great advice, the main thing that helped me was to start out with such a large circle that you are comfortable with and slowly shrink it down as you get more confidence. each bike has it's own quirks, I was amazed riding my friends bike that was same as mine once but it felt different enough I thought something was wrong with it, over confidence is not good either. I v'e been riding since '68 but still take same caution each time, don't want today to be the last time
That's what my MotoJitsu drills do...start off with White Belt...relatively easy, then move up once you're good to Blue, the Brown, then Black :) Check out MotoJitsu.com when you have a chance :)
Last bike I did this without regard was a 76 tt500 20 years ago. I learned alot just by feel. I wish the internet and information were more accessible at that time, would have probably learned more faster. It was fun either way.
Also based on your GS review I ordered a 1250GS Adventure and until she arrives in two months I will watch ALL your videos AGAIN :-) Fantastic work! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. With great respect & greetings from Germany, Claus
I dropped my bike in practice a few days ago, bent the shift pedal past the shift shaft (luckily was able to bend it back out enough to safely ride home) and snapped the clutch lever in half. At this point, I'm no longer afraid of dropping my bike, I have the proper bike protection ordered and coming in the mail and that drop kind of lit a fire beneath me and sort of inspired me to really get out there and push outside my comfort zone in the low speed stuff, no longer only giving it 70%ish because I'm afraid I might "break my bike". Love your videos man! P.S. your cornering videos got put to good use when I stupidly went into a corner a bit too fast, I was trail braking so I was able to not panic, smoothly and progressively apply a bit more brake pressure and reduce my turning radius - I honestly think I would've got some unintentional dirt-riding practice if I hadn't been watching your videos and practicing your teachings!
This video just came at the right time. Even though I've been riding for a few years and have a full motorcycle licence (I'm in the UK) I still overthink and get scared to do a proper U turn. Most of it is just me chickening out mid turn so I end up walking the bike. I will be practicing in my nearest carpark, thanks! ✌🏼
Thank you for putting it out here A M... So i am not the only one who walks my bike every now and then!! :-) .. Let's keep at it.. we'll get it right soon!
I did them perfect on the 650 on my DAS . Much easier than on my 125 , I was practicing today on a rd with no traffic and was quite poor , last week on the ASDA car park I was perfect !
You ruined me! I dropped my bike in the parking lot yesterday. I looked at my clutch and heard your voice. Then I did something that was shocking. I picked up my 2020 Fat Boy and kept practicing. I looked for scratches when I got home. My initial thought was, "The engine guards did their job. What did you do wrong?" Thanks man.
...your sharing is encouraging. I dropped my Vulcan 1600 classic a couple of months ago and unfortunately damaged my hands and ankle. However, even with ankle wrapped, thumb splint, etc I still practice. But, I’m gun shy to commit to a full lean because the front end is heavy. But to hear that you kept going on your basically new Fatboy after dropping it is encouraging. Again, thx for sharing...it’s encouraging. Peace.
The biggest thing I learnt from watching you is your body position. If you get your body to the outside of the turn and get the centre of mass over the wheels, the bike will stop getting out of control. Thanks, this helped
Just wanted to tell you that your video about right turns helped me immensely to relief some fear. Idk if it's psychological but it works. Pulling left is the key for me
What I found when trying to do a U turn between 2 parking stalls is that when I feel Im about to drop, give a little throttle, brought me right back up and completed the turn
Thank you for giving me more confidence. I have been trying to do sharper turns in parking lots and I have fell down a few times now. Gonna keep working on it till I master it so the road is even easier, like you said. ♥
your scooter videos helped me a lot. I just bought a Burgman 650 and it's a whole new world of riding for me. Aside from grabbing the rear brake to slip the clutch the throttle has a lag and it's a bit chunky at low speeds (not sure if it's because it's old or just Suzuki sub par quality). I'm not the slow speed king but I can handle my FJR with no issues at all in a parking lot. The Burgman is not so straight forward. So I watched your scooter videos to get some ideas on how to get better.
Good video! Very motivational. I'm stuck on my parking space drill on blue belt because of lean angle and fear of dropping the bike. Time to shut up and practice.
