton8136 Wrong. I’ve been daily riding motorcycles for over 10 years without a car. Doodle CANNOT ride. I would smoke her on street and dirt. I wish I could link my social media here…the one owned by the Chinese and you could see me ride. My name on there is Rooftopvoter

@IRLtrolls

3 ай бұрын

@@denniseaton8136 @Rooftopvoter TT

Fantastic advice Doodle! I can be guilty of using a little too much rear brake sometimes. Great video!

Hi Carolyn: Thank you for making these videos. I’ll be turning 70 next week and so I don’t ride as much as I used to. The older I get, the more I feel the need to practice these skills,especially emergency braking. I practice in school parking lots whenever I go out for a ride. Do you ever help groups of riders train on weekends like “motojitsu “? You’d be really good at it, and Cody could be there filming.🏍️

Excellent tips, Doodle! Time to start working on a whole beginner's riding course and/or starting a school. You're already a great instructor!

LOVE your mic 🤣 also love the tips and the grounded reality. getting my first (street) bike delivered soon, looking forward to similar practice sessions like you have done as i havent been on a bike since my dirtbike as a teen!

Really enjoy your videos, and I notice the improvements in editing over time. Just remember it's brake, not break. Not a big deal, but the right terminology and spelling always elevates the quality of the videos. Keep up the good work inspiring and informing!

You've come along way. When my wife and I started watching your videos back at the beginning (she was also new to bikes) it was more for the newbie experience. Now, I come back every so often for the technical knowledge, so we can both learn a few things, or at the very least, approach some training issue from another direction. After all, you've sought out some of the best motorcycle instructors on YT, and combine with your own training and experiences, it shows. Cheers, from Australia.

Excellent video Doodle! I'm 76 and a retired motor officer . I learned these techniques in motor school and practiced them every day at work. I had my first ride this season last week and was shocked at how much I forgot. I appreciate your video and my first stop next ride will be to a parking lot for practice.

what makes it difficult is trusting that you're not going to dump your precious bike in the process. most of us have memories of dropping our bicycles when we lean them over too hard at low speeds. and now we're having to almost completely turn our heads around and try to lean away from the inside of the turn at the same time. it's an awkward feeling if you haven't done it 10,000 times already.

Ms Doodle, fantastic work and sage points. I have been motorcycling 42 years and was a Safety Instructor for 8 of those teaching over 650 students. You would make a good instructor as well. Dave from East Coast of Canada

I just passed the motorcycle class. I used all the tricks/skills you showed us through your videos. Thank you.

I have followed your channel since you were riding the T100, and I have always enjoyed the content. It's inspiring to see your progression, specially as a fellow non tall rider

Keep putting these kind of videos out . Thanks for the info

Hi Doodle, the cool thing that I like about the Brake Free light is that it works even if one is not on the motorcycle. Also, burnt out taillight on your car, slap on that Brake Free light. I like your instructional response videos.

G’morning Doodle. A great start to the morning, & a nice refresher after a winter of not riding.

Good video and information. In MSF we teach upper body only without moving your butt because sometimes people move their butt out but lean their upper body in. Glad to see how your hard work and practice paid off. 😎🏍️

Oh Doddle - I was diligently listening to all your advice. Then your last clip - mic drop! 😂 Crushing it! Love your channel. Thanks for your content :)

Brilliant! Watched the video thinking to do a U turn challenge myself. A lot of good tips how to learn it better. Thank you for that.

Mastering slow speed tight maneuvers is huge. great vid Doodle

Hey Doodle. HUGE fan! I’ve been wanting to purchase a “brake free” for quite some time. Today’s the day! Used your promotion link! 10 bucks off baby!! Thanks for all you do!

Hi Doodle, Michael here from Northern California, and I'm a 55 year old re-entry rider who is STILL building confidence. When I was 25 I was riding like a demon, no fear, and I was GOOD, now I feel like a complete newbie with zero experience. It's SO difficult to regain my confidence with this old brain.

@Jspifferman

Ай бұрын

Just keep on er and you'll be a demon again brother!

Just got back on a bike after ten years, so shaking off the rust and trying to re-establish good habits. Your channel is really helping me out, so thanks. (Also: immediately snagged a white brake-free and it's awesome.)

All good tips for uturns, and basic slow speed maneuvering. How often are you needing to uturn? been riding for 35~ years and the number of times ive needed to actually do a sharp uturn is quite small.

