Answering YOUR Motorcycle Questions! (Ep. 7)

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CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
0:14 Who are you rooting for in racing?
2:39 Best & worst riding experiences?
4:55 No twisty roads to ride?
6:43 Best way to clean/maintain riding gear?
8:24 Hub center steering?
9:36 Mandatory MSF course?
12:50 Which accessories to get?
14:32 Yamaha V4 for racing?
17:06 First year riding focus?
18:24 Future of motorcycling in jeopardy?
21:01 Where does Kawasaki stand in MotoGP?

[Veltro]

I've been riding since 1975. I agree with the ladder licensing concept. Started on a Yamaha DT125, then jump to a Kawasaki 750 H2, I had the good sense to sell the H2 and got a Honda CB 360T. I did it back in the 1970's, and it served me well. That H2 was a nightmare for a 18 or 19 year old boy coming off of a DT 125.

[jags]

I love your explanation about why some roads are straight and some are twisty. In Europe the answer is more like this:
800 years ago there was a large oak here, and so the cart had to go round it. Eventually that path became a field boundary and no one cared that the field was a sort of weird quadrilateral with hedges all around. Now it is a housing estate on one side and although the road is sealed and wider, and the oak died 200 years ago, it still has a weird bend in it. And another one 49 yards down the road.

[rwsickness]

I owned a Tuareg 660 and consider it to be one of the in the class. Your heated grips comment is spot on. I installed Aprilia heated grips and they were terrible. Not much heat and are way too fat. Word of advice for the Yam.

[captianawesome]

Native Texan here..I've been riding since the early 90s... never took the class, never had a motorcycle license... Never thought much about it.

[dangerranger]

I love how honest you are about your accident. Love your content

[danieldoyle]

Awesome reflection of the 2017 accident now vs how it was handled during the time

[StrictlyStrangeSnakes-Chad]

Another great way to find great twisty roads (coming from a floridian flatlander) is to find roads that follow alongside a river. Not only are they normally pretty twisty but the views are great too!

[RadDadisRad]

Texas hill country is amazing. I put 400 miles on my bike while I was there for a weekend in April when i saw the eclipse.

[williamlu]

For the 1st year of motorcycling there must be 2 objectives, 1st is to knee down at 160+ kmph/ 100+ mph, 2nd is to total your first bike so you know what it's like and what not to do thereon. Hopefully objective no. 2 is completed before no. 1 otherwise it would probably be bad. 3rd optional objective, the side quest, is to overtake the simulation of a vegetable riding their polished ceramic coated brand new litre bike going 10 degrees lean through literally every turn at the race track, and taking up the entire width of the track

[GingerCats]

adventure bike mods. first thing. Barkbusters with the storm plastics. crash bars & better footpegs. then soft panniers. and probably the most important... Tyres that suit the riding you actually do. don't skimp on the tyres! but my favourite toy, the GPS, not a phone, an actual GPS navigation unit!

[BuckTurgidson-nwyk]

As a European I have to agree about the tiered system for learning to ride, I skipped it by starting to ride later in life, but still had to take the CBT (our version of MSF) for riding up to 125cc, then take lessons/test on a 500cc before getting the full license. In terms of "restricting freedom" that seems to be a popular argument against in the US (from what I've seen anyway) it doesn't prevent you from riding at all so freedom isn't restricted but it does make you safer so other people don't have to deal with the consequences of your stupidity ...

[manray]

I've haven't washed my riding gear yet after 2 years and about 8k miles. I live in a hot place and sweat a lot and honestly the only thing that smells at all are my boots which are fine after 20 mins on a boot drier.

[pine]

I agree with the licensing system as an Australian with the lams system except that even as an adult you are forced into riding 660 or below cc bike for 3 + years 😂

[usernameunavoidable]

here in Oregon taking a state-run course (equivalent to a 2 day MSF class) is now required to get a motorcycle endorsement and it's actually improved rider safety since that law was implemented

[AlexA-ouwi]

I took my A chategory motorcycle license here in Norway this summer, one thing i liked is that it's actually set up so that you progress from tier 1 to 2 to 3 and you also have a day at the track kinda road where you get to have some fun and also a long trip about 4-5 hours. Why i like it? Because you learn gradually every bit of motorcyling so that you can continue learning on your own when you pass the driving exam with already pretty decent control and understanding of dangers out on the road. Sure, it's pretty tempting to just get your license as fast as possible and go out there and ride but it's much easier to get into an accident because of your stupidity that way. For me, it's all about riding, not about riding "fast". I have fun just riding and operating the motorcycle and thats all that matters. Sometimes you have fun here and there and ride a little bit fast but you know your limits and when to not to it. Lastly, keep up the good content Yammie and i wish everyone good luck on the road and have fun!

[Texmotodad]

As a former MSF Rider Coach, yes I agree for an engine sized tiered system PLEASE! For now, the MSF does offer the BRC2 and the Advanced RiderCourse Skill Practice courses. The latter is a beneficial course when taken on your own bike. MC in jeopardy? A little bit fewer over the years for all but the HD riders. Just less and less riders there going forward in my view.

[chriscadman]

As a Canadian I suggest heated gloves. Heated grips leave you with frozen thumbs.

[ultimatemassive]

Having also grown up in Central Florida, I can confidently say that it's one of the worst areas to ride in terms of good twisty roads. There's a reason everyone rides liter bikes with stretched swing arms down there.

Recently moved just to TN, and I feel like I'm spoiled for choice. Natchez Trace Parkway is unreal fun on a competent bike. Just watch out for those federal highway tickets.

[Antody]

Add to the "future of motorcycling" talk a point of self driving or electric vehicles, where everyone would be driving with as less effort as possible, which is the exact opposite of what motorcycling is.

[Threetails]

It's mandatory here in Oregon. But we have challenging terrain that requires more than a basic course really.