The 7 Dumbest and Most Common Beginner Rider Errors

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[@andyplant3855]

When I passed my test, a good friend and seasoned rider said, “ ride your bike like everyone on the road Is trying to kill you and you be ok.” This nugget has served me well

[@amihere383]

I think that saying is why there is such a stigma on riders, especially sportbike riders. When a rider "rides like everyone's out to kill them", I don't know about you but when I do I feel a noticeable change. When I focus on watching everything and being prepared for absolutely anything, I notice I shift back in my seat for more aggressive lean, stay on the balls of my feet, use more of my legs to grip the tank and kind of naturally tuck more. I think a lot of riders do this, which gives off a look of aggression or anger, which is either sexy and bad ass or offputting and unsettling, both of which are prevalent stigmas for bikers

[@chrisredfield3240]

I just try not to ride when the roads are busy, I always thought the cars are going to kill me. At some point a car will take you out, If you go fast a slow car will block your path, If you go slow a fast car will take you out. I go steady through junctions now, Doesn't matter who is in the wrong when you leg gets torn off.

[@poserwanabe]

@@chrisredfield3240 exactly.. No matter how good you are a car WILL get you at some point, that's why after my free helicopter ride I went to the track and never went back to street...

[@burnerjack01]

Good input, but incomplete. As far as I can tell, this is more complete: 1) Assume everyone is trying to kill you or they really don't care if they do. 2) You are invisible. Headlights, running lights, blaze orange jacket. Doesn't matter. They 'didn't see you'... 3) Never assume you're aware of every possible 'stupid'. There's a new 'stupid' being invented 3 times a day. Every day. 4) As you approach an intersection, if you don't make eye contact, they DID NOT SEE YOU. I got T-boned by a little old lady last fall. She came up to the intersection, stopped and waited. She had no real reason to wait except to let me go by before pulling out onto the main road. I saw her from 1/8th mile away. Never made eye contact. Just as I got right up to the car, she pulled out. All the way to the center line. Like she was meaning to off me the whole time. Incredible. I had convinced myself she was waiting for me. She wasn't. Probably just hung up her phone and pulled out. Totaled my bike, collapsed one of my lungs and cost me two weeks pay. Her statement? "I didn't see you!" My answer: "You don't see if you don't look!" Unintentional, no doubt. But there ya go: She didn't see me. She was trying to kill me and she showed me a whole new brand of 'stupid'. But hey, mistakes happen... All you can do is heal up, learn and get another bike.

[@mrcspan7792]

there it is in a nutshell, I've been riding for 40 years believe me those are words to literally live by

[@Caine0027]

Most common for me: False second gear. When you start rolling in first gear, shift up, the gearbox doesn't go past neutral, rev the engine and nothing happens, except the cars around you thinking you are a moron for blasting a full rev for no reason...

[@IncredibleMet]

Caine0027 I seem to over rev and pull up really hard from standing to overcome the stalling and the false second problem

[@soapkz3958]

Close the throttle completely and pull in your clutch completely. Then shift with some force. It would go smooth if you are shifting in the rpm your bike likes to. After a while you would be able to know whether you are in neutral or 2nd by feeling those gears move.

[@jimmefz3328]

or never use first gear to begin with. I always start in second.

[@solaireedblad7541]

If you accidently blast a rev, ya gotta just play it off by going ham on the revbombs like ya meant to

[@chrisredfield3240]

Only happens with Honda's

[@triinomial]

I think its pretty cool most of the fanbase is full of aspiring riders, as someone who can't ride yet it's nice to know there are others out there still longing for that sweet throttle.

[@caulinleach9693]

im one of the few whove been watching since before they had a bike, and got one, and my man, the feeling is unparalleled, well worth the wait.

