Avoiding Disaster: Learn 5 Common Mistakes That Cause Rider Crashes In The Twisties
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LONG video everyone..but if you listen, you'll learn and will be able to recognize why others crash a lot easier. MotoJitsu.com
WHAT jacket are you wearing?? The forearm pocket "window" is neat!
I love all your vids but it's awesome when you get more in depth like this. One of your best right here.
Very good video, thank you for sharing, greetings from Brunei.
Good video!! What road is that in SD? mt
@@martinot1590
Hey MT,
I don’t think Greg responds to comments. It looks like it’s Otay Lakes Rd which turns into Campo Rd/ Hwy 94 East towards Dulzura and then to Tecate. Let me know when you’re planning a ride and maybe I’ll tag along, if it’s okay with you 🏍😎
One rule very useful for me when riding twisties: I ride as fast as I can STOP the motorcycle on that part of road I see in front of me.
You could live a long life with that strategy
@@vaportrail226 😂😂😂
Watch the back
Just started riding and this sentence will always stick with me thank you
Not just in the twisties. Everywhere. Always.
5 key steps to safe cornering (as well as look where you want to go)...
1 be in the correct position
2 be at the correct speed
3 be in the correct gear ( a responsive one)
4 maintain a positive throttle
5 be able to stop in the distance you can see to be clear on your side of the road.
Get those right and you will nail it 👍🏻🏍
I just took up learning to ride at age 72 +. Many a folks make such vlogs but this fella is my favorite for having the ability to explain in the right sequence of words. I am sure he has done some homework on speaking and making professional vlogs besides riding. Thanks.
People like you give me hope for humanity. God speed.
Thanks you give me hope I won't have to die in an old folks home watching extremely boring card games
Ride gard man! You, more than many of us, have earned it
@@preston8836 Thanks.
I agree!
It’s quite surreal hearing you mention the no°1 mistake going into a bend. I have etched in my mind a HUGE mistake I made sometime in the 1980’s. I was still young and stupid. I was following a faster rider reasonably successfully for the first few miles until he turned up the wick. My first mistake which I hear a lot was to zero in to the bike in fronts tail light and not on the road ahead. Before I realise we hit a blind S bend. The guy in front with more skill steered straight through whereas I went in too hot and freaked. My first reaction was to pull on the front brake hard which inevitably stood the bike up causing me to cut through the blind S bend and riding over the centre line. Unbelievably there were no vehicles coming the other way and I got away with a stupendous dangerous mistake. I pulled up 100 yards down the road and got off the bike and sat on the side of the road thinking how I just escaped death and or killing somebody else. I was so angry with my stupidity. I sat there 10 minutes thinking about what I’d just done. The experience affected me so much that I didn’t feel able to complete my ride so I turned round and went home. It taught me a HUGE lesson which 40 years later I’ve not forgotten.
There is a huge difference between following a better rider and trying to keep up with the better rider.
I believe most of us have made the latter one many times, but got lucky.
I had a very similar experience. You’re not the only one
Interestingly, one of the greatest life-lessons comes from the mc world…ride your own ride
I got my "first bike" in 30 years last year - was going to spend some money to upgrade it and make look good...but after watching your video, instead of spending money on the upgrades, I arranged 1-on-1 lessons. I intend to keep on enjoying riding for next 30 years riding safely, and defensively.
New rider, your videos have made me start out safer. I missed so much in my training due to showing up exhausted. So many basic foundation skills I’ve learned from you. Thanks for saving lives because that’s essentially what it comes down to.
I've watched a video where you referred to the foundations of riding as a cake and that body position is the icing on the cake. I have watched this video and summarised what you've said.
C- comfortable corner speed.
A- anticipate your travel, risks & hazards. Where you want to be.
K- knowledge of counter steering, trail breaking and when and how.
E- exit = throttle.
S- sufficient drills, rehearsals and practice = motojisu.
Watching your videos will make conquering corners, a piece of cake.
Thanks Greg.
For me the best thing I've done that helps is looking where I want to go. Target fixation is real, look where you want to be in 1 to 2 secs. Even when it's wet your tires have a lot more grip than you think, don't be afraid to lean. If you're not scraping hard parts then you'll probably be ok
Man, this video is AMAZING! I'm a brand new rider and trying to learn everything I can before I even hit the road. Thank you, Sir!!!
