https://motocrosshideout.com/start-on-dirt-bike-before-motorcycle/You said you have not even been on a bicycle for a long time. I'm not saying you will fall, but if falling is terrifying to you, then when you get in a spot where falling is clearly something that just might be In your immediate future, then it would be really easy for you to get wrapped up in the fear of falling and totally fail to think your way through the moment so you don't. Knowing how to fall matters. Trust me,, if I know anything about riding, it's how to end a ride with a bang.
Written for the racers,. And what works at high speeds works well at low speed. I don't know anyone who read it that didn't agree that it helped them be safer,
https://www.amazon.com/Twist-Wrist-Motorcycle-Roadracers-Handbook/dp/0965045013[url]. Twist-Wrist-Motorcycle-Roadracers-Handbook/dp/0965045013 [/url]
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Twist of the Wrist
The one thing that bites new riders really hard is called Target Fixation.
Say you're coming through a nice long sweeping turn and see a good sized rock right on the line you're taking. You seriously don't want to hit the rock and it slide or roll and upset your bike and make you crash. And the rock has your attention and complete focus. No,, you have to Force your eyes to a new line and ride it. That is why it's a bad idea to take a run at a corner, trying to make a Personal Best time through it if you haven't just ridden through it. And I can't speak for everyone, but I have been known to spend time just playing on a stretch of road that is just FUN.
One thing you'll get from either a bicycle or dirt bike is muscle memory training. When you are in a turn and discover the traction just isn't what you expected and Need, you'll learn to move your butt and use the inside of a thigh to stand the bike up some when it's trying to slide down.
Learn how to Be Seen. Oh,read the
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurt_ReportBeing first in a long line of traffic might not sound like a bad idea, but the impatient driver wanting to turn left is seeing the Cars he's going to have to wait on. You don't even register on his retinas. Swinging back and forth in your lane,speeding up, flipping lights high and low, Hell, wave at them, but get seen.
Last in a long line
He's fuming,Finally the last CAR,aand he guns it,aand you climb a fender..
I didn't climb the fender, I got off the bike and went into the passenger door.
Riding is GREAT. The smell of wildflowers, the sense of connectedness with the world, it's very peaceful and freeing. But it's a time to stay sharp ,focused. How people ride and listen to music I don't understand.