Ride Like A Pro Practice On Triumph Rocket III

[phalanz]

how tall are you?the bike looks so small :)

[Poltergeyst]

i'm taking my riders licence. the driving school has the shittiest bike... it's very unbalanced, cruiser style, very weird riding position and i don't like to ride it at all! i've been saving money for my licence for months and i'm trying to get my dad to buy me a motorcycle but i'm afraid i don't really like to ride. did this happen to anyone else? could this felling be because of the bike i'm practicing on?

[upforlastnameleft]

I thought at any moment he was going to drop the clutch and burn some rubber! ;-)

[Goofytallguy]

That'll be my next video.  =)

[upforlastnameleft]

:-)

[OpiumBeast]

nice maneuvers. Even experienced riders need to head out to an empty lot once in awhile to practice this stuff. You could almost do the box a couple of times. I think you were going too fast to stay in the lines.

[Goofytallguy]

Yeah, as soon as I slowed down and used the comment Jerry left below, it was no problem. Consistency is the hard part, sometimes I clear the box with a foot to spare, sometimes I miss it by two feet... it's all mental though, gotta get my head under control if I'm gonna do it with parked (or moving) cars that close.

[tfraziernet]

I ordered the "Ride Like a Pro V" and "Ride the Dragon Like a Pro" combo the night before last. Maybe I'll be posting some video of me doing this on my Rocket III Classic soon. I had questions about the effectiveness of Jerry's techniques on a bike with the Rocket's unique engine configuration.

Jerry wrote me back immediately and pointed me here. Pretty convincing!

[Navytallguy]

Thanks for the comment, that was pretty awesome to know he pointed you to the video. I've been planning to set up some of the exercises from the Police Motorcycle Rodeo video, but I don't want to do that until I put crash bars on, since I know I'll be dropping it a LOT. But, there's no doubt the Rocket can handle it. I reach my own limitations long before the bike's... still trying to be the boss of this hoss!

[jloftonappletv1]

Great Job ... keep up the good work and spread the word!

[motorman857]

Great seeing riders out there practicing. It just gets better and better. A hint to you. Keep your body straight up and let the bike lean under you. Watch Marianne in my video's. She's the poster child for proper posture.

[Hawkeye244]

I spoke with another person who has tried the, "Ride Like A Pro". He used a large garden hose that he found in black and used sections to cover areas of posible impact while practicing. Easy on, easy off. He slit the tube section down the middle then opened the hose around any areas in need of protection. The pressure from the preform holds it to the parts without needing to tie anything on.

[Navytallguy]

Decent idea, but the time I went down my peg mount gouged out a 1 1/2 foot groove in the pavement, so I'd think it would only help if you tipped over from a stop, not if you slid even a few inches.

[Navytallguy]

As for pointers Hawkeye, I don't think I can add any more than what the Motorman has in his video. The more complicated it seems to get, the more you just need to return to the basics. It just comes down to how much you demand of yourself. I've practiced the slow ride for many hours, and it's still not where I want it. Also, I'd count on dropping the bike at some point. Just like he says, you need to find your limits (and increase them) under controlled conditions, not out on the road

[Hawkeye244]

Great job! I had the opportunity to see a, "Ride Like A Pro", demonstration at the JPCycles open house in Anamosa, IA last weekend. Needless to say I was impressed, my uncle as well. He's biked for 35 years and bought the video, as well as I. A little nervous to say the least. What kind of damage did you notice after discovering what Palladino says should be, "music to your ears". Great job! Can't what to try it out myself. Any pointers?

Hawk

[Navytallguy]

After wearing off the lean indicators extremely quickly (~1 hour), I took them out and just scrape the actual pegs now. They're far harder and just get scratched on the forward/underside so I actually have to flip them up to see the 'damage' (I call it character.) I've only dropped the bike once, which did scratch the exhaust/saddle bag/bent brake lever. I'm getting more agressive with the practicing so I'll probably be dropping the bike a lot more, which is why I'm buying the engine guards.

[Brainiac83]

Buy a proper bike with proper pegs and you wont scrape anything but your tyre edge..

[1981rocketman1981]

wow! and I thought I scuffed the foot plates up on my rocket 3!... cool video!...