This is one of my favourite videos. So much information and commonsense logic for riding in the twisties or anywhere. We are so lucky to have this advice. 🙏🙏👍🏼
This is gold. I'm not a biker but your videos makes me want to ride a bike someday. appreciate your effort!
I have just bought a bike (in the shop being put together) I bought a 650 adv bike....the last bike I owned was 35 years ago...thank God for tube and people like you...although the new bike is much lighter than my previous one, it is much taller. I'm still a bit nervous about my 1st ride next week.....you remind me of things I used to know and have explained a lot of things that I didn't know ...I appreciate what you and your compatriots are willing to impart....thank you
I haven't ridden since pre covid, am thinking of getting back out there, but I always watch refresher training videos like this first. Your points are all very good and valid, Number one being the most important.
Friend of mine here taught advanced rider training, and his number one lesson was always, speed management.
He told the students, "Your speed in any situation will determine your likelihood of getting into an accident. In an accident, your speed will determine what you hit, and how hard. In an accident, your speed will determine if you die."
He used to teach them that the only physics lesson they needed to learn, is force equals mass times acceleration. The faster you go, the harder you hit.
Here in Australia the number one killer of motorcyclists on our roads is not other motorists as many people suspect, is in fact single bike accidents on corners. Riders simply going too fast to make the turn.
"The speed limit signs, especially on corners, are not put there by some woser just to spoil your fun," he would tell his students. "They are trying to tell you that conditions ahead are changing - if the signs go from 70 Km/h (Australia is metric) to 50 Km/h then the area ahead is a built-up area, you can expect side streets and driveways, traffic lights and pedestrian crossings, vehicles pulling into and off of the road. Think of the corner speed indicators as a type of grading System. If you are on a 70 Km/h road and see a sign him for a corner at 40 Km/h then think of that as a type 4 corner - the lower the number indicates the tightness of the turn. Depending on your skill level, you should then know at what speed you can safely approach a type 4 corner. Remember : It is easier to regain lost speed on a motorcycle, than it is to lose excess speed."
The guy made a lot of sense and he turned out students who were really thinking about their riding.
We both agreed that the hardest thing to teach the new riders, and almost impossible to teach to people who didn't ride, was counter steering however.
50+ years ago, I read an article about counter steering. The writer said to pull on the opposite handlebar to initiate a turn. Or to go left, pull right. I found it a lot easier to go left push left on left handlebar. What I have found is that I initiate a left turn by pushing on left, but I control turn by pulling on right after starting the turn. Works for me. I noticed that you reference that in this excellent video. I am 72 years old and still looking for better ways.
Got my first bike Monday March 13 2023. Got the Honda CB650R. So I’m still learning. Thanks for making this video. Really good
Excellent video! The best advice I got when I took the safety course was to practice the maneuvers . I have a large parking lot not far from where I live. Emergency stops are always practiced. I do this at least once or twice a month. I was riding last Fall on the Blue Ridge Parkway and I went into a very blind quick right turn and a car was stopped in my lane. The practice literally saved life. You must practice and be vigilant. Especially when drivers of cars are so distracted. Great channel. Best!
Clear and useful information delivered while on the move and unscripted. That's pretty impressive and demonstrates the value of what he teaches
Thank you, Greg, for super informative videos like these. Glad I watched the whole thing and I hope many people would. Learned a whole lot. Will definitely try to apply what you said. There are so many great motorcycling instruction channels out there, but Motojitsu is my favorite. Love and gratitude from the Philippines. Cheers, man.
Most of what you were showing has been ingrained in me for years started riding in 1965 and still going, but there are some things that you talked about that has woke me up and I have become complacent about some of my riding skills I'm 72 years old and I will get out and spend a little more time on those things that I have become a little lazy about. Thank you for your time.
Bought a new bike. First in 40 years. I was a very good rider in my late teens/early twenties. First day out on my new bike I crossed the double yellow on a twisty because of speed and rustiness. Full on panic mode when I saw a car approaching the other way. Thank God, the driver coming my way braked to a stop and we didn't do a head on. What an eye opener. Absolutely freaky and scary. I parked the bike in my garage and signed up for an MSF course. With this enlightenment, I'm changing. Slow down. And I hope that woman who "saved" me, has a beautiful life. She deserves it.
