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Learn to ride motorcycle with dirt bike first? |
never riden a bike before but want to learn,would it be smart to learn how to ride a dirt bike first then later on a sports bike? When I did my riders course and test, the instructors there said that if they had their way all riders would have to learn their skills 1st on a dirt bike, then a road motorcycle, then the car/truck/bus. This is because you learn how to get out of tricky situations like dirt/debris spills on the road how to avoid oncoming objects (i.e. trees and wildlife) The road bike will enhance those learnt by the dirt bike plus give you new ones like riding with cars, truck and other objects. These then pass on to the skill of manoeuvring a car, the truck or bus. Form what I've seen so far I think that, that would be a pretty good idea. (I'm doing it backwards of course, learnt to drive a car, then a truck, now road motorcycle, so I am looking for the dirt to improve my road riding skills.) The two are not the same, however it can help to practise with a dirtbike. Simply for experience. A road bike, especially a large cc one, has nothing in common with a dirt bike. I've ridden bikes for years, lately nothing under 1500cc, and have never ridden a dirt bike in my life. Yes and no. You will acquire riding skills riding dirt however street riding is different. You have to remember motorist may not see you or don't care and pull out in front of you. I have been riding since 1980 and own a street trail bike,"Suzuki DRZ400S". I would much rather ride in the woods than the street,to many cars. Definitely, they are much lighter and easier to ride. You bet, all the skills you need for the road you will learn at a slower speed and you will crash on something softer that blacktop or cement Anyone who says otherwise I would check for experiance I got my first motorcycle at 11 in 1972 That's a good place to start and learn the basics, dirt is much softer than pavement.Best way is to take a safety course before hitting the road.Good luck and remember gravity sucks! |
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