[@amihere383]

Dude go for it. Its so liberating. I started watching Yammie 3 years ago when I was 14, I'm 17 now. I got my first bike last year, an 01 ninja 250 with classy integrated lights and a removed baffle. The feeling is unreal. Riding my bike, MY VERY OWN BIKE, was unlike anything I've ever felt before or since. Its so liberating, freeing, a fat middle finger to all the relatives including my parents who said no. It was even sweeter because of their distaste, they refused to help me so I worked my ass off working nearly 60 hours a week when I wasn't in school to save up for that beauty. When you finally get your first bike, relish it, cherish it, don't let anyone tell you you're wrong. If you feel it's right, and is it oh so right, it will be one of the best feelings you'll ever have.

[@triinomial]

@@amihere383 damn, i feel that. I'm in that exact same boat right now. Fifteen, and my family shut down the idea. Saying Its too dangerous, and i would be too tempted to speed and pull wheelies. I think if i was a guy, they would be more open to the idea. But once I get a job I'm gonna start saving up for one, lol. Thanks for the inspiration.

[@YashMoh]

@@triinomial I'm 16 and it's also my case.... Interesting to see there are so many like us

[@fireball7562]

@@amihere383 I guess I am one of the lucky ones cause at least my dad is like DEEP into riding like he has been riding since I was born and he still rides to this day. Also i am doubly lucky cause he is also one of the gear matters type. He is now a bit on the older side but still rides a Ducati Palingalia likes is nobodys business for 100 kilometers+ for fun with friends. But my mom trys to hold me back but aint nobody holding me. I feel it in the blood(I get my licence in under a year 16 atm)

[@JonLong]

Another reason to not tailgate - You can't see the road surface far enough ahead to look for hazards. Things that cars can easily drive over can take a motorcycle down.

[@Cruz474]

this is big

[@Kostadin_Arolski]

Same reason you don't tailgate with a car behing a truck. I had a huge rock pop uo under a truck once, destroyed my oil container, idk how is it called in english

[@stonehouseguitars3869]

You'd be surprised how many riders don't know this, as simple as it is.

[@breananavarro278]

@@Kostadin_Arolski oil tank I think lol I speak English but as long as they know what you’re talking about in my book it’s the correct way :)

[@DJACENYC]

Crashed my bike yesterday bike destroyed but I’m all good my helmet saved my life

[@S55Spartan]

Glad your ok brotha, bikes can and will be replaced, you cannot. Ride safe bro

[@HanselHessUnfiltered]

God bless you bro , ride safe

[@jas9friend]

Glad you're alright. Hope you got back on a bike.

[@mattlockz3654]

@@jas9friend dat boi scareddddddd

[@michaelmarcus509]

Hey happy to hear you are ok man

[@JoHnSapla7LordSapla9]

2 videos in 23 hours? WOW papa Yam, your efficiency is on point. 👏👏

[@cesarr2349]

Dandy dude Enterprises. The spearhead in bike content

[@mikeoliver2733]

Pro tip: dont ever call another man papa. He calls himself that. Dont oblidge him

[@tristanberke8759]

@@mikeoliver2733I think Daddy is the one to stay away from. Papa isn't too bad.

[@TheAnonymousAxolotl]

It's not your face Yam, just that the voice over sounds so crispy clear and direct

[@HowlerBikeVlogs]

been riding for over 6 years now, i'm not really learning anything new from Yammie's vids but it's entertaining nonetheless ^^

[@srl9727]

@@FourThreeSeven- Morbid curiosity

[@dubzc5895]

20% off pube clippers -:)

[@juniorcherenfant3523]

It's called 'entertainment'

[@oneofbillions691]

Riding over 50 years. Lots and lots of legit info for us bikers on KZbin. Dis AIN"T ONE! More aimed at dudes with "scabby pubes" than serious bikers. Kids nowadays right🤣

[@angellawless7413]

Private Privacy you sound cool

[@shegocrazy]

I've got a couple. Don't assume the road around that corner hasn't got gravel or dirt or rubbish on it. Don't go on group rides where everyone huddles together or think they are racing each other.