Keep in mind you signed up for the very basic class, much more to learn beyond that. Take more higher level courses often. MotoJitsu.com/courses
Appreciate that you mention the real world response versus someone watching a video. I'm only riding for 4 years but I agree that panic reaction can't always be avoided. That's why we needed to form better habits through continous training, practice and respect for other motorists.
Brilliant advice.. i am a returning biker keen to learn again ...and by watching your videos plus the training I am booking...it all I hope adds up to me keeping safe, not getting hurt and enjoying my riding again.
Solid advice. Point #2 about "seeing" your path is something I do when I'm pushing my truck through the twisties. I like to imagine there are railroad tracks that my tires ride on, and I focus on how to keep the truck on that. This particular hwy has been voted the worst road in my whole province (broken, bumpy, hilly poor line of sight and no shoulder) but as long as I can see those railroad tracks I can stick right to them
I'm new to motorcycling, and your description of where to look with your eyes reminds me of what I learned during my one and only horseback riding lesson - the horse will go in the direction you are looking.
I for one am so glad you repeat yourself, or cover the same topic in different videos. Last week I was out in wet road conditions, and a bend came up way tighter than i thought, or as you just pointed out, my entry speed was too high! I squeeeezed the brake as i was going into the turn, got my speed down and made the corner with just a slight raise in pulse rate. THANKS!! (I passed my test in 1977 and never knew this technique)
With counter steering, you just have to find a wide open parking lot and try it. I've rode since a small child some kind of two wheeled vehicle, and it comes naturally to me. I did take a 10 year break from riding and just had to practice to get back up to speed. It's surprising how much you forget in 10 years.
I practice many techniques in parking lots and of course on the road.
Man, I wish more teachers could do what you do with the practical application of common sence and you have an amazing ability to explain technique in a user friendly manner. I love the video's please keep up the great work and ride safe. Respect from the UK.
This "depth in" analysis is fantastic! Thanx for the detailed explanations! It encourages me, to regard AGAIN at all the motocycle physics and possible desasters, even I am an experienced driver. But with 68y. it.s helpful, to retrain all that "action guiding programmes" in hand and brain! Your vids for me are a a wothful contribution of save riding and to UNDERSTAND, why accidents can happen or how to avoid them! Thanx so much for you effort, it helps me really a lot! The vids should get much more thumbs up as it is! Mine you got! Kind regards, Henry
Hey Moto I watch pretty much everything you post I started riding again at 60 after a 30 hiatus.started back on a 300 cc cruiser like you suggested.And then I did a mcs class in PA which is free for everyone! But you help me immensely and jumped up to a 750 keep up the great tutorial s
Since I’ve watched your videos every time I see an empty parking lot I do my slow maneuvers
I’ve learned a lot.
You really have a great way to make the complicated simple… very easy to understand, I keep on watching your videos as you always learn something new or reconfirm what you’re doing. Keep up the great work!
Great video! Much appreciated. I’m always learning something new everyday, even though I’ve been riding almost 20 yrs. Thx! 👍
I used* to go wide in corners but in one of your videos I heard you say I will never turn wide when I make turns do to your great skill w counter steering so every time I'm Starting into a turn I think about u and adjust my speed and counter steer as hard as I need to so I never go wide anymore so thanks Fast Eddy!
Excellent training video, I use to make all 5 mistakes and probably more till I started watching moto gp riders and learned all about counter steering, I actually enjoy riding now. My best experience was doing a track day at Phillip island, absolutely loved it.
A very easy person to listen to and that makes all the difference between learning or not. Thank you so much x
Amazing advice and the best content on motorcycles on youtube. Thanks alot!
I took my first MSF class more than 40 years ago; first track day/Seattle. Instructor comes in: "Hi, who here loves to go fast?" Class responds, everyone. Instructor: "Ok, who here likes to make panic stops?". Nobody raised a hand. So for half a day all we did was practice panic stops...on bikes in cages/4-outriggers. Locking a bike up at 60mph. Many lessons from that one class: it's easy to go fast, it's HARD to brake/controlled at speed. It's hard to go SLOW. So work on both twice as much as going fast...because that's the easy stuff.