As the saying goes ..,. Get comfortable with being uncomfortable. Its the only way you learn, acquire new skills, a language, an instrument etc. You can get significant amount of skills practiced in a P lot in 10-15 minutes.
You are 100% right. Don't want to drop the bike. I do have engine guards but still have mirrors that can break, fairing, storage box on the back. I do practice u-turns, figure 8's, slow speed rolling all the time but don't want it to cost me money. The tips you give are very helpful and I put those to use but if I can help do want to drop and damage the bike.
Well im 67 and had both knees totally replaced in 2019 other then that in great shape. dident start riding till i was 58. any how I cant pickup my Chieftain by myself no way, but im doing ok for an old man.I do practice and it helps watching your vids.. thanks
I'm a newbie and has a small fear of dropping but this video is great and explains very well. I watch your videos all the time bro, unlike others you explain precisely and never boring. Keep up the good work bro.
I feel like you made this because of my previous comments. 1 being how I wanted and was looking forward to practicing my right turn u-turns. 2 asking to live in your converted garage. Just say yes, everyone wins ,but mostly me🙂 (Seriously though, I love coincidence of my riding focus ❤)
thank you! I can never get over the speed that you recommend for practicing the u-turns as 8-15mph. I keep trying to go slower instead of leaning more.
Awesome videos, thank you!! So I realize this is not ideal, but my first real motorcycle at 50 years of age is an 81 Honda Goldwing 1100i. lol What would you say to someone like me that happened to end up with a large bike for the first bike for street riding? I have plenty of experience on dirt bikes and 3 wheelers, but this is new for me. The biggest tip to stay safe and alive?? I plan to be a safe rider, with no burnouts, wheelies, or fast riding. I just want to cruise and enjoy nature.
What I was thaught by a good teacher is to focus on turning your bars to full lock and then add lean to tighten your turns. A lot of people get really excited when they hear their floorboards scraping but they only have the bars turned halfway to full lock. So the tightest turn is achieved by lean angle and full lock handlebars turns. What are your thoughts about that Greg? Agree or disagree and are they both equally important?
I'm not worrying about dropping my bike. I'm worrying that after I drop it it'll start leaking fluids despite the crash pads and I'll have to pay for transit. 😆 No breakdown providers cover motorcycles where I live. 🤷♂️ Above said, I've never dropped my bike and have no issues with tight u-turns. You have to complete 5 tight figure 8s to pass the exam here. I did drop the riding school's MT-07 two times when practising, though. They said "this is what it's for".
More great advice! Thank you. I want to ask a question for your feedback but it has visuals. I was hoping to post the pic here but not possible. I’m going to put it into a video, upload to my channel and post the link here if that’s ok. ? Unless there’s a better suggestion for this?
I´ve lernt a hole lot from your awesome videos, and have overcome my fears from the past when a bad tutor could not give me feedback on the most basic uturn knowledge -look where you are going!!! Dropped the bike over and over again and just barely made it throug the exame. No problem now! Over here (Sweden) the uturn test is expected to be done at 3-6 km/h so it´s quite different from the high speed turn you are practicing here, but in my opinion your exercises is much more applicable to "real life" circumstances. Now, my suggestion is that begginers and other "scholars" get themselves a cheap practicing bike to train the skills, instead of panicing over dropping a 10.000 dollar bike!!! It´s much more relaxed and fun, belive me! After having having the soooo useful skills, just pass it over to another beginner! Thank you ever so much for your super tutorials! -shut up and practice!!! :))))
Your 'look where you're going' advice is gold. I haven't ridden for 30 years then recently bought an old CBR600, so I took a refresher course on a 125, doing figure of 8's in a small yard with brick walls. Useless until the instructor said just look where you want to go - magic!
Quick math quiz ... my bike has a steering angle of 33° and a wheel base of 1.455 m. This implies a Turning Circle of = ~6..67M based on calc 2 x (wheelbase / sine (90 - Wheel Angle)). Is this correct assuming no lean and, if lean is introduced, does anybody have an idea what is the formula is to calculate this please?
Hey fast Eddie, I'm really confused about what to do at speeds under 10 mph (like when you are already rear breaking before you initiate the turn) should you counter steer to initiate when going very slow or direct steer? I always love to watch you do those super slow tight turns. Thanks!
