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Last Login: 7/27/2008 4:23:12 AM
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| Hi to all your experienced riders I am so jealous you make this seem so easy.  I bought my honda rebel in May this year have not ride much due to time limits and being a new rider I want to gain the knowledge of operating the bike before actual street riding. I ride with my guy who has limited time to ride with me, I take a safety course next month with Team Oregon. I really liked my bike when I first got it was excited to be a rider thought it would be easy. I still am learning to shift the gears, stopping and starting from traffic lights get me anxious. I was handling the bike alright but I did drop the bike an now I am really having second doubts about riding. I want to get the feeling I had before I dropped the bike, the freedom the fun. Does anyone understand what I am saying ** please don't take the wrong way but I am really struggling with getting on the bike with confidence. So I need some help with encouragement from other riders I know I can do this and I want to do this, how can I get to the point of the ride being fun? What tips can you offer anyone care to boost a lady rider? Share your experience maybe ride with? |
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| I've been riding for about 14 years and every time I ride I make mistakes of one kind or another. every rider does. as a rider with less experience, you are likely to have these mistakes amplified, and in this case, to the point where there was a get off. this doesn't mean you will be a bad rider or shouldn't pursue riding further. and it is absolutely natural to have the confidence problem you are now. you'll get over it, take it as slow as you need to. if you want to wait to get back on a bike until your safety course next month, that's fine. many many many riders go through this exact same experience and wind up having long safe riding lives.
Short answer, if you aren't feeling too confident, wait until the safety course next month, and go into it with a complete blank slate, forget everything you think you know about riding and just start over from the beginning then. You'll be fine.
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