Will forever be supporting you man. Thanks for the great info.
I love your channel. So glad I found it. New rider. I didn't understand counter steering. Thank you for doing this.
Living in northern Canada i have a few times been caught in snow storms . Yes you can ride in that situation, number one slow down , two keep your bike as straight up as you can , three slow movements on clutch, brake and throttle. One time in 100 mile house on a 88 springer evo i followed a semi , road in his tracks. That bike was good for crappy conditions low slung weight and moderate power . But i really don't recommend doing that ,best just get a room .and wait it out . Keep up the good vids .
I want to put you in the spotlight, I've been following your channel for years!
And you teach new motorcyclists things they never learned during their motorcycle exams and get into trouble afterwards!
Most people no longer take courses but spend their money on accessories.
By making these UA-cam videos, you help them become a better rider or take extra lessons.
I think the biggest reason is not knowing the area and driving faster than you would normally drive by car!
And then try to follow someone who knows the area very well!
I have already taken many driving skills courses and will also take the champSchool online course!
I live in Europe so this is my only alternative, and then continue to practice what I have learned during each ride!
Trail braking is something I have started to apply in recent years, this was not yet taught in my courses.
A lot of attention was indeed paid to viewing position (look far ahead) and good control of the brakes and throttle.
Excellent video and you are absolutely right about looking where you want the bike to go. I crashed two months ago, I did a wide left turn and hit the curb. The reason was because I kept looking down at the curb instead of looking up straight. Someone told me I had tunnel vision, where your eye sight is stuck at a certain place and can't think or react. Well, the bike spinned twice and landed by a tree, luckly I managed to jump off and put myself in a fetal position; had a dislicated shoulder, no other injuries thank God.
I really enjoyed finding your video and I learned a lot! I'm one of the ones that committed multiple infractions I'm sure and went down pretty hard in 2017 and no longer have a left ankle to show for it. These years later I managed to get back in the wind on a triglide (was on home built trike since 04) and having fun, but wanted to say, trikers, don't get a false sense of security because you're on a 3 wheeler. Most of the same rules can help even if we don't counter stear. Great content and thank you! Safe journey to all!
Practice, practice and more practice of everything you told us. Muscle memory is so very key to riding safely for me. Headed out this week to practice as much as possible. Loved your closing statements on how we don’t have all the answers and we need to practice. Stay safe and thank you for your knowledge and practical examples.
Thanks for the valuable reminders!
Thank you for explaining breaking in the curves, I never understood what I was told and hadn’t experienced the bike standing up while braking and figure it would happen at higher speed or harder braking. Thank again.
This is the third time I've watched this particular video. Thank you once again MotoJitsu for all the videos you have released teaching us vital 'survival' motorbike skills. Just got my MSF Learners Licence, downloaded your app and still purchasing all my protective equipment before getting my bike.
been riding for years but still some good advice is always good, i loved your channel
one of the best videos!! golden advice!
Loved this video, I think this is going to help me a lot. Thank you.
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge, your time and your heart! ❤ You are a life savour! 🙏 I can't describe how much you help me . ⚘️ I look and listen to your videos, and then practise on my own bike. And it work wonders!!! ✨️ Greetings from Sweden 🇸🇪
Great video! I started riding last year and I really enjoy watching your videos, to learn more about how to ride etc. Btw are you getting the Husky 701?
I see the advantage being in the center of the road, but, I just have in my head thats a slick part of the road, oils etc, especially after a first good rain of a season. I guess I need to untrain my brain. I really enjoy your videos. I started dirt riding 50 years ago, just bought my first new bike a klx300, my old standby drz400 I got used years ago
EXCELLENT VIDEO Fast Eddie . Thanks!!!!!
