My ADVICE for NEW RIDERS! | Honda Shadow 750 Aero

Recently someone commented on a video and had concerns about their choice in motorcycle. This got me thinking about what I went through when I first started.

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[motoalley]

Been riding for 10yrs now, Id say, have a bike you wont be totally upset to drop it. because it will happen, you'll lose your footing and itll fall over...
next, learn your bike, friction zone, do ALOT of stop and starts. in a familiar place, parking lot, roads, where ever. Start slow, slow speed manuvering. practise your turning.
Confidence will come and go... theyre still things im not confident in but i still do it.
and the BIGGEST thing is, JUST HAVE FUN!!!

[upminer]

Excellent advice. I just passed my MSF. I'm getting my Aero tomorrow. My coach gave me some good advice. Take the bike to a lot right away and play out the exercises in the class on it. No witnesses, no cones, just do the same things we did nice and slow. He said he still does that when he gets a new bike and he's got thousands of hours of riding.

[williamwintemberg]

Ride what you like. I like all bikes. This stuff has gone on for over 50 years that I know of, and it will be going on after I'm dead. I don't have a fix for it.

[garthcombrinck]

I wish they could do that in South Africa

[dmn]

Got my Honda shadow aero today. Took 2.5 hours to ride it home on 55 mph roads. I have ridden smaller bikes before… but this was awesome!


Which mic are you using?

[juangonzales]

What are you riding by the way. Model and brand. I like your videos by the way.

[AyaWetts]

550 lbs... wait until they learn to ride a 900lbs bagger 🤣

[eliinthewolverinestate]

Let it warm up in the morning. So it don't go to stall and you give it too much gas and pop a wheelie.

[eggheadrocks]

excellent video. If you are scared, you are scared, it doesnt mean that you wasted money on a bike, it just means that you arent in your space yet. i will admit that baggers intimidate me still to this day. I can jump on any other bike with no issues, have rode a cbr1000 down to a rebel 250 like i was born on them...i get on any bagger and i freeze for some reason lol

[dulcimerjunkie]

Excellent advice. Took my course two weeks ago. My Ace arrived two days later. Can’t wait for the weather to break so that I can get out and ride.

[xxYFKxx]

I just brought a 03’ Honda Shadow 750 over the weekend and I must say, coming from a CBR 500, this thing is slow but I have no regrets tbh. I’m really comfortable and I feel more natural rather than leaning in. One thing that surprised me was how heavy the bike is compared to my CBR500. Making my first 2 turns was nerve racking but I got used to it in no time.

[captaincool]

What are those bars in the thumb nail?

[CasualCruiser]

I've been taking her out into my neighborhood early on the weekends about 6:00 AM and have been riding around until about 7:30 AM loyally. I am finally over the anxiety of pushing off and moving. Im now just focusing on my turns and some slow maneuvers. Waiting on my cones to get here from Amazon. *Thanks for the inspiration to get my ass moving..*

[h.wayneb]

Yes good sound advice ! Thanks for sharing

[sirdudenstein]

This video makes me feel so much better! I’m just starting the research on getting a motorcycle, I haven’t even taken the MSF course yet. Thanks for these very encouraging words!

[SpidersaurousRex]

Thanks! Just got my Shadow last week. Taking the course next month!