Refreshing My Driving Skills

[PomRakBKK]

Hey,

The last time i drove a proper bike with manual shifting was about 15 years ago.

I am thinking about purchasing a CBR400 or something along those lines but i would really love to do a crash course in shifting to refresh my memory.

Basically just a test track where i can rent a bike for 1-2 hours and drive around some closed circuit.

I dont want to put myself and others in danger when i purchase a new bike and have no clue how to drive it.

Is there anything like that in central bangkok?

[poanoi]

The shifting is already in your blood. (it takes you 20 min to have it all working)

I hadnt driven a moped for longer than that when i came to thailand.

The catch was the scooter that has all shifts down,

instead of the usual one down-rest up,

took me a while to figure out that'un.

[karlos]

Honda has such a place on Ramkhemheang Road (soi 38 or 39)

It can be found on google

[Gweiloman]

Honda has such a place on Ramkhemheang Road (soi 38 or 39)

It can be found on google

Yes, but it's closed unless there is some sort of class / lesson happening. You can't just take your Honda there and start to ride the circuit.

@PomRakBKK

Manual shifting is a skill that you never lose (assuming you have acquired it in the first place). The last time I rode a manual shift motorbike was back in 1982. The next time was when I rode off the Kawasaki shop in Ramkhamhaeng on a Versys 650 earlier this year. It takes all of 2 seconds to remember to clutch, shift, accelerate. A few minutes after that, it's shift and accelerate without having to clutch. Slowing down, you should clutch to make your downshifts smoother.