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Oh forgot to mention… I currently ride a BUELL XB9S, also a BUELL X1 Lightning. These are up for sale though, thinking of a VERSYS… Anyone got one?? Hot or Not??
Hi, your bike will fishtail if you change down to many gears to quickly. The cause is due to the gear ratio. On your 125 1st gear is only good for a few miles an hour, 2nd up to 10mph-ish and so on. So when you change down to 1st or 2nd gear without slowing the bike to these slow speeds the engine tries to stop the rear wheel turning as the gearing doesnt allow these speeds. This instantly locks the rear wheel. This is how supermoto riders get their bikes to start sliding!
To sort your dangerous problem; When braking change one gear at a time, release the clutch until you feel some engine braking (not all the way) then change down another gear. If stopping at red lights for example, slow down to a few miles an hour then box change down to first keeping the clutch held in.
Hope this helps
Your instructor was a prick if thats the reason he gave you! YOU WILL RECIEVE NO FAULTS FOR GETTING ON OR OFF THE BIKE WHEN ON THE SIDE STAND! Watch your examiner get on, as they leave the Pan Europeans on the sidestands. The reason some instuctors advise not to get on or off the bike whilst on the sidestand, is so you don’t attempt to move off whilst the stand is down and so you don’t drop the bike on yourself, if you don’t get the stand down properly.
The best tips for DAS are going to come from your instructor! However if your instructor is only trying to teach you to pass a test, then demand your money back and find a school which will teach you more than a test route! I cannot stress this enough.
Hi. As a motorcycle instructor I thought I would throw in my thoughts!
There are actually no laws strictly governing filtering through traffic on motorbikes.
The Highway code only advises drivers to look for motorcycles and cycles filtering, before they commit to a turn. Which is unfortunatley not backed up by any law.
The Police riders handbook, advises not to exceed 20mph when filtering.
The rule about waiting behind the first car in the que applies to pedestrian crossings, not traffic lights in general. However motorcyclists may not stop beyond the stop line or in the cycle lane or box, this is for cyclists, not that they use them!
Undertaking on the left (between car and pavement) is certainly not advisable, certainly dangerous and in most cases illegal, if the traffic is moving.
If a police officer decides your actions are ‘reckless’ or ‘dangerous’, it would be hard to argue.
If you are involved in an accident whilst filtering, the case of Powell vs Moody is often refered to. In this case the blame was attributed 75% Biker 25% Car.
Although filtering is legal, and vehicles turning accross your path, or emerging from a junction ‘MUST’ give way to you, this law does not seem to apply to this situation! (Typical)
Be very carefull!!
