MotoMuse

30/08/2026

Yes, I want to become a faster, more confident rider… but speed isn’t where confidence starts.

Slow-speed manoeuvres aren’t always the exciting part of riding, but they build the clutch control, balance and bike handling that make everything else feel easier. Unfortunately, we actually have to practice them 😂

Big shoutout to the instructors at Stay Upright their courses are brilliant for riders at every level, whether you’re brand new or just want to sharpen up your skills.

25/08/2026

Being scared doesn’t mean you’re not meant to ride. 🏍️

Dropping the bike, u-turns, corners, hill starts, traffic. Feeling like everyone is watching you? Or getting back on after a long break and wondering if you’ve forgotten everything...

These are *so* much more common than we talk about.

My latest MotoMuse article covers 7 of the biggest fears beginner riders face and more importantly, the practical things that can actually help you work through them.

👉 Read: https://motomuse.com.au/articles/scared-to-ride-a-motorcycle-7-beginner-rider-fears-and-how-to-get-past-them

And experienced riders: what scared the absolute s**t out of you when you were learning? What actually helped?

Tell us in the comments: Someone learning to ride right now probably needs to hear it.

If you're learning to ride a motorcycle and you're scared, congratulations. You're pretty normal.

21/08/2026

U-turns used to make me want to just keep riding and find another way home 😂

I’d tense up, stare directly at whatever I was trying NOT to hit, panic about putting my foot down… and somehow expect a beautiful little U-turn to come out of it.

What helped me was taking the pressure off.

Big circles first. Figure eights. Looking where I actually wanted to go. Slowly making everything tighter as I got more comfortable.

And if I’m out riding and the U-turn in front of me feels s**t? I’ll put a foot down. Do a three-point turn. Go around the block. Who cares?

Practise the skill somewhere safe, absolutely. But you don’t get bonus points for making every U-turn look pretty.

Sometimes you just need to get the bike facing the other freaking direction 😂

What riding fear should I do next? 👇

20/08/2026

Messages like this 🥹❤️

Sometimes I wonder if I’m talking about the same things too much. Confidence. Fear. Being a beginner. Putting less pressure on yourself. Getting back on the bike and trying again.

And then I get a message like this.

This is why I keep making the content. If something I’ve said can sit in the back of even one rider’s mind when they’re scared or being way too hard on themselves, then every reel, post and ramble is worth it.

Honestly made my whole day. 🥹

And to anyone else learning, practising, starting again or doing it scared: I hope you know I’m cheering you on too. 🖤🏍️

19/08/2026

I used to be terrified of stalling at the lights 🚦

Not even because of the stall itself, it was knowing there were people behind me waiting while I tried to get my s**t together.

And of course, the more I panicked and rushed, the more likely I was to stall again.

Eventually I realised… they can wait.

Restart the bike. Find your bite point. Take the extra few seconds. Nobody is going to die because you held them up at a green light.

And practice. So much boring clutch practice until it starts becoming muscle memory.

I’m not saying I never stall anymore. I just don’t really care if I do.

That’s what this little series is going to be about, not magically becoming fearless, just the things that made riding fears feel a little bit smaller.

Tell me yours 👇 I’ll probably make an episode about it.

MotoMus

14/08/2026

🏍️ Riders reviewing gear for riders.

The new MotoMuse Gear Reviews are live at motomuse.com.au 👀

Helmets, jackets, gloves, boots, comms… if you’ve used it, we want your review. The good, the bad, the “I would absolutely never buy this again.” 😂

And because I want to build a genuinely useful library of real-world gear reviews…

🎁 When we hit 100 gear reviews, I’m giving away a Muc-Off cleaning kit!

So go rate the gear you already own. It takes a couple of minutes, costs nothing, and your review might save another rider from wasting their money or help them find something bloody brilliant.

👉 Submit yours at motomuse.com.au

13/08/2026

Things I should be practising: U-turns, figure 8s, tight turns.

Things I actually practise: locating the nearest coffee shop. ☕️🏍️

Things have been a little heavier around here lately, so here’s an old favourite 😂

I’m in a bit of a slower season with riding at the moment, but I’m still here. And if you’re a new rider with a question you feel silly asking — ask it. Chances are another new rider is wondering exactly the same thing.

The heavier conversations aren’t going anywhere either. I’ll get to them. ❤️

For now… coffee.

09/08/2026

Apparently if you’re nervous on a motorcycle, there’s “something wrong with you” and you have “no business being on a bike.”

Yeah… no.

This is EXACTLY the kind of attitude towards beginners that I want to push back against.

Should an experienced rider be riding around terrified every single time they get on their bike? No.

Should you recognise when fear has become so overwhelming that you’re no longer riding safely? Absolutely.

But being scared when you’re NEW?

Completely fu***ng normal.

You’re sitting on a machine you’re still learning to control, surrounded by cars, trying to remember clutch, throttle, gears, brakes, road positioning, head checks, corners and approximately 47 other things at once.

Of course some people are scared.

The answer isn’t “there’s something wrong with you, get off the bike”

The answer is training.
Doing the same thing over and over until one day you realise the thing that used to scare you doesn’t anymore.

That’s how confidence is built.

And I really don’t want new riders looking at experienced riders and thinking everyone else was magically confident from day one.

You are allowed to be a beginner, be nervous and take longer than somebody else.

Just keep learning, respect the fear when it’s telling you you’re outside your current ability, and build your skills one ride at a time.

We need more people helping beginners become good riders, not telling them they don’t belong here.

07/08/2026

If you're trying to choose your first bike and everyone keeps giving you completely different advice… I wrote this for you

Especially the women who keep getting told *“that's too tall for you”*, *“you need to flat-foot”* or *“just get a 300”* before anyone has even asked what kind of riding you actually want to do.

There really isn't one perfect beginner bike.

So I put together a guide on the things I'd actually consider when choosing your first one: seat height, weight, engine size, LAMS, buying used, lowering and just generally figuring out what feels right for YOU.

👉 https://motomuse.com.au/articles/how-to-choose-your-first-motorcycle-especially-if-you-re-a-woman

And while you're there, have a snoop around MotoMuse. I'm slowly building up the bike and gear reviews too, all based on real riders' experiences rather than just spec sheets.

Hopefully it makes researching your next bike or piece of gear a little less overwhelming ❤️

And if you know someone currently trying to choose their first bike, send this their way.

07/08/2026

Being scared when you start riding doesn’t mean you’re not cut out for it. 🏍️

Confidence isn’t something you either have or you don’t. It’s something you build.

Every ride teaches you something.
Every skill you practise makes the bike feel a little more familiar.
Every bit of training gives you another tool to rely on.

Fear → familiarity → trust → confidence.

You don’t need to rush it. You don’t need to prove anything. But you also don’t have to accept being terrified every time you get on your bike as your forever normal.

Keep learning. Keep practising. Give yourself time. 🤍