Well it was gonna happen sooner or later!

Originally Posted by Leopard_lily

There's your problem chick - do not ever be looking at the floor especially whilst slow manouvering, that's why they teach you to look at a fixed point on the opposite side of the road when doing the u-turn because you need to be looking where you want to end up (and no not on the floor ....lol) head as far enough down that road as possible. A car driver looks on average 25 metres ahead, a biker an astounding 92 metres ahead.

Thank you! What a numpty!!! LOL

Originally Posted by simesb

You're just sooo helpful today, aren't you?

No, that's what I did a few times as a new rider at one junction that I really didn't like lol.

Reason being, I did the same thing as ruth, as I couldn't handle the power. And, it was restricted

Ok Dizzyblonde that make a lot of sense!!! You don't think bikesafe would be helpful at the minute? Is that because i need to get used to riding? And THEN use the course to iron out my faults?

(If i manage to get that far)

Originally Posted by Ruthja2801

Ok Dizzyblonde that make a lot of sense!!! You don't think bikesafe would be helpful at the minute? Is that because i need to get used to riding? And THEN use the course to iron out my faults?

(If i manage to get that far)

Yes, that's the genral idea, get some miles under your belt then do one.

There's your lack of willing though, get rid of them thoughts.

Originally Posted by plowsie

Yes, that's the genral idea, get some miles under your belt then do one.

There's your lack of willing though, get rid of them thoughts.

I'm just gutted at the minute and scared about getting back on for fear of it happening again!

[Paul the 6th]

there's quite a few people in quite a bad mood on these forums lately int there? lol cheer up guys, summer is on the way.

This lady sounds like she needs a little bit of support to get her back on 2 wheels again, making snappy/snide remarks isn't really gonna do much I don't think? Chin up ruthja, I didn't ride my bike for about 2 months after I had a 25mph lowside... I fell out with it big time. Then I fixed it and started riding again. Having a little off made me realise how easy it is to end up on the deck & as a result I had greater respect for the bike. Before I had my off I'd been riding with a "it won't happen to me" attitude

Hey ho, get well soon, if you're unsure about sorting the bike out, put a shout on here and ask if anyone has pics to make your life easier. P!

[Bluepete]

My tuppence worth?

It sounds like you are just too tense. Locked shoulders and arms mean that once the bike starts to jerk, so do you, and back and forth it goes, getting worse. Relax, concentrate on loosening your arms, dropping your shoulders and letting your wrists bend. That way, you can let the bike move under you, taking the movement out with your arms before it gets your body rocking!

Leave the TPS sensor alone, go and ride a bit, close to home, perhaps in a car park using the lanes and bays as junctions. It'll come, don't worry.

Pete

Originally Posted by Ruthja2801

You don't think bikesafe would be helpful at the minute? Is that because i need to get used to riding? And THEN use the course to iron out my faults?

(If i manage to get that far)

A bikesafe course instructor would most likely tell you to get more experience if you started to ride like you are saying you do.
Call your old instructor and get them to go out with you.

[TSM]

Originally Posted by Ruthja2801

Ok i'll remeber the turn thing! Thats probably where i'm going wrong!

The junction i'm talking about is a T and therefore hasn't got much road space before i turn, so it would be quite a tight turn, and i'm not that confident at leaning it over yet but i'll have a go! Maybe siting further back in the junction should help!!

Do bikesafe when you can, it helps.

Also many things you learn with your instructors are for you to pass, real world is diffrent.

Personaly when i come to a T, i have the bike angled towards the direction of the turn i require, that way i dont have to do to much turning before i set off. Its also much more to do with clutch control rather than the throttle.

Throttle is the total power you have requested but ultimatly the clutch controls how much and how smoothly you transfer that power to the ground. So dial in the required power you want and then use the clutch to make it smooth. Get to a carpark and practice slow speed control and setoffs using the clutch smoothly.

Ruth - don't worry about falling off. If it's gonna happen, it'll happen! You need to concentrate on your riding so that you can do everything to limit the chances of it happening again. Road miles and experience are your friends here.

Find a quiet area and go and ride it whenever you get a chance. An industrial estate, quiet housing estate or similar area will be great for this. Just go there and practise your riding, slow control, turning, starting and stopping, etc. Get some confidence then get out on the big roads.

Once you got some miles, get someone whos riding you respect to come and follow you to give you some pointers.