When I was taking my course I was going into U and 8 turns so fast my instructor was mad af that I'll drop it. Luckily I never did. I think the fact that it wasn't my bike helped alot, cuz I simply didn't care.
@@MotoJitsu I had seen that one ^^^. But we're talking slow speed maneuvers here on this one, right? Counter-steering is for 20mph and above, slower than that is handlebar steering, correct?
Very informative! But I still struggle with low speed turning on my ninja 650. It’s mainly because of the snatchy on/off throttle. It is very difficult to maintain throttle control because of which twisties also scare me a bit. Any advice?
the funny part is that there is no details in that video how to actually do the fullock turn ) the main concept is to use constant throttle at 3-4 rpm, dont use clutch and regulate the speed with a rear brake
Great content, as always! I needed that. I’d given up on making u-turns, couldn’t do it. The speed was the problem. I’m going to go back and conquer them!
As a result of watching theses videos, I practiced a lot. Never dropped my bike until a few months ago and it wasn't good. Twisted and hyper extended my knee when I put my leg down as the bike was falling. What happened? I was practicing slow maneuvers and the bike started falling to left. I went to catch it by putting my leg down. As my weight shifted left, this pulled my right arm and you guessed it, pulled the throttle causing the bike to spin. Now that happened, I hope I will avoid it in the future. It happened so quickly. Any suggestions for how to sense when the bike will fall?
I want to be better. The other day I grabbed my front brake in a slow right hander doing slow figure 8's... flat as a pancake in a second. I scuffed, I learned, I got back on.
I got a 2011 Yamaha Stryker that's all blacked out and a complete beauty of a machine and a 2022 KTM Duke 200 with that rare orange and black set-up and i don't wanna drop either and it WON'T be acceptable and would break my heart not to mention screw the bike up big time. I'd rather the drop the Duke instead of the Stryker because she's so gorgeous that it would scratch her up so badly and it would cost A LOT of money to fix but i know how to ride and do u turns so I'm good. Lol.
So I'm watching this great video and I'm thinking, Hmm that hill looks familiar? And then I see my grandmothers house at the bottom of the hill where I grew up! Anyhow I appreciate your instruction as a neWER person to riding ON road Honda NC700x. I need all the help I can get being at the right confidence level! I am ok dropping the bike but I don't want to hurt it, next video? lol Thank you!
I'm much more comfortable doing 8's on my cruiser than the sport bike and I know it's the height. Being an old fart and taking meds that can make you dizzy probably doesn't help. ;) But, I shall continue to persevere. Great video!
I was just practicing slow turns last week. I need to improve. Three things i concluded: I need to turn the handlebars more. I'm not leaning the bike as much as I think. To lean it more, I have to go faster. Nice to see confirmation here.
Sensei: I have a question....how comparable are your drills to the motocop drills (albeit, after mastering the basics) any thoughts of trying their course??
I never been to a course and every set up is different...but it's all the same...low speed technical riding Check out MotoJitsu.com when you have a chance :)
@@MotoJitsu I like how you narrate the drills. Easy and very simple instructions with strongly added emphasis on the goal(s) of what you're trying to accomplish.
Here’s one. Pay attention. I thought I was on a one way street going onto a Main Street. Thank goodness the car that was about to turn onto the side street saw me and let me turn right onto the main street.
any chance you could demonstrate this with a tenere 700? reason i´m asking is, i previously had a f650GS dakar, and was able to turn much easier on that one, than on my new tenre. but i kinda refuse to blame it on the bike, but my skills and hesitation level , since you sit much higher on the tenere, than you do on the F. so, i might be lucky and learn to do this, for it is something, that i practise a lot, but also realize , i have a great fear of trying so hard, as i did with my older bike. do you have any tips? or will this in the end tend out to be a thing of developing a stronger will to really try hard and...send it ? 🙂 Greetingz, and big thanks for all these videos, Marius
@@MotoJitsu it did, it did, but i guess i appear to cling to my excuse for some stupid reason ,-) (like, see, there was no crossbike with its seatheight ;-P ) regarding the website, i love the idea to pick a course, to practise this explicit with a trainer. the course would require me to fly over to USA from germany, but anytime , if i get a chance to fly over, i´ll book one. (no joke !) Greetingz, Marius, who will now shut up and practice :-)
Order protection at the same time as your new bike so when you pick it up it's ready to go and you won't have too much anxiety when practicing slow speed maneuvers. Source: impatience and new plastics 😂
@@pedrocabral1162 His app has a metric conversion mode if you need it, not gonna lie I spent about three days practicing and converting the measurements myself before I realised there was a setting, but it's there!
