[kuku]

My friend and I had an argument earlier.

She drives a motorcycle and she thinks it's harder to drive that than a car.

I say that in terms of changing gears, a bike is MUCH easier since the clutch is by the hand and changing gears is just going up or down.

I say driving manual is harder, for someone who's never driven one before, especially on really stiff clutches like the STI. First, you need to move your hand down to change gears. Second, you have to deal with even getting off of first, which is usually the hardest part. When you drive a bike, the clutch isn't nearly as stiff and everything is done by hands without even needing to move hands away from the steering.

She scoffed at me and wouldn't listen.

I asked my dad and he says the hardest part about driving a bike is having to always put your feet down to balance when you to a stop.


So I was wondering what you guys thought?

[OMGHIyori2U]

car is harder than a bike

[jphase]

I would have to say learning manual in a car is harder to learn since your feet aren't as coordinated? not as precise as hands.

I feel like the clutch on the bike would be easier to control since you have more control with your hands. But then again I haven't tired riding a bike so no experience there.

[mroh]

id personally say the action of changing gears is easier with a bike, but which is harder to learn as a whole? i would say bike because it is just not the same experience. this is subjective i guess, but after riding a motorcycle for the first time i can say it is a whole diff. sensation. the difficult to me was the shear difference in how speed felt in a car vs bike. one is inside a shell while the other is open to the elements. but once you get the hang of either car or bike, id say they become second nature anyways and it becomes irrelevant which one is more difficult to learn, but which one can be enjoyed more.

[1love]

Just shifting gears or the actual driving?

If it's like all around skills, I would say motorcycle. If it's just shifting then the car would be harder.

[tbkonwso]

i do tracks days on my bike and cars, and i must say...bike is a lot harder to master, 2 wheel vs 4 wheel...

[lockinsocks]

Speaking from experience, learning how to drive a manual car is a lot harder than a bike. If you got short legs, engaging the clutch will be a problem even if you pull the seat all the way up to the steering wheel. I don't like sitting really close to the wheels for safety reasons.

For bikes, it's so much easier because you're controlling the clutch with your hand and regardless if the clutch is stiff or not, you can see how much you're squeezing..with the feet..not so much.

[itsannies]

i think a bike would be harder because there are so many other factors in consideration like, "what if i fall over?" stuff like that. and you used a STI for your example about a stiff clutch. honestly, if we talking about learning, which person is gonna let a noobie learn to drive stick on an STI? my friend wont even let me turn on and start his STI. =[

[jowyun]

As a whole a bike is much more difficult to master than a car.

As for your question. It is much easier to change gears on a bike than a car.

[darkmafiaguy]

No personal experience, but all riders tell me a car is harder.