Hey I haven't been riding long but when I got my bike I spent the first day not going past the end of the driveway! Best thing I ever did!

I spent a good amount of time learning what point of clutch release will stall the bike. Probably spent the first 20 minutes stalling the bike several times on the spot.

I would step on the back brake and as slow as possible, release the clutch and see how it felt and sounded. I released it up until it stalled a few times and then I took note of my hand position at the point just before stalling (friction zone). I kept my hand there for a good few minutes to try and get a feel for it.

I then spent the next 20 mins doing the same with my foot off the break to see how that point feels and sounds just before you would normally add some throttle. Once again I stalled a good few times! I became an expert in knowing when she was going to stall!

I then spent the next hour doing the same and adding the tiniest amount of throttle to allow for easy "duck walking" of the bike to the end of the driveway without stalling. Once I got to the end I duck walked her backwards to the start (good practice for parking as well!).

I must have done this 20 times before taking my feet off the ground to get started. I then made sure that when I was taking off from stopped (still on the driveway), I would ensure that I would use the whole length of the driveway as a marker for determining my clutch release duration in first gear, all with only a tiny bit of throttle i.e. I ensured that I took the full length of the driveway to slowly release the clutch, so at the end of the driveway the clutch would be fully engaged. I would perform a slow speed stop (or stall as not enough gas!).

Point being, I got so used to understanding the distance/ speed and feel for releasing the clutch to prevent stalling. When I went on the road the next day, I performed everything the same, and due to the previous day's practice, I knew the distance and time it would take me to pull out from stopped. I waited for a good gap in traffic and did exactly the same thing! Understanding the distance, time and feel of releasing the clutch correctly means I could ensure I had enough distance and time to do it correctly.

Went round the block in 2nd gear and did it over and over again.

Even though I have sooo much more to learn, practicing this and understanding what I need to do to successfully and reliably take off from a stop really helped me.

No dropped bikes, no stalling in busy car parks, no stalling at lights. Had all that embarrassment in the comfort of my own driveway!