(First, and most impo'tant rule of riding a motorcycle, especially if you wear an enclosed helmet, is.....mouthwash. Gagging inside ya helmet is BRUTAL LMAO). His fifth tip is da crucial. Tell people all the time, if you put a beginner on a bike, show them how to stop it b4 you show them how to move it. VISION looking through the turn, is the KEY ELEMENT in not freakin' out about your entry speed. Vision is something you will be forever working on and perfecting. And almost every time you scare yourself on a bike, gaurantee when you review said sichee'ation, uze lookted in da wrong spot. Only takes a second. (Wrong spot.DAMN, it's right in front of my FACE)The ability and agility of THE BIKE damn near defies physics. Gelling with your bike, smooth with throttle, keep it flowing, leading with your eyes. And stay light on da bars. Stiffness in da hands and arms TRANSFERS into the bike, not allowing IT to flow.("Make'a da bike nervuous" as Rossi used to slightly mispronounce.)My bike has saved my ass more than once. Really well designed motorcycle, 2011 Kwakasaki ZX1000G, upright, slightly detuned, faired cousin of the ZX10. Personally, ending up on a liter bike you don't have to rev to the moon to get power from, the more power a bike has the EASIER it is to ride. Much more drivable.And SOOO MUCH FUN when you stand it up and let it chew. Started on a parallel twin Suzuki GR650X. 55 HP, 50ft-lbs. Do about one fiteen',.......which it saw quite often. Denz, Ize bumpt up to a Kawasaki 650 Ninja. Parallel twin; 72 hp,55ft-lbs. Do bout 130.(Mashed dat one up but good, r'uckoree, I walked away from it. Big ups to my helmet, which I still rock to dis day, AGV Five Continents. (Of all da RUDE BYOYY helmets Rossi pimpded, my fave.) Finally arrive tousand C.C. Land. ZX1000g; 135/140 hp,(augmented to 147 by PC5) 72ft-lbs. Also, tire difference:
Suzuki 650 Front----------100/90/19
Rear‐‐---------130/90%16
650 Ninja Front------------120/70/17
Rear-------------160/60/17
1000 Ninja Front ‐-----------120/70/17
Rear-------------190/55/17
The ability to actually DRIVE the bike with the power of the bike became evident to me the first time I accelerated what I thought was a little early and the bike, (and that bigger, fatter tire), chewed it up. I was amazed. Like so many experience riders told me about being scair't of a 1000, they're only as scary as YOU make them. To make a long story longer, the moral ubs dis diatribe iz, START BIG, LEARN (how to go fast) SLOWLY. Tain't no great big hurry, you get there at your own pace.
I just started my license course (not even driving yet) and I suck up your lessons like sponge. Your work is absolutely invaluable. Thank you!
Great video as always. Thanks for the pointers and all the suggestions.
Hey dude, good vid as usual, good to see you going to learn dirt/offroad riding, awesome fun and awesome skill. Will put out there though if you change your tyres to off road or dual purpose just remember that your traction will be slightly different and the bike may feel different on the pavement, take some time to readjust your style. Hope you have fun on your course, I started on the dirt and if you apply the skills it is cool, fun and exhilarating. Take care --Jono.
My brother's name is Greg. I appreciate this already and I'm a minute and a half in and already I'm hearing wisdom and experience I need to hear. - Mike in CA.
Great explanation, great video! Thanks!
A great help as always. I can't wait for spring! But there was one nagging question this whole ride that needed to be answered: Are you cool with tolls on this route?
Absolutely enjoyed your video 💯 2024 is my first year driving a motorcycle in all my 38 yrs. Absolutely love and respect riding a motorcycle looking forward to learning alot from you thank you sir
Thanks, I got a lot out of this session. It was very informative.
Just a couple of comments on safe riding... I would never use a windscreen that distorted my field of view. Looking through your windshield almost made me seasick.... I have logged over two hundred thousand miles over the years and never had an accident. My last bike was a VTX 1800 which was a dream to travel on. My main philosophy was to pretend I was invisible to other drivers and has saved me from hardships many times. I am 76 now and quit riding 10 years ago due to chronic back problems.... and I truly miss it. I started riding when I was 14 and learned by doing... never needed lessons but certainly have nothing against them. Anything that can improve ones skill is worthwhile.
It was fun riding along with you,... Thanks.
Russ
I'm not looking through the windshield...that's the camera angle which is below my eyes
Yup! Look far, essential to ride safe and effectively! Once you look far, you will feel well inside your comfort zone. You tires follow your sight, that's true and once you will start doing so, your riding won't be same again. Best advice ever. If you can keep your sight far - even at stressful moments, you can overcome your limits at ease. Looking far will give you plenty of time to react and to do it gradually. Once managed to look far even panicking going too hot, I got possibility to adjust and go totally opposite to basic reactions.
