Reply To: Hello from Portugal
That is a very cool first motorbike, Rufino. I also admire your choice of past-time. Riding is excellent.
Tips: Keep your eyes on the road ahead and around you. Look for things on the road like sand, water, oil, nails, stones … especially when turning. Warm-up the tyres on a straight road by carefully weaving left & right several times – not too aggressively, just need a bit of friction to heat the rubber.
Lightly apply REAR brake FIRST then front brake to STOP or SLOW quickly. It makes the rear of the bike squat and takes some weight of the front tyre, which allows you brake harder than if you squeeze the front and rear brake at the same time. Turning your headlight ON in the DAY makes us a bit more visible to cars …. don’t trust any car … at all … ever.
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