Refresher drills
 

Do you do any refresher drills after not riding for a while?

I always practice hard braking.

I took the bike out two days ago, it had been over a month. First thing I did was practice braking hard.

Well since we had snow recently and the roads have not been up to par, it's been about 2 weeks since I've been on the bike, that's close to the longest I've gone without riding it. I'm hoping I can get it out on Friday or Saturday for a ride if the weather cooperates, I know the are calling for freezing rain tonight and tomorrow morning so we will see.

I try to ride enough to keep from getting rusty at all.

First thing I do is ride a big wheelie :)

Gotta keep those wheelie skills sharpened :)

LOL. You know this.

Really I was just playing. And I am not a good person to contribute to this thread. I barely ride street anymore and was always blessed with being comfortable even after long layoffs. But this is a great topic and I am surprised more people havent responded.

Yesterday because of this thread, I took my bike out for a quick 10 mile ride just to be able to say I rode lol....

I feel like, despite always being instantly comfortable despite being off a bike for awhile, that I should just ride right up to the training place for the MSF course and do a few rounds of each drill. if you've been off a bike awhile, those BASIC skills are pretty important to brush up on and make sure you know em.

now if I could just do that TINY S bend they have on a real sportbike, I'd be set.

The side streets are still frozen solid around here, but I did sit on my bike in the garage and squeezed the levers. Does that count?

Thanks. I thought more would respond too. I guess they are too busy in the OT section or they have me on ignore. :shrug: Oh well.

As far as not riding on the street, I do very little of that too. It seems to be a full year before I get back to the track so I have to kind of go through some old "track" drills before getting into it.

That is all I get to do myself right now so of course it counts!!! Just make sure you are doing the vroom, vroom sounds too :lol:

Only counted if you made vrrrroom vrrrrroom noises. :D

The most time I haven't been on the bike for is about 2 weeks. Not much of a need for refresher exercises. I'd like to practice low speed maneuvers regardless, but there are only a couple places and times I can do that without getting in anyone's way.

Same here. I practice braking hard every time I take one of my bikes out. Too many people out there doing dumb things, and to me, the ability to brake quickly is the skill that will most likely save my ass.

Exactly, I do it for a few reasons. I want to make sure there are no problems with the brakes, steering bearings, or tires. And I also want to test the traction and my ability.

Forgot to mention, I'd prefer to test those things leisurely as opposed to having my life rely on it and being unsure of my ability.

Yep. For me, grabbing a handful of front brake is second nature. If I have to do it in an emergency situation, it is second nature, as it should be.

I occasionally hit a parking lot and practice some things....need to do it more often. I wanna take the ERC this year too...been meaning to do that for a year or two now.