[@thenthson]

Around one corner at my house there is a group of potholes. Every other week someone new blasts through there and finds out the hard way that there is a pothole there.

[@m24_industries]

I love how you always emphasize safety in all your videos... I'm getting my first bike and this channel is my friend lately... Learning a lot

[@basithph8958]

Always learning from Papa Yam

[@Becky-ll1vl]

Hey Yammie, I appreciate your riding tips. I’m a newbie so all good teaching is welcome. The Manscape ads are a little TMI for this nearly-octogenarian lady (I’m 78) but hey, ya gotta make a living, right? And I get it that most of your audience is male. Keep the good content coming!

[@ntyrkind]

Lmfao! You crack me up. “All of a sudden you forget all of your motorcycle training”, “Our Lord and Savior, Valentino Rossi” 😆😆😆. I’m still just trying not to waddle...

[@ulti8106]

His choice of transitions is halirious too

[@sugarnads]

Left foot down. Left foot down. Left foot down. Chant that as you pull up.

[@MrRainbowSprinkles]

Why is waddling so bad besides that it looks goofy?

[@prumset6059]

@@MrRainbowSprinkles nothing besides that

[@1chienandalou]

I’m old, very short, light and disabled. I don’t really have the option to look cool riding a motorcycle and also be a beginner. All the emphasis on being cool, I find it hilarious and irrelevant. I may never heal from an injury so acquiring one for looking cool doesn’t make sense to me. Waddling is so bad why? I mean I could only do that with a handful of bikes anyway with my size and shape but I can’t fathom caring what anyone thinks re how anything looks. Really? Ill do whatever it takes for me to manage this mad adventure I got myself into safely and minimizing risk to myself and others and shame on anyone who judges me for being ugly or funny looking. There’s a solution for that. Don’t look at me! ;)) And just like that... waddling becomes cool. Own it if you have to do it. What else you gonna do, risk injury?

[@Blacknavajo15]

As someone who’s trying to learn more about motorcycles im glad Papa Yam can teach me the ins and outs for everything that is bike related. Bless you Yammie

[@lrowlands53]

Hey, I just needed to say I’ve been thinking about a bike for a few weeks and watching quite a few of your videos. I haven’t ridden a bike for fourty years and had many questions about my skills/abilities. I used to race and was a mechanic in a couple of workshops so with much trepidation I test rode a Ducati 748 this morning and by the second block my focus was razor sharp again. This is mad! My body remembered how to do this shit! I’m well aware of the dangers regardless of the bike especially so many years out of the saddle, but it was such a revelation to ride again. This I need to do; it makes me feel so alive. I haven’t pulled the trigger yet though I’m much closer. Thanks for all your advice - as silly as you are, it helps a lot.

[@mattgoodmangoodmanlawnmowi2454]

Just pulled the trigger on an 02 Daytona 955i. Last bike was a used Norton Dominator decades ago. Retired about ten years ago, our son full grown & my wife understands why a bike is keeping me young. Should have done it sooner but I ll take whatever miles I have left.

[@richardthorpe3059]

Hi I've been riding nearly 40 years but it never hurts to listen to yammies reminders. I agree with everything here apart from the "stay one or two bike lengths back". It depends on your speed and you need to stay back a time gap not a distance gap. Only a fool breaks the two second rule ( for dry roads). Yes, I am a driving instructor. Keep up the good work yam.

[@reapz4761]

I started watching your channel in 2016 and you were one of my inspirations to get into riding, last summer I finally started riding and I can‘t thank you enough. It‘s also great to see that I‘m not the only one who was inspired and your content is great as always, thanks Yammie lube ❤️😎

[@MediocreDragonborn]

Great video yam! These videos are going to give a lot of new riders the confidence they need to accept that making mistakes is normal, and that they will just learn with time

[@magicalmagical2195]

Thank-you for going back to the roots, Yammie. Cheers.

[@rhcp4life697]

I’m here for new riding tips but I enjoy your quick neat fact at the end of the videos just as much.

