So today my father rode my bike up to the high school and let me have a go at it, I wasn't really nervous, maybe because of how many pointers I have heard from people without even being on the bike yet.
Anyway, I started out doing low speed turns around the parking lot, then as I got more comfortable I switched from left hand turns to right hand turns (I dont know if im the only one, but left hand turns have always seemed to be easier for me to lean into compared to right turns) I was quite surprised how simple it was to navigate the bike, i looked where i wanted to go and wallah the bike went there!
I feel like i got the hang of it pretty quick, however it seems like the throttle is very very touchy between open and closed, even if i try to be smooth with it.
Theres a decent straight line and I got up to about 4th gear before i had to downshift for a u turn. The only problem i really had was missing a few gears, but i think thats partially due to my bulky tennis shoes i had on.
I cant wait to get back on the bike, my MSF course is this coming weekend so I feel more confident now that I have at least ridden a bike a small amount.
Anyway, I started out doing low speed turns around the parking lot, then as I got more comfortable I switched from left hand turns to right hand turns (I dont know if im the only one, but left hand turns have always seemed to be easier for me to lean into compared to right turns) I was quite surprised how simple it was to navigate the bike, i looked where i wanted to go and wallah the bike went there!
I feel like i got the hang of it pretty quick, however it seems like the throttle is very very touchy between open and closed, even if i try to be smooth with it.
Theres a decent straight line and I got up to about 4th gear before i had to downshift for a u turn. The only problem i really had was missing a few gears, but i think thats partially due to my bulky tennis shoes i had on.
I cant wait to get back on the bike, my MSF course is this coming weekend so I feel more confident now that I have at least ridden a bike a small amount.