Seven Tips to Become a Better, Faster and Safer Motorcycle Rider
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- Опубліковано 24 лют 2018
- We discuss our seven tips to help you become a better and faster rider. It is possible to be both at the same time. In this video we'll cover braking techniques, rider posture, apexes and much more!
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You packed in more life saving, technical and smart advice on riding skills in ten minutes than any UA-cam video I have ever seen.
The title made me think you were going to encourage dangerous riding but you did the opposite.
Even after 42 years of riding, you made me realise I need to improve several skills.
The temptation of keeping up with risk takers on a group ride can be so hard to resist. Good on you for discouraging people from this practice.
Oh, I just subscribed.
Thanks for your wise words.
Nice video indeed. Keep up the good work :)
I can´t stand yammienoob or some rider that ride through the city, with no relation to the video title or what they´re talking about.
I also just subscribed based on this video. Excellent advise and well delivered, will be sharing with friends for sure.
Chris Scibisz
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Well done bro
Agree! Subscribed..
"The guy that's going faster may not be a better rider than you. He just might be willing to take more risk than you are willing to take"
❤❤❤ Thankyou!!!
Niccce man
100%
Instructor in the Marines once told me “Slow is smooth and smooth is fast”. Have always applied it to my riding and it’s always done me well in being fast and safe.
My shooting instructor in the Army said the exact same thing - I too have applied it to many things in life, including my riding. :) Semper fi!
That's the same analogy I see being used in weightlifting. Amazing how many things it can pertain to.
Amen to that one. I apply the same principle.
When I was in the army one of the instructors once said, "Men, it's a gun, don't handle it like a sore pussy." (A translation from the Finnish language). We had RK 62s (a variant of AK-47).Someone probably did something that caused this comment but I did not see that. Or maybe that was something he said to every new guy, who knows.
Same in Mountain Biking, to quote a French Enduro Racer "Don't be so fn loose" (Yoann Barelli) aka as don't ride so fast that you are out of control. Slow is Fast and Fast is Slow.
You also see it in Top Gear with celebrities in a reasonably priced car. The fastest ones are smooth and look slow.
Also like the tip about ass out of the seat hanging. Wrong technique for modern bikes - head and shoulders into the corner and low to keep the bike more upright and it more applies more to liter bikes where you are dealing with more centrifugal force that the engine produces. Helps with direction changes. You don't have to drag that knee to ride fast.
Aside from the track, I prefer to ride solo. Focus more on the road than what other riders are doing.
The old racing adage “Slow is smooth, smooth is fast” is something to apply to both riding and driving.
I don't get it
John v if you’re driving too fast for the corners you’re in you’ll be all over the place and potentially crashing. The fastest line through a corner is a smooth one that maximizes speed without loss of control. If you’re struggling on a racetrack (i.e. going deep into corners, running wide, and sliding) you can actually get faster lap times by slowing yourself down and driving in a more controlled manner.
And flying
@@dairoabayomi4542 and shooting
Not just racing but lots of techniques. I first heard it in weapon handling drills.
"You know when the first motorcycle race took place?"
Me: um...1890s some-
"The moment the second motorcycle was built."
Me: oh, right...
You misheard him. He asked "When the first motorcycle RACE took place" 01:50
@@AndrewFosterSheff69 there, it's fixed now :p
My train of thought was exactly the same, lol
😆😂👍
@@AndrewFosterSheff69 dude, I laughed at the shit whether a word was said differently than the second half of before the last time were going nowhere near never again *
Real talk...he's not only giving riding tips, these are life lessons and some philosophy mixed in there as well. Great stuff!
This is one of the best riding instructional videos I have ever seen because it was presented in a clear and common sense manner where anyone could understand the message. Thank you for adding some tips to my long experience level, you are never too old or know enough to not learn more.
Loved this. I recently passed my test and know I still have lots to learn. Sensible advice like this is great. So much is NOT covered in the training. The tip that most speaks to me: ride within your comfort zone. Skill and confidence comes gradually through experience.
Good tips. During my first track day I felt I was hanging off the handlebars because I was trying to come off the bike so much. Then I remembered a video I watched that reinforced what you mention here, easy on the controls.
I wish people would talk like this about just driving cars as well. So helpful to the progression of a rider. Keep up the great videos!
