What??? Dumbest thing I’ve heard. If you exit a burning car are you also guilty of abandonment???

It’s stupid filtering at speed what’s the hurry anyway

I’ve been riding for 27 years and I’ve dropped my Harley road king on a junction because not reading the camber of the road.

I failed my first CBT due to general lack of confidence and not being comfortable with braking in particular, but I feel a lot more prepared for next time after watching this video alongside your others in the learner playlist. I really appreciate the fact that you explain the how and why of various topics, its a lot easier to put things into practice once you know why you're doing them. The front brake explanation in particular made a lot of things click! Thankyou very much for taking the time out of your day to share your knowledge and make these videos.

Excellent content just clocked up over 4000 on my 125 as a returning rider. Best advice out there.

Does this stop middle aged blokes on sports bikes doing 110mph and killing themselves NO basically it’s just a money maker for the government

Deflate the tyres a bit for longer footprint - Ronnie Dahl the legend!

Older but interesting. Your reasons why you like your ride. I've never ridden an RT. I think I would like the RT. I ride a GS and really like the GS. I really like the engine braking. I am the stereotype old guy on a GS. It's comfortable, easy, relaxing, controlled.

Got my CBT in a week, all the videos ive seen the bikes are tiny ¬.¬ im a tall and big guy going to crunched up on the little bikes they have

It’s always left foot down mate that’s a simple one. Avoid sitting in the centre of your lane particularly at intersections as that’s where oil etc is.

A great video and very informative I've certainly taken on board some good points you made. Have you done a video riding on motorways I would be interested in your advice and vast experience if you have. Thanks for these lessons.

Initially though IMA was the way to go to become a better rider but the progression that is actively forced is incredibly unsafe. It’s fine if you are a police rider but progression just for the sake of it often sacrificing safety is not for me and I decided to leave it.

Interesting what you said about inconveniencing others, of pulling out onto a motorway and causing other vehicles to slow or deviate their path. Perhaps you can make a video about overtakes which result in the overtaken driver being required or forced to slow and to give safe stopping distance to the driver of another vehicle that has just overtaken them. That driver who has then more or less immediately pulled in or cut in on them Sometime by only some 20 or 30 feet and both vehicles are doing say 60 mph. That causes the overtaken driver to actually tailgate and should he have to brake and he collides with the vehicle now in front he could find himself liable to a prosecution for careless or unreasonable driving. Which was not his fault. That often a happens ands I blame the H.C. that says that one should pull back as soon as is possible. However it adds and then goes on to say that one should not cut in. But they do. They always do.

If you ride at a sensible speed you will often find some idiot behind trying to overtake undermining your safe riding

Been riding bikes for 50 years never really thought about what foot I put down ! but I ride bikes with both left and right gear change , on my vintage matchless do use more rear brake as the front brake is a little weak . Other bike is Thruxton 1200 with pretty good front brake so use the front most of the time (ABS and don't ride in wet ) rear is just used steady / stabilize bike going into a bend , don't think I use rear much in traffic . Seems odd to me so much is put on low speed handling , to me reading the road ahead and other road users is the skill bikers need , other thing is handling bike on bends Many panic when entering bend bit faster than intended and either go for brakes or go straight on ! I was lucky as teenager we had couple of older guys (in their 20's lol ) both had raced bloody quick on road taught me loads

I passed my Mod 2 test today.. I had a good instructor but your videos have helped me loads so just wanted say thanks for the videos you post.. Andy

Should we put both feet out in the beginning when the bike is running slowly with a heavy passenger on the back? Is it enough to put the feet on the footrest after getting the balance?😊

Agree or disagree. But as far as I'm concerned, bike tests these days are just a money-making scam. When I was younger, you took your test on the road with one guy standing and watching you. and it must have taken half an hour. All this crap now is just to con people out of a lot of money, and I don't like being conned. I haven't passed my test, but I was riding a 250-cc for years and never had any accidents. It may be important if you intend to ride a high-powered bike but not a 250-cc There is nothing they could teach me that would make me ride any better. I'm sure it would be easier and less hassle to get your flying license. I only wish I had taken my test before they brought all this bullsh*t in.

This is an excellent training idea. I'm pleased that you encourage early braking as I personally feel more comfortable with that compared to the late braking I was encouraged to do during my direct access course.

Common-sense advice, for sure.

I am new to you channel. Great content, and is exactly the information I was looking for, as I am not an experienced rider.

