Dude I dropped my 500 checking the oil, thought the kickstand was down

holy crap, this old and actually good

Drive safe man. Enjoy your machine

I wonder how you passed riding test to get license? Wow, you must be very good!

One tip bro dont move the wheels so much try to lean ln more on monuvers nice i like the content bro keep it up

Glad there wasn't any damage. This is where taking that Basic Rider Course would come in handy.

a couple of pointers bro: Stop riding in the middle of the lane, lots of oil and debris there. When stopping, get more to the side of the vehicle in front of you. You're stopping right behind them, which will be bad if you get rear-ended.

I would recommend getting a rain repellent coating on your visor. It makes a world of difference.

i’m learning with you 🫶

Massive props on catching it, I have the same bike and with a full tank it's not light haha. It looked like you braked mid turn, I could be wrong but braking in slow speed turns with the tire not straight will bring it straight down. Friction zone, look through the turn and just keep a steady speed. Don't stress early on about staying in the cones, just improve your radius as you improve.

is msf course mandatory

Drop your bike is actually a good thing:) dat means you are leaning

I've been at it a little over a year and have learned so much on the permit with good experienced godly riders. Just get with wholesome folk who know what they're doing. You'll emulate their good habits and find yourself as a rider. Just ride your own ride. If you feel off ..stay off. I have a z400 and your bike is really nice for a beginner like myself too. You'll be fine. Just stay safe. Keep it up! Who you ride with WILL determine what goes down when you're out there. Bad riding mates=a bad experience or worse.

Alot are commenting that you should look to where you want to go, based on your camera angle your head turns seemed pretty solid. As others have also commented the near drop was likely because your speed was a tad low for how far your bars were turned going in. Keep up the riding! My brother and I started riding about a month ago.

Most ppl can have a bike and never drop it, but for sum reason new riders are dumping their bikes in parking lots alone. I'd say they're doing it on purpose at this point because they're trying to force U-turns as tight as they can for absolutely no reason. NOT THAT iT MATTERS because roads are wide enough for cars, so you're really just wasting time and money practising pointless skills. But some people on KZbin are convincing new riders that theyre no "good/safe/real riders" unless they can fuc ass around in the drive way. As if there were some kind of checklist you have to hit in order to join the club. It's honesty sad because the only reason they push this narrative is because they're attempting to sell a training course no one needs, and they're doing it by targeting the fears and inhibitions new riders have. When in reality, if you just ride your bike and do things when you're ready and when the need arises, then you'll get it all the same. (If you know who, then you know who)

16:51 never use the front break when turning at low speed it makes the motorcycle tip and fall to the side very quickly, only use the rear break it will even help you do tighter turns when balanced with the clutch. good luck!

Hey were you able to get insurance with just permit ?

Question were you able to get insurance with just your permit ?

yi bro, when doing a u turn or any kind if turn, look at where you want to go. For example, for a u turn, u want to be looking all the wag back

I wanted a profile of the bike. Everybody only does first person. At least stand back and lower us see the bike. I bet that black looks gooooood!

Looks like you simply didn't give it enough clutch. If you feel like the bike is about to tip over from doing this exercise, it needs a bit more speed.

That's ok I had a buddy ride mine home for me it was an hr away as soon as we got home I took it 1block away and tried a u turn to come back and park it...yep I dropped it 😂 so I got it out the way literally on day one of ever riding lmao..it was a Honda shadow areo 750

If you turn the bars and stop like that it’s going down Happened to me too during slow maneuvers 460 lbs held it on the way down and it rested for about 20 seconds Glad you didn’t get pinned

Totally wrong how you steered the bike. That's why you need to learn counter-steering.

just dropped mine today... Stop sign, twice.....good learning experience, at least its slow!

