me personally i have taught 4 but only one of them rides currently
One girl. I was sitting on the back of the bike and she was on the front and we were riding nice and slow. We hit a small bump and she jerks backward. The hand on the throttle rotates and gives it gas. Thr bike takes off quickly. We head straight for a wooden fence. I'm falling off backwards. I manage to grab the side of the bike and tip it over before we hit the fence. End of teaching career. :(
that's just horrific! :lol: :lol:
Quote from: mp183One girl. I was sitting on the back of the bike and she was on the front and we were riding nice and slow. We hit a small bump and she jerks backward. The hand on the throttle rotates and gives it gas. Thr bike takes off quickly. We head straight for a wooden fence. I'm falling off backwards. I manage to grab the side of the bike and tip it over before we hit the fence. End of teaching career. :(
UP to the small bump part i thought that story was Not gonna be work safe... :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
Quote from: RashadUP to the small bump part i thought that story was Not gonna be work safe... :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
That was my intention but it did not end that way :lol:
1. but i havent been riding that long so i dont have a whole lot of wisdom.
3 so far, only one of whom is still riding (richard). The other two were my wife and her brother. All on my trusty Yellow '99. :)
Quote from: mp183We hit a small bump and she jerks backward. The hand on the throttle rotates and gives it gas. Thr bike takes off quickly. We head straight for a wooden fence.
Sounds like an Eli125 might have been better. Or maybe just ground one plug wire to the engine, and run on one cylinder :? .
I know when I took MSF, I made a mistake about 4 times, where I grabbed the brake for a quick-stop, and while squeezing the brake handle, I also rolled the throttle. Since I had clutch-in, this just produced a loud VROOM, but it was still scary. Each time, I froze-up, then stood there, at a stop, with engine revving. I looked at my hands, trying to figure out which hand to move first (hint: the right hand). After letting go of the throttle/brake, my instructors heaved a sigh of relief.
Anyways, I think if I were teaching someone, and they were as clueless as I was when I started, then I'd be pretty scared for them too.
I taught my friend Ryan to ride, but my dad has taught quite a few people.
i wont say i taught, i gave pointers, and gave opertunity to learn. some asked questions and i answer to the best of my experiences. the number of folks would bs quite alot
Three. The first one was a girl who was a freind, and she moved away. A guy who bought the same bike I had (SRX250), that was later sold to my younger brother, because he didn't ride it anymore. My brother's soon-to-be wife made him sell the bike a year later. All trained on my SRX250.
I am sure some of you have read the books by David Hough. From page 24 of Proficient Motorcycling about the risk factors:
Training: Risk:
Professional 0.46
School/club 0.50
Self taught 0.90
Taught by friends/family 1.56
So for me I have decided I will never be teaching anybody to ride before this person takes MSF.
I agree. While I don't know to much about riding yet. I don't anticipate giving anyone lessons. I think they would learn so much more and a lot safer at a MSF course. Now I can see giving them pointers, but no actual riding lessons.
My wife and I have a deal. I'll take her out for parking lot practices and ride practice AFTER she takes the MSF.
Before her MSF I'll only show her the controls and talk "theory"
Mostly because I like having a wife. :-)
uhh... none
My gf has shown an interest to learn and my boss has offered his daughter's XR100.
One, myself.
And then I took the MSF course and really learned how to ride. :thumb:
2 of my best friends, both of them are now with a real license
the motorbike virus strikes again :thumb: