OK 'fess up! Who is this guy?

[Gloomshadow]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35y6L0mg94Y&list=PLIgMsrme-zSh65tusXfgU9P88j_JWz5TJ&index=38

this is all I found.. this dude hasn't posted in 3 years as far as I can tell.. hope he didn't get himself killed!

oh ok... he posted 3 weeks ago.. I guess he got rid of his Buell.. hes on a BMW now..

 

[Got jack 7]

^ that's the one I was thinking about. Sorry.

 

[Gloomshadow]

yeah that was from his first wreck... he said he was learning... so I guess he was learning on a XB and it didn't quite work out for him... he seems to only have a BMW and hes got one video where he laid it down on a dirt trail... its tough learning so late.. seems to be in his 40s.. hes got real nice gear though, I guess hes got money..

 

[Got jack 7]

Yea must be nice. Even when u see this one.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FQgD14B4meU

 

[Gloomshadow]

yeah they went from dropping Buells and then they move up to dropping nice BMWs.. its awesome! Just ride around all day, dropping shit..yeah I like that idea.

See gentlemen, this is what Im talking about... these bikes are just too big for a lot of new riders.. he needs to have her on a GZ250 or a Kawasaki Eliminator 125.. that's too much bike for a little woman like her without any skills.. hes gonna get her killed.

 

[thrstrmech]

but if you keep your wrist out of the throttle, there really shouldn't be an issue

do you coast through turns, even slow ones?

the key to turning is where you're looking, the bike will go where you're looking. knowing how to set up for any turn plays a roll into it also, to include braking, shifting and rolling on the throttle...if you need more pointers, let me know. I use to be an MSF and CMSP instructor in California and by far not an expert nor claim to be, what I have to offer and willing to share is the past 25 yrs of riding experience.

 

[Gloomshadow]

I agree with 'mech and the others.. been there, done that, seen it. Depending on the student, 90% of them should be on something small and weak for about a year on the street. Putting the average person on a middle weight ST or sportbike is like fucking them over...their first accident or close call usually puts them out of the game for good... I know Im just an "old fuck" and I don't know what Im talking about but... just sayin'.. seen it a thousand times. Where do you think all these used 600s are coming from?

 

[clarson_75]

Why does everyone keep calling him a "new" rider. From what I managed to get out of his ramblings at the beginning, he is just getting back on a bike after an accident. Just before he tips the bike over he says he doesn't want to be on that road, because that's where the accident happened. He mumbles a lot so I could be hearing it wrong.

 

[Gloomshadow]

hes getting back on that same XB after he wrecked it.. and he keeps calling it "Bobs" bike.. I guess that was a the previous owner..

 

[Tbone]

Learning as a kid, I fallen 100's of times, on the street, dirt, rocks, gravel, cinders, sand, etc... As an adult never have fallen. Desire meets passion to ride will always enable you to pick yourself and your bike Up and do it again, and again, and again,..... until you get it sorted out. I do find the video funny to watch, but it is nothing I haven't done myself, as a kid though. I guess after being off a bike for 23 years, and I am 50 years old now, it would seem odd if I just started out riding and dropped my bike 100 times, it might look pretty stupid? I admire this Lady in the last video, who kept falling over and getting back on again, and again..., until she got it!! Her and I went to the same school, but dang she is learning on a lot nicer bike than a 1967 Suzuki 250 scrambler, and she has someone to pick it up for her each time. I also had to kick start mine, dang....I was only 11 or 12 years old and I probably would have loved to have a 1000cc bike if I did not have to kick start it? I'm just saying, Dang!

 

[Enemy Zero]

See gentlemen, this is what Im talking about... these bikes are just too big for a lot of new riders.. he needs to have her on a GZ250 or a Kawasaki Eliminator 125.. that's too much bike for a little woman like her without any skills.. hes gonna get her killed.

I agree that the best thing a new rider can do is start small and learn the fundamentals. In all fairness though, she's on an f-650. As a former F-650 owner, the bikes are extremely low, lightweight and VERY underpowered. Any bike can get you in trouble when ridden wrong but the 650 on that bike in stock form is quite anemic. I had to get rid of it because of its lack of power. It was plenty comfortable for traveling but man was it gutless.