You Shouldn't Ride A Motorcycle. Here's Why

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[ADobbin]

To be fair most people can't drive a car properly either.

[oreocarlton]

Death doesn't scare people away or into caution, but permanent lifelong disability does, mention that more often

[rickparkinmoto]

I've been riding for 46 years now (not without the odd spill in the early days), and I still love to read and watch rider tips to improve. As the roads get busier and consequently more hazardous, there's ALWAYS room for improvement. Your videos are a great source of advice.

[mattf]

THIS is the video that should be shown at every beginner MSF course on the very first day.

[Activist]

I’m going to be honest i live in the Uk and about 2 months ago i passed my CBT (equivalent to msf for the americans) and since i’ve got my sports bike i’ve gained hell of a lot of confidence thinking i’m good or even better than everyone else which isn’t the case, my point is this video made me realise that the way i’m riding will only end up one way, without a license or in the grave. I’m only 19 & i will take this advice.

[devdathn]

India Perspective:-

80% of vehicles on my roads are motorcycles.
A motorcycle here isn’t a lifestyle, it’s a more practical choice.
My country unfortunately leads the world in road accidents and deaths.

In spite of all of the above, India has the most number of mature big motorcycle owners and riders.

Summary - Be responsible, patient, learn and RIDE…!!!

[Tunenine]

I've been riding actually only 4yrs though I had my license 15yrs. I still consider myself a "newbie" and take my time and never stop learning.

[limtc]

I agree with you. Everyday when I mount on my bike, I tell myself that this is extremely dangerous. One has to acknowledge the danger and not trivialise it. It takes maturity and discipline to ride a bike safely.

[TheVaughan]

A hard to swallow pill that literally every motorcycle rider should take. Well said sir.

[marcpigeon]

58 yr old, riding since I was 12, a private pilot since I was 18. I have approached both of these activities with passion and professionalism. Just like my piloting career, my riding has evolved through training and practice every step of the way. Both these activities are dangerous but if practiced with passion and professionalism they are so much more rewarding and life fulfilling. Just follow MotoJitsu’s solid advice! 🏍🇨🇦

[garryharris]

I’m 60. I retired, moved to Africa and learned how to ride a motorcycle just this summer. I watch motojitsu and mcrider videos every morning then go out and practice then take a ride. I just came back to US a couple months and bought better safety gear. These videos are my lifeline.

[echevarriawilson]

Not everyone has the discipline to practice drills or take safety seriously. This is a great video

[chuckkelley]

I love this young man. Former DI, the real deal. I’ve watched every video he’s produced as well as a handful of other top motorcycle instructors. At 68, I’ve been riding 60 including mini bikes. I study these films, put to practice everything I learn and make each ride a learning/honing experience. I appreciate him and his fellow instructors and hope more riders will begin to follow suit.

[keltonwright]

One thing strongly disagree with is : you just get your car license and drive. Honestly there is no reason a "car" driver shouldn't so the same practice and training you do on a bike. Cornering, driving in the rain, driving in traffic and especially emergency stops. Also motorcycle riding isn't expensive, Car insurance its more, gas is more, crash a car its more, repairs is more. I ride a bike 8 months of the year in canada. I spend more money on my car to drive it 4 months then it costs to ride my bike for 8. Once you buy the gear if you take care of it, it will last a really long time.

[goduxunike]

I ride a small bike and only ride it for fun. This limits a lot how I use it, but I'd rather ride for long years and stay safe than just collect miles for the sake of it. Saturday/Sunday early mornings are my favourite times to ride since there are less people around and I will probably keep my 300cc forever, since it reached the maximum limit speed and it's fast enough for back roads.

[spete]

Hit the nail on the head. Hell, it was even shocking to see that when I was upgrading from my learners permit to my license the amount of people that were just “winging it” and gave me weird looks for saying that I’d actually spent hours and hours practicing for the skills test.

Even when it seems things are out of your control like cars pulling out in front of you or when my foot slipped on gravel trying to park my bike and I dropped it, you don’t make excuses and say well that wasn’t my fault, you should ALWAYS learn from that and think what you could do next time to avoid it and get a better outcome because 9/10 times you could have avoided that scenario and been better prepared.

[rythymdyn]

Agree with all your comments, new older rider here and I practice at least three times a week as well as before every ride. I find it extremely fun to see growth and improvement in my riding.

[The._.Grimace]

I educated myself on statistics of riders and motorcycles before I started riding. Took a course immediately and practiced in the neighborhood for weeks than slowly started out. Took 3 courses in the first 6 months of riding. I absolutely enjoy riding.

[graemeauhl]

I ride everyday, rain, hail or shine. I’ve only been riding for just over a year but I’ve done 86, 000 km (53, 500 m). I practice everyday. I also watch all of your videos. I’ve done the ChampU online course. I try to hone my safety skills because, when I started riding, I already had all the skills I ever needed to kill myself on a bike; I needed, and still do, skills to save my life. I practice because I know there’s going to be a day that I’m going to need them…and that day was last week. Riding at 110km/hr (about 65mph), following a loaded semi, coming around a corner, prepping to overtake when the semi hit rough road and concrete hit the road; lumps of concrete sliding along the road; flying at my head height. I swerved…ALOT…and missed all of it (didn’t realise until later that I never grabbed the front brake). The car behind me wasn’t so lucky…pulled over with a smashed windscreen. Thanks heaps for the life saving advice…

[jozefrockatansky]

I got humbled myself a couple of years back. Not my fault, but at the same time, what happened to me, holds another warning or something to be aware of. Either way, been riding for 15 years, generally a very safe rider. Was out on my Triumph TT600, me and that thing are like one, it's the one bike I gel with perfectly...but I was riding to work, on a 30mph road, and I was headed towards a portion of the road where you have two roads on your left to watch out for and also a road on the right, and a petrol station forecourt exit...I saw this woman in her car on her driveway amongst all this, and my gut had this feeling she was going to pull out, but I handwaived it, and sure enough she pulled out without looking, smashed right into the side of me, no way to dodge it, oncoming traffic, cars exiting the forecourt to the right. She crushed my leg and then as she forced me down, the bike also crushed my leg, still got the limp today. Long story short, the situation made me realise I had gotten a bit lax, had I listened to my gut, I'd have possibly saved my Triumph and have a perfect working leg.

On a plus I rebuilt the bike and she's back on the road with loads of new parts. Guess what I am trying to say is, stay vigilant, I KNEW she was going to pull out but i'd relaxed too much and wasn't fully ready when it DID happen, so always be aware, no matter how long you've been riding or how well you are on a specific fave bike.

The worst bit was seeing my bike on its side bleeding oil and coolant, smashed fairings, all whilst watching guy wheel it to the side of the road, with those words "It's alright mate, it's just a machine" ... not just a machine, got so depressed when she got wrecked!

Be careful all.