Your First Motorcycle Ride — Shifting, Braking, and Emergency Maneuvers

What should you expect on your first real motorcycle ride? How do you shift gears on a motorcycle? How do you emergency brake? This lesson covers everything a new rider needs for their first ride in the neighborhood: shifting from first to second gear, using turn signals, navigating stop signs, emergency braking, emergency swerving with countersteering, emergency acceleration, engine braking, and how to handle gravel and road surface hazards. This is where first gear ends and real riding begins — 15 to 25 mph with actual traffic on real streets. This is Chapter 5 of the Riding SMART curriculum from the SMART Rider Motorcycle Training System by Motorcycle Training Concepts. https://Riding-SMART.com/Motorcycle-T... 🔥 Important Links & Social Media 🔥 👉 Want your crash or close call reviewed so you don’t repeat it? Join my motorcycle training community: https://Riding-SMART.com/SRC-Invite 📢 SHOP: https://www.MotorcycleTrainingConcept... 📢 Discord Server:   / discord   ***************************************************** MY PARTNERS ***************************************************** 🎧 CARDO Motorcycle Bluetooth Systems: https://Riding-SMART.com/Cardo-DDTF & use code DDTF for a Discount! 🧲 Rokform Phone Cases & Mounts: https://Riding-SMART.com/Rokform — Magnetic, Durable, and Built for the Ride. Use code DDTFM2026 for 20% OFF! 🏍️ Gear Up with Revzilla: https://Riding-SMART.com/best-motorcy... — My Go-To for the Best Riding Gear! We worked hard for a discount for the Crew, so let's support our Sponsors! Some of these links are affiliate links and provide a source of income for DanDanTheFireman at no extra cost to you! ***************************************************** #DanDanTheFireman #MotorcycleTrainingConcepts #RidingSMART ***************************************************** IMPORTANT ***************************************************** Visitors to the DanDanTheFireman Channel should always seek in-person training from an accredited training facility. DanDanTheFireman LLC and its owners assume no responsibility for the information contained on this channel and disclaim all liability in respect of such information. DanDanTheFireman LLC hereby excludes liability for any claims, losses, demands, or damages of any kind whatsoever concerning any information, content, or services provided, including but not limited to direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential loss or damages, compensatory damages, loss of profits, or data, or otherwise. This video is used for education, criticism, and advocacy about safe practices related to motorcycle riding. This YouTube Video constitutes non-infringing fair use under U.S. copyright law because it is transformative in nature, uses no more of the original than necessary, and has no negative effect on the market for the original work. Thus, under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, the Fair Use factors weigh heavily in favor of good faith, and fair use. Courts have already weighed in on this question: YouTube videos of this nature are fair use as a matter of law. Hosseinzadeh v. Klein, 276 F.Supp.3d 34 (S.D.N.Y. 2017) (granting summary judgment on fair use grounds in favor of defendant video makers); Equals Three, LLC v. Jukin Media, Inc., 139 F. Supp. 3d 1094 (C.D. Cal. 2015). If you believe material has been used in an unauthorized manner, please contact me at [email protected] *****************************************************