"Simple" but mind-blowing!
As a new rider I was full of doubts...
You made my day, sir! 🙏🏻
Who knows a pro rider sharing his secrets of becoming a better driver so brilliantly and encouraging as David does? Fantastic stuff, please keep up with it. Thank you for making and sharing.
As a novice rider still on my P plate, this vid is absolute GOLD! Not only was his advice rock solid, but he had a fun, engaging style of tuition and the little clips inbetween added nicely to the importance of that topic. So well done and thoroughly enjoyable. Thankyou! 👍
I'm a new rider and have been riding exactly one year on September 25th 2021 I started with this channel and at times I rewatch the videos over and over again. The importance of how these are presented cannot be overstated. This channel saves lives and makes better riders. Thank you.
I have my own rule of thumb: Never accelerate where you cant see.
This goes for blind turns, night riding in countryside, or where might have giant pot holes, oil, gravel etc... knowing how people live where you are riding also helps to expect pot holes(poor city), oils(people using old cars), turns that often have accident or traffic stops., etc...
This is an excellent rule of thumb!
Should add these rules into that video
This is the most important rule. Never drive faster than you can look ahead and brake. I live in Switzerland and many times there was this agricultural monster in the middle of the road that, if you take the corner as fast as you can, will kill you. Taking it as fast as you can see, will at least give you some chance of reducing your speed before the impact. Taking corners knee down with 95% of the possible speed but blind, will get you killed eventually.
EXCELLENT!
I have heard people say "Look 10 car lengths ahead" or some other specific distance...
But I say "Look to Infinity!" Just as far ahead as you can possibly see! Look 'thru' the trees , look at the telephone poles, look at fence lines...anything that will help tell you which way the road is going, even if you can't see the road!
And YES ... WHERE you are riding will give you 'clues' of possible road hazards or objects you may encounter in the road ahead..!! Country roads may have people backing out of a driveway, or pulling out slowly with a trailer, or farm equipment... a wooded area may have animals coming out into the street, fallen limbs or dead leaves in the roadway ... City Streets may have pedestrians walk into the street (texting perhaps, and paying no attention), people turning in front of you, someone 'running the yellow' ... and so on...
No brainer though... if you go through a corner fast without knowing what's behind it you deserve to fucking crash lmao
I have been training and mentoring myself and others for years and this piece of information is not something one learns over night. Invaluable and spot on, thank you for sharing and making us all push our bar for technique and keeping us all a little bit safer!
watching more and more videos since i took my moto driving license and used to be very confused since i always tried to be as fast as possible.Used to wonder why i dont achieve my goal.This video made me understand a couple of things.Really thank you. One more subscriber for you.
Learning to counter steer better also helps. I used to be confused about that until I mastered it. Now I love the twisties.
It is so true, I just completed my riders course. The one thing that the instructors kept drilling into us was to keep looking up. Too many riders don't keep their head up and instead they keep looking down. As you mentioned if you keep looking ahead then you will be able to react better. Keep your head up not down at the ground.
excellent - thank you! and for making me realize that ive been handling corners the right way, and just because its not how others do it, i will no longer feel badly about that.
Hi,
I think your videos are the best regarding motorbike riding.
The mix between since and tips is excellent
great video along with the trail braking video.
I am daily rider here in jakarta Indonesia where the streets are flooded with motorcyclists.
And on some weekends like to go for a 100-120 km ride to the mountain side. I just trying to improve my ability to be able to handle the corners on the mountain road so found your video very useful. Still need to improve my trail braking technique though.
Thanks
Love the 'Capri Sun' analogy. Use it every time I ride, to remind myself to relax, something I have trouble doing. Thanks!
You keep me learning more and more everyday. I love riding so much that I dont want to get complacent and want to keep riding into my elder years
Slow hands and looking farther ahead. That really struck me hard and I'm very guilty of not doing it. Fantastic vid, DP!
Slow hands is the same as being smooth I believe. All of it designed to ward off tension and panic inputs. I wonder if taking a deep breath at the right moments could help riding technique? After all, taking a deep breath seems to be the universal action taken by athletes in numerous events or maybe just concentrate on steady breathing is more appropriate.
@@JohnS916 my deep breaths are usually immediately following surviving that oops I've messed up moment.
