Great Video I Made on the Pros and Cons of Motorcycle Riding

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iKguFmOW24&feature=plcp

 

Re: Great Video I Made on the Pros and Cons of Motorcycle Ri

Paintballknight,

I watched your video. I commend anyone who tries to do anything for a "worthy" cause. I'm sure you understand when you post something in the public media such as this there is almost some "certainty" there will be criticism. And yes, some possibe "haters" as well. The topic of your video is "Motorcycle Riding Tips and Advice". You really didn't stay with your topic. You touched on it very briefly but 99% of your video didn't give "tips" or "advice" while "riding". There are basic principles and concepts to learning "anything". Attempting to ride a motorcycle without understanding those basic principles and concepts is flat out "dangerous". Personally, I would not encourage anyone who have never ridden a bike to try and ride a motorcycle without taking a beginners safety course of some kind. No course will teach you "everything"; there are too many variables associated with actually being out there, however, many of the riding "tips" and "advice" can be found in a course. I bought my first bike last June. I had several friends tell me they would teach me how to ride it. I elected to take a MSC. IMHO, there is "no-way" any of those friends would have taught me what I learned from taking the course and that taking the course makes me a much better rider. I didn't ride for six months learning and wrenching on my bike. My bike had 17k on it when I bought it, it has 25.5k on it now. I still do not consider myself a experienced rider. I was hoping you would talk more about things associated with riding such as starting and stopping, lane positioning, searching, evaluating and executing and riding in inclimate weather conditions, but you didn't. IMHO, use the process, do your research, gather your info, possibly write out index cards and practice your video before you post it to ensure what you want to say and the information you're sharing comes across as intended. Then you may not be so quick to think people are just "haters". Constructive criticism is a good thing when taken with a positive attitude. Take this with a grain of salt, keep doin' what you're doin', not hatin', jus' sayin'. Cool?

Gary

 

Yeah, I certainly wouldn't call it a "great" video.

Nor does it provide much in the way of any "hard" information. More like 13 minutes of listening to yourself talk on a subject that it is quickly revealed you're not an expert on.

Sorry, just being honest.

 

"Motorcycles do break down a lot."
wut? seriously?