MSF, new rider & no drops, 1 year+ riding.

too bad the MSF is so expensive in CA, but well worth it.

Quote from: ti-10 on June 30, 2006, 08:48:18 AM
I think she will get use to dropping it that she won't care anymore... So when does all this noob dropping ever stop ... couple of months or seasons??

Some of us ride for decades and never drop it once. Others of us ride for a month and drop it 10 times....we're all different (and I fit into the latter category   ). Really, REALLY recommend the MSF. What she could learn taking the safety course is invaluable, and it would really boost her confidence. Also, don't laugh unless she laughs first when she drops it.

I'm two years out, and I haven't dropped my bike in a couple of months now! w00t! 

I've not dropped the GS so far... *fingers crossed*
But I drop my Rev-3 almost everytime out, from as high as 6'... the first day I got the bike I looped it over 
Once a guy bailed and dropped his bike down a small cliff, but instead of making it to the gound the bike got stuck in a fairly tall tree about halfway down... took them a day to figure out how to retrieve it. 

I've dropped mine twice while working on it. Once when I was trying to get the front wheel back on, and once at a gas station... I had put my glove on the top of the pump, and when I reached up to get it, I guess i pushed the bike over a lil too far =P I've since learned to keep my gloves in an easier to reach spot =P

Quote from: pandy on June 30, 2006, 09:50:11 AM
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I'm two years out, and I haven't dropped my bike in a couple of months now! w00t! 

Pandy, only you are happy when its been to months since you have dropped you bike .  Now me i have dropped mine three times and slid once.  first, parking at the beach on a curb, bumped curb on fell over.  Second, next day, was in a hurry and didn't put kickstand down, bike fell over.  Third, cruising local twisties, looked down to check speed and noticed i was going zero.  stopped in a driveway, reinserved speedo cable and coming down the hill to a stop lost footing in gravel and toppled once again.  Forth, on way home after toppling bike encountered a deer in the road.  Trying to slow and miss dear, looked at ditch, went right to it.  so for me when it rains it pours

Nothing wrong with staying positive! 

I dropped my bike once per day for a week while I was teaching myself to ride (some 20 years ago!).

i dropped my bicycle a couple of weeks ago... does that count?

Quote from: subc on June 30, 2006, 01:21:59 PM
i dropped my bicycle a couple of weeks ago... does that count?

only if you cracked a fiaring

Quote from: ti-10 on June 29, 2006, 11:01:07 PM
She is really getting upset and is thinking of quitting... I just think its becoz her feet can't even touch the ground... But don't you guys think 3-4 times in that short of a time frame that somethings wrong?

May be you should consider dropping your bike in front of her to make her feel better  (Just kidding!)

Seriously if she hasn't taken the MSF, make sure she sign up for it. It'll make the whole learning experience much more fun and much cheaper at the end.

Lot of people managed to teach themselves how to ride, but knowing the correct technique is especially important for short rider since we dont have the strength to force bike into turning or to catch the bike when it fall.

Good luck to your friend!!!

We took the motorcycle course already! Thats how we meet Shes been dropping the bike in the course and now dropping her own... but she still manage to pass I think she will get better soon... I hope...

Had the bike maybe a month I had it parked infront of the driveway, went inside to get a drink and my sister inlaw tried to move the bike and droped it.  She got my wife to help her get the bike back up and my wife put the bike in the garage.

When I came out to the garage I noticed that the front left turn signal was hanging down.  Asked my wife about it and she said she didn't know.  So I walk over to the bike and then I noticed that he clutch lever is broken and there are some scratches on the bar end.  Asked my wife. . . your sister tried to move the bike huh?  She admited that she did and that she droped it.  

Wasn't mad and besides I high sided the bike two weeks later anyway  
Did alot more dmg than my sister in law did.

Seriously though just let her know that this is normal.  She shouldn't worry if whe is dropping it in parking lots or driveways.  The seat height of the EX250 is pretty high and since she can't flat foot it that could also be aiding in the dropage factor.  You might want to look into some boots that have a thicker soal that might help her keep her little beast up.  Just let her know that some minor drops aren't going to huet the bike and she should focus on practicing what she learns while in the course.  Everyone drops bikes and some do it more often than others, and good luck with the course.

My first bike was a Nighthawk 650.  It was HUGE and I'm only 5'7".  I dropped that thing so many times in the first few weeks...  Stop lights, in my driveway...  It was bad....  Then, after a few months, got the GS and had no drops.  Now i'm on a bike prolly taller than the nighthawk and have no issues.  At first it is tough but you get better....

The only 3 times I droppped my bike were the first two days I had it, when I tried to go riding and teach myself, before taking the course. So not to be a broken record, but sign her up for the MSF course!! Oh yeah.. I did drop it once right after that, I guess.... in the left turn lane on a busy road.. had some nice lady stop and offer to help me pick it up.. I was so pissed I just picked it up over my head with one hand and then put it down... ok.. so I used two hands...

Yeah definitely sign her up for the MSF if she hasn't.  The MSF was the first time I had ever been on a bike, I was nervous as hell about being able to control it.  Turns out I only dropped it once.  Very lightly at that; was coming back into the line and put too much front brake without having the bike straight, ended up just kind of stepping off it.  If the MSF doesn't get her confidence up try shaving the seat.

Quote from: Altephor on June 30, 2006, 04:28:20 PM
Yeah definitely sign her up for the MSF if she hasn't.  The MSF was the first time I had ever been on a bike, I was nervous as hell about being able to control it.  Turns out I only dropped it once.  Very lightly at that; was coming back into the line and put too much front brake without having the bike straight, ended up just kind of stepping off it.  If the MSF doesn't get her confidence up try shaving the seat.

Quote from: NiceGuysFinishLast on June 30, 2006, 04:25:54 PM
The only 3 times I droppped my bike were the first two days I had it, when I tried to go riding and teach myself, before taking the course. So not to be a broken record, but sign her up for the MSF course!! Oh yeah.. I did drop it once right after that, I guess.... in the left turn lane on a busy road.. had some nice lady stop and offer to help me pick it up.. I was so pissed I just picked it up over my head with one hand and then put it down... ok.. so I used two hands...

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Quote from: ti-10 on June 30, 2006, 02:34:00 PM
We took the motorcycle course already! Thats how we meet Shes been dropping the bike in the course and now dropping her own... but she still manage to pass I think she will get better soon... I hope...

Yay reading! 

Yeah, I know, I'm retarded.. I read that right after I posted my post... of course, by then it was too late..

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Quote from: Kerry on July 01, 2006, 11:36:28 AM
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