I absolutely loved this video! I ride a 150cc scooter but I feel like these same rules apply. This is my first bike so I am learning how to use the brakes and learning how to lean. Thank you! 🙏
Great vid for new and old riders and thank you so very much for the lack of ads much respect.
Thanks bro! I’ve learned so much from you down the years! Also because of you I did California superbike School 1 and 2 need to get my butt back for 3 soon :) 🤙
Thanks for taking the time and effort to make these detailed instruction videos, aside from the "tutor handles his phone will driving" part.
This video was AWESOME!!! I need to ride these roads soon, gorgeous. 🤙
I've been watching your channel for years. Thanks for all you do.
It's a pleasure to see and hear you. Your knowledge and experience contribute to the success of those who learn from you. Thank you very much, your follower from Israel (;
I have been riding since I was 21 I am now 57. Droped my BMW once.Listen to watch the rider training and practice practice! Necer panic, stay calm. Excellent advice...thanks!
First month riding a motorcycle, I crashed today when exiting the highway. The exit was a declining sharp turn (similar to in a twisty turn with 15mph speed limit). I probably went in at about 35mph and I wasn't counter-steering enough so the bike slide through the wall of the exit. Learned my lesson today and this video definitely would've helped me in this situation! I think part of the reason I went in at 35 mph is because I had driven my 4WD SUV through this exact same exit multiple times which made me loosen up my nerve. Riding a motorcycle is very much different handling and approach. Thanks MotoJitsu for making these educational videos!
I've been fortunate so far to have no crashes on public roads. I tend to not push myself on public twisties because of so many unknowns. Heck, the last time i was up in NC, going through a simple "35 mph" curve with a buddy, a dang deer decided to dart across the road.
slid on a track a few years back.. was having fun, got excited, and gave it too much throttle on exit. Didn't even think that was possible on a 650 up to that point lol
I can immediately tell you right now, that I've had a few scares before, where I thought I would crash, even though I never did, fortunately, and I do ride slowish, but, in my case, numbers 1,2 and 5 are my main issues and what I really gotta work on...
I really gotta learn how to effectively brake and slow down, in whatever situation I find myself in...
One of the better videos on the subject. Thank YOU!
Ride slow in the rain less traction and more traction when the weather is dry never over accelerate into a corner only when you come out the corner love your video has im a learner on 125cc I've learnt something else today Wayne from the uk
16:21 Counter steering put in layman’s terms more than “push right to go right and push left to go left.” The reason for “counter steering” is unlike drifting where they counter steer to regain that steering direction.
The explanation is relatable to the forces in a car when turning left or right your body wants to go the opposite direction to that of the car. Your car even leans the opposite way and too much causes roll overs.
When on a motorcycle, that same force from pushing on the right (turning the handle bars slightly left) leans the bike to the opposite direction which is right, and the handlebars and front wheel then fall into that lean as well. Hope it helps someone!
I just started riding and was going to avoid, rain and lower traction environments, but since you said that most don't know how to handle those, types of weather,it seems im going to be very low on, learning how to handle myself and the bike safely, in different situations thanks a lot, i am going to be careful and full gear.
Greg,
I sincerely want to thank you for all of your priceless instruction. I can't really express how much it has made a WORLD of difference in my skills, confidence and joy of riding.
Aside from some enduros and dirt bikes and a few harley rides in my teens and 20s, I have only been riding 5 years. 4 of which , I have followed Moto-Jitsu channel.
If I had to summarize everything I have learned so far and mostly from you, I would say that it has made it so that even if I tried at this point, I could not get on a bike and ride obliviously,. It has made me not just way more situationally aware , but " MAACHINE_AWARE". I almost never find myself daydreaming or thinking off-topic while riding. I am constantly overlaying the situation/scenario , ever-changing, and WHAT THE BIKE IS DOING , on top of all the basic fundamentals , now embedded at the root of my riding srategy.
The entire time I am riding I have in mind, things like keep it smooth, "100 points of grip" and lean = risk and load it b4 you work it ......mph = radius., THE PHYSICS AND DYNAMICS at play...etc...these images, grafts and basic concepts constantly measuring my braking, throttle, direction, lean, etc.... that's what goes through my mind every time I ride. I am Trail breaking / or covering the brake at every single blind turn or hill.
