I noticed a few people on this board are interested in getting a motorcycle, but have never ridden one before and need some help learning how to ride or even figuring out whether riding a bike is as fun as it looks.

I offered my help and have a couple people who came out for some hands-on training, seemed to enjoy it, so if anyone else is interested in learning how to ride, i will show you the basics and get you going.

THIS IS NOT MEANT TO BE A REPLACEMENT FOR A MOTORCYLE SAFETY COURSE.
These are offered in some local community colleges (Wake tech offers one i beleive), i highly recommend you take one of these as they have professional instructors and a number of other benefits, such as reduced insurance rates and an option to get your motorcycle endorsement on-site.

HOWEVER they can get expensive and usually make up a two-day course, so i can see how some people are not quite ready to do it yet because of a money/time shortage, or because they are not sure if motorcycles are right for them.

What i do offer is a chance for you to get the basics down, get a feeling for what riding feels like, test the waters sort of. All without having to worry about wrecking your new bike (or your friend's new bike if you are he/she lends you a set of wheels.) One hour usually is enough to get the basics down for those of you who can ride a bycicle and drive a stickshift. Basics include learning the controls, shifting, cornering, braking, and going over the stuff that you would need to perform during your riding test at the DMV.

My bike is set up so it is almost impossible to cause any sort of damage under normal circumstances (read: unless you absolutely flip it backwards or run it into a concrete wall doing 60, it will probably be OK). You will pay for the parts (but not the labor) for anything you might break (but as i said the chances of this happening are highly unlikely unless you get way crazy)

as far as rates go, i'm thinking i would charge $30 for the first hour and $20 for every consecutive hour. literally 50 minutes out of that hour you are gonna be riding, the other ten mintues im gonna be running my mouth and you are gonna be listening. immediate feedback guaranteed.

ALSO FOR THOSE THAT ALREADY RIDE MOTORYCLES

If you already a decent rider, comfortable with riding your motorcycle, but want to learn a few tricks, i can help you out with some tips on basics of motorcycle stunting, things like wheelies, stoppies, burnouts, acrobatics and variations of those. we would have to meet up and dicuss the rates on this type of instruction based on your experience and whether you are going to use your own bike or my bike.

All the stunt instruction will be held on a private property, so you do not have to worry about losing your licence.

probably will not start this whole ordeal until the exams are over, althoug if you absolutely need some instruction time this upcoming weekend, it can probably be arranged.

aight now i stright up ran out of moneyz to pay to my translaitin and typin beyatch so i guess this be the end of this public service announcement holla at yer boy.
bitchez love em wheelies you hear. get you laid and shit. hear me fools


[Edited on April 25, 2006 at 11:04 PM. Reason : .]

4/25/2006 11:03:29 PM

what are your qualifications?

4/25/2006 11:14:17 PM

im the number one stunna, what what what

4/25/2006 11:15:48 PM

Quote :

"im the number one stunna, what what what"

that's prolly not the answer people want to hear when they seriously ask that question

4/25/2006 11:18:31 PM

but for real, i am not your certified professional instructor like you would find in a motorcycle riding school, or a professionl stuntider like you would find in a starboys wheelie school.

and i highly recommend both of the above, but i am trying to help people who do not have the resouces or are not sure about motorcycles as i explained earlier.

i've been riding on two wheels since i was about 12, owned a few bikes, taught a number of friends how to ride. i enjoy stuntin on my spare time although im not that great.

I did learn all this on my own by reading books, magazines, articles online and by practicing a lot. i feel like i have a pretty good idea what the common pitfalls are. As i said i am not a pro but i am more than confident i can handle the instruction for the beginners.

also i dont have a problem letting n00bs ride my bike which is where a lot of other people would stumble.

[Edited on April 25, 2006 at 11:33 PM. Reason : .]

4/25/2006 11:22:37 PM

Well I had my first lesson with Igor today, i was a little intimidated at first...since ive never even been on a dirt bike, but after going over the basics and testing it out it wasnt bad at all. I think i picked it up pretty quick, after every few laps around he gave me some more instruction. By the end (about an hour) I was comfortable with everything. Its just gotta take some more practice to get everything smoothed out...and to top it off i didnt crash.

Igor was very helpful and informative, anybody interesting it learning to ride could def learn from him and i would reccomend it.

-Ben

4/25/2006 11:27:18 PM

here are some bikes i have owned

http://thewolfweb.com/message_topic.aspx?topic=392740&page=2

some pics



















[Edited on April 25, 2006 at 11:39 PM. Reason : .]

4/25/2006 11:29:58 PM

I'll be up for a lesson. heck yeah....how do I sign up.

Mark

4/25/2006 11:57:43 PM

Get up with me on my cell, 919-971-4748 and we will set up a time. preferabaly after exams, unless you are going back home or somethin and just HAVE o do it this weekend.

Or PM me with your phone number/contact info and ill get get up with you as soon as i free up a lil bit.

[Edited on April 26, 2006 at 12:03 AM. Reason : .]

