Hi,

So today I had my 1st ride of any bike with gears  it was a bit of an eye opener I got on ok I suppose I just wanted to do the basics start and stop, however I had a bit of an issue letting go of the throttle when my weight shifted back and ending up with the bike in a ditch and me thrown over the bars 😂

Haha I did similar on an early ride in the back garden and took out the bottom corner of a neighbours fence panel…

Ride the pegs more and the bars less.  You know you are making progress when you can go over the bars and not let go of them until you are laying on the ground 😆

I think I really need to work on my hand positioning so I can cover all controls I think I may ride my project motocross bike as I think standing makes it more difficult 

practice keeping constant throttle while moving your body around, to learn to isolate your throttle position from your body movement, start on the flat. Also try to get used to using the clutch almost as much as the throttle, covering it constantly and using it a lot as a second means of controlling drive.

 

The clutch is your friend. Try keeping that lever close to the bar as you learn how the bike moves and how to react with your body on the bike. As you get more used to the bike and finding your body position you can let it out more and more until you can practice with the lever out. Saved me from quite a few whiskey throttles when I was first learning. 

Thank you for replies I will get practicing 👍