I am practically done with my lessons, I think I might have one more left. I have learned nearly everything that needs to be learned, I no longer have any fears or problems. All of my problems got ironed out around 2 or 3 lessons ago and basically all I have been doing the past 3 lessons is just gaining more experience. It was getting kind of boring so today I got to try out some new things.
First thing I learned was how to climb over sidewalks, turned out to much easier then I expected. At first I thought it was going to be something like on a bicycle where you have to lift up the front wheel but in fact on a bike its much more easier.
Now the second thing I learned and really enjoyed a lot was driving on sand. The bike I am currently on is a road bike but it can go off road. Since there is a sand field next to the parking lot I spent sometime riding there. At first it was a bit scary because whenever I hit a deep patch of sand the bike would start swaying left and right. Then my trainer told me whenever that happens I should just give it some gas, watch the ass slide off a bit and then take off. After that the whole thing was just an incredible adrenaline rush.
Its basically a lot more fun to drive on the dirt then on the road. I now know my second bike has to be a dirt bike, I can imagine having a lot of fun with that.
Nat on the other hand is doing good, she had some problems yesterday where she dropped the bike like 5 or 6 times but today she didn’t drop it and never stalled so I think she has got the hang of it. Maybe she will post something about that.
9 replies on “Riding Lesson #9”
so can we expect to see you zooming by on the gulf road?
lol! Mark the new GRM 😉
Dirt bikes are cool.. you get to be a better rider if your good on dirt.. that way you know how to handle back wheel wobbling.. but on a street bike you dont want to give it gas when its wobbling.. you just want ot control it.. if you give it gas then it will slide out from under you! and you dont want that!
Nat is getting there.. she just needs some more practice!
Dude you will be surprised how much you will learn from the road! I still have to go back to the basics and trust my istincts! It will get a bit crazy and it will be a bit shocking. between cars it a whole nother ball game!
the thing we do between the cars is called Inching in biking lingo.its usually hard if not stupid to be inching during peak hours cuz we might end up scratching someexpensive car metal!!
3ash Farzaad 🙂
I have a big engine gaurd on my bike and was inching through traffic on a red light. When i got the the front ( at the light) i heard a crunch. When i turned around i had pulled off the bumper of a hardees delivery car. I meaqn it must have been hanging off initially but it was hilarious to pull the whole thing off. The guy accepted 5kd for the damages, hehe.
lol thats funny
“Now the second thing I learned and really enjoyed a lot was driving on sand.”
Once more, the word is driving! The word is driving! You don’t drive a bike, nor a plane. You RIDE a bike!
LOL.
Watch this but don’t try it. =P