New To Riding!

[BraveHawk]

Hi BARF community!

I’m a new rider as of this month! I have a 2017 Indian Scout Sixty and I’m looking forward to just cruising around exploring the bay, just riding to ride.
I’ve completed an MSF course but otherwise I’m completely new to riding. Looking forward to riding with y’all!

 

[budman]

:newbie

Good to have you.!

Get to some big parking lots and practice what you just learned.

Low speed control should become second nature if you do that.

Boring.. maybe, but practice makes.. for a better rider.

Many smiles with your miles! :ride




GOLD

 

[SFMCjohn]

Hi BARF community!

I’m a new rider as of this month! I have a 2017 Indian Scout Sixty and I’m looking forward to just cruising around exploring the bay, just riding to ride.
I’ve completed an MSF course but otherwise I’m completely new to riding. Looking forward to riding with y’all!

:newbie

sweet Indian, very cool ... :cool

see you around San Francisco ... :ride

 

[BraveHawk]

Yup! I heard City College parking lots are fairly friendly, and even have MSF course markings on the lot. I'm definitely going to go practice U-turns, test brake limits, and work up my cornering until I scrape my pegs so I can get a feel for what that limit is.

I wouldn't say it's boring, maybe because it's brand new to me. But getting things to feel second nature would help me feel safer

 

[motomania2007]

Welcome to BARF and riding.

find a parking lot go practice all the things you did on the second range day including stopping smoothly, quick stops, shifting gears, swerves, and SPAT for cornering.

when you can do all that without having put too much thought into it then you're ready to go out and ride and really light traffic where you need to apply your situational awareness skills and anticipate that every car driver that can cut you off likely will and have a plan on how you're going to avoid them.

Sorry to pic nits but please, the course is NOT MSF.

The course is CMSP or California motorcyclist safety program.

And the CMSP courses are not the same as the MSF courses. And as an instructor of both the CMSP course is much superior.

The reason I'm asking you not to refer to the course as MSF is because people will search for MSF courses and will not find them. Because there are almost no MSF courses offered in California anymore. Instead they need to find CMSP courses. And I want everyone to search for the right thing so they find the right thing because I want them to learn how to ride and have a good time riding.

 

[chrisweir.com]

Welcome! Lots old crusty riders here willing to help. Braaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaap!!!!!!

 

[Butch]

Welcome.
Me, as an old fart, am pretty concerned about the challenges about street riding amounst. GIANT SUVs piloted by folks talking in their phone. Or texting.

That said, if you pay attention, you are prolly pretty safe, especially now.

So yeah, Ride now! Go down to Alice’s... NOW! Wander around that area. Very nice.

If you get up for a Mt Hamilton ride, hit me up.

Double welcome.

 

[Butch]

Welcome.
Me, as an old fart, am pretty concerned about the challenges about street riding amounst GIANT SUVs piloted by folks talking in their phone. Or texting.

That said, if you pay attention, you are prolly pretty safe, especially now.

So yeah, Ride now! Go down to Alice’s... NOW! Wander around that area. Very nice.

If you get up for a Mt Hamilton ride, hit me up.

Double welcome.

 

[Melissa]

so good ya posted twice!
Welcome to BARF! Glad to see you participating.

 

[Maddevill]

Yup! I heard City College parking lots are fairly friendly, and even have MSF course markings on the lot. I'm definitely going to go practice U-turns, test brake limits, and work up my cornering until I scrape my pegs so I can get a feel for what that limit is.

I wouldn't say it's boring, maybe because it's brand new to me. But getting things to feel second nature would help me feel safer

Don't them things scrape pegs just sitting still ?:teeth
Practice, practice, practice. There's no substitute for seat time.

Mad