Your techniques have saved me a few times from some pain. Particularly last year while rolling through some moderate twisties, coming around a tight blind curve.... Trailbraking OF COURSE.... 5%..... and WHAM! theres a hay truck and trailer straight across both lanes....... That could have made for a really F'd up day, but.... I just squuueeeeezzzed the brakes , * IN THE TURN, WHILE LEANED, and stopped 40 feet before the truck. Thank you !
MACHINE AWARENESS is half the battle.
You ROCK #MOTO_JITSU
wow...keep on riding, and ride on safely! Thanks for sharing.
Another great lesson session!
Thanks👍🏼🤙🏼
One thing I noticed I would do while riding in cars, while I would mtb on trials and even while walking through crowds of people is use my peripheral vision to read the surroundings. I also noticed if I was tense or in a bad mood I had a tendency to fixate instead of relaxing my vision to take in more information. I just want the information then keep scanning everything looking for changes. I have blind spot mirrors on the side mirrors of my car and without turning my head I can check or detect movement all around me. Riding fast on mtb trials you need information such as speed, angle, your line, a backup line, that rock you need to miss with your pedal up ahead. I did all that while moving on the bike and keeping my body position correct for cornering or coming up on a section where I might lose control. A lot of it is just getting in that defensive mode you create from habits and experience when you get behind the wheel or hop on the saddle.
thank you for the video, iam a very new rider and definitely learn a lot
Mature rider that wants to improve my riding skills. 66yrs old, bought a 2023 Triumph Trident 660 7 mths ago, rode a bit in the 70s. Very confident rider, but heaps to learn. This video is the best.thanks
Great video, thanks for the information.....you explain things very well.
First time someone explains this topic understandable to me, and i'm not even a native english speaker. Excellent work, thank you!
By the way: fantastic place to ride.
Great video with lots of useful details.Thank you for the effort.🎉
This is great, thx. Would be cool for you to do a video covering the different licensing laws across countries. In the UK, new riders are limited to 125cc and 15bhp, and that licence expires after 2 years ago you have to do the training again! 😂
Listening to this, I realised I am the problem with wet conditions for the rear breaking out so fast
I've tested the idea last weekend, being slower on the clutch, allowing the tyre time to find and hold grip allows better conference
I'm riding a more powerful bike than I realized 🥴
Tnx 👊🏿
This is one of the bestest videos. Very well explained. - if you are a true passionate biker then you will definitely make time to keep your passion alive. No excuses.
It was very helpful as a kid that my 20" BMX bicycle was like an extension of my body. I could ride over anything and keep control. That confidence and intent to control adds bonuses.
I do that but get hung up on "you must look through the turn ", instructor was annoyed because I scanned my path of travel out of habit. You advice is so much better
All valid and great point in the right sequence. I spend a bit more time scanning and try hard not to be tunnel vision (not saying that's what your advocating), I ride mainly dirt, but with the rise of fuel price am spending more time using the bike for most trips, shopping, doctors, to the gym, so in the traffic a fair bit and find I need to keep my eye on all the cars around me and lights, kids & dogs. Also in the dirt you have wallabies (small kangaroos) & deer that can appear out of nowhere & they blend in. Another point I have found to help, exacerbate by driving older Kombis and needing to be conscious of maintaining momentum, is drive to the speed limited by my vision, how far ahead can I see, yes the blind corner, the crest of a hill. Can I stop in time in the worst circumstance? Young riders/drivers should spend time on wet grass and learn the limits of traction & how to fall off.
Great video and well said.
Thank you for such an instructive video. You are a top level instructor. I am a beginner rider and will have to watch this video several times. It will take a lit of time to do that but I could be dead for a lot longer.
Wow!! Another helpful video!! Thx!!!!
A friend of mine introduced me to counter steer, thank you, alot more to learn😅
Great video, BEAUTIFUL scenery. Where was this shot?
Forget the speed limit. What determines your speed?
Can you stop within the distance you can see??
If the answer is yes,go on.
Most of the time, the answer ll be no. The get off the throttle.
Excellent video!
Stay safe everyone.