sozzle 400cc Rider
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just a thought,what should we be doing for new riders to encourage them to be a bit more sensible about their choice of bike and riding?.as has been stated on other threads there are people giving riders a bad name by having accidents that shouldnt have happened.personally whenever i take a new un out,i slow down a lot,tell em to ride for theirselves and not try to keep up and try to encourage them as much as i can.perhaps we should start before they buy a bike though.perhaps we should advise them to buy a bike more suited to a new rider than some of the race rep missiles people buy as a first ride.i think we can all agree that we have to do something as some good meets are being closed down cos some muppets are turning up and crashing or stunting within feet of large crowds.if we dont do something,the police will.old dickie boy will be proved right and limiters will be next.your thoughts.........
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new riders - Posted on 2007-09-08 19:25:13
ton_up 1300cc Superstar
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I agree Sozzle, maybe there should be a list of superbikes that you can't ride in your first year of riding or something like that? That said, if I bought an R1 after my test I would still have rode sensibly, because I know a lot of bikers who've died through being stupid. A lot of the time it's about what's between the bikers ears, not their legs!!
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new riders - Posted on 2007-09-08 19:35:44
smileysal 750cc Boy Racer
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Soz I used to work in a bike shop and you can tell trainee's till you're blue in the face that a CB500 or 600 Bandit would be a better option than the latest 'Blade or R1 that they've got their heart set on but it's like talking to a brick!
Same goes for advising them to buy the best kit they can afford and you still see them riding around in jeans/trainers/no gloves/t-shirts/shorts etc.
For the bikes there should bring back the limit of what you can ride until you have 2 yrs experience under your belt, a week DAS course is not sufficient to stop these lemmings killing themselves!
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new riders - Posted on 2007-09-08 20:19:35
vfor 1000cc Pro Racer
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SmileySal and work should not be mentioned in the same sentence.......lmao
training is the answer, not only for the the new new riders but also for those, and we all know some, who think they are the dogs on a bike, but in truth have been very lucky to reach this stage in thier life.......
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new riders - Posted on 2007-09-08 20:29:23
smileysal 750cc Boy Racer
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Ha ha don't judge everyone by your own standards Al!!!
Oh and BTW any chance of my sponsor money please, I did Snowdon, no bother!!! I think it was a fiver, can you leave it at SHC for me sometime please???
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new riders - Posted on 2007-09-08 21:53:18
kuchenhilfen 1000cc Pro Racer
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I don't think imposing size or power limits for new riders is the answer. If someones just gone through the trauma of getting a test pass they have every right to ride whatever they like. Anybody with an ounce of sense wouldn't jump straight on their first bike and start riding like a bellend anyway, no matter what the bike is. Besides that, you can kill yourself just as easily on a 250.
Its the lack of common sense that needs addressing. Ever tried to tell a 19 year old anything? Remember when you were 19, would you have taken any advice on how to ride your brand new rice rocket from some old fart in their mid-thirties? Its a tricky one.
As for the gear, doesn't everyone fall off once or twice when they're learning to ride? Once should be enough to get the massage through that if you fall off in your t-shirt its going to hurt a bit. If someone has the sense to learn to ride and pass their test but still can't manage to wear decent gear, nothing I say is going to help them.
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new riders - Posted on 2007-09-09 11:23:54
the_ox 1300cc Superstar
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17 yrs old, saved up bought a brand new 125 ( just before the 125 law and still the single test) went despatch riding with no knowledge crashed a lot, a lot more lost me thumb thru stupidity.
Experience has taught me a lot and one of those learning curves has taught me what keech is saying, no matter what you tell new riders they will still ***FILTERED WORD*** up. The born again ones whom think getting on a R6 let alone a R1 and think its like their old CB750 or wotever are the ones in with a damn big shock.
Any rider will try to see what it does in the red line in every gear, its human nature. To do it with minimum danger to others is preferred or on a track day but not during school hours with children about!!!!!
Basically think about your surrounding and ride to their safety is the best advise i can offer for newbies. And ENJOY.
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new riders - Posted on 2007-09-10 14:22:25
rsvar7 1300cc Superstar
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having just been up bridlington this last weekend with the good lady duc ....seeing some of the knobheads riding in vest tops n crocs / trainers on both custom and race bikes ...i think some sort of crackdown on study riding gear of any kind wouldnt go amiss......yes i iknow theres peeps out ther say errrr hold on a minit im not sweating me nadds off in leathers in the middle of summer but thers enuff decent kit out there that doent cost the earth.....army n navy stores type shops are a good start...i started out in para boots and and old barbour type jacket, black but looked good at the time .......and no ox not the stone age pmsl
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new riders - Posted on 2007-09-08 13:09:13
new riders - Posted on 2007-09-08 19:35:44
