2:20 hint..if you focused on your line of sight stays primarily towards/above alittle the center cone..until you're ready to exit the circle...( as Motorman Jerry Paladins would say ," TURN THAT HEEEAD")...you might find it easier to accomplish this task although getting used to it takes patience and practice beside your gut instinct wants you to never look away from directly in front of yourself. trust in the feeling of the bike..trust in the clutch and throttle practice. the nano second you feel like you and the bike are about to fall.let our that clutch alittle and I'd needs be also... slight touch on the throttle. better to jerk the bike slightly and stay upright even if you end up exiting the circle sooner vs falling down. also..counter balance some if needed. body upright..foot weight focused some on outer peg( meaning I'd you're turning right..left foot on left peg with intentional weight)
It's not bad to use the rear brake in slow speed drills. I just recommend learning the drill without using rear brake so that you can focus on using the friction zone effectively. Once you master controlling your speed with the clutch, then add rear brake as another tool to help you make even tighter turns. Hope that helps!
Great instruction! A few days ago I practiced a 40ft circle and found myself naturally doing about a 30ft circle because I thought I was going too fast. I’ll keep at it and work towards the 20ft or less … I have a small bike with short wheelbase and it should be very doable. My goal is keeping a consistent distance from the cones. On my old bike I struggle with both throttle consistency and clutch feathering; neither control has much feel to it. Frustrating.
Keep practicing! You'll get down to 20 feet. Think about keeping your front tire near the cones. The throttle should be a constant rev just above idle. Use the clutch to control the speed.
--- also noticed a consistent speed of 6 mph.most often..rarely 5mph and sometimes 7mph. and it didn't look like you had to lean a lot respectfully ...to some extent..contrary to Greg's deal about leaning the bike more.
The amount of lean depends on the speed and radius of the circle. If I chose to go faster I would have used more lean. Likewise if I tightened the circle to 18 or 16 feet I would need to use more lean. I used 20 feet and a moderate speed to show that it's a skill anyone can do with practice. And yes you should always turn your head where you want to go. 👍
Impressive skills! :) Just a thought, this is under perfect conditions. But if you go into a U-turn with speed and there are wet leaves, gravel, sand or bad friction for any other reason, you should choose the slow turn instead, right?
hi, can you make a video on how to tackle the hairpin bends of the mountains? Because I drive a sport motorcycle and it's very hard for me lo lean the bike because the road isn't good everytime... and I end up being in the wrong lane sometimes
Yes. I'll post a video up soon on how to tackle tight turns on the street. A sport motorcycle should be the easiest to lean (that's what they are made for). You should not be going wide in turns, it's extremely dangerous. If you find that is happening, slow down. Also invest in hands on training.
Yes it will help The techniques for a U-turn and a circle are the same. Typically I would say the U-turn is a progression to the circle. As you get the circles and u-turns tighter you will have to get comfortable with using more lean angle.
Turning to the right brings your hand and wrist closer to your body and can make it harder to work the throttle. During slow speed drills keep your throttle set to just above idle and focus more on utilizing the clutch to control your speed.
adding to MOTOTIPZ point...use your left hand to pull in the left handlebar and to guide the turning of the bike while hr right hand can focus on throttle control
@@dennytuma no..in fact when you're having to control throttle to that sensitive degree..it will make it EASIER.. I know this from experience. I just tested it yesterday when I hit up my favorite church parking lot doing blue belt Motojitsu drills. Think about it. When you only turn to the right using the right handlebar ....you're also having to think about adjusting your vertical wrist muscles to account for angle of change on the throttle more to keep the throttle amount more consistent during the turn. Why make it more difficult than it needs to be if you're not yet to Greg's ( or Bret Tkacs, or Jerry Paladins from RideLikeAPro's) skill level? -(shrugs)...just my couple of bucks there.
@@motoryzen are you sure you don't mean push the left handlebar to go right or are you sitting on the bike backwards or am i sitting on the bike backwards
Do you practice circles on your motorcycle? What's the tightest circle you've tried? Let me know if you have any questions on this skill.
