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What is the worst MC riding advice?

Put seafoam in the gas tank and install a K&N airfilter for 10 more horses.
 
Take your bike to motowrx
 
RickM said:
Just lean it and throttle out has saved me a few times in my first year of riding. I always had more lean angle and traction available than I thought.
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ZCrow said:
  • Use your body to steer.
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He worded it better than me :)

regarding throttle, that was more of a reference to good throttle control being superior to simply rolling on because things went sideways ;)

Rolling on isn't always the right move.(especially with heavy, newbish inputs) Though to hear it from some, it's the cure all.

Anyway, back on topic

-Steer with the rear! (on the street)
 
Kurosaki said:
I was told recently I should be covering the clutch and shifter all the time.


Thought that was pretty bad advice... I don't even like the cover the brake all the time advice although I wouldn't say it's wrong.

I'm sure as hell not covering the clutch and shifter all the time though.
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ALL the time, even for the brakes, is extreme. But, I am not sure what is wrong with covering the clutch. Just like the brake, it just means you are there quicker. What is wrong with it?
aminalmutha said:
"Follow me"
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No thanks. I was burned by that one, more than once.

First to come to mind:
"All bikes are the same."
"Chicken strips mean you can't ride."
"Just watch a video and go racing." :teeth
 
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clutchslip said:
ALL the time, even for the brakes, is extreme. But, I am not sure what is wrong with covering the clutch. Just like the brake, it just means you are there quicker. What it wrong with it?
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What dangerous situation is having my hand/foot over the clutch/shifter going to save me from that the split second would matter?
 
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Haket said:
"If about to hit a car, try to wheelie at the last second and use the bike as a cushion between the car and you" that dude had been riding for 10years when he came up with this gem ....
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That's sort of like jumping up at the last second when you are falling down an elevator shaft. Boing, and you live.
 
When in doubt gas it.

Good for dirt. Even works Roadracing.

Not so much for the street.
 
Kurosaki said:
What dangerous situation is having my hand/foot over the clutch/shifter going to save me from that the split second would matter?
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Seized engine. Broken chain. Flat rear tire. The ability to "wheelie to safety." I don't know. I asked what was wrong with it. You didn't answer.
moto-rama said:
That's sort of like jumping up at the last second when you are falling down an elevator shaft. Boing, and you live.
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Barf has taught me that if you wheelie before hitting a deer, you can just split it in half and ride to the next bar, without a fauna care in the world.
 
clutchslip said:
Seized engine. Broken chain. Flat rear tire. The ability to "wheelie to safety." I don't know. I asked what was wrong with it. You didn't answer.
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Having my hand over the clutch and foot over the shifter all the time isn't a comfortable or natural riding position for me if nothing else.

I guess the answer is it's a pretty inconsequential effort hardly worth being 'advice'.
 
Spray your chain with WD40 to clean it!

It can serve as a lube too!
 
Kurosaki said:
Having my hand over the clutch and foot over the shifter all the time isn't a comfortable or natural riding position for me if nothing else.

I guess the answer is it's a pretty inconsequential effort hardly worth being 'advice'.
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Having a stuck throttle at a corner entry is another scenario. This happened to me at Thunderhill and I was very glad to have fingers on the clutch. If covering the clutch is uncomfortable, the lever may be rotated on the bar at the wrong angle for your hand. If that happens to be the case, chances are the brake lever is similar and may be making blipping while braking and downshifting harder.

BTW, I don't cover the shifter and don't know anyone who does. Like you, I don't see an advantage in it.
 
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