People always talk about gravel or dirt mid corner, the fact is its not the gravel that gets you, its YOUR REACTION to the gravel that has you eating pavement. I learned recently to grab the tank hard with my knees/legs when cornering, and it completely removed all the weight from my hands, leaving no weight and leaving me completely relaxed on the handlebars (especially while cornering) and gravel, or no gravel, frost heaves etc etc, didn't make any difference Midcorner, because I was relaxed and didn't overreact to it.
You’re absolutely right-one of the biggest things I see in both amateur and expert track riders is a stiff grip on the bars. Less weight/input on the bars is one of the most crucial aspects to riding fast and safely on any two wheeled machine. Good on you!
Best set of advises, that are easily overlooked by most people.
Thanks a lot
excellent advice, smooth delivery. the way you put the info across really resonated with me. Thanks for sharing.
I am a brand new rider. I passed my test just last week. I have watched about 2 hrs 30 mins of your videos today. I already feel like i have earned some riding time and experience just from these videos. I have started riding at 32 after driving for 13 years and i feel like i am an experienced road user. My excitement of learning to ride a motorbike is somewhat overshadowed by sincere worry of lack of motorcycle experience. The first thing i am going to do when i ride next is go to a very quiet road and practice some of the advice you offer in these videos. Thanks so much. If only more people could see these videos i feel the road would be a much safer place!
Superb info. thorough, to the point, no bs, just pure value. Thanks a bunch and ride safe!
Thanks a bunch for this amazing video. I came back to riding a bike after 15 years and believe me I was struggling, shattered my confidence. Started feeling I must learn all over again, this video helped me get the basics right. Feel confident.
Thanks for this great video!
Normally when I open such a video you get a lot of useless stuff about riding motorcycles.
But all your tips are right on the spot.
Thanks,
Ben
Thank you, Sir, for taking time out of your day to share your experience and knowledge so that I may be safer when I ride. :)
Great video, i am a very defensive rider. In slovenia most of the drivers are texting whilst driving, at worst drunk, don't indicate at roundabouts and are generally unaware of other road users, just like the 1950's and the Police do nothing, just respond to the accident when it happens and clear the mess. So.... as a bike rider you have to compensate for their loss of attention. I agree 100% with CC that normally bike riders are better with safe, fluent and precisely controlled braking and acceleration after cornering. But for better safety, anticipate. Anticipate for a potential accident waiting to happen is really crucial to survival on a motorcycle in particuler these days when texting is FAR MORE IMPORTANT THAT ANY THING ELSE. Hopefully i have made my point. How many people have died using a phone these days...impossible 30 years ago.Hopefully things will change for the better. Smooth is safe, smooth is faster, just watch for the pillocks.
Thats my contibution hope it saves your life and your pillion you have taken responsibilitiy for.
Cheers
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pa vi u Sloveniji ste se rodili u krivini, ovi ameri nisu u zivotu videli takve puteve i krivine kakve vi tamo imate, mogu samo da lupetaju na youtube i da skupljaju preglede. Mogu da potpisem sad odmah da ti kao defanzivni vozac bolje vozis motor od 90% ovih seronja
Great comment, stay safe. I'm on to track days only now, roads are so much more dangerous than the track
A no nonsense video, Thanks CanyonChasers
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Been riding motorbikes since 1981 and I'll never stop learning
Thanks, finally a video that explains 'line' in a way I can understand. I find myself turning in too early and hitting the 'incorrect' apex and then having to readjust thereby messing the whole turn up. I now understand its ok to keep to the outside during a turn then hitting the 'correct' apex and nailing the exit. So good.
awesome thank you - visualising is key... also - wisdom onboard and now heading out on my speed triple to ride fast and safe x
Perfect video for refreshing our riding techniques! Thumbs up!
I’ve been riding for over twenty years and this is one the best videos I’ve ever seen. Kudos!
I keep on repeating your vid and teaching, makes me feel comfortable in riding. Thank you, more vid to come.
Greeting from Argentina,
I am kind of a newbie biker with only 3'000 Kms experience. having said so, i found this video, not only fun and useful, but also very educative.
many thanks for having putting it together.
FF
#8 Don't ride on the same roads as oncoming yellow Porsches
Sounds like there is a story behind this bit of advice :)
CanyonChasers Motorcycle Adventure, Sport and Touring lookup Yammie Noob crash.