2:20 hint..if you focused on your line of sight stays primarily towards/above alittle the center cone..until you're ready to exit the circle...( as Motorman Jerry Paladins would say ," TURN THAT HEEEAD")...you might find it easier to accomplish this task although getting used to it takes patience and practice beside your gut instinct wants you to never look away from directly in front of yourself.
trust in the feeling of the bike..trust in the clutch and throttle practice.
the nano second you feel like you and the bike are about to fall.let our that clutch alittle and I'd needs be also... slight touch on the throttle.
better to jerk the bike slightly and stay upright even if you end up exiting the circle sooner vs falling down.
also..counter balance some if needed.
body upright..foot weight focused some on outer peg( meaning I'd you're turning right..left foot on left peg with intentional weight)
Great video Sir, perfectly done!👌
Thanks!
Great video, thanks for the tips!
You're welcome!
Why is it bad practice to use the back brake instead of the clutch when doing slow speed maneuvers?
It's not bad to use the rear brake in slow speed drills. I just recommend learning the drill without using rear brake so that you can focus on using the friction zone effectively. Once you master controlling your speed with the clutch, then add rear brake as another tool to help you make even tighter turns. Hope that helps!
Great instruction! A few days ago I practiced a 40ft circle and found myself naturally doing about a 30ft circle because I thought I was going too fast.
I’ll keep at it and work towards the 20ft or less … I have a small bike with short wheelbase and it should be very doable.
My goal is keeping a consistent distance from the cones. On my old bike I struggle with both throttle consistency and clutch feathering; neither control has much feel to it. Frustrating.
Keep practicing! You'll get down to 20 feet. Think about keeping your front tire near the cones. The throttle should be a constant rev just above idle. Use the clutch to control the speed.
Nice video!.
Thanks! Hope your practice is going well.
--- also noticed a consistent speed of 6 mph.most often..rarely 5mph and sometimes 7mph.
and it didn't look like you had to lean a lot respectfully ...to some extent..contrary to Greg's deal about leaning the bike more.
The amount of lean depends on the speed and radius of the circle. If I chose to go faster I would have used more lean. Likewise if I tightened the circle to 18 or 16 feet I would need to use more lean. I used 20 feet and a moderate speed to show that it's a skill anyone can do with practice. And yes you should always turn your head where you want to go. 👍
Impressive skills! :) Just a thought, this is under perfect conditions. But if you go into a U-turn with speed and there are wet leaves, gravel, sand or bad friction for any other reason, you should choose the slow turn instead, right?
Yes. If it's a bad surface or you're on dirt, you want to use less lean angle.
hi, can you make a video on how to tackle the hairpin bends of the mountains? Because I drive a sport motorcycle and it's very hard for me lo lean the bike because the road isn't good everytime... and I end up being in the wrong lane sometimes
Yes. I'll post a video up soon on how to tackle tight turns on the street. A sport motorcycle should be the easiest to lean (that's what they are made for). You should not be going wide in turns, it's extremely dangerous. If you find that is happening, slow down. Also invest in hands on training.
Awesome video… question does this help with tight u turns?
Yes it will help The techniques for a U-turn and a circle are the same. Typically I would say the U-turn is a progression to the circle. As you get the circles and u-turns tighter you will have to get comfortable with using more lean angle.
@@mototipz awesome this is what I’ll be working on this weekend… thank you…
Great video new sub
why do i have trouble keeping a steady throttle turning to my right
Turning to the right brings your hand and wrist closer to your body and can make it harder to work the throttle. During slow speed drills keep your throttle set to just above idle and focus more on utilizing the clutch to control your speed.
adding to MOTOTIPZ point...use your left hand to pull in the left handlebar and to guide the turning of the bike while hr right hand can focus on throttle control
@@motoryzen don't you think pulling on the left handlebar is going to make a right hand turn extremely difficult
@@dennytuma no..in fact when you're having to control throttle to that sensitive degree..it will make it EASIER..
I know this from experience. I just tested it yesterday when I hit up my favorite church parking lot doing blue belt Motojitsu drills.
Think about it.
When you only turn to the right using the right handlebar ....you're also having to think about adjusting your vertical wrist muscles to account for angle of change on the throttle more to keep the throttle amount more consistent during the turn.
Why make it more difficult than it needs to be if you're not yet to Greg's ( or Bret Tkacs, or Jerry Paladins from RideLikeAPro's) skill level?
-(shrugs)...just my couple of bucks there.
@@motoryzen are you sure you don't mean push the left handlebar to go right or are you sitting on the bike backwards or am i sitting on the bike backwards