It's not a black and white question of left foot/right foot. Riding a motorcycle is about anticipating your route, looking at immediate obstacles, such as the 'left-looking right-turner' but also having an eye on the further distance and observing potential hazards. Then there is gear choice and engine braking, (two-strokes excepted, but not so common these days), and an understanding of braking distances, road surface, lighting conditions and weather. Basically, riding at 10mph or less, it's rear brake only. In such conditions, front brake would only be used in an absolute emergency. And you might still end up doing a 90 degree lateral 'off'. If I'm waiting in traffic, I rarely engage Neutral unless it looks like a bit of a wait, in which case I want to conserve the strength in my clutch hand. Motorcycle clutches are minimally affected by this practice, whereas modern cars suffer more wear if you keep your left foot down. Anyway, as I said, it's not black and white. Ride safe. Love and peace.

Hello, i'm very interested in the brand and model of the fluor jacket that you carries everyday. I'm use my bike (2010 fjr 1300) every single day all the year, and in winter it's very important that the cars could see me. Thanks in advance.

Unfortunately a colleague of mine lost his life on the brow of a hill. It was a long straight road in the USA and as he approached the brow he was middle of the road and didn’t slow. There was a car overtaking an articulated truck on the wrong side of the road coming the other way. He impacted the car. I think your advice is spot on.

Great video. At 12:02 there are great visual clues of what to expect in the wheelie bins at the roadside: a great favourite to throw into a commentary.

What an excellent explanation and answers the questions.

Recently done a bike safe day with the met police which took place in Dunmow Essex. During the classroom briefing before going out they talked quite a bit about Saccadic masking with good video examples. As a long retired police driver trainer (cars) was pleased to see it on the day. Thanks for covering here for folk not yet taken any further training. Stay safe

We should be able to stop within the distance ahead we can see to be clear ..." & reasonably expect to remain clear" on our side of the road Good video...hidden dips often overlooked. Flashbacks of being a passenger in mates cars getting air over hump backed bridges...although in fairness a lookout strategically deployed on bridge was sometimes used.🙄😳🤣......Mainly at Potter Heigham Bridge in Norfolk for anyone who knows it ! Cheers & Thanks 😊

I am so glad I found your channel. Along with the great information and guidance, I find you very easy to listen to; straight-talking and encouraging. I did my CBT just over three weeks ago and I'm starting the DAS next Friday. I've been riding a wee Honda XR 125 and I probably perceive myself to be having difficulties because I'm not consistently "good" and because I'm currently nursing a painfully bruised hip after an unfortunate hill start/ditch combo. Ouch. But I can laugh about it - as I'm sure the *many* people who saw it happen did....! I guess what I'm learning (and what is reinforced by your videos) is that I'm LEARNING - it's not going to be perfect, it's not going to look the same for everyone and it's not even going to be the same for me each time I go out. But hey, after the ditch incident I learned how to change gears by rev matching because the clutch lever snapped off... 12 miles from home! But oh how I wish I could learn with you... I'm just several 100 miles too far North! Thanks for your videos - I am watching as many as I can before Friday!

Was all ready to comment with "mowing the daisies" and then you said it! 😀 I've got an old DVD of Mike's in my collection somewhere. P2 or more towards P1 is down to how wide the road is. A lot of riders are good at easing left for blind crests but then mess it up when that is combined with a left hand bend. The crest gets forgotten about and they position just for the left.

Good advice as always, but you need to find some proper hills!!! 😀

I heard about a biker speeding over a hill and ride straight into a car that was turning just at the other side of that hill. A really stupid thing to do. For both of them. That biker survived the crash, but was severely wounded. Always be sure you can stop in time. So adjust your speed according to your range of view.

Your remark about the danger about being at the end of a qeueue is also relevant for being at the end of a qeueu just after a hill. In these situations I try to get a place closer to the front of the queue.

Whichever one is closer to the ground.

Regarding the 2 motorcycles starting at 2:41; In Europe, Germany, in particular, the car driver would most likely be making regular use of his mirrors and would have spotted the motorcycles approaching at a quicker pace than it was traveling, indicated, and pulled over to Lane 1 then returned to Lane 2 to continue its own overtaking procedure. Drivers and riders in Europe are treated more like adults which results in them taking more responsibility and producing better standards

Thanks for the video. I was deflated not to pass into the road riding assessment part of the CBT in London very recently. I rode a couple of Intro sessions over the past two years and felt confident enough to take my first CBT. But on the day, it didn't go so well, being a bit rough on 125cc auto scooter and my handling/control wasn't there. I managed to do figure-of-8, U-turn, emergency stop, slow riding all ok. Very shaky on the mock-junction turn. Being a bit tense on the bike doesn't help but I felt the CBT format was a tad unforgiving for anyone being a nervous novice because there's minimal time for you to iron out any performance and confidence issues. Having fellow CBT riders on their 4-6th CBT only amplifies the mistakes (no mater how minor). I'm man enough to admit defeat and I'm weighing up my options. The dilemma is without more practice with a bike of my own, how am I supposed to pick up the experience? Would I have to bite the bullet and spend £x for more ITM lessons?

