Wannabe bike rider/owner question

 hi - taking lots of baby steps in approaching the idea of bike
ownership.  My questions are far too many right now.  But here is one
for starters.

On the blooper video shows that are often on TV, you see people
starting off on a scooter or motorcycle and usually end up driving
right into a wall or a bush, etc..  Why is this?  Is it like riding a
bike and trying to find the perfect mix of balance and speed to not
fall over?

Seems like getting the bike in gear and giving it enough throttle, but
not too much, to get the mix of balance and speed is a recipe for
disaster for a beginner.

 I can see how easy it could be to go too fast too soon and lose
control.   If/when I take the motorcycle class I would rather not
spend most of it dropping my bike...

Thx for any positive tips you all can offer.


Craig

 
Understand, many of those beginner crashes(at least
the ones that I've seen on Youtube, are staged).

Not that it never happens, but I suspect it's a lot less
prevalent/dramatic than sometimes presented.

 Anonymous wrote:


Surely not the one where the guy wracks up his brand new $35,000 Harley
on a parked car 4 seconds into his first ride.

And what about the still shot of a metric cruiser lying on its side
on a garage roof?

SQ

 
Maybe they don't like metric bikes? btw, are we too pc these days to
still call them rice burners ?

 John Hamilton wrote:

Yes. Keep it up and the RITP (Reeky Incorrect Thoughts Patrol) will bust
you for Thinking Bad Thoughts, Uttering Words Tending to Prejudice,
Inciting to Discrimination and Contempt of Certain Asians Who We Once
Fought And Back Then It Was Ok To Use Racial Epithets But Now It Isn't.

SQ