pull the throttle and slowly go of the clutch! Get R done :-D

 

Good for you for practicing these things.. It'll all come in time, with a little practice.

 

Eveyone diffrent. I use the front brake instead of the back because it allows me to still have both feet on the ground. That also helps hold the bike on the hill and as you start to slip the clutch out it also helps hold the bike. After so long you then relase the brakes because your feet and motor is holding it . Then slow add fuel and your off. Talking about it is a lot harder then just doing but that basicly explains it. Dont be freak out if you give to much gas or slip the clutch to much because your get it soon and doing it 2 up is a new ball game. However learning 2 up make a single rider look like a pro.

 

I use the front brake instead of the back because it allows me to still have both feet on the ground.

^^^^^+1 . You just have to get used to rolling the throttle with 2 fingers while holding the brake with 3. Might be tough if you have small hands ...

 

It's been over two years since I went back on two wheels and I still practice slow speed turns regularly with no plans to stop. It's actually started to become fun.

 

I don't get how you make a slow turn standing up?

 

I don't get how you make a slow turn standing up?[/QUOTE

Standing up, meaning your back is perpendicular to the street as if riding straight

 

If you're going to use the front brake, make sure the front tire is facing straight on and apply the brake slowly. Otherwise you may find yourself in an embarrassing moment. :-(

 

I'll be practicing my slow turns tomorrow in the rain, my first day of a two day training course for license endorsement, they do it rain or shine, and the forecast is for rain.

 

Best of luck, though I'm sure you will do fine.. I took my MSF course in A January, it was freezing cold and raining cats-and-chipmunks all-day long..

Probably where I got my deep sense of unease when It comes to Smurfs.. After 8 bike riding hours in that, We were all blue by the end of the day..

Could bubububarely spspspeak the-English either.. Had a heck of a time communicating and understanding each other..

Anyhoo.. As hideous an experience as that was, we all passed and had a little fun in the bargain

I'm sure you'll ace it!

 

Ya I don't expect to fail, I'm mostly concerned with my hearing, if it rains my hearing aids may come out so they don't get wet, they cost $2500 a apiece and aren't water proof, I'm pretty deaf without them so I wouldn't hear instructions.

 

LOL! That was my main compliant all weekend! I just could not hear. My career in aviation has killed my hearing. But luckily my instructor was a pretty older feller, with two hearing aids. So he understood. Mostly everything you will do is hand singles so you will do good.

 

[Pretty much my only problem these days is to get the bike moving while stopped at a light on an incline. Using the rear brake while balancing it on on my left leg isnt as easy as it looks.]

I had this same problem and someone on this forum suggested I keep both feet planted on the ground and use the front brake and the clutch in the friction zone to hold the bike from rolling backward. I tried this and feel I have more control of the bike this way.

 

If you take the hearing aids out, make sure you tell the instructors so they know to make certain you get the instructions. They are very accommodating folks. When I took the course there was one guy who was fully deaf and had a person to sign for him. They made sure she got everything right throughout the course.

 

Giannishreds, did you say you had a guitar signed by John Petrucci? One of my favorite guitarists. He really shreds!

 

:shock: ..You got a guitar signed by Petrucci, Gianni'? .. I was going to get one of his signature MM's.. Love Glasgow Kiss.. That man just tears it up..

 

In the slope, use the front brake to hold it at the stop. Keep both feet on the ground. Before getting ready to move forward, let the clutch out to the friction point. Once you feel it grab a little you should be able to hold it on the slope with the clutch as you apply more throttle and move away. Practice on a slight slope and progress to steeper ones as you get the feel. Keep on practicing.