Need advice from experienced riders
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haiz.... 5 lessons and still havent cleared my Class 2B practical 1. Feeling hopeless !!
Nearly got into accident inside circuit today coz when i turn at the corner the instructor said i never turn the handlebar enough so when i turning round the corner i ended up in the outer lane from the inner lane. Nearly got whacked by a car.
Can someone teach me how much to turn the handlebar please? Will you fall if you turn too much? Also do you open throttle while turning?
And thanks to you guys who replied my last post. I can put the bike on main stand with no problem now thanks to the techniques you all taught me.
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always look where u are going... confirm wont make a wide turn (thats wad u r doing) or collide with vehicles on the other lanes
this is normal.. everyone makes wide turns at the beginning.
(1) look where u r turning 1st, turn left, look left.
(2) half clutch open throttle and let ur bike move off
(3) u feel the biting point (or if u feel u need to move faster), quickly shift to gear 2 for higher speed and quickly accelerate to the middle of the lane
ppl fall or make wide turn cos they dont dare to turn for fear of falling or they take too much time to change gear. by the time they finish changing gear, they notice they're already going into the outer lane...
or u can ask ur instructor to negotiate the bend and u request to be his pillion.. i think he'll be more than willing to help -
Chongster is right. Somehow it will become natural when u get use to it. Eyeline is very important when turning. Maintain ur throttle when turing will be smoother. Lesson 1 should be at slow speed, if close throttle, ur bike will start to knock and u will be kan jiong again. Maybe u nv sit bike b4 therefore afraid of falling. Ask the instructors to pillion u is very usefull. I did get a better feel of what i should do for 'S' course after my instructor pillion me and chiong once during my 2B days.
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Seeing me reply, think monster going to make noise again liao.
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Originally posted by No_regret:Seeing me reply, think monster going to make noise again liao.
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Originally posted by MoNsTer:
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just try to be as calm/relaxed as possible... dont worry it comes naturally
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Hey thanks guys! I'll ask my instructor to pillion me so I can get a feel of it !
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Ask monster also can. Although monster but i think still consider female 1 la. Whaha. No need to feel pai seh when she pillion u. She can ride very fierce also. The only person i know whom piston chui every 5 to 6 months 1. Ppl about half a year go servicing 1 time, she half a year top end overhaul 1 time.
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Wei.. toke rot si bo,.. dun off topic lar..Originally posted by No_regret:Ask monster also can. Although monster but i think still consider female 1 la. Whaha. No need to feel pai seh when she pillion u. She can ride very fierce also. The only person i know whom piston chui every 5 to 6 months 1. Ppl about half a year go servicing 1 time, she half a year top end overhaul 1 time. -
Hahaha!
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well... simple solution. just lean more.
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I dunno why... sounds stupid but I scared if lean more I might skid and fallOriginally posted by kopiosatu:well... simple solution. just lean more.
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Not sure if you have been a pillion before but i definitely feel you should ask some1 experience to pillion u out and let you have the feel of cornering... (hint: No_regret loves to corner).Originally posted by angelicpenny:I dunno why... sounds stupid but I scared if lean more I might skid and fall
TO be frank, with so much fear in you, it will be difficult for you to pass your lesson. -
you won't skid because you're going too slow.Originally posted by angelicpenny:I dunno why... sounds stupid but I scared if lean more I might skid and fall
you won't fall... well i can't guarantee you won't fall, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
anyway just lean more, you can actually lean more than 45 degrees! Which is alot for a beginner. -
Monster the instructor finally cleared me today after 6th attempts. I think he gave up haha. He pillioned me a few rounds then watched me. He said I got slight improvement in my cornering only...Originally posted by MoNsTer:Not sure if you have been a pillion before but i definitely feel you should ask some1 experience to pillion u out and let you have the feel of cornering... (hint: No_regret loves to corner).
TO be frank, with so much fear in you, it will be difficult for you to pass your lesson.
alot to improve on still... Lesson 2 can;t get any worse lah hahaha. -
Instructor asked me to imagine I'm a slow version of Valentino rossi.Originally posted by kopiosatu:you won't skid because you're going too slow.
you won't fall... well i can't guarantee you won't fall, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
anyway just lean more, you can actually lean more than 45 degrees! Which is alot for a beginner. HJe said if Rossi can corner until his knee touch the ground and also dont skid, it wont kill me to turn the handlebar abit more. 
so paiseh leh.... Managed to corner properly after instructor demonstrated a few times. thanks Guys! -
No Regret can pillion me?Originally posted by MoNsTer:Not sure if you have been a pillion before but i definitely feel you should ask some1 experience to pillion u out and let you have the feel of cornering... (hint: No_regret loves to corner).
TO be frank, with so much fear in you, it will be difficult for you to pass your lesson.
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brake to slow down before you enter the turn, and look at the exit of the turn when you are entering it.
once you enter the turn, do NOT apply the front brake. if too fast and you feel you're being pushed outwards, either in lean more or if no choice then apply some rear brake (gently).
tip: if you can feel your bike being pushed outwards, you're fast enough to lean inwards more. at slower speeds you won't need to bank so much.
try to maintain steady throttle through the turn to avoid wobbling.
once you turn past the apex of the corner, you can open the throttle slightly. this will help to get your bike upright. -
Really what! Although a bit off topic, but its true.Originally posted by MoNsTer:Wei.. toke rot si bo,.. dun off topic lar.. 
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Whaha! Good 1!Originally posted by angelicpenny:Instructor asked me to imagine I'm a slow version of Valentino rossi. HJe said if Rossi can corner until his knee touch the ground and also dont skid, it wont kill me to turn the handlebar abit more. so paiseh leh.... Managed to corner properly after instructor demonstrated a few times. thanks Guys! -
Originally posted by angelicpenny:No Regret can pillion me?
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She is in lesson 1 only. So i believe the speed is very slow. To apply brakes or not b4 the corner not much difference. Cos she also cant brake much. Too slow very difficult to turn or even to balance the bike.Originally posted by contrarian:brake to slow down before you enter the turn, and look at the exit of the turn when you are entering it.
once you enter the turn, do NOT apply the front brake. if too fast and you feel you're being pushed outwards, either in lean more or if no choice then apply some rear brake (gently).
tip: if you can feel your bike being pushed outwards, you're fast enough to lean inwards more. at slower speeds you won't need to bank so much.
try to maintain steady throttle through the turn to avoid wobbling.
once you turn past the apex of the corner, you can open the throttle slightly. this will help to get your bike upright. -
go lah ... teach her lah ... you racer leh ... hor brendon... hahaha ... got time pillion me too horOriginally posted by No_regret: -
Hands UP, Legs UP.. Support No_Regret go pillion her.....