Aaaaahhhhhhhh!!!

[Candy Pants]

So I'm driving down 200th street with my pops and he's alwasy bitching at me. GO faster cindy go faster you drive slow speed up. (i'm new common) I just can't do 100 in a 50 zone and feel comfortable. Anyway he's a light behind me and this light in front of me goes yellow fast i'm doing like 80. I know i can't hit another light for him to catch up. I hit front and back brakes. Nopw I don't know if this was a mistake but all of a sudden my tail starts shaking my tire locks and i'm fishtailing and blowing smoke out everywhere. I end up feeling the bike tipping get freaked and kick my foot out just trying to ride it out. i kick it back upright and hold on. I end up vertical facing the guy in the lane next to me and as i sit there looking like i planned it all. He gives me the fuckin thumbs up and sais good handling like i knew what i was doing. I was like instant headache and worried i was going to lose my limb. What would i have done if it would have tipped? What can I do if it happens again? Do I just jump off the thing and hope i don't get hit by a car? The guy beside me was stoked. I was kinda freaked out.

[Dalma]

Don't ride faster than you feel comfortable ever, ever, ever. There is a reason that you feel comfortable at the speed your at.

It sounds like you locked up your wheel while braking. That is not something you want to do on a bike. It sounds like you just need some more time to get comfortable with your bike.

[Igor]

Tell ya pop's to keep quet and drive 50 if that what it takes.
Don't be in a rush for a hospital visit.

[gixxstar]

Spooky. Sounds like you grabbed too much rear brake. You can't be afraid to let the front brake do the work. Rear brakes are practically useless for any full braking application. Most of the bikes weight transfers to the front wheel when you brake making the rear wheel much more prone to lockup and fishtailing. Impressive that you held that up, most people would have bailed as soon as the bike went sideways.

[maninblack]

I dont understand why would your dad pushing you to go faster than you feel like ? , I have only hear parent said you are going too fast

[InvisibleSoul]

Wow. Good job on keeping it up.

[Candy Pants]

Dad is like a 50's cruiser rider his speeds are 80 and up. I've only been riding for a year. It's funny how dad is because even if were stopped at a red light he'll be yelling your holding up traffic. It's really irritating but like i said he's basically the only person i can ride with or know in langley. Weird. I agree I was trying to tell him i don't feel it right now because i don't know what my bike can handle. Thanks guys it makes me feel great that i did the right thing. I have this notion if i bail i lose a leg. Maybe it just keeps me up i guess.

[Dalma]

If you ask nice I'm sure you could find a couple of riding partners here..

[maninblack]

there are planty of nice ppl here you can ride with

[CrotchetyRocket]

Yup, you locked up the back brake. You need to go to a parking lot and practise controlled max braking some. It's a skill none of us practise enough and practise makes perfect.

It's a common and classic error for the new rider to panic, get thrown back on their car driving "training" and slam their foot down on the pedal. The resulting slides are lurid and the braking effect minimal. I've done it, we've all done it, don't let anyone tell you different.

As a sport biker, I pretty much use the rear brake as a hill holder but, on cruiser style bikes, good rear brake control is necessary to get anysort of good stops out of them.

Crotch

[CrotchetyRocket]

P.S. Your Dad's a jackass for pushing a rookie, particularly his own daughter, beyond her limits.

Crotch

[Dawson]

Originally posted by CrotchetyRocket
It's a common and classic error for the new rider to panic, get thrown back on their car driving "training" and slam their foot down on the pedal. The resulting slides are lurid and the braking effect minimal. I've done it, we've all done it, don't let anyone tell you different. Crotch

Well i haven't, but when it happens i'll let you know;)

[Devon]

Originally posted by CrotchetyRocket
P.S. Your Dad's a jackass for pushing a rookie, particularly his own daughter, beyond her limits.

Crotch

I second that one! Get comfortable with you limits and take incremental advances from there. Not great big leaps!:thumbup

[Jayson]

third it.

[arcrz]

Originally posted by CrotchetyRocket
P.S. Your Dad's a jackass for pushing a rookie, particularly his own daughter, beyond her limits.

Crotch

Yup.Next time Dad pushes ya, tell him to shut the fuck up.

[DNAspark99]

heh.
her dad will hunt you down, skin you alive, and use your eyeballs as appetizers before he bbq's your brain.
he's a man's man. goin' slow is for wussies. :p

[BikerGirl]

Candy,
After learning to ride with my boyfriend I learned some of the 'finer' technics to 'managing' an 'enusiastic' teacher....

SLOW DOWN....

Everytime you find you are even a little beyond your comfort zone, slow down .... never ride beyond where you feel absolutely comfortable stopping - its not the speed that matters it's being able to stop the speed from stopping you.

'Enthusiastic' teachers have two choices when you slow down - wait or move on. Sometimes the latter is best...when they leave you on your own out there you'll develop your own style, your own comfort zone and your own groove on the road. The other really positive thing is is that yes, you'll still make little mistakes, but they will be in your control and you will ultimately feel responsible for ALL your actions.

So get out there without Pops and cruise on your own, I'm new too and found that after getting the basics, the biggest hurdle was feeling comfortable on the road on my own. I started small - to work and back and added to that. For me it helped.

Good Luck....:thumbup and nice job on holding on - I hope that was the last time for that experience for you....

[CrotchetyRocket]

Originally posted by DNAspark99
heh.
her dad will hunt you down, skin you alive, and use your eyeballs as appetizers before he bbq's your brain.
he's a man's man. goin' slow is for wussies. :p


Bwaha, he's obviously not a "daughter's man"....

Crotch

[Jayson]

wouldnt you be over protective and concerned for your daughter, especially if she were jsut learnign to ride... id be busting mirrors and holding up traffic to make sure no one fucked with her heh...

[KatRider]

Yeah, I can't believe anyone, particularly a father to his daughter, would be pushing a new rider to ride faster than they're comfortable doing.

Candy Pants, I'm sure there are other riders in the Langley area who would be willing to ride with you at a pace you're more comfortable with.