😂😂😂 or a boulder!
@ Joe Rossi...played that game before haha
Really, A Yammie Noob reference.
Thank you!! Just got my 2021 honda cbr1000rr and am easing into this awesome bike. Keep up the great vids!
I have watched this video many, times and it seems each time I pick up something mew or refresh. Excelent information, thank you so very much. Ride safe
Absolutely Amazing!!
As if I've been riding wrong all along
Thank you
Nice, probably the best tips on riding technique on YT. Good job!
Wow! Thank you so much!!
Eloquently presented, extremely informative and wisely spoken. thanks for sharing an incredible clip!
thanx for all the videos you do!! you are really good at explaining things!! u seem really honest and just tell it like it is. i appreciate you taking time to make all these vids helps alot!!! 👍
East Canyon - as seen on Yamaha 'Motorcycles for Life' promotion video. Add Utah Motorcycle Campus. We have it good here. I am going to try this trail braking next time at the track. Seems spooky. Thank you for the explanation. Ride on.
Awesome video buddy....so much in detail...
Best advices and explanation how to ride ever! There are so much dull videos about driving skills, but this is excellent. Thanks
thank you for this!! I watch this often to keep myself in check!!! this is good stuff!!
Damn this is the most relatable and useful video i have seeen yet on youtube 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻
Best tips I ever received, thank you. Your trail tehnique is amazing!
why would anyone give you a thumbs down?!! your video is spot on right and if anybody takes anything away from this video is they need to pay attention to what you are saying, you are saving lives. Thank you for such a fine educational video.
Thank you. I have only been riding for a few years and this is information I have heard but, this is an excellent refresh.
I'm just learning to ride, and these videos have been so incredibly valuable. Thank you so much!
Great to hear!
Excellent video , this well help me on my next trackday !
One of the best videos I have seen. I'm just now at that level to apply these instructions to my riding. Thank you..
I don't do track days, just love riding all over, to work and abroad for long trips. Got a zzr 1400 (zx 14 Kawa) and every second must be fun but safe. All your tips are entirely reflected in the advanced motorcycling I am undertaking here in the UK. And I can definitely tell that by being more careful and planning ahead I have way more fun with more safe speeds all over. Likes your vid so now have just suscribed. Keep them coming.
Forget yammynoob. You’re the one I’m recommending to all my customers! Thank you for the videos!
Thank you!!
All great, life saving tips. I ride long distances in Indonesia where conditions can be very unpredictable, so if I may add tip #8 for those who want to adventure ride in so-called developing countries and have never left North America or Western Europe, never assume that conditions will be the same for very long - even on a stretch of road you just rode down earlier in the day, much less yesterday. Besides the unbelievable things that other people do on the road, here you can go from wide, smooth two lane trunk roads to very deep gravel washboard (or worse) just around what seems like an innocent sweeping curve. My favorite was barrelling down a new section that was a short cut (as advertised by signs) along a desolate coast, an alternative to a longer route in East Java. It was dusk, I was tired after 2000 km and wanted to get a hotel room rather than camp. There were no street lights yet but it was a great surface- until I found my self flying in the dark off the end of the asphalt and landing on gravel and potholes. Somehow I stayed upright on a 650 Versys with 17inch wheels, but was certainly chastened! So there it is - never assume anything unless you see it.
Thanks these are the most informative vids on riding please continue your great content
Should be required viewing for every new rider - excellent video, cheers from across the pond!
Great information! Thanks brother
I'm happy you hit upon the "risk" element of people who are "fast" on the street. I've ridden with people whose risk assessment was nearly completely opposite of mine, and while they were indeed faster than me, they were riding at a pace that single patch of gravel on the other side of a blind corner or a car over the double yellow would have been a catastrophe. I'm just not comfortable riding on the ragged edge like that.
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First time I've viewed your content and I think it's great. I'm 58 years old, been riding for about 40, and I really believe that because riding is a skill I will always need training. I know I'm not as fast as I used to think I was (!!??) but I still need to sharpen up. Thanks - I love this stuff.
Dave, I highly appreciate your videos on moto technique. I have seen a lot and know a bit, and every second of your videos does make sense, is true as far as I can judge that and on top of that is very well explained. Brilliant!
Top class !
Like my riding instructor said to me when I was learning, "You can always go slower into a corner and come out faster."