I'm sure I'm not the first to ask but how about some merchandise with "SHUT UP AND PRACTICE". Tee shirts, caps, mugs, decal for my helmet, patches(my favorite).
My greatest fear by a mile is “dropping my bike”! I need a super moto with crash bars around the engine, then I can do this without fear of incurring a lot of damage.
I used to be a perfectionist about everything. I used to care about what everyone else thought about the things I did. Here is the thing... we are not friends nor are we family. Your advice is only accepted if it is requested. Since I know for a fact I did not request your advice. I only listen out of respect. Push that respect any further as if I owe you anything might just leave you in an awkward space. Try not to make this awkward.
Who's forcing you to watch my videos? No idea what you're taking about but if you don't want to watch, don't click on it...certainly don't have to comment lol
MotoJitsu.com has the link to my App and books with the drills to go and practice :)
great advice, the main thing that helped me was to start out with such a large circle that you are comfortable with and slowly shrink it down as you get more confidence. each bike has it's own quirks, I was amazed riding my friends bike that was same as mine once but it felt different enough I thought something was wrong with it, over confidence is not good either. I v'e been riding since '68 but still take same caution each time, don't want today to be the last time
That's what my MotoJitsu drills do...start off with White Belt...relatively easy, then move up once you're good to Blue, the Brown, then Black :)
Check out MotoJitsu.com when you have a chance :)
I got over the fear of dropping the bike, by dropping my bike. A lot.
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Yes
Last bike I did this without regard was a 76 tt500 20 years ago. I learned alot just by feel. I wish the internet and information were more accessible at that time, would have probably learned more faster. It was fun either way.
This is correct
Also based on your GS review I ordered a 1250GS Adventure and until she arrives in two months I will watch ALL your videos AGAIN :-) Fantastic work! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. With great respect & greetings from Germany, Claus
welcome!!
I dropped my bike in practice a few days ago, bent the shift pedal past the shift shaft (luckily was able to bend it back out enough to safely ride home) and snapped the clutch lever in half. At this point, I'm no longer afraid of dropping my bike, I have the proper bike protection ordered and coming in the mail and that drop kind of lit a fire beneath me and sort of inspired me to really get out there and push outside my comfort zone in the low speed stuff, no longer only giving it 70%ish because I'm afraid I might "break my bike". Love your videos man!
P.S. your cornering videos got put to good use when I stupidly went into a corner a bit too fast, I was trail braking so I was able to not panic, smoothly and progressively apply a bit more brake pressure and reduce my turning radius - I honestly think I would've got some unintentional dirt-riding practice if I hadn't been watching your videos and practicing your teachings!
This video just came at the right time. Even though I've been riding for a few years and have a full motorcycle licence (I'm in the UK) I still overthink and get scared to do a proper U turn. Most of it is just me chickening out mid turn so I end up walking the bike. I will be practicing in my nearest carpark, thanks! ✌🏼
More practice!! :)
Check out MotoJitsu.com when you have a chance :)
Thank you for putting it out here A M... So i am not the only one who walks my bike every now and then!! :-) .. Let's keep at it.. we'll get it right soon!
I did them perfect on the 650 on my DAS . Much easier than on my 125 , I was practicing today on a rd with no traffic and was quite poor , last week on the ASDA car park I was perfect !
I’m still afraid in gravel parking lots. I haven’t been able to find a video on that
You ruined me! I dropped my bike in the parking lot yesterday. I looked at my clutch and heard your voice.
Then I did something that was shocking. I picked up my 2020 Fat Boy and kept practicing. I looked for scratches when I got home.
My initial thought was, "The engine guards did their job. What did you do wrong?"
Thanks man.
