Reply To: A total newbie on her first set of wheels!
June 22, 2009 at 6:45 am
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Capt Crash
Participant
Find your comfort zone and work to expand it. You might try mapping routes that are low traffic/low threat for a time. I would suggest Sundays, from 8am til noon as an excellent Bay Area time to work secondaries and school parking lots.
If you decide to ride to work, scout your path, then practice for it. Know where you’re gonna turn, when you need to get into the left lane or the right.
I’d consider an Experienced Class in the fall. Also, look for locals who can mentor you–try the BayAreaRidersForum.
My first ride? I bought the bike cash, my buddies who rode over with me gave me a “This is the clutch, throttle, shift” lesson, then said “Follow us, do what we do” AND I survived my first ride/double RR jump all in the same day.