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[@yammienoob]

"Ride in 6 Gare" merch is now available. Go to www.yammienoobmerch.com and get entered to WIN our FREE motorcycles! Questions and timestamps below: 1:32 - How to get over fear of traffic? 2:17 - Is Grom a good beginner bike for short riders? 2:40 - How to get confident with speeds 3:09 - How much horsepower do I need? 3:47 - How to ride fast in 6 gare 4:00 - How do you lean in a curve in windy roads? 5:15 - Why did the Svartpilen 401 go down in price? Better than Duke 390? 6:10 - Why does the bike feel heavy in low speeds? 6:53 - How do I apply brakes smoothly? 8:15 - Will I drop my bike as a beginner? 9:12 - Gears are confusing and I panic while coming to a stop, help! 10:57 - Losing rear traction under downshifting - help 12:33 - Should I ride in sneakers? 13:25 - When are you not a beginner rider? 15:05 - I feel uncomfortable braking on the front without ABS, how do I improve? 16:03 - What, in your opinion, is the best beginner bike? 16:19 - When we're riding at 50-60 is it alright to hold the clutch or brake? 16:55 - Should I stick by myself or ride with a group after a month? 18:12 - How can I work on improving my abilities? 19:45 - Will people ever stop asking if supersports are good beginner bikes? 19:58 - What would be your first piece of advice for a track day noob? 21:08 - Is it possible to control knee down so you don't scrape? 22:39 - Can you go over rev-matching? 23:12 - Do I need to pull the clutch to use my front brake? 24:08 - I want to go to track but I'm worried about looking stupid 25:23 - Can you slow down without brakes? 25:56 - How should you stop with the gears? 27:00 - What should I learn most as a beginner rider? 27:34 - How do you get over the fear of looking stupid as a beginner rider? 28:25 - How to self-evaluate when you're ready for a second bike and what bike is right for you? 30:46 - Body position and proper cornering technique tips 31:47 - my dad won't buy me a busa - help 31:53 - Best way to start going to the track? 32:36 - Is it difficult to ride with a passenger? 33:39 - How do I start riding track in Texas? 34:31 - I'm only 5'5" and struggle to ride sportbikes, help! 35:10 - How much do YOU practice super slow speed stuff in parking lots? 36:12 - How do I get over the feeling of my tire slipping and getting rid of my chicken strips? 37:08 - Direction change and braking? 38:00 - How do I slide a bike? 39:15 - How do I get over riding nooners all the time? 39:30 - I only use the front brake, is this bad? 40:40 - How old were you when you attended your first track day? 40:48 - Is it safe to lean super aggressively on the street? 41:23 - Discord user shitpost

[@dillondeimler9900]

040 no I blinking at us right now I power I will get a nice Head Start

[@jake6578]

Is the mt09 a good starter

[@joshuahunt8871]

43 minutes of advice for beginners and not a single mention of "A Twist of the Wrist"

[@HiroNguy]

Many thanks for the timestamps.

[@HiroNguy]

@@jake6578 Nah you'll just get bored too soon. Get a turbo 'Busa with an extended swing arm. With nitrous.

[@keithstarkey5584]

The question: My dad won't let me buy a Busa. The answer: get a new dad! And there it is, folks. All riding answers are found in getting rid of, destroying, crushing and killing anything that gets in your way to success! Ah, gotta love Papa Yam!

[@johndiehardmclean23]

If I'm old enough at 42 to be your Dad...I will adopt you dude!!! 🤣😂🤣

[@RAHUL-dt5xm]

@@johndiehardmclean23 wtf dude 😂

[@kevinsmithgaming]

@HahrtDood ok that made me cackle lol

[@biking-northwest]

Only a turbo busa or gtfo

[@robbyashton8518]

My dad's pretty much the opposite he always tries to get us on a bike

[@agreatdaytogame5614]

Yammie's life lesson. "Take it to a parking lot.....you'll be fine."

[@thetokerjokersmusic]

I like this, but so do 69 others so I won't...

[@steve00alt70]

most parking lots in my town have gates closed

[@edliu43]

Call them Yammie Lots

[@seffievondionysus3198]

I'm only worried about GETTING to the parking lot lol

[@mattb6646]

You can only do so much damage in a parking lot

[@garageguychris4256]

experience - some people may have 10 years experience and some people may have 1 yr of experience repeated 10 times

[@scrateshooter]

Nobody riding a motorcycle frequently for 10 years has only 1 year of experience unless they are driving the same abandoned highway in Southern California every day.

[@albertgeovanni3301]

It only need 1 month in the street of S.E.A. to be atleast not being a beginer

[@stiggles98]

@@scrateshooter where the hell are the 'abandoned' highways in SoCal? 😂

[@akfin4763]

I have been watching you for couple of years now and I have liked your content. I just got my first bike and I am now a full squid. Thanks for inspiring me to get started

[@akfin4763]

Should I be worried about not being scared to ride at all

[@bruhbruh3829]

@@akfin4763 nah dude I started out riding very very recently and there is nowhere I feel more comfortable on than on my bike. Maybe because it's a 100cc a1 bike....

[@LunchBXcrue]

Kakka Pyttynen that sounds like something someone who is actually scared would say...

[@akfin4763]

@@LunchBXcrue I already crashed lol

[@bruhbruh3829]

@@akfin4763 lol

[@law5223]

Still here waiting for that photo of Yammie at his last racing weekend to pop up 🙇🏻‍♂️

[@strongocho]

Awesome video!!! Today is officially my first day riding. I picked up an '02 SV650 last night and have a MSF course scheduled for the 18th, but until then I am about to do probably 6000 laps around my neighborhood annoying my neighbors lol. EDIT: I just got home from my first time ever on a motorcycle. It was surprisingly intuitive. I stalled twice learning the clutch, then never stalled again. I don't have a parking lot nearby, so I just started pulling laps around the neighborhood and was surprised how manageable this 650 is even with the larger more torquey aftermarket sprocket the previous owner put on. I was so scared an intimidated by motorcycles, but it wasn't so bad. I actually was really confident and comfortable with the riding and operation of the bike, the thing I was struggling on was the lack of vision from the helmet, spatial awareness, forgetting my turn signals multiple times, and anxiety when a car was behind me, but in terms of actually operating the bike, it felt really good. I was smoothly upshifting, smoothly downshifting and blipping the throttle within 10 minutes of riding (I have been aggressively driving stick shift cars for the past 15 years every day, so shifting and rev matching is already ingrained in me), and I was able to downshift to first>come to a complete stop at a sign without putting even one foot down>smoothly pulling away after just a few laps. also, I DEFINITELY understand the argument now of if a SV650 is a good first bike. It was completely manageable even with the aftermarket sprocket and light enough where I feel comfortable, BUT.... I am almost 34 and think I am super responsible and even I was feeling the 21 year old me coming out after a few laps and had to reel it back and remind myself that I am brand new to this and don't want to squid across the street on day one. Just a half inch of throttle in second gear is more acceleration than I have ever felt in a car and the fact that there is still like 80% more throttle and 4k rps above what I was doing kinda terrified me and tempted me at the same time. I think if I got this bike when I was 21, I would already be in a tree. 33 year old boring me was even struggling to keep my testosterone in check hahahaha. This is already an addiction though. I came inside because my arms are tired (I know I am probably using them too much to support myself and should hug the tank more to prevent that), but I already wanna go back out. my wife is gonna hate me when I am out taking 2 hour pointless drives every day hahahaha.

[@roryherk1805]

Haha got the bug

[@greglinsmythe3375]

Really impressive for a first day. You clearly have a knack for riding.

[@sammcgougan935]

Yammie please can you do a video for parents of young squidlets (17-19) that want to get into riding but their parents are skeptical. Just like some facts about risks and other beginner stuff etc... Thanks! Yours, the young squid Sam

[@MrGerritv]

Hello Sammie Nood

[@johndiehardmclean23]

As a old squid...I'd recommend getting them to learn the art of 4 wheeler driving for 25 years...Prior to any 2 wheeler action! 🤪 This is the route I went down & now at 42...Considered a responsibile adult on my lil 125cc!!! 😂🤣😂

[@AirwaveInvader]

In my experience, if you live with your parents, you might as well forget it. But if you’re really brazen, take a safety course, get your license, save up and buy a used bike. They MIGHT not make you sell it. It’s nearly impossible to convince your parents that getting a bike is a good idea.

[@zdtex4594]

@@AirwaveInvader I'm getting a yzf-r125 and my parents are fine with it lol (I'm 17 btw)

[@Nebnub]

@@AirwaveInvader bitch if you're 18 years old they can't tell you what to do, y'all gotta stand up for this shit

[@yunglogical6398]

It’s your favorite uncle yammie pube. BUSA boi himself has blessed us with another video and I have stopped my day to hear papa yam answer questions

[@mr.irishboy5187]

I’ve asked so many times please don’t do this to me my homework schedule is ruined

[@Sk0lzky]

When you're so bad at productivity you need a homework schedule but still manage to fuck up :D Ik that feeling, I'm 3 years late on my masters xD

[@mr.irishboy5187]

Sk0lzkiy yayyyyyy

[@robomoto5550]

Sooo you're not actually a yanmie 'noob ' anymore?

[@blessedbethecurse]

I know, right??? "Yammie Noob", pfft... more like a Ducati Illuminati with his fancy bikes and the answers to all of life's questions 😛

[@robomoto5550]

@@blessedbethecurse yer i know. Used to be all Groms and Ninja 250s wtf happened?

[@thedaily30]

@Reithierion thank you. I’ve been riding 23 years now, and I still wouldn’t present myself to anyone as an “experienced” rider. Just sounds douchey.

[@speedyboi349]

Been riding since second grade Ahh yes still miss my 50cc 2t Edit and my 110cc quad

[@aahr100]

Best advice for any rider but especially beginners, is go get more training.. learning on your own is fine and everything but it can be so much better and you’ll learn quicker with some good instruction. Also it prevents you embedding bad habits in your riding.

[@awpgaming7505]

I took the MSF course at harley and i had a blast! After not riding anything let alone a bicycle in 12+ years, It was a smart move taking the course and getting my confidence back. I would highly suggest that to any new rider, or like me have a little bit of experience but its been awhile. Worth it!

[@ronoldcross8189]

Don't need "big". 300 - 500 is just fine. All the speed, all the fun Learn and keep.

[@zachleo137]

I agree, I drive a 900 but started with a 500 hd. Nice to learn on and then upgrade once you feel comfortable.

[@wakeboardpro93]

LEARN IN THE DIRT!! imo thats the best way to learn if you've never ridden a motorcycle. trust me falling in dirt and grass in field hurts alot less than on pavement. dirt bikes are lighter, cheaper (buy and fix), and not as fast. you can learn braking, clutching, gearing, cornering, everything. you can even go out right after it rains, and learn how react and handle a bike when the rear tire breaks loose. I promise if you know how to tear up a a wet hay field or go skipping through corn field rows wide open on a dirt bike, you're already a better rider than most of the riders on the street. I learned to ride dirt bikes when I was little and got bigger ones as I grew, I never touched a street bike until 2 years ago when I bought my friends older cbr600 when he got a new one. this was the first street bike I ever rode and spent about a month learning the bike. mostly just cornering, dirt bike you kick your heel into the dirt and pivot the bike around your leg where on a street bike you lean. I talked my friend whose been riding street bikes for 5+ years into going to track with me where I cooked his lap time by over 10 seconds.

[@jonelliott9627]

Yammie, you are the future of our sport. So grateful young people like you are out there leading the way. Great job young man ! I love your videos .

[@bkinternet]

yam we need an isle of man tt video expeditiously

[@Anonapprentice]

You mean isle of squid? 🦑

[@Hyperzxz]

You holding that drink makes me want to get a coffee

[@jaysean259]

That boy didn’t even take a sip 😂

[@HiroNguy]

I'll grab a beer!

[@eljuano28]

Coffee is life!

[@jpablo4837]

Makes you THINK it’s a coffee😉

[@jquiznos2283]

thought it was just me

[@thedood2059]

“No fastest lap on your local street” *laughs in initial d*

[@supakamario]

Never dropped mine (almost did ) 😶 watch me drop it today

[@trinity27777]

Have had my R3 for a little more than a week, 850 miles on it so far, 1st oil change complete and have not stalled at all, but have dropped my bike once ): but still not to bad so far, all thanks to you buddy, Thanks.

[@garetc7706]

I’m excited to see the svartpilen content. I’m taking the course in a couple of weeks and am most likely going to be getting the svartpilen as my first bike. :)

[@rizamartindecastro2711]

“I drop bike all the time.” - thanks for this 😜 Now I feel just fine

[@SpyingroomXbox]

For learning when to shift I recommend playing a racing game and getting used to hearing the engine and not looking at the RPM. That's what I did and it worked flawlessly and I have never been able to drive a manual before then.

[@whodat4265]

Damn I actually recommend this

[@matthewtassell7196]

Finally got my bike license a couple of days ago, life’s good!

[@mykematics8156]

Very helpful video...you’re the first person I’ve heard mention that “overblipping” over “underblipping” detail when rev matching. Thanks for all your videos man. They’re great!

[@srdjanmatic7099]

Only thing that was little difficult for me at the beginning was rev matching (while i was practising it), if i didnt concentrate on it, i would somethimes blip throttle between 2nd to 3rd, 3rd to 4th instead 3rd to 2nd etc...luckilly i dont do that anymore :'D

[@isaaclewis3677]

Just bought my first bike!!

[@TheChozenOneTV]

Nice be safe man

[@chalelu]

Congrats 🙌🏼

[@harshpardikar7688]

Congrats dude! what did you get?

[@uhmuhm4265]

Awesome

[@isaaclewis3677]

Yamaha Vstar 650

[@Knobblytyressoggysocks]

Nice upload, had my 125 ninja (uk) just over a week and as a 38yrs old mum that has waited years for this, I’m loving this journey. Will take my DAS next year as we are now heading into winter. Don’t want to be on the L plates forever but happy taking my sweet time getting the skills.

[@AlexG-ii2sn]

The best tip ever given to me was from you Yammie to look ahead thank you for that it made me better and more confident rider especially on corners it works like magic. You probably get that a lot but you are the best youtuber out there. Keep it up 🖖

[@feelinfine10]

Jesus that Daytona looks incredible with the fairings!!

[@coopershira7504]

Honestly “how to apply brakes smoothly” never really crossed my mind as a beginner rider, but I’m so glad I found this simple information

[@MotoJournoKris]

Great advice. Especially the pillion bit, always get your pillion to jump off if you're not confident getting out of, or into a parking spot, or moving into position to take off, it's just safer for both of you and your bike.

[@th3lastsh1nobi64]

You are the motorcycle content I consume and crave. We street shinobi watch from the shadows, concealing our presence but see all. Ps. 08 ninja 250 noob

[@kierenmoore3236]

6 years, lol ... and crashed more times and more spectacularly than most people in that time, too ... 😁 Self-appointed experts are always the best ... 😉

[@yammienoob]

Yup. And about 100 days on track, a competition license, on and off road experience, ridden in 6 countries, hundreds of different bikes, done several riding schools and racing schools etc etc It’s easy to write a comment. Show us how it’s done bud

[@whodat4265]

Yammie Noob go get em dad

[@kierenmoore3236]

Yammie Noob ... Cool story. Exactly how legal are your bike lotteries, by the way? Who audits them? Anyway, I’m sure you need the money more than the children’s hospitals, etc, that benefit from traditional, legal lotteries.

[@kierenmoore3236]

@@kidmosey - I see comprehension is not your strong suit. 🧐

[@raulquintanilla2849]

@@kierenmoore3236 lmao why change the subject when you get btfod?

[@rickdtrick]

Is rev matching important even when you a slipper clutch?

[@stvns1k952]

"see this photo here that i did at my last racing weekend." WHERE IS IT YAMMIE? WHERE IS THE PHOTO?!

[@blankpuddle0249]

You kept saying 4 tenths, 5 tenths, etc. I have 0 clue what that means.

[@connor9146]

10 tenths is going as hard as you possibly can on your bike, so 5 tenths is just like going a half pace, nice and casual but sporty. Like half try-hard lol

[@blankpuddle0249]

@@connor9146 thank you so much!

[@ryanhennigan4938]

I always miss the "submit your questions" stuff. Great insight, regardless!

[@DaOzMan0608]

The question @ 9:12 about downshifting. You forgot to talk about knowing the max speed of each gear. Having the knowledge of the max speed of each gear. Go out and find out how fast you can go in each gear and make a mental note of it so when you need to down shift and you're going 45 you know you shouldn't go past said gear. That how i learned i can go down to 1st IF I rev match while doing 60mph.

[@kristaallen9451]

How do you get your first bike home if you haven't ridden before lol

[@LM-dj6gc]

When I first dropped my Scooter, I was doing a U-turn the opposite way to what I was taught as to get onto the pavement and took it a little too sharp. I got home thinking my dad was gonna kill me because I had bought it the day before as an ex-demo so it only had about 100 miles on the clock. First thing he did was laugh, second thing he did was say “if you haven’t dropped a bike, you aren’t a real biker”. In sixish months of riding I haven’t dropped it since, but I have dropped her in a ditch doing a U-turn on a tight road, broken the gear shifter on my cruiser causing me to ride in first gear home, broken the gear shifter and had to push the bike up a steep hill to the nearest car park , fallen off of my dad’s Divvy in an accidental pillion power wheelie as well as accidentally caused a 3 bike domino effect in the garage. Whoops! At least I know how to not massively break myself when something happens on the bike. The more unique mistakes you make, the more you learn what not to do.

[@losbeaner2]

Started with a vento 250 and hopefully come out with a z900rs this week 😊

[@shaandhillon6430]

New drinking game: take a shot everytime he says gyroscopic forces

[@peterv1806]

This information is amazingly useful and exceptionally well-explained. You are so knowledgeable! Thank you.

[@2ttrashwagon582]

papa yams: talks about rev matching when downshifting me: just slaps down a gear at 0 throttle and hopes for the best

[@no_name4485]

6:31 theoretical physicist here that is called the bicycle effect it's when two gyroscopes counteract each other and make the two gyroscopes want to stay in a straight line i.e. feel light and no one knows why really we just know the what and how it's one of the biggest mysteries in physics I'm not an expert on the subject but MIT is doing research on it and I believe Harvard used too as well it's really quite fascinating stuff Edit: it's funny to think that scientists don't know why bicycles/motorcycles work you would think that it would be an incredibly simple answer for something so innocuous but it's not it just go's to show humans aren't that smart but we're trying our best to get smarter

[@johnfrye9560]

The physics are: Gyroscopic precession. When a force us applied to a rotating object the maximum effect will be felt 90° later in the plane of rotation. Riding upright, turn bars to the right, the front of the tire goes right, the rear goes left. The maximum force will be 90° later, at top and bottom of wheel, pushing wheel over to the left causing the motorcycle to lean left. That's counter steering.

[@Lyfeel]

3 minutes in and he has yet to introduce the experienced rider. :3

[@Anonapprentice]

Ducati biscati

[@matthuber1333]

Throttle matching via blips is a more advanced technique maybe reserved for those above the title of noob.. so I'd advise the clutch lever as a scalpel, rather than a switch.. if you're losing traction on down shifts the best advice I'd give the noob, is to release the clutch lever slower. Ie, be the the slipper clutch.. this allows the engine to slow gradually and meet up with the wheel speed and not break traction. We slip the clutch to accelerate, so it's perfectly acceptable to slip the clutch on deceleration all the same..

[@Tubetinkerer]

Good advise, but it's perfectly possible to blip and downshift without using the clutch at all. Not 2nd to 1st obviously, but all other gears I do it all the time on my SV650S.

[@yammienoob]

Throttle blip isn’t an advanced technique. Slipping the clutch going down isn’t advised

[@travissearles23]

It's called inertia! Physics 101! Did you know if you drop a bullet the same time you fire one out of a gun they'll both hit the ground at the same time! Gravity is 9.8 meters a second squared! Velocity doesn't affect gravity! Plus if you could throw a baseball at 9,000 mph it would go into orbit! Effectively its constantly falling around earth! Satellites in space without fuel have been launched into orbit! At least I think that's what I learned when I was in college and dinosaurs still roamed planet earth!lol

[@timothybogun1958]

Is a 250 too slow to take to the track? I dont want to get a second bike and take it to the track without experience since my 250 is already messed up.

[@ironized]

I’m looking to take mine soon. My logic is ride your own ride and it will be fine. You won’t be the fastest but you’re probably the only one using everything your bike has got.

[@geddstock]

Depends what 250 it is m8 We do track days here in the uk my friend has an rs250 he’s in the fast group easily.

[@johndiehardmclean23]

WTF is a slipper clutch...Is a question I've been meaning to ask...So thanks! 👍 While approaching a Mini roundabout, I thought I was in 3rd gear on my lil baby Yam MT-125 & dropped to 2nd to go straight across it when my back wheel locked up & started to skid on me & turns out I was in 2nd gear to begin with...So actually dropped to 1st at around 20mph!!! 😂 Quick clutch snatch saved me thankfully...Oh & only riding for 2 weeks now on my CBT here in Scotland! 👍☔🙂

[@evieyorisou2586]

I'm honestly surprised you didn't charge like 10 or $20 a question

[@Sum1t54]

I called up a dealership asking about the mt03. Msrp is like 4600 so I thought it might be like $6000 with taxes and fees.. this lady at the dealership told me it would come out to $7500 🤢 what kinda bullshit is this

[@carlmiller8657]

I know this comment comes three years after the videos release, but if you want to practice riding with a passenger, then start by filling two backpacks with about 40 pounds. Tie one backpack to your pillion seat and wear the other one. This will help you get used to the way your bike handles with extra weight and how your body will feel with weight shifting behind you.

[@itzyaboybugz]

Yam = street slang for drugs And this channel is my fix

[@chester82gtstang]

One of my most embarrassing moments. I finally decided to go to the bike night. One of the local shops invites me to park next to their primo bikes. I put my stand down about 80% rather than 100% by accident. The bike slowy inched forward and I fell over in slow motion in front of 100s of people and my buddies. Was actually thankful my buddies were there. They quickly picked the bike and me up lol. I was up quicker than I went down. Bike friends are the best!!!

[@andresfernandez2405]

Who else has forgotten to put their kickstand down and dropped the bike 🙋🏻‍♂️

[@redswift31]

You say the Grom is a bad beginner bike and I agree but my MSF course used them as learner bikes. So do you think the grom is a good MSF bike?

[@srdjanmatic7099]

They are more bikes for fun and play arround in city than 1st bike, as second fun bike than yes. But for 1st bike you should go with something that is a ''full sized bike'', learn to ride on normal bikes.

[@jonelliott9627]

But engine braking varies and managing that in addition to front and rear brake modulation can be alot for beginners....Practice practice

[@yunglogical6398]

How do you go about getting to your first track day

[@yammienoob]

I mention this in the video

[@Sashimi00]

Started watching this channel 2 years ago. Finally got my MSF waiver. Scheduling a permit test in this day and age is a nightmare. I am so excited to enter the motorcycle world.

[@jaysean259]

You should do more of these. Love the content. I’m having trouble deciding when I should use my rear brake. A lot of youtubers I watch don’t even touch the rear brake but idk if that’s how I should learn.

[@Surpriseify]

Uh rear brake is great but treat it as something you use to make finer adjustments, and at slower speed its great if you are turning. Anyone who "does not touch" the rear brake have no idea what they are doing. Its not your primary brake, but you need to use it in all aspects of riding - i wont get into its use in trail braking etc, but even going very fast into corners (even at the track) the rear brake is used - but very moderately. Practice and use both your brakes ;)

[@davidklementis5913]

I agree with Sunde and will add that it help greatly in slow parking lot maneuvers. They didn't teach that little nugget in the beginner course when I took it.

[@Andy95221]

The rear brake actually helps your control and balance while turning I mostly use it when I'm turning into a parking lot or I'll use it lightly when I need to turn fast

[@MarniCollier]

The MSF course in Australia will fail you if you ride with your hands hovering the breaks

[@marcusbrown6811]

Yea it is not a great habbit if you hit your front brakes on a lean by accident your gonna eat it, also really easy to break your fingers/hands and you just dont have as much throttle control when you have your fingers on the break... that being said australian car test will also fail you for being in neutral at a red light in some states.. do what it takes to pass the tests and the ride your own ride after that just be mindful of bad habbits

[@briangilbert230]

The advice I got which came into play more than once is: When dealing with large animals Brake, If you can't stop, avoid but if you aren't sure if you can avoid stay straight and Brake until just before impact brace and hope for the best. You don't want to hit with your handlebars cocked. I've killed a Deer and bumped a couple of dogs at low speed (no injuries).Never fell.

[@robnoodle1]

Thanks I will be a new rider soon Need all the instruction I can get

[@martinlegrice1414]

Good stuff Yammie. I am an experienced rider and would have benefitted from content like this when I was a noob. Of course the internet and KZbin did not exist back then :)

[@indecentchords]

I finally bought a full face helmet. How should a Full face helmet fit around the jaw line? I am having trouble finding a helmet that fits the top and the bottom of my head!!! Is it normal for my chin to touch the front of my helmet? How much space should there be?

[@RobertSeefeldt-y5m]

Love you, brother, but six years is not a long time experience wise on a motorcycle

[@erichlewis960]

One question that I don't see being asked very often is should I buy a motorcycle before I buy a car? I'm kinda worried I might now have enough space to carry what I need with just a bike

[@davidklementis5913]

This is a good question, but hard to answer without knowing personal situation. I use my bike for commuting year round and would be able to do without a car. I'm old enough to rent one the few times I would actually need one, but do own a cheap pickup. When my kids where younger, my wife's car was our only car. Now if you can't ride year round, need a car for your job, are a single parent or see motorcycles as a hobby only get a car first. I'm also assuming the person has driving experience from the past. For me it's ideal to have a beater car and a good bike, with the good bike being priority.

[@christiancarnes6247]

Tank bags are the answer, tail bags help too, anything to keep from using a back pack.

[@christiancarnes6247]

I've had many different bags, some great, some with crappy zippers. I've only used the magnets, so that I can take the bag off if I go shopping. I've had bags big enough to carry a pony keg, and others that were the size of a fanny pack.

[@Amalgam_VR]

I just got into riding last week and I'm super noob level. Described me EXACTLY at 27:57

[@RSProduxx]

Regarding the "how much hp" question, I think our German "stepped license system" is a pretty good rule of thumb for that... At 16 years, you can start with 125cc up to 15hp (0.1 hp/kg ratio)... then with 18 you can enter "the big ones" which are restricted to 48hp (0.2 hp/kg) and after a couple years in the 48hp class you can get the open license and ride what you want... So I´d say you were pretty spot on with your 50hp recommendation :)

[@waiwong7996]

Can you more maintenance and reliability related videos on the new 2020 Svartpile 401?

[@nz540im3]

Been watching a tonne of your videos. I bought a used 2016 R3 after taking a brand new mt03 for a test ride and not liking how it belted me around at highway speed here in New Zealand. Which first off I needed a learner motorcycle license. But your videos have been awesome to watch over the past few months and I’m now officially a Baby Yam.

[@gregoriovillar8508]

lol I giggled like a little girl when you answered my question hahah, thanks for the tips papa yam although I must say that you can actually enter the track here in arg in a shirt and pants... D:

[@LordAnestis]

I want that Street Triple you have there! :P

[@Michael-tt4wx]

I’ve been riding for years and 10000s of thousands of miles and it’s always been true once you think you can ride a bike it’ll be riding you meaning always respect your bike always know it’s allowing you the please of taking you safety be careful be safe be aware you’ll be alive

[@whatohhellnah]

is this English?

[@greglinsmythe3375]

I did some math: The smallest number that could be considered “10000s” is 20,000, the smallest number that could be considered “thousands” is 2,000, meaning this commenter has ridden no less than 40,000,000 miles. We need to take heed of their words, we are in the presence of legend here.

[@TheHuski]

Experienced.... then he says 6 years... I pissed myself laughing....

[@conner1466]

Agreed, I got 4 years and still class myself as quite inexperienced, fully blame the uk licence system for it I have no experience on a actual fast bike cos I just passed my a2 this year and haven't had a a2 bike on road cos of pendemic and the bike I bought needing work

[@TheHuski]

@@conner1466 I’m an old fart ,53.. Rode bikes for over 20 years and even then you still learn new things. 👍

[@jaxoncarter9308]

While watching this I signed up for classes to help get my license and u have helped me in every way and in one month I’ll have my ninja 650 2021 thank u for all that You’ve done

[@nagarajhm1991]

If I were stopping at light, I would bring it to Neutral. I feel holding the clutch is unnecessary stress on the clutch.

[@jonbosworth4089]

I had probably one of the most unconventional progressions through bikes: 1st bike Shadow Sabre 1100, 2nd Yamaha R1, 3rd Ducati Multistrada 1200. Still have the R1 and Multistrada

[@flip_moto]

Yam. These are good. I’m not a beginner, but i like how well you answer these with zero pretension. Solid.

[@JohnBrosan]

Another great video with tons of great info. With regards to 2-up and slow speed maneuvers, I’ve been watching some really helpful videos from Jerry Palladiino. He covers slow maneuvers almost exclusively. Has helped me out a bunch as Yam has. In fact I’m taking Jerry’s course in July. Always want to get better!

[@scarryomen1]

lol I have dropped my first bike twice because i forgot and didnt get the kick stand all the way down

[@benmiller6599]

Why are beginners so worried about how they look? WHO CARES!? If you enjoy riding thats all that matters. How you look does not matter @ all

[@Bammsaidthelady]

*Wore sneakers yesterday*......*Looks into corner at riding boots*......

[@WrathOfVaz]

For those on a shoestring budget the Caberg Duke 2 is a good helmet. It’s a full-face flip up helmet and has a 5 Sharp rating (uk)/ ECE 22.05. Cost wise it’s about £110.

[@louisbell6548]

I’m looking for my second motorcycle I am 19 years experience I’m going from a GZ 250 Suzuki I was looking at a Honda shadow 750 what do you

[@nearvii6745]

You have 19 years of experience and you still asking what bike you should get?

[@ivandrago23]

​@@nearvii6745 what is also strange is that a 19 year rider wants a gz250 LOL that thing is a scooter. I think more likely his english is less than great and he means he is 19yo.

[@nearvii6745]

Ivan Drago makes sense 🤨

[@JaayRides]

If someone tells you they haven't dropped a bike, their lying. and speaking of slip clutches, on my old 2004 yz450 I had downshifted to hard and it caused the sprocket to rip from the hub of the wheel!

[@krazyunicorn9538]

Yammie has great insight on the group ride subject.

[@spareroomworship8514]

Brand new rider, have bike, still need license. Been watching you for years. Thanks for all your fun and knowledge.

[@sircruzin]

Great video. As a lifetime Ryder I found your advice spot-on. Best how-to video I've seen

[@abdallam7713]

U didn’t answer my question or even show it i wrote in the first ones ☹️

[@christophermartinez5160]

6:32 “I don’t know the exact physical reason” it’s called momentum.

[@ruiner88]

My cousin recently high sided his bike practicing in the street, FOR the track. Any words for him?

[@ArmadilloGodzilla]

Tony Torresan It is just Darwin at work.

[@raviolitrail]

Thank you papa yam. I needed a good heartfelt talk. Can't wait to start my 2nd season here in WI in another month or so.

[@twowheelefun202]

can you giveaway a sumo

[@OutdoorNor]

Just got my unrestricted license here in the EU. But damn! It’s hard to choose a bike. I want everything!

[@conner1466]

What did ya get in end?

[@OutdoorNor]

@@conner1466 ADV bike. Triumph Tiger 800 XRT 2019. Very happy with it so far!

[@conner1466]

@@OutdoorNor ohhh yh the Tigers look amazing hope she does u well

[@Metallaio]

I've been waiting the whole video for the phone to fall. Lucky Yammie delivered 🤘