Thanks for bringing this back up. I'm a newbie and I've just gone on my first long rides after taking the MSF course and practicing a bit more in quiet residential areas and parking lots. Of course I need to work on all of my skills, but the most glaring right now are:
1. Taking a tight right hand turn from a stop sign or light in a residential area with very narrow roads. I slowly let out the clutch and seem to give to much throttle because I don't want to stall, and I've ended up making the turn way wide and ended up on the wrong side of the road. Not good. Maybe I should just release the clutch very slowly and stay off the throttle?
2. For some reason I can't get it through my head to cancel my turn signals everytime I use them. I've spent alot of time in cages and they've all done that for me. I know the answer here is to develop the habit of cancellinng them, I hope my writing it will drive it home.
3. When coming to a stop or slowing for a vehicle to turn, I am not sure whether I want to use engine braking, or Pull the cluth in and shift all the way down to first without letting it out and apply the brakes. I think I am beginning my slowing stopping processes later than I should.
Any pointers would surely be appreciated. These sites have helped me tremendously already as a beginning motorcyclist. I'm glad they're here.