❤️👍🏼
...your sharing is encouraging. I dropped my Vulcan 1600 classic a couple of months ago and unfortunately damaged my hands and ankle. However, even with ankle wrapped, thumb splint, etc I still practice. But, I’m gun shy to commit to a full lean because the front end is heavy. But to hear that you kept going on your basically new Fatboy after dropping it is encouraging. Again, thx for sharing...it’s encouraging. Peace.
@@powerforward1955 Scrapping boards and love'n life.
The biggest thing I learnt from watching you is your body position. If you get your body to the outside of the turn and get the centre of mass over the wheels, the bike will stop getting out of control. Thanks, this helped
Thanks!
Thank you!!! You're the best :)
Just wanted to tell you that your video about right turns helped me immensely to relief some fear. Idk if it's psychological but it works. Pulling left is the key for me
What I found when trying to do a U turn between 2 parking stalls is that when I feel Im about to drop, give a little throttle, brought me right back up and completed the turn
Thank you for giving me more confidence. I have been trying to do sharper turns in parking lots and I have fell down a few times now. Gonna keep working on it till I master it so the road is even easier, like you said. ♥
your scooter videos helped me a lot. I just bought a Burgman 650 and it's a whole new world of riding for me. Aside from grabbing the rear brake to slip the clutch the throttle has a lag and it's a bit chunky at low speeds (not sure if it's because it's old or just Suzuki sub par quality). I'm not the slow speed king but I can handle my FJR with no issues at all in a parking lot. The Burgman is not so straight forward. So I watched your scooter videos to get some ideas on how to get better.
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Good video! Very motivational. I'm stuck on my parking space drill on blue belt because of lean angle and fear of dropping the bike. Time to shut up and practice.
yesssss
As the saying goes ..,.
Get comfortable with being uncomfortable.
Its the only way you learn, acquire new skills, a language, an instrument etc.
You can get significant amount of
skills practiced in a P lot in 10-15 minutes.
❤️👍🏼
What a recital, it is really amazing the skills you have acquired ... Bravo !!
You are 100% right. Don't want to drop the bike. I do have engine guards but still have mirrors that can break, fairing, storage box on the back. I do practice u-turns, figure 8's, slow speed rolling all the time but don't want it to cost me money. The tips you give are very helpful and I put those to use but if I can help do want to drop and damage the bike.
Then you’ll probably never really good at low speed stuff…but maybe you don’t want to…all up to you
Man, this brings back all the memories.. Good luck Greg, thanks again.
I remember doing u-turns at my msf, imo one of the most fun exercises in the entire course.
Thanks!!!
;)
Well im 67 and had both knees totally replaced in 2019 other then that in great shape. dident start riding till i was 58. any how I cant pickup my Chieftain by myself no way, but im doing ok for an old man.I do practice and it helps watching your vids.. thanks
welcome.
Check out MotoJitsu.com when you have a chance :)
I'm a newbie and has a small fear of dropping but this video is great and explains very well.
I watch your videos all the time bro, unlike others you explain precisely and never boring.
Keep up the good work bro.
everyone has that fear at first
because of you I learned a lot of techniques that I apply on my everyday commute. Thank you so much motojitsu. Stay well :)
Happy to hear that!
I feel like you made this because of my previous comments.
1 being how I wanted and was looking forward to practicing my right turn u-turns.
2 asking to live in your converted garage.
Just say yes, everyone wins ,but mostly me🙂
(Seriously though, I love coincidence of my riding focus ❤)
thank you! I can never get over the speed that you recommend for practicing the u-turns as 8-15mph. I keep trying to go slower instead of leaning more.
welcome!
Check out MotoJitsu.com when you have a chance :)
Awesome videos, thank you!! So I realize this is not ideal, but my first real motorcycle at 50 years of age is an 81 Honda Goldwing 1100i. lol What would you say to someone like me that happened to end up with a large bike for the first bike for street riding? I have plenty of experience on dirt bikes and 3 wheelers, but this is new for me. The biggest tip to stay safe and alive?? I plan to be a safe rider, with no burnouts, wheelies, or fast riding. I just want to cruise and enjoy nature.