4/26/2006 12:00:12 AM

random i think I bought some old turn signals from this guy at one point, turned out pretty nice on my old bike

4/26/2006 12:10:12 AM

oh yeah, them Suzuki GS lights.. i remember.. someone else off the tdub snatched the engine off that bike. i still have bunch of parts for that bike and for my hawk laying around. some yamaha virago and suzuki katana parts as well i think.

by the way as far as riding lessons go, i will provide you with safety gear (helmet, gloves, jacket)

[Edited on April 26, 2006 at 12:19 AM. Reason : cant spell]

4/26/2006 12:17:40 AM

hey teach me how to ride a bike

4/26/2006 3:13:32 AM

you would qualify for the wheelie school haha saw your r6 by your dorm today it dont want no piece of this

4/26/2006 10:41:08 AM

up for the shitty weather outside

4/26/2006 4:03:33 PM

hey igor, i might be interested in learning to ride, i know i've talked w/ u a lil bit ab it before, but depending on how much you charge i'd be down. i'll pm u later about it or just give u a call.

4/26/2006 5:38:07 PM

haha yeah wheelie school i took that class with you once. you helped out a lot. i just got dumb when i got up there on the last one. haha yeah you i saw ur hawk too. the r6 looks too decent to go flipping right now.

4/26/2006 6:16:01 PM

I'm gonna try to get another one in before i go home, not to many ppl will let you learn on there bike

4/26/2006 7:32:51 PM

I can vouch for Igor's qualifications. Man knows his way around a bike, you can't go wrong.

4/26/2006 10:29:14 PM

^^^you ready for the advanced stoppies?

4/26/2006 11:44:56 PM

nah if anything ill try wheelies again. i need to replace my break pads/do fork seals on the bike soon as well.

4/27/2006 3:39:40 PM

i''ll do it for a few bucks

4/27/2006 6:59:27 PM

wanna ride the ROFLcopter?

4/27/2006 7:44:27 PM

Igor, PLEASE wear a helmet next time you do stunts like in the pics...please!

4/27/2006 8:43:58 PM

i usually do. but so far i been hittin my nutsack a whole lot more than i been hittin my head. maybe a need one of them nutsack protectors like they got in baseball

4/28/2006 12:20:28 AM

Junior year I saw you riding by when I was going from Wood to Central Campus...I laughed the whole way there.

4/28/2006 7:03:59 AM

i can do the pads myself. fork seals how much would u do those for?

4/28/2006 12:06:27 PM

Can you teach us how to do all that stuff that you did in those pictures?....

4/28/2006 4:43:52 PM

son i'll outride you any day.

4/28/2006 6:22:50 PM

^outrideslide me maybe

^^yes, but it will cost you

^^^donno, half of what the dealer wants maybe? im not gonna have my tools for a couple weeks, i let my buddy use them for now.



[Edited on April 28, 2006 at 9:19 PM. Reason : .]

4/28/2006 9:16:32 PM

bttt my last exam is thur afternoon

5/2/2006 1:40:09 AM

thank goodnass exams are overrrr

another successful bike rindin lesson today

holla i'll be hookin people up all next week

5/4/2006 8:21:07 PM

im down for tomorrow after 4, like we talked about if your still avaliable

5/4/2006 9:10:53 PM

I want to see the pics where you fell off while learning

5/4/2006 9:15:22 PM

actually, SbTeAeTrE never did fall off.. probably the most capable student so far

we do have a video from a lil while ago of JBaz learning advanced wheelies

http://rodsakhnovskih.com/stunt_0002web.wmv

5/4/2006 9:36:15 PM

^ preciate it, but u prob just cursed me...ill prob lay it down for sure now. So is tomorrow still good?

5/5/2006 12:45:12 AM

yeah holla at your boy

5/5/2006 9:40:15 AM

i taught my friend how to ride the r6 last night for free but fuck teachin other ppl

5/5/2006 11:01:41 AM

how do you teach people when it is hard enough to understand you when face to face, let alone with helmets and motorcycle engines running. just messing man. if i could afford a crap bike to drop and stuff i would definately get some stunting tips from you. that shit was hilarious when you were drunk at the first Garage Fight Club and showing me and Jeepman with your bike on the stand

5/6/2006 12:22:25 AM

yeah get that cbr form donkey butt it be good and cheap we be stuntin

5/6/2006 8:17:08 PM

bttt for the upcoming nice weather

5/10/2006 8:38:30 PM

uppp

5/14/2006 10:48:15 PM

another successful class today. keep em PMs coming

a few classes and you be riding like these fools (video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qF-JjtA-eUA&search=isle%20of%20mann%20TT

5/16/2006 9:37:55 PM

bttt im back in raleigh saturday



[Edited on May 25, 2006 at 12:10 PM. Reason : .]

5/25/2006 12:10:09 PM

uppp

6/18/2006 3:35:49 PM

bttt

6/21/2006 11:43:47 AM

ttt

6/26/2006 5:48:10 PM

whaddup

not doing it at teh moment but prolly will in a week or two. sign up below.

meanwhile

http://www.nothingtoxic.com/media/1156137169/Sexy_Stuntwoman_Sucks_at_Riding

9/16/2006 9:56:49 PM

Hahaha that shit is hilarious. Bitch is fiiiiiiiiiiine too.

10/12/2006 1:06:21 AM