I'm not an experienced rider, but during practice for my exam looking the right way (head orientation and eyes focusing in the following obstacles, not the immediate, as you said) was an amazing improvement. Everyone needs a good instructor!! Ride safe!!

Thank you so much! You inspire me not to give up. I am 158 cm height, and I really want to ride an adventure bike. Most people say that i'm crazy and i have to ride only small bikes. Then I always tell them about you and Jocelyn)))

I used to watch you back when you were a beginner and trying all sorts of different bikes. I was in a similar situation then as well. I admit not following you for past number of years. But this video has shown me how you've matured and are doing so much more to improve your skills than I have done. Wish more new riders out there would follows this progression. So many just want the get the fastest & coolest bike they can and end up dying.

Another well produced and helpful video. Many thanks!

Doodle - this is the type of Video I enjoy seeing you make - Congratulations - Ill be looking for the "Rear Brake/ Friction Zone+Throttle technique of slow speed maneuvers too ! Keep Up the Good Work !

Always informative, Doodle!

Good stuff maynard. I'm an instructor out of Cali. Love your videos along with MotoJitsu. Iron sharpens iron. Turn your head!

Ty for the info. Great work. Great channel!

As a 21 year old, British Male weighing 53KG and being 170cm, (5'5" roughly). I have always been told I'm too skinny for a bike, I have my MT-125 atm and I'm saving up to get a BMW F 750 GS or F 800 GS, nothing will stop me from getting it and I'm going to push myself and train to make it possible. Don't let anyone tell you what you can or cannot do, only you determine what you can and can not do. *I'm also planning a Europe tour next year on my bigger bike, nothing but myself to stop me.

Amazing Doodle awesome skills and great instructional content blessings

If we could all ride like the riding that was done at Pensacola Harley this weekend, none of us will have issues. It was great finally meeting you. I was the person with the service doodle!

Doodle I am SOOOO proud of you! You have come a long way in a short time Lady! Great stuff! Great video! Ride SAFE and BE safe Lady! 👍👍🌹🌹

Doodle, I've ridden for many years... longer than you've been alive. Still, I pick up some good tips from you. You make me want to practice the slow speed stuff and take a class. Good job!

Great video Doodle, ride safe out there always😊

Exactly what I needed. Thanks!

great work! its great to see Somone that is actively trying to become a better more confident rider

Thanks for your vids, just got the helmet light .. keep up the good vids

You crack me up. Thanks for all you do! Maybe someday I will be lucky enough to do a day trip with you. I'm a big fan of the Blue ridge Pky. I'm thinking about doing 5 long weekend trips this year, with my wife and maybe a week on random back roads by myself. Living in Delaware gives me plenty of directions to go for good rides, just can't go east :)

I took the MSF Basic Rider Course this past weekend. You are exactly right about how to execute a U turn. My biggest problem is turning my head and looking up, and using the rear brake. Throttle and friction zone were pretty good. I passed the course, but I am not good at U turns, by any means. I need much more practice.

Wow! Lots of great information here. I need to have more self discipline and practice more often. Fantastic advice!

You really have come along way with your riding doodle . Well done

Great advice,especially the keep you speed up. Sometimes it feels difficult especially if you haven't got empty space but cars or walls keeping you in, then you stiffen up and everything goes wrong😅

Great tips! U-turns were my biggest struggle during my riding course. Going to practice these this weekend! I bought a brake free light a few years ago. I was riding downtown in light rain , very cloudy skies and still some haze in the air. A cargo van driver pulled up to me at a traffic light and said that liight really helped me stand out in the lower visibility conditions. It have saved my life when my rear tire blew on a cross country trip during Friday rushhour. I was in the slow lane going about 55-57 with the flow of traffic in my lane on a US-36. When the rear tire blew, I didn’t recognize it at first, I thought, “I didn’t notice the road again getting rough”, then the tire started to drag and wobble a bit. THAT’s when I knew what happened and my pulse rate shot up. I said, OK, don’t slam on the brakes, keep it upright. After a however many seconds I looked down at the speedo and saw I was down to 35 MPH and thought I might survive this is I don’t get run over. Fortunately, I knew my brake free light must be going crazy from the sudden deceleration and me shaking my head back and forth to triggier it more. When got down to 20 or so I began easing over to the right side of the lane and off to the shoulder. A big 16-wheeler was behind me and passed me after I was safely on the shoulder. Glad it wasn’t a 4-wheeler. I ride with mine all the time. It lasts a full day or two in the saddle and still going strong 3 years later!