What I was thaught by a good teacher is to focus on turning your bars to full lock and then add lean to tighten your turns. A lot of people get really excited when they hear their floorboards scraping but they only have the bars turned halfway to full lock. So the tightest turn is achieved by lean angle and full lock handlebars turns. What are your thoughts about that Greg? Agree or disagree and are they both equally important?
Watch the MotoJitsu video on counter steering.
I'm not worrying about dropping my bike. I'm worrying that after I drop it it'll start leaking fluids despite the crash pads and I'll have to pay for transit. 😆 No breakdown providers cover motorcycles where I live. 🤷♂️ Above said, I've never dropped my bike and have no issues with tight u-turns. You have to complete 5 tight figure 8s to pass the exam here. I did drop the riding school's MT-07 two times when practising, though. They said "this is what it's for".
Thanks for the honest advice ,and very Straightforward .
I need to practice more 🤔😬
Get to it!!
Motivational video. And thats true> I can't give myself competelty sometimes ön mu practices.
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More great advice! Thank you. I want to ask a question for your feedback but it has visuals. I was hoping to post the pic here but not possible. I’m going to put it into a video, upload to my channel and post the link here if that’s ok. ? Unless there’s a better suggestion for this?
my first bike is 31 years old, and i am 100% afraid of dropping my bike doing u-turns (plus those expensive parts that are hard to find 😅)
put on crash bars and get to it
Crash bars for my 2015 R1200RT are coming in this week! I'll try harder then. Hmmmm, I sure don't want to scratch up my new crash bars though....
nice!!!
Check out MotoJitsu.com when you have a chance :)
I´ve lernt a hole lot from your awesome videos, and have overcome my fears from the past when a bad tutor could not give me feedback on the most basic uturn knowledge -look where you are going!!! Dropped the bike over and over again and just barely made it throug the exame. No problem now! Over here (Sweden) the uturn test is expected to be done at 3-6 km/h so it´s quite different from the high speed turn you are practicing here, but in my opinion your exercises is much more applicable to "real life" circumstances. Now, my suggestion is that begginers and other "scholars" get themselves a cheap practicing bike to train the skills, instead of panicing over dropping a 10.000 dollar bike!!! It´s much more relaxed and fun, belive me! After having having the soooo useful skills, just pass it over to another beginner! Thank you ever so much for your super tutorials! -shut up and practice!!! :))))
I would say practice on the bike you have vs. waisting money on buying something else
Check out MotoJitsu.com when you have a chance :)
Your 'look where you're going' advice is gold. I haven't ridden for 30 years then recently bought an old CBR600, so I took a refresher course on a 125, doing figure of 8's in a small yard with brick walls. Useless until the instructor said just look where you want to go - magic!
Quick math quiz ... my bike has a steering angle of 33° and a wheel base of 1.455 m. This implies a Turning Circle of = ~6..67M based on calc 2 x (wheelbase / sine (90 - Wheel Angle)). Is this correct assuming no lean and, if lean is introduced, does anybody have an idea what is the formula is to calculate this please?
Hey fast Eddie, I'm really confused about what to do at speeds under 10 mph (like when you are already rear breaking before you initiate the turn) should you counter steer to initiate when going very slow or direct steer? I always love to watch you do those super slow tight turns. Thanks!
Counter steering works at any speed.
@@MotoJitsu At lower speeds it's just steering tho, no?
AT ANY SPEED COUNTER STEERING WORKS
I think at higher speeds it just takes less force to turn the bike, is the only difference. Try it! Its pretty cool actually.
tighter circle/turn radius, higher the leaning. Practice leaning.
When I was taking my course I was going into U and 8 turns so fast my instructor was mad af that I'll drop it. Luckily I never did.
I think the fact that it wasn't my bike helped alot, cuz I simply didn't care.
Why do you suppose tight right turns and circles feel more awkward and unsteady to me than doing the same maneuvers to the left?
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@@MotoJitsu I had seen that one ^^^. But we're talking slow speed maneuvers here on this one, right? Counter-steering is for 20mph and above, slower than that is handlebar steering, correct?
