Life Saving Motorcycle Tips!

[@kpSergiu]

Just passed my CBT around the same roads , learned more about observation from this video then from my instructor. Thank you

[@timmason7430]

The test is quite simple really, just a box ticking exercise. There is no real roadcraft needed to get your licence, do everything you are taught and you should get your licence easily. The real lessons start when you throw away your L-plates. Welcome and Ride Safe.

[@adamshax7752]

TO ALL BIKERS: If a cyclist is wearing licra it's the global signal for wanting a cheeky bum pinch

[@timmason7430]

In my experience Lycra wearing cyclists are the worst cyclists on the roads today.

[@JP-yc1wp]

Tim Mason that’s a crock of shit

[@thatwolffe3802]

@@timmason7430 that's just you being toxic sir.

[@timmason7430]

@@thatwolffe3802 Not at all, I give respect to those who earn it. Polite, CONSIDERATE cyclists are few and far between where I live. AND I always give the road to those who have a right to it, unlike so many cyclists who seem to think they have the right to Block traffic without a thought for other road-users. It's people like You who are toxic, not I.

[@timmason7430]

@@JP-yc1wp So, My experience is "a crock of shit" is it? You don't know me, so DON'T make assumptions about me.

[@timmason7430]

Like you said "I'm not the best rider", we all make mistakes or 'could've done THAT better". The 'extended view'(My Dad taught me that long before I got my first licence) is probably the Best advice Anyone could give. Ride Safe.

[@bwye]

You ever thought about taking an 'Instructor's Course' Spice..?? You're a natural mate..👍😎

[@spicy110]

I have but tbh i am not sure I have the patience for some of these little gob shites who think they know better with zero experience Hahaha

[@adammoorby99]

spicy110 i’d want to take my CBT or full test with you 😂😂

[@Interknetz]

@@spicy110 I'd imagine you can send them home if they're not willing to listen. I mean surely you pay for a course to learn, not to pretend you know best otherwise you would never have paid to take the course!

[@petegonzales3981]

I'd gladly fly over to take his class!

[@Destide]

My biggest struggle was to shake the feeling I had to do everything in a nano second. Don't worry about the fella in his financed dad's Audi waving his hands. Take the time to set up your positioning and shoulder checks because he'll not give two shits when you come off. You can be dead right

[@ladyjjheather]

The amount of times ive come to a junction and someone is parked up right on the corner and has waved me through thinking it will be ok for me and then i just sit there and watch a truck of a 4x4 drive past them when they told me it was "clear" could have ended my riding. NEVER trust someone elses judgement on weather or not you can make the turn. They then sit there and get arsy with me cos ive not taken their advice and im like well its a good F**king job i didnt you C**T for sitting on a junction that has double yellows...

[@Nathan-sd7ij]

Just passed my CBT. This video was a big help in making me feel just that little bit safer on the road. Thanks a lot man.

[@spicy110]

Awesome congrats! 🙂👍

[@aaronnelson3005]

Spicy just want to say that the work you do is great! KZbin is full of shit, some of the shit I ironically love but i know as a new rider whenever I watch a video of yours I am going to be learning something. You are potentially saving people’s lives with such a basic video. Thank you!

[@MotoGoato]

Cracking vid and some great advice there .... although bare in mind that you can make direct eye contact with a car driver and they still wont 'see' you and will pull out on you ... it's like some of them can look straight through bikers as if we're sheets of glass :/ lol ;)

[@cisium1184]

1) Thanks so much for this! I have heard this called "road strategy" in the USA. Those near-miss channels are fine for a taste of how not to ride, but I get far more out of seeing what experienced riders do to avoid near-misses entirely. And when you see riders on different continents and different sides of the road doing and saying the same things and breaking down situations in the same ways, it helps you get a "feel" for what you should be doing. 2) Your motovlogs make England look like a motorcycling paradise.

[@timmason7430]

It's not bad, just different road surfaces make life interesting. But there ARE some great roads here.

[@George-li1yv]

@@timmason7430 Them pot holes are a death sentence

[@donky75]

Good and very informative vid mate..nice to see someone actually riding with sence.instead of thinking the roads are there own personal race tracks..and then blame everyone else around them when something happens

[@aarontaylor2815]

Excellent vid Spicy, I pretty much do everything you've just said in this vid. When it comes to a single/two lane country road make sure your in the MIDDLE of your lane NOT in the MIDDLE of the road when your in a corner and always look where your going and where everyone else is going too

[@HondaCBCL]

Couldn’t agree more with you about these dash cam videos with motorcyclists getting excited when they clearly could of seen the hazard before it appeared! Deers on my road to work are a huge hazard! Great video and advice!

[@jgee5094]

Cheers Spicy for the advice. I'm out on my bike for the first time this week. The info is really handy.

[@Vintaronica]

So true. I was going across a roundabout, car waiting giving way to the right, I come across and it pulls right into me, knocking me off ended up with a broken shoulder. Until you get knocked off, you just don't have the awareness. It was drilled into me to never assume people are going to give way, but it wasn't until experiencing pain and a smashed up shoulder that I realised just what is meant by not trusting anyone's judgement. It has made me a much more accomplished rider.

[@spicy110]

Defo never take a OK to go from anyone they may have been swatting a fly.

[@truckerboypete]

Great video and tips mate....not a biker myself, bus and lorry driver,and everything you say about hazard perception, looking ahead ,predicting things,is spot on,safe riding mate,90% of road user's should watch this 😆✌✌

[@davidhobbies7712]

Great video. I agree with you. With all the good points. I can't add no more to this as a car driver and motorcyclist I get to see it from both worlds. It makes me a much better motorcyclist and a better car driver as well. You're video s are the best. Keep up with the. Good work

[@keithdainton6043]

Good advice I have been riding 50 years this year and pleased to say never had a accident did have a couple of spills when I first started see so many videos saying how dangerous bikes are but in my experience they are not its usely the riders some of the video from the US where you see idiots crashing in perfect riding conditions amazes me the most important thing is to ride to the road conditions if its raining slow down.

[@NefariousOaf]

lol.... he said.... "do do" But seriously, your vids are making me really want a bike... Been driving for nearly 20 years and now I'm getting older I really want to try it. Great channel.

[@redleadervfr-v4906]

You done a cracking job there Spicy and to be honest I’m right with you buddy. Thanks for the video

[@reaperoflostsouls4323]

Nice video spicy other things to look out for are Stones,potholes,rubbish/litter,oil /fuel spills and any other crap in the road.

[@brennanmanning2091]

Great advice spicy! A few week ago I noticed a car at a junction and coming the other way was a van. I only just managed to see the car and applied my brakes as I didn’t know if the car saw me, and yup, car pulled straight out, wasn’t her fault though. Your videos have helped improve my riding and helped me learn to ride a geared bike and keep young and inexperienced riders (like me) aware of the dangers of the road.

[@tonyjackman6699]

Great common sense tips that so many riders seem to ignore, well done Spicy.

[@johnschlesinger2009]

You're absolutely right. On the UK police advanced test, the candidate has to give a running commentary throughout. This is something which one should practice: describe all the hazards you can see: in urban situations, especially, it can be hard to cram everything in, even when talking quickly.

[@HaloXIIII]

Great video I definitely appreciate what you're saying. I had a similar situation a few weeks back where I was going down the road there was a left hand turn and a car turning right. Thankfully i was paying attention and saw there was a family with a pram walking down past him and obscuring the view for the driver. So I slow right down as the car pulls straight out sees me emerge from behind the family and there was no issue.

[@MultiMb77]

Great video spicy very useful.. I have been road cycling for years and the skills you learn with that transfer right over to motorbikes! It’s made me such a safer rider!

[@raytokens2291]

Well said throughout the video bruv. I believe 5hat everyone who has a licence to drive should sit a CBT to get a taste of how much we riders have to look for. Give space to all around you 👍👍👍

[@markburgess4528]

Agree with what you say about some car drivers. They don't seem to look beyond their bonnet. I haven't ridden since the early 1980s but I drive a 7.5 tonne truck for my job and I am always looking around me and using the mirrors. When I turned 50 my wife got me an AMG driving experience at Mercedes Benz world ar Brroklandscnear where I live. On the high speed circuit the instructor commented that he was impressed that I was looking out of the side windows approaching the bends in the track. He said loads of people just seem to stare straight ahead. Despite the car driving test being harder these days it seems the standard of driving has dropped.

[@webmastermail8]

Spicy this is perfect, I wish everyone on the roads would think like this unfortunately not. It's exactly how I ride and drive the car, 2 seconds is not enough space to the car in front, leave double that (or more) and give yourself time to react when the numpties in front get into trouble. I hate it when everyone is so close and then the lead car brakes on the slightest of bends in the road and it concertinas along the line. No one makes any use of the throttle, the gearbox or common sense. Also having right of way isn't gonna help when you blow through on a green light but the pickup is on the phone to his boss and doesn't see the red light on his side, if having "But I had right of way" engraved on your tombstone makes you feel better then crack on. Love the way you ride - keep safe.

[@TheTitin4eto]

XD This cracked me up! So true! Just last week a van pulled in front of me while I was inside the roundabout leaving for my exit. Had to avoid it, so I don't get hit and was for a couple of seconds. And I kept fuming that "I had the right of way!" 😅

[@kingfisherphil]

Having right of way is no good when you are dead! Great video Spicy keep up the good work.

[@ScottiDaniel]

Thank you for the video spicy, I passed my cbt yesterday, thankfully didn't have to many sudden movements from cars, just a car overtaking me on a hill, but to be far it was a 50cc so speed wasn't happen haha.

[@I_Mark_Mills]

Been watching your videos on and off for a few years now. Started around 16. I'm 21 now, and just passed my CBT today. Felt like I forgot everything I knew about safety just wrestling with the controls haha. Thank God I passed!

[@spicy110]

Congratulations 🙂👍

[@I_Mark_Mills]

@@spicy110 I'm a little embarrassed to say I ended up in somebody's front garden at one point 😳 Slipped off the clutch as I was pulling off and went a little hard on the throttle. Luckily my braking was good. Can't believe I got away with it, honestly

[@duncanpearson1]

Brilliant video spicy, I ride a bike drive a bus for 40plus hours a week and drive a car and I treat everyone on the road as if they are out to kill me lol, everything you said on the video is spot on

[@outsidethewirevet]

Very good sound advice! Along with trying to make eye contact, also pay attention to the front wheels because they will tell you they are moving and in which direction...HOPEFULLY. Lots of cars are out of blinker fluid and they figure they are in a right or left turn only, that EVERYONE else should know which way they are turning. We've all seen the last second U-turn, oops wrong lane lemme put you in danger so I can get to Wal-Mart, or..."I'm Karen, I drive an expensive car and I'll drive my way, not the right way!"

[@a.speers1365]

Great tips even for car drivers. I suspect a lot of problems are caused by lazy thinking drivers whom are not thinking ahead or looking for hazards. Good driving no matter what you are riding or driving is a combination of concentration, observation, common sense and respect for others. It is nice to see a dashcam channel that is not all about speed or road rage. Keep up the good work and safe riding.

[@carlanthonyholmes2162]

Apart from the hand thing , which is for the benefit of the vlog, you have a very good riding strategy.

[@MotorbikeHamster]

Ownership of your road space. Moving over closes the sight lines. Positioning and observations rule. Have you thought of any further training. I'm looking at doing some, deciding what suits best.

[@grumpsrides42]

Some good advice. There are many courses, some are free!! which will teach you, safer/better road positioning, observations etc. Go safe, run by the police, similar to police training, (I've done a taster, learnt loads in an hour!), also Dragon rider in Wales. More around the country. Can't recommend them enough, costs usually around £100-£150, but worth so much more to make you a safer, and possibly better rider. What price do you put on your safety and bike?

[@royhumphreys9529]

Hey, I see you're in my area! I'm I'm Portsmouth. Just came across your videos and I'm training currently.

[@Teesixhundred]

Great vid spicy, thanks for taking the time to make it, I found it very informative as a newb!

[@JIGGYMOTO]

Great advice 👍 I’ve learned so many great tips my first year riding, always room to learn more. Thanks👍

[@safetyfirst5917]

I tend to do these things without thinking about it. I like to ride as if no one can see you, helps me predict what people are going to do.

[@cazsmith2358]

Thank you for pointing out the lorry on the roundabout. You wouldn’t believe how many people try to cut up the inside when you have to swing wide to make the turn. And yes, as well as bike and car, I’ve got my hgv 😂 What shall I get next? 🤔 It’s good though, I get to see things from every road users point of view and you realise that things you do in one vehicle, are really annoying for people in another! 🙈

[@whoamiuk1]

its amazing when you try to say what you see when your riding, I tried it with a video reply I did for one vlogger, It was called "Video Reply for TIB Riding Observations" I just did a short ride and said what i seen. It was fun to try

[@carlanthonyholmes2162]

I live and ride in Thailand. Out here we flash lights to let drivers/riders at junctions know that we're coming through. A better way to get noticed imo. Especially in the dark.

[@roywhitworth]

Oh and...The moo to the cows in a previous video got me subbed. Bum pinches got notifications on

[@danielandrews3205]

Fantastic video and great advice! Thank you for the amazing work you do Spicy. Just ashamed that KZbin doesn’t notify me when you upload videos, even though I have notifications on.

[@spicy110]

Arrrhh KZbin and when I tell people this is happening hurting my channel they say I'm wrong and its just me! Haha

[@danielandrews3205]

At least I see them eventually I suppose. Been a fan since Baron broke your bike

[@ronaldbear1]

Spicy you are a star

[@funkycowie]

I gave up on responding to those nearmiss/hit biker channels, there are so many absolute mong-tards blaming others for their own lack of awareness, poor positioning, lack of skill, lack of knowledge, lack of consideration for others view. We are aren't all perfect though, so my reason for watching those video's is awareness training for myself.

[@spicy110]

If they named them what not to do it would be fine! 😂

[@funkycowie]

@@spicy110 agreed :D

[@adammoorby99]

I try to avoid getting angry at things on the road because when you’re angry you don’t concentrate

[@jakdawscreech]

I remember seeing a video where a biker was stopped at a red and did a shoulder check over their right shoulder. They made eye contact with a van driver in the right hand lane and they got in a strop because apparently the biker "looked at him". Don't know why but this just reminded me of that 🤣

[@spicy110]

Hahaha wtf!

[@ephphatha230]

Some woman had a go at me outside a shop because my dog was looking at her.

[@HippoDrones]

Some great tips there, and not just for new riders, we can all learn to be better or safer on the roads, even those with over 25yrs riding experience! :-)

[@flowryda8877]

Thanks for the good advice and video

[@johnkelly2902]

Hi Spicy, loving the vids mate, keep up the good work. Can you brush over what happened after your accident with regards courts/police action/insurance claim difficulties etc. It appears that on most occasions now the driver won't be penalised unless a death has occurred, which I think is wrong on so many facets. Surely it's driving without due care and attention? Let us know. Thanks again.

[@spicy110]

I got a pittance for my bike, thankfully 4 years later I got a payout for my injuries, I lost over a years work and had 2 surgeries. The police found the driver completely at fault by their own admission, no charges were made (I wasn't able to request this either) the driver was made to do a driver awareness course and that is it. He's all good can keep driving and I still have deal with pain and permanent damage to this day.

[@johnkelly2902]

@@spicy110 Typical that the driver doesn't face any proceedings, which grinds my gears. Nearly kill someone and get a slap on the wrist. Glad you are making a decent recovery though. Cheers

[@ioandragulescu6063]

thing is I was doing a lot of this defensive stuff while driving a car and it saved me a couple of times. When I started riding, I was getting all this "ride like everybody is out to get you" stuff and I kept scratching my head what it means ... but after watching a couple of videos like this one, it dawned onto me that I am already doing it and it's all about the common sens of looking ahead, and to the sides ... aaand to the back and sometimes even up or down

[@spicy110]

Yep but common sense ain't so common 😉

[@ioandragulescu6063]

@@spicy110 true that ... by the way, today I rode for the 1st time through proper mountain road hairpins, and I was literally looking up and down as I said above :) ... scary experience though but it became fun after a while, though I still have to practice a lot, I am still slow and unsure of myself/the bike while taking them ....

[@BMCWorkshop]

Really good informative video. Thanks

[@mitfull]

Great video and your right people do the stupidest of things I had someone come the wrong way round a roundabout to get in a gap 3 bikes were occupying because his lane was blocked and he didn't see us. Oddly enough he still got angry at me for his cock up don't figure lol

[@Laterider4]

Good advice all around. Well done.

[@MountainGoat2024]

Hey spicy, in the dry use the 2 second rule. The saying is only a fool breaks the 2 second rule. And in the wet you say it 2 times. It's worked for me over the years and kept me safe so yeah 2 second rule.

[@rob.1963]

Great advice and jazz hands.

[@spicy110]

Haha thanks but if I don't point how will anyone know where I'm looking or what I'm referring to.

[@benriley7053]

Thank you, useful for those new to the road.

[@RobCrowley85]

What you said about right of way tracks with comments I've seen, like how graveyards are full of people who had the right of way, or that if you need to give up right of way to ensure your safety, then do it. Seems more and more to me that car drivers think the highway code only applies to looking out for other cars and not to riders.

[@spicy110]

Honestly, I think they show as little regard to anyone on the road. It's got way worse in the last few years too.

[@RobCrowley85]

@@spicy110 sounds like quite à time to be looking into learning. Good thing I've got something I need to take care of before I can start

[@jh9740]

Really good video and great content

[@rayfraser1773]

And … the troubles, together with work worries and the argument you had with the Mrs just don’t seem to be that important anymore ! Ride a Bike ! Great for piece of mind and general mental health ! Cognitive exercise A wonderful thing to do X

[@markburgess4528]

Typical berk in a Merc. Always disappointed you don't stop at that lovely Ice cream parlor on the corner. I work as a delivery driver for John Lewis and for a period our depot delivered down there. In the summer that was a compulsory stop!

[@kirstybeebee1753]

Renting a bike from my riding school tomorrow, so I'll be riding by myself for the first time... terrified and excited.

[@LisiJanVentures]

You are correct. Some of these biker videos... they overreact so badly and sometimes it's their actions that cause the problem. Great advice here.

[@adammoorby99]

I’ve only just recent start riding but i’m looking everywhere including my mirrors 🤔 as i only have a 125cc most people overtake me but a car overtook me yesterday on a corner (abit daft) but i slowed abit so he could pull in quicker mainly because a biker was coming the other way

[@R2D6138]

Is this hayling island? Looks quite familiar, bought my YBR125 there and drove it to pompey :))

[@StephanieG1]

Great advice Spicy! I was thinking about buying a hybrid bycycle for commuting. However I suspect that drivers notice cyclists even less than motorcyclists.

[@jaygauld85]

Brilliant informative video. I watch loads of bike videos and the helmet cam never moves from facing forward! Where's their lifesavers? Have you seen any of Fast Eddie's videos? His channel is Motojitsu, lots of things to practise.

[@RedfordBaron]

Great video a lot of sense spoken well done

[@ikarus_incarnate]

1000th like, yay Another top upload 👌

[@Meifesto]

Good information for beginners.

[@andym6608]

Well said mate you’re spot 👍

[@jonathanskinner3847]

Parked cars are the worst things people will just open their doors without looking in their mirrors to see if someone’s coming especially because I do a lot of road cycling I make no noice so I people do look before opening doors then it’s bad for me so I have to go right in the middle of the road and where I live in the uk have a lot of super skinny country lanes

[@altypeRR]

The hazard perception part of the theory test is really good for this BUT, and it’s a big but, the pass Mark is 58%. So you can get it wrong almost half the time. Having just done it on my way to my DAS (I’ve ridden a bike for 3 years and driven a car for 18 years) it was fairly straightforward but I still dropped a couple of marks. I think the whole re-test or at least assessment of skills at regular intervals is needed.

[@spicy110]

Personally I think that test is almost worthless. It is really overly easy and also not realistic as on the video you turn out junctions without looking. Like the camera was bolted on the bonnet of a car. It's cgi they could have not done it that way!

[@altypeRR]

I agree it isn’t great. But it is better than nothing. The main problem as I see it is a couple of things. Firstly skills fade. As our roads seem to get ever busier things that people “got away with” before now because of the extra traffic means they end in an incident. It’s very difficult for someone to spot where their own skills have slipped but how many people do you hear say “I probably couldn’t pass a test now”? Also as vehicles get “safer” so it makes them more difficult to see things due to bigger obstructions like the A posts on a car and bigger blind spots in HGVs and Busses.