Good Job!!! Turning your head(most imprtant) friction zone and rear brake is your friend making slow maneuvers/u turns

this content is so damn relaxing to watch man... enjoying it so much, doing a damn good job without doing a course, keep it up! <3

Hold the clutch in the friction zone when doing slow speed turns. Dropped the bike doing a sharp right turn in my CMSP training because I wasn’t doing that. Additionally, TURN YOUR HEAD WHERE YOU WANT TO GO. Good save though lmao

what frame slider is that im looking for one for my 500 but i dont want to cut my frame

Not super ideal to cover front brake all the time but especially when doing low speed maneuvers.

Make sure you are looking at where you want to go. You mentioned it a couple of times but you are forgetting to do it when you are practicing your U-Turns. When you start of your U-Turn turn your head way over your left shoulder and focus on the exit of the box and not the cones. Target fixation... its a real thing. It will feel weird at first not looking what's in front of you but once you experience it you will notice how easy the turn is by feel. Other than that follow the advice given to you by @db7011. Keep up the good work. Regarding your bike not cranking after you laid it down, it should have a tilt sensor which requires you to cycle the key to clear it.

i let my buddy practice on my bike since he’s taking the msf soon. he dropped the bike like you did, and it didn’t start at first. don’t worry about any mechanical stuff being wrong, my bike ended up doing the exact same thing as yours, cranking and didn’t start. flipped the key over and did a fresh start up and it’s been perfectly fine. props for uploading the drop

When i got my first ninja 250, i couldn't wait for a week for the msf course to start so i tried teaching myself and wrecked trying to do this same thing. I took the msf course and used their bikes and dropped them plenty lol. Then went back 2 months later after passing and getting my license to retake the refresher with my actual bike and did NOT drop it.

Its nice to see you do this as i just finished my msf course and i have to say you really should go do one after the fact to see what you didnt know that they teach you becasue you need more speed on the cone weave the main thing they told me was speed is stability that was drilled into our heads

slowest ninja rider so far lol

at 0:37 you should have looked left again, just to be sure. If a car was hauling ass on that street, you wouldn't have seen it until your second look. Just a friendly tip

good start! for low speed turns, ride the friction zone and give a little throttle. Then let the clutch in and out a tiny bit to give power and pull you through the turn. Then combine that with dragging the rear brake and it'll feel much easier.

Ive dropped my Mt07 a couple times like that and its never have any major damage... anyone can drive fast on the roads on a bike... but low speed maneuvering is tough at first.

ay it happens man! youll look back n laugh one day :) ride safe

getting my permit this week and am going to try n buy a ninja 500 as well. hell yeah man

Msf courses are WAAAY overrated expensive and time consuming. Keep practicing and get about 600 miles of riding in and you will be fine. Social media has tons of resources for tips and tricks to operate a motorcycle. Also i would like to add go to your DMV and pick up a motorcycle operator handbook for your state. Read it cover to cover 10 times and occasionally reference it after rides. You will have your license in no time.❤👍👍

First time ever riding in the rain is kinda wild lol

I have a quick question (curiosity) in america do yall need to take a course before getting your bike licence ? Or not ? Its cuz i see so many people online starting to ride with license but they dont know anything abouth how to ride

just be safe in the rain G

How tall are u

As an on and off rider for 17 years only do what you are comfortable with! Don't let other riders influence you. Don't. Thats how accidents happen. Only do what you know you are capable of doing with your own limits. My first ride ever I was on a 2005 hyabusa and it almost deterred me from riding period but I kept going. The other riders made fun of me for several years but I didn't care...still don't. I still don't peg my bike out I ride for the enjoyment not for the recklessness. Hope you have good rides and fall in love like I did.

Those roads are absolutely horrendous

In a couple days he will zip right out the the garage no neutral it down

19:59 ik u joking but breakinf periods are so the engine doesnt blow on you lmao mr kawasaki could care less if you want to respect it it’s literally for the benefit of the rider to break in a car or bike properly because you letting the engine and components settle in properly and not launch it roughly

Doing great for first time! Remember to downshift back to 1st when coming to stop. Always want ro be in gear incase you have to get out of hazard