Anyone got a guide to bikes

[jabcrosshook]

Anyone know of a good website that explains the basics of how a bike works, well I say the basics, a bit more than "this is a brake, it slows the bike down and makes it stop."

[Guest]

Have you read the Guides and manuals section I put this link up a while back,

http://www.dansmc.com/mc_repaircourse.htm

[boot]

I've just spent a good hour of my lunch break watching you tube vids on u-turns. I cannot master this yet, however I think that'll come with getting more used to controlling my bike at a slow pace, which I think will just come with practise. Some very good stuff on you tube though.

[XmisterIS]

I did my test originally on an auto (scooter) and I found the U-turn really really hard ... now I am on a geared bike which is much bigger and heavier than the scooter (150Kg dry weight - which is well heavy for a 125!) - and for some reason I now find the U-turn a doddle! I think it's all down to the bike you ride.

[Jay]

boot- ride the clutch and use your back brake for speed control, look stright down the road the way your turnin and you should just whip round (controled of course lol). but then again its easier to say then do! hope this helps

[Guest]

use highish revs as well so that you can control speed on the clutch not on the throttle ( dont scream it but more than a normal pull off rev range ) that way your wrist action ( oooh err ) is not upsetting the turning circle required and it is a crisp and controlled power delivery rather than twist oops too much untwist damn too little twist and jerk feck oops foot down .....look at where you want to go to NOT at the kerb as if you look at kerb you will go to the kerb ....

[boot]

Cheers chaps. Good tips, I certainly noticed a different looking back down the road - I was told on my CBT to look at a certain point of the road, but found this tip much better! Test next weekend, so going to practise u-turns again this weekend. I'm 70% confident, but could do with getting that up to about 90-95%.

[Ratser]

I used to practise loads on my U turn after failing my first test only on that part.

I used to do about 10, then scoot off and do some figure 8's, then come back and do another 10, then scoot off again down and round a few roundabouts, then back and do another 10.

It also stopped me getting angry with myself if I didn't do it properly.

Was also important to practise it as you do on the test, i.e. switch off and get off, walk the bike round then get back on, start and do the u turn.

I sometimes found that it was harder doing that than just having been sitting on the bike all the time.