Motorcycle Riding Basics : Starting & Stopping a Motorcycle

When riding a motorcycle, ease off the clutch and add a little gas in order to start the bike moving forward. Learn more about starting and stopping on a motorcycle from an experienced motorcyclist in this free sports bike video.

Expert: Jared Cummings
Bio: Jared Cummings, age twenty, has been riding motorcycles all his life. He is on a professional stunt team called Teamed Skar. He knows how to do many different amazing stunts.
Filmmaker: Caleb Labarda

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• motorcycles
• motorcycle stunts
• stunts

[LXXITobinator]

for once expertvillage came through for me. surprise surprise, was wondering if it was allright to brake to stop with out downshifting..thanks. i think i get it now.

[ilovetheninetiesssss]

yes and first thing in riding a motorbike is safetycloth !!!!!

[ITClimber000]

@theocho666 for a more informative answer to your question, yes and no. For the more advanced riders, downshifting during breaking is more efficient. But that's only when you have to downshift, if you're only in 1st gear (or any gear really) and you slow down to a stop without pulling in the clutch before the stopping point, your engine will stall because the wheel stopped moving which causes the gears to stop moving which causes the engine to stop moving.

[cstardust13]

Thanks for the video! I am new to cycling and this is helpful gor a newbie! I appreciate your lessons/Instructions.

[NovSpice]

@theocho666 no? im afraid you know nothing about motorcycling ...

[theocho666]

Wouldn't clutching in causes free wheeling? making yr bike move faster?

[Frejborg]

@DINGOS30 It simplifies the process, by disengaging the engine from the drive allowing you to brake from any speed all the way to a stop without downshifting through each gear. If you're in first gear, then it's not so important and you can probably just brake to a stop while still engaged in 1st, although you might stall it as you stop if you're giving it zero throttle.

[idiotzrule]

@HDDrizzy What is this "break" you keep referring to? And "trought"? What is the meaning of this gibberish?!

[idiotzrule]

Excellent! Now I know how to ride (from watching these clips) Im off out to buy a fireblade!

[Bullydogairsoft]

I just realized after watching this that this is Clarkdale. I live in cottonwood lol