http://sprocket.io/blog/2006/05/the-five-first-days-on-a-bike/ thomas stromberg on technology, nature, and motorcycles Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:49:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1-alpha http://sprocket.io/blog/2006/05/the-five-first-days-on-a-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-2857 Mikey Cooper Wed, 10 May 2006 20:52:58 +0000 http://sprocket.io/blog/?p=974#comment-2857 You shouldn't worry too much about the throttle, the clutch is a beginner's best friend for controlling everything. Rev it up higher than necessary and control the acceleration with the clutch so you don't have to worry about it getting away from you. Let the engine run high and just slowly ease out the clutch until the engine catches and you start to go a little forward. If the bike starts to get away from you a little, just squeeze the clutch back in and try again. Eventually you'll learn and just instinctively know the sweet spot on the clutch where the acceleration kicks in. Once you've got that, you can quickly figure out how much juice to give the engine when going slow. You shouldn’t worry too much about the throttle, the clutch is a beginner’s best friend for controlling everything. Rev it up higher than necessary and control the acceleration with the clutch so you don’t have to worry about it getting away from you. Let the engine run high and just slowly ease out the clutch until the engine catches and you start to go a little forward. If the bike starts to get away from you a little, just squeeze the clutch back in and try again. Eventually you’ll learn and just instinctively know the sweet spot on the clutch where the acceleration kicks in. Once you’ve got that, you can quickly figure out how much juice to give the engine when going slow.

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