How To Effectively LAUNCH Your Motorcycle

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[MotoJitsu]

Thanks for watching everyone. Check out MotoJitsu.com/shop for my books & new merch :)

[AZGeek]

"...stupid is everywhere" --- never more wiser words than these. This should be the mantra for all bike riders. Thanks for the video and tips.

[Eric-ncqi]

Got my first bike a week and a half ago. I was very slow on starts keeping to the MSF "slowly release clutch and then apply throttle when you start to roll." Starting slow does not make other drivers in Brooklyn happy. Tried the technique in the video and didn't stall or have cars up my a** when the light turned green. My confidence also shot up without the fear of stalling at the light. Thanks. Now time to absorb the other material!

[MotoJitsu]

I guess too many people miss the part where I say ensure the intersection is clear first if you take off. Make sure there isn't an idiot about to blow through the light, obviously. MotoJitsu.com

[jameschesterton]

7:07, jeez man, I wasn't expecting you to take off THAT fast lol!! cool.

[gallorable]

I have been riding since 2004, I'm 50 years old and still consider myself a novice I am so glad I found your channel I have learned and practiced so much of what your teaching on your channel. Your presentation and explanation is understandable.... Thank you soooo much for taking the time and doing it right.

[hi_centipedes]

This is why I installed dual flame throwers on my bike. One for each side.

[BradMacc]

Have to say, thought I was an OK rider - until I started practicing some of the maneuvers that I've seen in your videos.

It's been informative, humbling, and confidence inspiring.

A genuine Thank You for sharing your experience and knowledge, and for doing it in a way that's easy to grasp, and put into physical application (thankful to have closed parking lots close to home).

[f.j.a.]

Hello. I was the guy in the blue shirt! Anyway, just wanted to publicly acknowledge how amazing FastEddie is. I met him in person, and just want to say that I learned more in the 30mins he coached me than I have in my years of riding. As an extra, he put me in the back of his GS and we went around the parking lot while he knee dragged! I weigh 190 lbs, and for him to do what he did with all that weight was really impressive.

[lumarious]

Started street riding recently, and found myself doing this instinctually. Great to hear your explanation!

[kylebutler]

Hes already said hes made sure to check before just taking off. hes not just taking off as soon as it turns green before making sure some idiots running thru a red light to hit him in the intersection or he wouldnt be here teaching us these techniques...stupid is literally everywhere, especially in the youtube comment sections

[netnavigator]

Can’t get enough of that take off. I wasn’t expecting it! I can’t stop watching it. I’m learning how to ride a motorcycle late in my 30s, and taking of at intersections and steep hills kinda scares me. Sometimes I do it right, sometimes I don’t and frustration gets me precisely because of my safety, but your videos are very helpful in gaining confidence, which is one of the most important things.

[atomant_]

Man can't believe I've been doing lots of these stuff instinctively that you explain in details
without realising how much more can be elaborated.
You are such an excellent safety mentor & after 31 years on the road with my bikes & car, there's still so much to learn & have fun.
👍👍👍👍👍

[trueheart]

As a new rider, this is exactly what I need. Thank goodness for a long driveway where I can practice this and the white/blue belt stops while still hitting 20mph. Keep up the good work, @motojitsu!

[eneasgonzalez]

"Away from stupid" .. XD
Love the no-BS, straight-shooter style, dude...
Great content!

[ross]

Why you don't have more subscriber is beyond me, I've been riding on the road since 1979 my first bike was H1 500. I wish back then someone like yourself have shown me all these tips. Great videos, !

[a]

Finally I have an good excuse to power wheelie away at every intersection :)

[TrevorSBrown]

Your instructions are awesome. Thank you. Just returned to riding after a 25 year hiatus. I am learning to ride all over again. Actually, I am learning to ride for the first time. Never cared about safety, just speed. Two prosthetic hips later, I am now on a cruiser and concentrating on the basics this time out. Thanks again.

[Thelnferno]

Any chance you can do a part 2 and show your tach, clutch, and throttle from 1st person perspective? I guarantee you’ll get a few hundred thousand views!

[staninjapan]

Good advice.

May I add one piece myself?
When stopping at a red light, pull all the way over the the side of the lane (if going straight over) so that any vehicle NOT stopping at the red light does not kill you. This applies to stop signs and give way junctions, too.
I have had this happen.
I stopped at a red light knowing that a big truck was right behind me and we were both going quickly.
I pulled over to the very edge of the road and the truck - some 20 to 30 thousand kilos of it - sailed through the red light. It would have killed me for certain. It was inches away.
Here in Japan almost all (I can confidently say more than 99%) of truck drivers are courteous and safe, and the speed limits are lower than in Europe / the UK, but every so often....

In another comment below, someone mentioned 'right of way'.
Cyclists here of all ages very frequently assume that 'right of way' and 'the physics related to stopping a car' are one and the same. I have seen many cars hit careless and daydreaming cyclists on crossings/at junctions. Also cyclists here often ride on the wrong side of the road, especially school children.
As many have said, assume that the car drivers are careless and vengeful and that they want to hurt you, even though in most cases that is not true.

I like this guy's presentation style.