Doesn't matter...and that's a myth....counter steering works at any speed...GO PRACTICE
@@MotoJitsu I will, sir, right after I shut up. :-)
Very informative! But I still struggle with low speed turning on my ninja 650. It’s mainly because of the snatchy on/off throttle. It is very difficult to maintain throttle control because of which twisties also scare me a bit. Any advice?
the funny part is that there is no details in that video how to actually do the fullock turn )
the main concept is to use constant throttle at 3-4 rpm, dont use clutch and regulate the speed with a rear brake
What kind of bike is the white one at 4 min 15 sec? That looks like a fun bike to ride.
Great content, as always! I needed that. I’d given up on making u-turns, couldn’t do it. The speed was the problem. I’m going to go back and conquer them!
It's really hard to turn my ZX11.... I want to master this stuff, though. My bike doesn't have frame sliders.
The Master has made more errors than the student ever will. Practice will always create errors!!! If you ain't falling you ain't learning, (sorta).
Exactly
As a result of watching theses videos, I practiced a lot. Never dropped my bike until a few months ago and it wasn't good. Twisted and hyper extended my knee when I put my leg down as the bike was falling. What happened? I was practicing slow maneuvers and the bike started falling to left. I went to catch it by putting my leg down. As my weight shifted left, this pulled my right arm and you guessed it, pulled the throttle causing the bike to spin. Now that happened, I hope I will avoid it in the future. It happened so quickly. Any suggestions for how to sense when the bike will fall?
I want to be better. The other day I grabbed my front brake in a slow right hander doing slow figure 8's... flat as a pancake in a second. I scuffed, I learned, I got back on.
Very impressive on that M109 !!!
This is an awesome video, great insight!
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I got a 2011 Yamaha Stryker that's all blacked out and a complete beauty of a machine and a 2022 KTM Duke 200 with that rare orange and black set-up and i don't wanna drop either and it WON'T be acceptable and would break my heart not to mention screw the bike up big time. I'd rather the drop the Duke instead of the Stryker because she's so gorgeous that it would scratch her up so badly and it would cost A LOT of money to fix but i know how to ride and do u turns so I'm good. Lol.
So I'm watching this great video and I'm thinking, Hmm that hill looks familiar? And then I see my grandmothers house at the bottom of the hill where I grew up! Anyhow I appreciate your instruction as a neWER person to riding ON road Honda NC700x. I need all the help I can get being at the right confidence level! I am ok dropping the bike but I don't want to hurt it, next video? lol Thank you!
Bang on.
That last segment is ridiculous. Well done.
:)
Still afraid to drop the bike, i have not installed crash guards 😕
get to it!
Check out MotoJitsu.com when you have a chance :)
Do they have moto gymkhana there? If so, you should try it.
because of this I'm able to do most of the slow u turn now with confidence..except the one with one foot in the other side..still scary..hahaha
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Important detail.
Get some rider boots before attempting any of this. Gloves are important, but boots are much more important here.
What is that bike in 1:15?
Pls review ( again :) ) u-turn from stop position, full lock handlebar friction zone in 2 parking slots etc
I have videos on all of that
I'm much more comfortable doing 8's on my cruiser than the sport bike and I know it's the height. Being an old fart and taking meds that can make you dizzy probably doesn't help. ;) But, I shall continue to persevere. Great video!
It’s many things…either way, practice!
Awesome. Motivating me to go practice.
that's the idea!
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Another thing to remember is, your bike is designed to do these maneuvers.
I was just practicing slow turns last week. I need to improve. Three things i concluded: I need to turn the handlebars more. I'm not leaning the bike as much as I think. To lean it more, I have to go faster. Nice to see confirmation here.
Sensei: I have a question....how comparable are your drills to the motocop drills (albeit, after mastering the basics) any thoughts of trying their course??
I never been to a course and every set up is different...but it's all the same...low speed technical riding
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@@MotoJitsu I like how you narrate the drills. Easy and very simple instructions with strongly added emphasis on the goal(s) of what you're trying to accomplish.
Here’s one. Pay attention. I thought I was on a one way street going onto a Main Street. Thank goodness the car that was about to turn onto the side street saw me and let me turn right onto the main street.