[@howardwilliams9386]

Another great video.

[@daz3434]

Only 1100views dam shame as such a great video for new and old riders to watch-great explanation crystal clear-hard to talk about as your brain is processing so many things at once but just becomes natural in time and hrs spent in the seat. Take Care All,Stay Safe. Thumbs Up and Sub from me ;)

[@LooseFlannel]

Whenever I've had someone up my arse, especially on hayling, all I've done is a shew gesture behind me, funnily enough It actually works like all the time. I think with people in cars sometime just don't realise how close they are to you till you remind them

[@spicy110]

Yep that does work sometimes haha

[@thomasashman8738]

Shame most the KZbin bikers accelerate towards some cars to cause a scene, I ride a bike and I haven’t needed to smack off someone’s mirror, and while rev bombing is louder than a horn in some cases, the driver might not understand what it means whereas when someone hears a horn it’s a sound people are used to, we’ve all had it where you miss second and go into neutral, rev your bike by accident and carry on, how should someone get the difference between that?

[@TechItOut]

Thanks for this. I drive a car in the same way tbh. Always aggressive defensive That is take control of the lane but be aware that everyone is an idiot (including myself on times). It comes from learning to drive in central London. LOL

[@pickwizard-aka-Stevie]

You should be sponsered by Tesco's 🤣 Great video mate

[@Charlie-tt7kk]

Very informative, 10/10

[@Col2665]

Great vid spicy.

[@andysmith4394]

Great video 👍

[@FaithPixel]

Brilliant. Thankyou!

[@belgianquill]

Good mix of architecture. Is this Suffolk?

[@spicy110]

Hampshire 👍

[@belgianquill]

@@spicy110 Great to know. Thanks.

[@ML-qx5uz]

Love the Intro music

[@ThePollaxtroy]

Whats your advice to deal with people who. Come right up close behind you because you are sticking to the speed limit. I live near a few schools so stick to my 20 mile an hour limit. Most days someone is angry behind me.

[@spicy110]

Hold your position and ride normally, nothing else you can really do if you are not happy to do the limit. I know they say 20 is plenty but imo I think that's aimed at cars more as it's to do with hitting people on the road. Unless it's a actual 20 signed limit obviously.

[@ThePollaxtroy]

@@spicy110 Ok thanks. It is signed its on the road as well in a big circle printed on the road.

[@spicy110]

@@ThePollaxtroy oh ok yer that's a tricky one and it happens.

[@mrq79]

Spicy, do a bikesafe course with Hants police (if you aint done one yet) 👍 Then get yourself some advanced training with Rospa or IAM.

[@Soned19]

Nice ridin bro

[@clearsight456]

The Langstones well posh

[@RobTheSquire]

pigeons, rabbits and pheasants always shit me up. they're either aim for my tyres or my helmet, but i will say this. If a pheasant kamikaze's itself on me I will take it home and roast the bugger.

[@Glories999]

When did you film this that it had rained lmao. Been baking here for at least 2 wks

[@Glories999]

Jokes aside, very good video bro

[@jamesmackinlay2500]

Great video mate. I watch the video. Bikes vs car drivers. I drive a car and ride a suzuki bandit 1250s. You can see what is going to happen. As in driver going to came into your Lane. Just back off. He is in a car if he hits you one winner but is not going to be you. It's no good getting upset about it. Have a shout in your helmet. Does make you feel better but just let the dickhead go. That way you live to tell the tail. Keep up the great video mate ride safe. See you in the next video

[@ItsGosho]

That is a biker who drives slowly and observes the surroundings!

[@WaxingRadiance]

Doors opening on parked cars is my worst nightmare.

[@carlanthonyholmes2162]

So you're riding round pointing every where not having 2 hands on the bars.

[@toxicvlogs4602]

Love the vids man, rlly wanna talk w u on insta or something about starting riding

[@MultiMb77]

Toxic Vlogs do it!! It’s amazing! I am going through my tests at the moment! Wish I did it years ago!

[@bywaysgreenlanes6672]

You're notice in all these videos with these people on motorbikes usually have L plates on their bikes which means they're not very experienced riders

[@spicy110]

That's not always true tbh as I was on L plates for 7 years hahaha but obviously yes most of the time you would be correct.