This is what being afraid to lean your motorcycle looks like!

[FCTonTwoWheels]

I really struggled with low speed turns until I turned my head to make a left one night and it went super smooth, from then on I realized that turning your head into the direction you want to go makes your whole body follow. Hope that makes sense and everyone on here is still riding

[____Michael_____]

This reminds me of my sister saying "I've been driving for years and never had an accident" every time I critique her. Just because you've been lucky doesn't mean you have skill, you've just never been put to the test. Many people make it years like this... Until they don't.

[jshkohler]

My father always told me act like a snake, don't fear about leaning. The bike will give you all the grip and just go smooth like a snake does. Been riding for 10 years now and that was the best advice he ever gave me. Sadly, his 1996 Honda Goldwing was destroyed with him on it. He was fine after, but depressed. He died in 2013.

[rumo]

Linda must've consented to her videos being used as training tools, since the "other person" isn't shown or mentioned by name. She wasn't afraid of having her pride hurt, and that shows strength of character. Linda has probably helped a lot of people by allowing us to watch her mistakes!

[SmokeRingsPipeDreams]

I don't think a lot of students realize just how badly instructors want them to succeed and do well.

[johnwick]

As a lifelong cyclist I had no issue leaning into turns travelling in excess of 20mph, no fear going downhill taking sharp corners.
Took a basic motorcycle course last year and I too was afraid to lean the motorcycle.

[davewoodward]

anyone struggling with fear should hear what he said again : You CAN still learn these techniques!(dont let fear stop you) but it will take longer. Climbing a mountain in a week is better than never getting out of bed.

[bored.in.california]

I respect people like Linda who even though are terrified still show up and try.
We had at least 3 people drop out on day 2 of motorcycle class because they felt unsure.

[SkidGear]

I hope linda has gained some confidence and is counter balancing like a pro now

[doughnut]

One of my best memories was the basic riding course. Total strangers and everybody cheering and looking out for one another. Such a bad ass community

[colorfulldeath]

Learning to trust my lean on my motorcycle was a really hard concept to grasp. I basically had to take myself to an open parking lot, and just do circles. It looked silly, it looked pointless, but I did circles and circles and circles until I rode a rut into the concrete. Left, right. Then I finally trusted my gut, relaxed just a little in the right ways, and started adding weaving into it. It’s still not PERFECT, but from where I first started, I’m thankful I stuck at it.

[DJayAce]

I just did my driving course in order to get my motorcycle license. I'm a new rider, first time ever riding. 2 others out of the 8 in this class was in the same boat as me. It was a two day course. Unfortunately one of the guys dropped out and never showed up next day. He was stalling the motorcycle every second he could throughout the entire day, just couldn't seem to get that down for some reason, and had the same lean issue throughout the entire day, which is more understandable for a first time rider. I don't really consider any of that a fail though because he was out there trying, and seemed to be doing his best. He was just overly nervous and thinking too hard. What was a complete and utter fail was him not showing up the next day. Giving up is failing, trying and doing your best is succeeding regardless of how bad your attempts are. I wish people would go into their discomfort zone with this understanding in mind. I mean look at Linda, she's been riding for years and STILL decides to pay the money for proper training with a professional, even after all these years of riding. We can all laugh and poke fun at her all we want, but she ultimately decided to get out of her comfort zone to do this. I respect her, and as long as she sticks with it, the muscle memory will overtake her fear. She just needs to keep practicing her turns relentlessly and it'll happen eventually. Yeah it can be frustrating for the other students and teachers, but at the end of the day we all need to step back and realize that she's putting in the effort. I can tell that this instructor realizes this and truly wants her to succeed. He is way WAY WAYYYY more patient then my instructor was haha. Props to him. 👍

[melvinveney]

She's blessed to be alive to be riding all those years and not leaning her bike.

[mikehemphill]

You have to respect the fact that even though she's scared, she keeps trying! That's the heart of a warrior!

[newdoggproductions]

My first ride was a Yamaha V-Star 1100 Custom. I was terrified of leaning on that thing. My buddy was an experienced rider and he walked me through everything. I love that folk like you are out there helping riders build confidence which helps create safe riders. Keep up the great work!

[RhysoTV]

I used to be good at leaning, but I fell off my bicycle while leaning too much on a wet slippery road, it knocked the confidence out of me and I reverted to wide leans, even on my motorcycle! Working on fixing that at the moment and this helped. Thanks!

[SouthernTee]

I understand Linda's fear. I had the same fear of right turning. Left I was great. But that right lean frustrated me. I took the class in Texas 4 years ago. I had never been on a bike in my life. But I was tired of riding on the back. I just practiced a lot and and didn't drop the bike. I wish I had private lessons back then. There's a lot of pressure and a little embarrassment learning in front of other people and being judged by them. But I got through it too. Tell Linda hang in there! Thank you for the encouraging videos..

[Taino]

Amazing how people have been riding many yet ride like this without getting in an accident.

[alexanderthegreat]

She never give up and still kept trying to boost her confidence. 👏
My friend was similar to that. Until he fell off at low speed in the parking lot. Now he knew what he did wrong and corrected it immediately. Never had another fall

[KleinHeister]

Aw she was so cheerful the whole video though. I wish I could have that approach to things. I get upset when I cant get things after awhile.