Great insight! Thank you o sensei!

I'm going to have to try this. I always struggle but the more you talk about it I never thought about trying to throw my bike around like a dirt bike so to speak.

Love your videos,love your enthusiasm, heck I think I love you,my thing is emergency stopping practice,I can stop after riding in Northern Wisconsin dodging deer for 56years.

So helpful, great way to start a Friday

Great video thank you. The good instructor .

Doodle I am a new subscriber I just watched the Bearded mechanics video on the police bike and your video on that I love your energy and I am looking forward to being a part of your adventures on here. I have faith in you and I know you will do great training with the police. You have the dedication and you put the work in which is very important.

I used your code for the brakefree light, I get asked a lot about it when people see me out and about and I usually give folks your code as well. I do rely on my rear brake a ton when riding slow and maneuvering, I need to watch more of Jerrys videos and find a parking lot somewhere and set up some cones I reckon.

Good video, I will definitely try some of these tips when doing a u turn. I really like the helmet light as well.

Great tips. Especially where your looking. Cheers

You are such an awesome rider now, I can't do any of this stuff you can do now and I was better at u-turns than you when you started. Awesome job!!!

"what am i doing with my life" girl! you have been helping me improve my riding and giving me confidence to ride my motorcycle that is out of my comfort zone. Keep doing what you are doing

Excellent video. Thank you.

Great info and video!!!!!!!

Impressed with your dedication to learning, practicing and sharing essential riding skills👍. Practice all of us should be doing regardless of experience - though we probably don’t do☹️

I love that you still ride the SHERF bike! I am a bikes and beards (and the bearded mechanic!!) fan, too! I don't have any advice so I'll spare you my lack of credentials lol

Sweet, great vid. Thanks dudle.

I rode a tone younger. I recently got back into riding now that my kids are old enough to ride. This "old dog" was taught "dragging" (putting a little rear brake while still applying a little throttle) for slow turns and it was like night and day. Of course, head (or I think "eyes") are critical too but the "dragging" technique, for me, took me to a whole new comfort level.

I'm guilty of doing those! Currently doing my A licence in the UK. Great video, thank you Doodle!

Thank you. This was helpful.

wow very solid tips and great comments about rear brake as well, i used to think it was required as part of the u turn technique. Great to learn to use it at first and later on without

number one made a rly big impact for, I was practicing and i leaned my bike a good bit more than usual and all of the sudden turning go so much easier and tighter thats when i realized that counter balancing is key

Watching u from the start of your KZread to today….I applaud u for your gains and skill set. Ret. Lieutenant (former motorcycle officer) Honolulu Police Department.

I love what you do and how you do it! Huge respect for him!

I've got a Brake Free light on my helmet (plus a mount on my wife's helmet for when she rides backpack). 100% of the time I ride, I have at least 1 person ask me about saying they want one for themself or a family member. People can see the light on it even during the day! Love it.

I have the same light on my helmet and I love it. I find that cars behind me tend to stay further back. I ride a 2015 Suzuki TU250X and a 1993 BMW K75. Thank you from Higganum Connecticut USA 😊.

THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO!

I really like your channel. The tips are great!

Thanks for all of your videos.. I am determined to get uturns and othe rslow speed maneuvers down solid. It's funny how blatantly obvious it is when i complete a u turn within two parking spaces (about 18', and then when i fail to make it that it's all about the head turn. I need to get the discipline to do 100 a day for 30 days!

First one that is equal to the instructional quality of ANYONE!!! I love your journey and adventure and just life on a motorcycle ones though

learning my doughter to ride her first bike, using your techniecs as an example.👍

Still a tough topic for me that I need to practice more. My first and only drop so far was doing a slow U-turn when I was lost and trying to turn around.

I enjoy your videos very informative. I’m going to practice u turns as well . Am not sure if it’s an advantage or not but my bike has two front brakes . The reason is that it’s an electric moped . I’m planning to take the IRC soon . Hopefully my battery can handle the 8hr course though . I want to get better on my riding and all . Luckily the weather has been great and taking advantage of it . Keep up the great work Doodle .