Obviously
any chance you could demonstrate this with a tenere 700?
reason i´m asking is, i previously had a f650GS dakar, and was able to turn much easier on that one, than on my new tenre. but i kinda refuse to blame it on the bike, but my skills and hesitation level , since you sit much higher on the tenere, than you do on the F.
so, i might be lucky and learn to do this, for it is something, that i practise a lot, but also realize , i have a great fear of trying so hard, as i did with my older bike.
do you have any tips? or will this in the end tend out to be a thing of developing a stronger will to really try hard and...send it ? 🙂
Greetingz, and big thanks for all these videos,
Marius
didn't this video show you the bike doesn't matter? go practice!!!!!!!!
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@@MotoJitsu it did, it did, but i guess i appear to cling to my excuse for some stupid reason ,-)
(like, see, there was no crossbike with its seatheight ;-P )
regarding the website, i love the idea to pick a course, to practise this explicit with a trainer.
the course would require me to fly over to USA from germany, but anytime , if i get a chance to fly over, i´ll book one. (no joke !)
Greetingz, Marius, who will now shut up and practice :-)
Order protection at the same time as your new bike so when you pick it up it's ready to go and you won't have too much anxiety when practicing slow speed maneuvers.
Source: impatience and new plastics 😂
Yep.
Please release a metric version of your App for the rest of the world 😁🙏🏻
You have to start to say de speed in km /h to , i am from Portugal and i need it , tanks , you are the best .
Go practice..that's what matters
@@MotoJitsu I have alredy practice 200 km today 👍
@@pedrocabral1162 His app has a metric conversion mode if you need it, not gonna lie I spent about three days practicing and converting the measurements myself before I realised there was a setting, but it's there!
Just like the other coach Greg says: Go harder than last time. Can’t go 20% and expect 100% results.
yup
from 3:13 to 3:30 my dream goal skill which I still dread after 10 years of riding!
Go practice
@@MotoJitsu you're totally right man, I really should! Once you master downhill/uphill U-turns, you've done it all.
Small tip: never touch front brake when turning at low speed.
Total urban myth. As long as you put progressive pressure and not sudden full grab on the front brakes, you're fine.
@@BlackWinchester By "low speed" I mean very low speed like someone walking.
Man I think I may have to buy a practice I sure don’t want to drop my CVO
No, practice on the bike you have
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I'm sure I'm not the first to ask but how about some merchandise with "SHUT UP AND PRACTICE". Tee shirts, caps, mugs, decal for my helmet, patches(my favorite).
I have it MotoJitsu.com/shop
@@MotoJitsu T-shirt ordered. Would really like to get patches for myself and a couple of buddies
I don't think tee spring has the option to make patches
@@MotoJitsu Where did you order yours? I will try to find a local company if need be.
my patches are all done at a local place here in San Diego...but these are all embroidered right onto the vest
My greatest fear by a mile is “dropping my bike”! I need a super moto with crash bars around the engine, then I can do this without fear of incurring a lot of damage.
Go get crash bars and practice...don't need another bike..that's just another excuse.
When I drop my bike I definitely break my signals and fuck up my fairing.
Keep at it
Good video. Thanks.
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plant your foot twist the throttle let her swing around, it's a dirt bike thing
I need so much practice… are you applying the rear brake while doing the u-turn?
sometimes...you don't have to...GO PRACTICE
👍Well done video. Thanks.
Thank you too!
awesome 🏍💚💚
Thank you 🤗
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Sound advice. You may scratch your bike but that may save your life.
crash protection and practice!
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@@MotoJitsu Will do. Thanks m8!
The Fear of dropping the bike makes you lean not enough; leaning not enough makes you turn wide; turning wide makes you a bad rider!
:) more practice indeed
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wheelie practice for me......
I'm not. 😎
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Awesome
thanks
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Drinking water, seriously !
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I used to be a perfectionist about everything. I used to care about what everyone else thought about the things I did. Here is the thing... we are not friends nor are we family. Your advice is only accepted if it is requested. Since I know for a fact I did not request your advice. I only listen out of respect. Push that respect any further as if I owe you anything might just leave you in an awkward space. Try not to make this awkward.
Who's forcing you to watch my videos? No idea what you're taking about but if you don't want to watch, don't click on it...certainly don't have to comment lol
"your advice is only accepted if it is requested" lol, it's not like he came up to you begging you to listen to him
Say what?