Spot on! As a retired traffic cop I always expect the unexpected and never stop honing my driving/riding skills. I have heard many anecdotes like those you recounted in this video. Subbed.

My instink is 40 mph on bend, don't know it I could stop thou?

My first drop, after 900 miles on my 125, was at a T-junction which slopes upwards slightly. I stopped with the bike pointing a little to the left, this meant that the weight of the bike was now diagonally across the bike, instead of inline with the wheels, this caused me to lose balance and down she went. Fortunately not much damage to either of us. A good lesson was learned that day and I finally joined the real bikers club! I'll look out for slopes in the future and consider what effect this will have on the stability of the bike. Good video!

Very helpful. Did you pay that silver car at the temporary traffic lights to give you a perfect example? :D

Great video currently doing my direct access and my instructor says not to use front brake unless going slow also when you was turning left I have been told that close the gap could give me some advise much appreciated

As you pointed out my biggest worry in the wet is cornering. You mentioned that typically in the wet grip is reduced by 25%. Does this mean that if I only use 20 to 30% of my bike's grip on tarmac in the dry that I probably won't detect any difference in grip on wet tarmac?

1- Trail braking on public roads turns into "slow look press roll" once you are at normal skill and speed with no real challenges. Saying that it is otherwise (like this video) is completely nonsensical. Being an already confident rider, mostly you will not need to brake mid corner, you already have reduced speed to the point where you have all the wiggle room you need. As for a new rider trying to keep up with you- in actual bends- they might need a more powerful strategy than you to mitigate their fears and faults. 2: there are hardly any bends or slopes in this video- youre not in need at any stage, perhaps except the one you mentioned where you used trail braking. Try a blind corner downward slope bend sharper than 90 degrees. , followed by another that you cannot see before 2/3 into the first. These exists, and this is where slow look press roll fails and old riders on big bikes die. (At least in Norway this is a trend) 3: Trail braking allowes you to enter bends faster, it does not say you should. You should still allow yourself enough wiggle room that you can stop, say if a deer jumps into the road mid bend. Trailbraking allowes this to happen safely at a faster pace. But then again you should set the speed according to your visible sight, whether that means trailing into a corner or braking before. 4: A less skilled rider, might be inclined to enter a turn in a too high gear, not able to shed speed alleviating throttle = big problem with slow look press roll and a big engine. 5: trail braking can be done using any brake- it is not about braking hard or abrupt- engine braking is just fine if that allowes you to shed speed in a controlled manner. There is no saying trail braking is a front brake only technique, although you may need it when going in too hot. Trail braking by rolling off the throttle is still trail braking. 6 New riders should learn how to deal with going in too hot. Applying "slow look press roll" and starting to roll where you should not have started to roll, is extremely dangerous. Schools insisting on this technique from the starts insists that students bite into their fears when they are not ready, not using their vision properly etc. But the fear is an indicator that should not be learned to be ignored. Using slow look press roll to "set the turn" before seing the exit is dangerous. Braking until you are at slow enough speed to see the exit or slow enough for anything that may pop out in the road, is a better strategy, and it technically leads to trail braking at demand.

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You can fail your test immediately for forgetting to check a blind spot in Western Australia.

These videos are great and very informative. I recently had a squeaky bum moment which was adverted because I had kept my speed low. What scared me was that if I was going just a bit faster I wouldn't of had the control I had and would of hit a tractor head on. It was a sobering lesson.

I've been watching all of the videos for weeks, I'm doing my advanced riders hopefully in Sept, I got the foot positions spot on, I love the corner videos and positions on the roads, Devon has many pot holes and gravel.

The high side foot always.

Genuine question from someone who is tootling around on a 125 (with my cbt)…how much training does the average person need when they move to the bigger bikes? I’m looking to do my A licence later this year. I passed my motorcycle theory in December of 2022, and my cbt in January of 2023…I’ve had my trusty Honda CB125F since then, and have been riding round quite a bit on it, though I still have nervous moments at times. I’ve been driving cars for 12 years, so my road awareness etc is pretty decent…just wondering how people find it going from cbt to A licence with bigger bikes? Thanks

Great video! I'm REALLY bad at U-Turns, to the point I have actually dropped my bike on one occasion, the camber I hadn't noticed beforehand didn't help though. This is something I really need to practice at the first opportunity as I always feel as though the bike will just fall over as soon as I start to turn which upsets both me and the bike! Thanks for the advice.