[@nemofatality1143]

just got my first bike and my license. never been on a bike until this week. i love the channel and have been watching for a year. you made me find a pashion into bikes

[@themeyer2010]

I want you to start going into the in depth advanced stuff! I love the content thus far; keep it up!

[@raimondblizzard8819]

Really enjoying your tips. Bringing up my confidence. I'll have my first bike in less than a month! Keep up the great vids Yam

[@devonscroggins2480]

Not a new rider been riding for a few years but, some of ur videos definatly taught me a few things i didnt know THANKS PAPA YAM

[@AblaiDastan]

Thanks for another great video, learning how to ride a motorcycle should never end. And don’t listen to those idiots who don’t want to see your face - there are also plenty of those who do! So just keep on looking great and posting those useful videos 🙏

[@take5th]

Tailgating also leaves you open to road debris appearing suddenly in the center of the road as it emerges from from beneath the 4 wheel vehicle ahead of you. Yikes!

[@worldhello1234]

Conversely, riding over road debris leaves you open for the hospital.

[@calcrappie8507]

Met a well-built wooden pallet on the interstate that appeared quickly between the tires of an 18 wheeler right in front of me. Never knew a 800cc Honda Pacific Coast could fly. Luckily, I hit the pallet square and landed on line.

[@Crylhound]

Yammie: "Any company willing to support a channel who does so many weird things as much as I do..." PapaKleb: "Hold my AAAAY JIMMMAAAAY!!!"

[@wendyvoye3110]

Papa YAM, pay no attention to trolls and haters. Your content and they way you deliver it is spot on. Some people just hate...

[@michaelhertzog9621]

Number 8: Not Turbo-ing your 'busa 4 hours after part two of your msf class.

[@MoHawk_1970]

Hey YAMZ..... I love your vids fam!! I’m a new rider and you have been a great help! Thanks and keep it going.

[@jordanaary2886]

Great video man please keep up the content !!

[@irnomo9784]

i love the music you choose for your videos(classical piano pieces). an automatic like regardless.

[@MrGangatha]

New to riding, really enjoy Yammie videos. Funny as hell, but I'm also learning a lot

[@jacobvilla4045]

Loved how you played Elise in background. Nice touch Yamster

[@everydaylife8525]

Ive been riding dirt bikes all my life. decided to get a aprilia tuono v4 after trying my friends bike. it is way different from dirt bikes. but over all I love it so far and taking the advanced test now so I can do my endorsement . taking in whatever videos I can find to help me on the road's. thanks for sharing.

[@charlieryan1736]

Thanks for another great video Yammie 👍🏻

[@pandazzy52]

Idk why you don’t have more subs, I honestly enjoy your video style. Good work sir.

[@atomicdmt8763]

we love your face.............and/but the talk over format w vid clips is very impactful and fun **

[@mazzach]

You rock, Yammie~ Love your vids.

[@pranav1790]

Love your vids yamm

[@VvexX]

You are in your groove...keep going! Best one yet.

[@joshpham2608]

It is great to see Yammie riding the MT-07 where my workplace is located on E Arapaho Rd. I have learned from you when I first brought the 2018 MT-09 from Maxim Honda as my beginner bike.

[@stevenwonder1533]

Awesome tips man and thank you.

[@claytondorris6798]

Hey Yammie! Your videos are amazing!

[@michaelmendoza9842]

just starting out. found your videos.. havent stopped watching. best videos ive seen

[@jrsoto414]

After catching myself watching you ever day i finally subbed 👌💯

[@lilia_spn]

I like the greenscreen :,C gotta get some of shabby boob's shiny head, it gives me good luck for my motorcycle exam

[@onkarpalav5257]

Fur Elise by Beethoven playing in the background is awesome.

[@Noel-lb5gx]

Onkar Palav satisfying

[@brandoncroxton76]

So when I first learned to drive standard, it took several hours over a couple weekends and all of my Papa’s patience before I had it down enough to drive stick by myself. Sometime after that, I went out with a buddy to ride some dirt bikes for the first time. Shifting on bikes after learning stick felt super easy.

