If you could give......

[Old Git Racing]

A biker returning to bikes after 10 year without one (my mate) one piece of advice what would it be?
He bought one today, he's already had all the knee down shit and how to do it in the pub tonight, from experience what would be your one tip.

OGR
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2022 Tiger Sport 660 2019 Street Twin 2003 K3 gixxer 1000 1998 Srad 600 track hack

[CaNsA]

List all the things you have look out for these days.
Potholes, millions of road signs, scameras, power hungry traffic pigs, stupid cagers, 17>21y/o cagers, old cagers.
or
Do a refresher course.
or
Take it fucking easy.

[Islander]

Take it steady and give yourself plenty of time to reacclimatise to riding bikes. It takes time to reacquire old skills and reflexes won't be as sharp as they used to be. Aside of that, enjoy yourself.

[Fifteen15]

Advanced training.
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"Pain is weakness leaving the body, and blood makes the grass grow faster...but I'll wear my gear anyway"

[instigator]

You and your bike riding skills are not the same as they were 10 years ago.

[G]

Bikes got boring; buy an older one for fun.

[SQL]

My tip would be don't bin it.

[covent.gardens]

[Pete.]

[thx1138]

refresher lesson from an instructor

[trevor saxe-coburg-gotha]

Bikers still nod at each other - although BMW riders are arrogant cunts and will never acknowledge your presence even if you're on the hard shoulder and have just burst into a ball of flame, so just ignore them first before they can blank you.
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"Life is a sexually transmitted disease and the mortality rate is one hundred percent."

Mobylette Type 50 ---> Raleigh Grifter ---> Neval Minsk 125

[henry hoover]

[recman]

Fit a pair of Pilot 3s.

[multijoy]

Don't crash. If you must crash, don't die, unless you've just quadraspazzed yourself.
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'11 CBF1000A, '99 C90, '98 CB500
silky666: He rode amazingly well considering his bike is the weight of a small van and had slicks on.

[Ichy]

Relax and enjoy.

&

Yes, everyone is out to get you.

&

READ THIS
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https://www.metacafe.com/watch/1972097/how_to_behave_on_a_forum/

[1cyl]

Do an Apprentiship

Its all fine and dandy having all the paperwork, knowledge and theory based knowhow. But you really can't beat working in the field for learning.


Get out there and ride! Stick to roads you know and try and master low speed manouvers while attempting to clock up as much mileage as possible, practice makes perfect.
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Chase my Witch up, Catch my Snitch up.
The SMC | The Pit | Stable

[The Shaggy D.A.]

If you're only going to practice one thing, make it an emergency stop, in different weather conditions - get to know how your brakes and tyres act before you get the SMIDSY.
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Chances are quite high you are not in my Monkeysphere, and I don't care about you. Don't take it personally.
Currently : Royal Enfield 350 Meteor
Previously : CB100N > CB250RS > XJ900F > GT550 > GPZ750R/1000RX > AJS M16 > R100RT > Bullet 500 > CB500 > LS650P > Bullet Electra X & YBR125 > Bullet 350 "Superstar" & YBR125 Custom > Royal Enfield Classic 500 Despatch Limited Edition (28 of 200) & CB Two-Fifty Nighthawk > ER5

[thx1138]

[stinkwheel]

Rule 1: Look where you want to go.

Not at the clutch, gear lever, speedo, pothole, outside edge of the corner, patch of gravel, other bikers, women in short skirts or indeed, your reflection in shop windows.
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“Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles.