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.

2 of my best friends, both of them are now with a real license
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