[@taterstoolboxskates]

Just bought my first street bike at 41yrs old 2006 Harley Sportster First thing I did was have brand new white walls put on then me and my wife put on 14 inch Burly bars😎💯 Thanks for all the knowledge of your channel buddy I dig it👍🏻

[@whitepaws2485]

just subscribed, love yer vids yammie,, just past my cbt in Scotland, and got me a yamaha125.. motor bikes rock :)

[@JG-wx2xs]

As a UK driver it's weird hearing all these clutch tutorials and explanations as we only really drive manual cars so that skill transfers over.

[@ZeroCool0101001]

I am older but I am going to start riding soon, and the yam has given me a lot of tips. Keep up the great content. I am going to actually but am FZ07 as a starter. I am tall and it sits just right when I got on one at the dealership. Thanks for all info bro. Maybe I’ll see you around the DFW.

[@chakeravolker8045]

I love your channel so so much dude

[@Not_Deku]

Honestly: I know it's a year late, but I prefer the voice over videos. Not because of the lack of your face, but because I love your selection of b-roll footage. It has a nice style I just can't really explain

[@cdehart2010able]

I'm learning to ride and i have a group of friends that i ride with and it's a huge help with riding in a pack 2 in the front to warn about upcoming hazards and 2 in the back as like a protection

[@martincoldwell1516]

Keep up the awesomeness bro, you helped me get my licence

[@kierannessbert9714]

Hey Papa yam... Your videos are awesome. 😀

[@lauren8922]

Waiting for all those instructional videos yam!

[@karlanhunting4003]

Great video. Greetings from Croatia from a fellow rider ✌🏍

[@izzojoseph2]

I subbed your channel last year and bought my first bike last month! That’s for the education.

[@Jimblefy]

Fantastic stuff. Thanks from a soon to own a bike guy.

[@highlymobilehobo4161]

Here I was just thinking that my pubes could use a little refining and along comes this video! Thanks Yammie!

[@johny_bravo9970]

Great stuffff

[@KGRowlo]

Great video!

[@rflahardy]

Picked up a 2008 SV650S with 5000 miles bc of your videos so thank you. Got it dor 2000$ absolutely insane deal. Love it. I can get 100% on the throttle and the front stays down. So I can fly. Thanks again

[@christianbh]

Getting going from a dead stop is the hardest part of driving a stick. After that it’s easy to shift because you don’t have to worry about it dying.

[@zAqRpS13]

Any more plans for "It came from Craigslist"? Those got me every time. Keep up the good work!

[@ralphvalkenhoff2887]

I dropped my brand new bike yesterday practicing figure eights in a parking lot. Took the shine right off. Now it’s a thrasher bike, weeee

[@jseden]

Driving manual for 15 years before getting my first bike definitely helped when i got a real bike.. haven’t even stalled it once and I had the shifts nice and smooth after a couple days. Id also owned scooters and mopeds that whole time so my learning curve was minimal. Biggest thing to get used to was the foot brake but it wasn’t a big deal.

[@thiagobrandao6040]

Sup Yam, I'm from Brazil and I love your videos! A wave from a bikeless bro, keep it up! And.. could you make a video on Cafe racers or Cafe racer riders?

[@devchauhan8531]

Papa yam never gets old 🔥

[@mattw2905]

New rider here, I love watching your videos

[@stephenfisher3554]

really good vid. good tips.

[@jckcc]

My bike gear indicator sometimes will say that I'm on neutral when I'm actually on first (the manual actually says it can happen), causing me to stall when I let go of my clutch, so these days I always let go of my clutch slowly after I stop.

[@RazorusR3X777]

I'm planning on racing at some point, and that clip of the dude stalling on the track is going to be me on my first race, I just know it.

[@HappyBacon777ttv]

Got a bike not too long ago, complete beginner. During a slow turn, I also learned not to downshift without rev-matching in a turn, thankfully nothing bad happened.

[@jjwalker8682]

Holy shit Yammie Noob is still around. Nice...

[@porchjunkie]

Who else isn’t a noob but still watches these? 🙋🏾‍♂️

[@ahmedamrahmedabdelmoneum398]

My man i aint got a bike

[@hydrohedinvictus8697]

i love women oh yeah yeah

[@FirasLaallam]

hydrohed invictus oh yeah yeah is so dead

[@mylesgratton2552]

I've been riding for 20 years and I still watch my boy Yam

[@dannymiller7187]

It is important to keep the mind of a noob. Got my first bike at 11 it’s been 18 years and I still waddle. Jk

[@Ruskie-Bro]

Your videos are the shit all the way around lol I appreciate your humor and knowledge. Thank you

[@ptru4831]

Best vids out here!

[@suhhhdude8161]

bruhh the subtle classical music in the background.. lmfao ..dope vids brehhhh

[@DanDanTheFireman]

Interdesting

[@rammonbeadle1723]

Papa yam! I'm learning a lot before I get my 1st bike

[@DJDCTrez]

This video makes me want a sticker for my bike that says "Baby Yam"

[@gp46and2]

I absolutely despise the manscape ads. Otherwise i love the vid, awesome work!

[@hcvfggd]

Could you talk more about downshifting because when I am coming up to a light and it's already red I downshift into 4th gear and then just sometimes I'll downshift in the third and then hold the clutch in and just go all the way down to first and then put it in neutral and then roll up to the light into a stop and then of course take off from first and then second depending on how many RPMs I give it is how fast I shift

[@johnconstantine5861]

7:26 -> "Slow In Fast Out" Me: That's what she said...

[@FrenchINHALE1]

The biggest thing that helped me with clutch that no one ever mentions except the riding course is the friction zone and telling you to ride the clutch to lesrn, and that since the clutch is in oil you can use it more compared to a car without burning it out as quick.

[@noahbannister1834]

We love your face yam🍠 we just love your voiceover even more

[@reign_sw4g176]

My fiancee is currently preparing me for the safety course and I still get nervous taking off even at low speeds. My balance while sitting is fine but standing is my biggest problem since the strength in my left leg isn't like my dominant leg, which I'll work on soon. I've been a sheltered child because my parents literally burned into my brain that riding is dangerous (which I believe it and understand) but it's a hobby and vehicle I can actually control without feeling overwhelmed. I do admit, I've dropped my baby twice while practicing but I'm still learning how to brake correctly. So far I'm just easing off the clutch w/o throttle so I know how it feels to get moving (i seem to brake better that way, so I just need to add the throttle into the equation). I'm doing very well so far as a baby newbie though :) hopefully I'll be riding off without too much nervousness in the near future.

[@waiwong7996]

A video on engine braking and blipping the throttle when shifting

[@ethanstiles3840]

Agree

[@Logan-xd2vu]

Make a list of your top list videos

[@probleemaccess]

i like the classical music in the background ;-)

[@salemb4474]

I like that he put classical music in the background 🤣🤣

[@markdehey2]

i've just ridden an fz-07 during my lessons, went up from a Honda cbf500 and Suzuki gladius, and damn that is one smooth motorcycle.

[@Azlivin850]

Love it man! great content as always, Yanni’s pubes!

[@ivysbatman]

Rode my motorcycle for the first time today and wow 1st gear is so exhilarating for me ha slow and steady progress for me

[@fn2ning665]

Car length or two? It's all relative to the speed you're doing. I follow the 2 second rule.

[@tappajaav]

And that should be the bare minimum - especially if you aren't in heavy traffic larger gap is better. Won't hurt to have space for error

[@fn2ning665]

@Mira culix It's all dependent on how fast you're going. 2 seconds is sufficient to react if you're paying attention, which you should be...

[@g496r500t]

It’s usually the legal minimum