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50 years riding in NW Ohio that is flat as can be, it was when I visited Atlanta and went for a ride in the country that I quickly learned about hills. Stopped on a down hill used the front break. On an uphill, hold the bike with the rear break.

I have purchased two of your instructional videos and have watched most of your youtube videos and I can't tell you how many times using what I have learned from you has saved my butt! Thanks Jerry

Fiberglass helmets are forever, if any are still made.

Great vid! Though I believe you should've mentioned you're losing quite a bit of your lean angle when making a U-turn downhill, and that has to be considered in order not to stop and drop or tip the bike over to the other side in the middle of the turn. My personal advice would be to lean your body to the inside of the turn if you feel you're out of your bike's lean angle (scraping pegs). That also helps a lot on curves with reducing radius, yet you better (safer) choose a proper speed before cornering.

I have HILL ASSIST, works great

Growing up in San Francisco this is second nature, google Balboa Reservoir scroll till you see the black and white photo with the police car ,that was our neighborhood playground riding the walls was fun.

Yeah Man, learn how to feather the clutch and the brake at the same time, which you also need for slow speed maneuvering, and you'll already have the skills for hills.

They have hills in Florida ?!?!🤪

I knew the moment it started!

Just like a vehicle on a hill....ah, some probably don't know about heel and toe driving. Keep the tips coming!

Try it on gravel.

I was stationed in florida for 3 months. Your driveway is a MOUNTAIN. bwahaha

Great bike, HD should have never stopped making them. Bad call on HDs part… no wonder HD sales are in the toilet.

Heading up to Lakes Region NH tomorrow Jerry. I know how to do it but doesn't hurt to refresh

Thanks for the heads up on glasses. I am headed to Doc to get new scrip for glasses and wanted to get dark glasses that work with a helmet. Had thought about messaging you, and you beat me to it! With all those beautiful oak trees, the hills are quite shady too. Thanks for sharing all of your great wisdom!

I'm a big fan of using the rear brake when starting on hills. Another good video thanks Motorman!

Thanks Jerry, you are right practice u-turns on a flat service first. I totally agree with this. Thanks for the 411 on up and downhill u-turns.

Going by the picture they appear to be riding a sort of hybrid lounge chair/ lawnmower so it’s not surprising 😂

Younger folk are deft to manual transmissions in cars/trucks since they are so rare now. That fact makes the use of motorcycle traditional drivetrain a challenge. Tech stuff...hill holders and all are making it easier(I am pretty sure that is not a good thing). If you were born 50+ years ago, you'd have gotten the experience in the 4-wheeled contraptions and transfer that knowledge easily to a motorcycle, tractor, truck or whatever.

Now do it on a VTX...

Tell Donna hi!

Rear brake all day

Florida U-turn, "Hey Jerry how do you do a U-turn around a gator in the middle of the street? 😂😂

Harley took care of the customer in 2024. Amazing machine!

just noticed the red white and blue theme

thats a beautiful bike

First off beautiful bike, second thanks for reminding us of simple things that we just seem to forget. I've ridden my motorcycle on side streets, main streets, uphill, downhill, highways, flyways and sideways 😂 we all gotta get familiar with our bike and like you said some of us aren't coordinated....it's good to practice 👍

A little over twenty years ago i bought your Ride Like a Pro video and as a returning rider it helped me a lot. As a subscriber watching your videos over the years, picking up tips along the way of what to do and what not to do, it all came together last fall. We were out in Utah and I had rented a Road Glide from Eagle Rider. I was following my brother in law who, lets just say I’ve seen better drivers, got lost leaving St. George. We left the gas station after filling up and he headed out of town. Or so I thought. We get down the road and he makes a U-turn. Level ground no problem. He heads back towards the gas station. He’s in an SUV with my wife and her sister so I’m thinking someone forgot something. We get to a stop light on a hill where he’s making a U-turn. I start thinking “what would Jerry do?” Foot on the rear brake to hold the bike; the light turns green, ease off the brake blipping the throttle, balancing the clutch head and shoulders turned as far left as they go and easy peasy I’m headed back the other way. Thank you. Your techniques absolutely work. Now if only i could get myself to practice more. 😄

Yessir 😊

Note the head and eyes, this stuff - the riding techniques work. The sun glasses are not required!

Great video!

Head and eyes isn't enough. If I blow a corner I pick my bike up slightly and do this one other thing which changes the direction of the motorcycle extremely quickly. What is that other thing? Hint: the creator of this video did this thing extremely poorly right around the 3 minute mark.

Me on my 175 lb grom laughing at cruisers

I have this problem. Been riding for almost 2 years and am confident in most things I need to do. But lower speed and turning, nope 😂 I find it trickier to turn right for some reason.

she needs a smaller bike. 250cc or 350cc

Some people are not meant to ride! Truth hurts! He's going to get into an accident if he cannot break the fear!

Getting a bike within the next year or 2, watching this video was very helpful.

Some metric heavy weight crusiers have longer rake and turn radius is different and turning style is also different

I have a 2019 slim I absolutely love it. I put vance and Hines big radius AO naked air, FP-4 tuner. There's nothing better than getting on and just ride

"Friction Zone....." so sick of hear about that. Maybe one of you gys and your annoying used car sales man voices could actually produce a video of what that means. Because I don't give a shit about the guy who almost ran your wife over... You brought attention to something where no one really cares. Show what actually helps a rider. Where is the Friction zone video and how you grow with it.....

A seat can make a huge difference! The stock seat on my 07 EGC pushes me too far forward for my height and inseam. I bought a Road Glide seat from someone and it was a great change. It allows me to sit farther back into the bike with lower nose rise in front of me. I also bought a street glide seat and it’s similar but sits a little too low to me, changing the angle of my hips to knees.

Great information tips and instruction, I wish ya were in Tennessee, I would take your course, I've been riding off and on for 40 years, Jerry is great!

2021 slim in Denim and River Rock. Regret selling it.

Which is the best Harley Tourer when you come from a dyna?

Come to Tennessee for some curves. But better know how to ride them..

Bidenomics

One way to keep your bike clean is to never take it out of the garage. It's a technique that seems to work well for a lot of harley riders.

Wasn’t the tipping point when dealerships started to smell more like leather and cappuccino than oily rags and rubber?

I have 3 brothers, we all ride. One bought a 99 Valk. All the other brothers have told him, “do not sell that bike without asking me first if I want it.” 😅

I know this video is 4 years old, but if someone is watching, and can point me to a good video on crossing RR tracks, smooth ones, but especially the rough ones, I'd be extremely thankful.