I've been riding about 12k miles annually for 7 years. I've followed your channel since you started and believe, for me, this is the most helpful video you've created. So many great tips and why to apply them. Friends accuse me of "showing off" when I bust u-turns or figure 8s while waiting for them to get gloves on or whatever. I'm just practicing. Always practicing. I'm pretty good at low-speed skills, but never good enough. These are perishable skills, and it's fun to keep them fresh! Thank you for this very helpful video. It's encouraged me to practice even more. *about 2 years use on my Brake Free light, no issues. Several friends I've led on rides have purchased after following me.

@langhamp8912

3 ай бұрын

I feel I was pretty good at low speed maneuvers, as I do occasionally but regularly practice them since crashing into a tree at age 16 in front of friends and family just after getting a new motorcycle. I whiskey throttled it, yep. So after 30 years, I thought I was pretty good...until I bought my (first) electric unicycle. And only then did I actually get good at low-speed turns. If practicing with a motorcycle in a parking lot is about a normal learning speed, then practicing with an electric unicycle is astonishingly difficult but the end result is freakish balance and the ability to roll backwards out of your driveway and make a u-turn with your feet up. You also get a clear understanding of speed wobbles. With a motorcycle, you might get a speed wobble once a year; with an electric unicycle it's every ride, several times per ride. You just learn to deal with it and enjoy it. I did a lot of trackdays but I'd put learning to ride an electric unicycle as a more useful learning tool that even that. You get a very clear understanding of just how a gyroscopically stabilized wheel works as there's no fork, no suspension, no dampening, really nothing between you and the axle/body of the wheel.

Another great one!!!

Commenting on your parking space width; A typical car, for parking spaces, is usually regarded in engineering terms as being 6 feet wide by 18 feet long. Opening your door adds another 3 feet on each side. So when a 6-ft wide car parks in a 9-ft wide space, that allows 1.5-ft on each side for opening your door. Remembering that the space next to you also has 1.5-ft. So long as you and your neighbor don't open your doors at the same time, you will each have the required 3-ft clearance to open your door. A bit of engineering trivia which agrees with your two-parking-space width of 18-ft.

@jerryeinstandig7996

3 ай бұрын

brilliant, but enginerering is alot like science, i believe. would these stats work out for the ultra-wide 60s gasguzzlers ?

@karlbishop7481

3 ай бұрын

@@jerryeinstandig7996 Also why I have so much trouble getting my dually into a parking spot. Also the aisles are so narrow, my crew cab long box truck doesn't have enough room to line up on a parking space, so I park way out in the back. The walking does me good anyway. Lol. I need to practice my U turns more, if I had to take the test again I don't think I would pass. I am a year short of 80 so maybe that is a good excuse, not.

I’m going into my 4th season of riding and definitely want to find a class somewhere to get better at all the riding skills!

I took a one day class hosted by the local motor officers, and learned a ton from them. At the time I had a DR650 which was absurdly easy to maneuver in tight spaces, the bike I have now is a bit bigger and honestly, I need to find an empty parking lot to practice in.

Interesting did you ever get dizzy? I just turned 67 and have been riding since the age of 17 and have 2 motorcycles, a 650 V-star Yamaha and a BMW R1200 CL. I liked the advice of riding faster and leaning more, will have to give it a try.

The keep your head up and eyes looking ahead is good advice. In Japan, one of the obstacles on the motorcycle riding test is to drive up and across a raised bar or curb as slow as you can without falling off. The bar is about 15’ long. If you look down at the bar instead of ahead you’re surely going to fall off the bar, and thus fail the test 😂

Been without a bike for a little over a year now, but I'm getting closer to riding again in the next few weeks! Fingers crossed. I think I let my fear of dropping the bike and my being short (an excuse I know lol) stop me from practicing slow speed stuff. I got used to avoiding discomfort honestly and just stuck to situations I was familiar with. All that to say, I appreciate you putting in so much time and effort to demonstrate to riders like me that I can do it if I just step out of my comfort zone and commit. Ready to get back out there and master the slow speed stuff.🤘🏻😤 Thanks Doodle!

@DoodleOnAMotorcycle

Ай бұрын

I know the feeling!!! You can do it, girl!!!

Hi ! Yeah, you are good on those U-turns ! I was doing the same mistakes for a long time.

Nice job, great video

That was a good one keep it up girl