Exactly right!
Your video is absolutely beautiful! This is the recipe to make every ride safe as well as enjoyable guys!
Thanks so much. As a starter rider I appreciate the information. Solid and safe. Much bette than some of the trash talk out there on the net. Cheers.
This was a really great video, thank you for making it. I definitely made those mistakes at some point and learned through the scares, noticing my anxiety, riding fast badly etc. I need to keep hearing these things as I was really tense and wanted to grip the bars when I last went out, but braking early has saved me on more than one occasion where the corner suddenly tightens or like when a van decided to overtake a cyclist on a blind corner last week and I was wide enough to avoid my end. Did a police rider course in the uk and they said much the same with corner positioning, vision etc. - literally life saving advice thank you !
Great tips, Dave! Love tip 3: If you want to go faster...DON'T want to go faster! Well done!
"Simple" but mind-blowing!
As a new rider I was full of doubts...
You made my day, sir!
Wow; another great presentation. Super awesome content and delivery. Thanks a million.
Excellent video. Here's a tip to add. Although signal lights can accurately tell you a vehicle is turning they can also mislead you at times. Always watch the front tire of a vehicle. Once it turns you have a bit of time to react.
no no no you should never watch any one thing. See everything look at NOTHING...
Thank you so much. I've just returned to riding after a ten year gap - I will take away your 'slow hands' and 'look ahead' messages and treasure them!
Thumbs up to you buddy.
Fully approve that! After 5000km of bike riding I definitvely start to feel what "feels" good and not so good, and you summarized it pretty well!
One of the best video i've seen recently explaining how to lean and more about racing...
Group riding, I avoid it at all costs. I'll go for a ride with one other person, maybe two. But never more than that. I did one group ride and I regret ever doing it. There are way too many riders out there who feel it is their appointed duty to let everyone know that they are "The Rider" and that they will defend the title at any cost.
As for my riding style now, slow and steady. I'm not in any hurry to get anywhere. I'll get there when I get there. Besides, why not enjoy the ride instead of zipping through it?
Haha
Good ideas for Sunday morning in Johor Malaysia
Regards
Arman
Great vid. My biggest takeaways for my own riding are to let the corner come to me, use brakes light, long & early, delay the apex, and look ahead, not down. Also, it's not about getting my butt out of the seat, but keeping my head on the inside of the turn.
Can't wait to get my Ducati 748 back in riding shape. Most of my time is spend on an old Honda CM400 which is a very different (and much easier) riding experience. Watching this while I get the supersport into the mechanic :)
Awesome video! Solid and useful for every motorcyclist regardless of what he is riding. Loved the point about having "slow hands". Thanks for sharing!
What a great video. Clear, short and well explained. Gratings from Switzerland.
“Faster”
Me wanting to get a grom: yes very fast😂
How could anyone give this a thumbs down? it's accurate helpful and explained in a way that makes sense, good job!
Sense is optional when watching videos on youtube, that's why.
so true !!! one of the most balanced video I have ever seen !
Excellent advice, and very much in line with I have been taught at courses and schools..... this stuff works....
Very insightful for newbies or anyone for that matter, im 39 been riding street 15 years and the single most important technique i learned was to use my legs and core to control the bike. Ive been riding SS for 15 years and ive been told by a pro to always practice using no upper body shifting your weight and hanging your butt off the seat before coming in to the turn then incorporate the head and elbow dropping yourself lower to increase angle, you seem partially against this? Also when tucked at high speeds most of my weight is up front on the tank unless i come to a bump i slide back and tranfer weight to my foot pegs. I would love to see a video on tucked weight distribution for racing or even street potholes, which i get off the seat transferring all my weight to the rear again. Great Video!
Yes, most riders underutilize their legs, but yes I would partially disagree with your pro. Most riders won't do what he advises effectively, they'll keep their body over the top of the tank, increasing the bikes lean. This is exactly what I was showing at 6:08 The rider is moving his butt all over the place, but he never drops his head.
You can expect some more detailed posture and cornering videos coming soon. :)
CanyonChasers Motorcycle Adventure, Sport and Touring i understand what you're saying now. Looking forward to the next one.
You're providing misinformation here based on your personal opinion rather than scientific fact. Hop over to your local track do a video proving you're right and every professional racer is wrong and I'll subscribe to your channel.
