- Joined
- May 20, 2004
- Messages
- 12,838
- Reaction score
- 661
- Location
- Austin, TX
- First Name
- Rusty
- Last Name
- Myers
650 is alot of bike for any newb. I wouldn't blame yourself for being shaking.
That is a pretty tame bike and a decent starting bike.
As far as the hands shaking, it could also be tension too. Work on relaxing your arms and your grips on the bars. But time on the bike is the best way. More laps around the neighborhood and stretching your area where you are comfortable riding will help. I go down roads near the house now that 11 years ago when I was learning to ride I would be going slower and talking in my head. "Look where your are going." "Push right to go right." "Roll on the throttle through the curve." Stuff like that from the MSF class. Now it is all automatic (well, mostly).
Some people dive right in and get comfortable and go everywhere and others, like me, take their time and expand their comfort zone. Long time Austin riders will remember when I wouldn't ride into Austin for the bike nights we had. I'd come in my truck. I'd go all over outside of town on backroads, but no traffic or interstates. Just kept expanding my horizons. Now it isn't an issue. Well, still hate stop and go traffic, but I didn't like it before motorcycles either.
Anyway, keep having fun and learning.