Can you do a video on trail braking and rear brake use?
Yes. It's already in the works! Thanks!!
Superb - probably the best summary I've seen - thank-you! Subscribed!
Your comments are so simple, and natural. Thank you for sharing your life experiences. They are so easy to follow. I will follow your advices. I will like to see more about tight u turns. That’s my greatest fear. I think I need more practice.
Phantastic tips. "Slow hands make fast riders."
isn't it contradictory with quick flicking?
Not really... the point is to 'squeeze' the brake rather than grabbing or 'going for the max' all at once.
It is only a matter of split seconds of difference, but it avoids "Shocking" the tire and the changing forces to the contact patch...
[See "100 Points of Grip" by 'Ride Like a Champion'...]
So what advantage does quick flicking provide that progressively tipping in doesn't? :)
Makes for good lovers too. haha
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I would suggest making a video about not hanging off the bike And why it’s not good to do that I know you touched on it briefly but going into more detail would but great emphasis on this
Haha! Yes. It's pretty much completely unnecessary for street riding, and most people hang off the bike incorrectly anyway. I think we will be doing an extensive posture video this summer.
N.J. State øf Mind thank you for the feed back.
have to disagree with your antiquated body position comments. the more mass you move to the inside of the turn, the less lean angle you need. getting your butt off the seat is critical when riding fast; street or track.
Charles Hsu can't agree more
But without those riders in shite body positions where would the hilarious videos come from?
Excellent videos. I’ve binge watched them, and learned a lot.
Lovely job bud. Like the bits about hanging back and calculating the exit route. Also about being too tense in upper body. Makes sense. Gonna practice that
Do track days. Don't treat publc roads as a track. There are old riders and there are bold rides. There are no old bold riders, especially on public roads!!
Track days will help you enormously, build your confidence and your skill, buy don't treat the street as a track
The value of track days cannot be understated. For myself, a track day allows me to "get it out of my system" so when I'm riding on the road I'm a lot more "chill".
@@CanyonChasers this comment single handedly convinced me to book a track day.
I'm not a speed demon on the road (only have a 125cc 😂) but when I was 18, I used to push the bike to redline almost every gear, get knee down on hot days and just be a bit of a di*k tbh. (Considering it's a public road)
I've now changed my ways, now 21yrs old, had 2 bikes stolen and been off the road for a year. Also now have a partner and child to care for.
Completey changed my riding style, which is fine 90% of the time.
But that other 10%?
I just wanna let rip!
🏍️💨💥😈
I NEED a track day 😂
Great advice, so true!!
I agree,wish the tracks weren't so expensive though
@@Baileyallen13 dear diary...
Target fixation and how not to do it. I have not seen anyone talking about it or at least not dedicating an episode on how and why... it happens and how to prevent it.
Great idea! I've added it to the whiteboard! Thanks!
And the use of vanishing points for judging corner entry speed.
Target fixtation got me a month ago in the canyons in so cal 😥
Bike life... sorry to hear that... It can happen to the best of us, but at least you are ok and still with us.
MasterMech77 good question and often ignored by the professionals. Although it is emphasized by intrinsic logic when someone tells you during the curbs don’t look down, look straight to the Apex or wherever your eyes look at that is where the bike will go (typically the advice when making slow turns to avoid dropping the bike) the point here is that target fixation is a byproduct of not looking for the optimus solution but the most probably error. This is to say, avoid that truck by initial counter steering towards it and then letting the machine take you away from it while your eyes fixate on the trace to be follow to avoid the crash. Always remember how you learned to ride a bicycle before riding a motorcycle. And that is also a good reminder to greet riders in mopeds and bicycles as well. These might be the super Moto riders of tomorrow and will always remember that nice rider that dropped the left hand upon crossing paths
One of the best riding videos on safety I have seen
Thank you for the info. All very helpful and makes riding safer for everyone who watched.
Number 8: Watching your vanishing point. If it moves closer, the turn is tightening up, farther and it is opening up and allows more throttle. And you will see an idiot in your lane or cops and such sooner.
Guys who cross the center lines don't realize that holding your lane is part of the challenge and a HUGE safety factor! Who cares if you can get thru the bends quicker when you kill a bicyclist or hit a possum? ( the possum maybe)