Back in my martial arts days, we had a thing called "soft vision." Avoid focusing on anything in particular, and let your peripheral vision pick up incoming attacks. If you lock into, say, a right hook, you won't see the left kick, or the attacker's buddy coming in on your blind side. I try to keep that mindset when I ride or drive, and it helps with avoiding target fixation.
I too am a martial artist and Ive noticed many things that are helpful in regards to riding a bike and doing martial arts one definitely helps the other. In my many conversations Ive referenced techniques that are used in riding to illustrate what Im trying to convey in martial arts. "see everything look at nothing" is particularly appropriate when filtering through traffic. Imagine yourself filtering and your trying to look at everything to spot trouble. The idea is to #1 slow down so that you can stop within your given distance, #2 imagine the line your taking is split into 3 lines #1 is the line of traffic to the left #2 is the line of traffic to the right and #3 is the imaginary line down the centre of the other two. This is the line you should focus (but never fixate) on looking far enough ahead to spot problems your periphiral vision is very sharp and any sudden movement will be instantly picked up. scanning ahead down this line and being pre-emptive will keep you safe. Car drivers are at the most very predictable and if you think and look and learn you can become very good at predicting what they will do in any given situation. Looking at the driver whilst riding behind will give you some indications as to what they are about to do at say an intersection. looking at a driver who is tuning out across your path is not a good idea in my experience that gives them a green light to pull out. (but you saw me . . .) looking at the wheels of a vehicle is by far the best indicator of what they are about to do . . especially if they are turning out across your path. having pre-determined strategies that are flexible and adaptable to the current situation are a must both in riding and martial arts.
I believe this to be one of the greatest videos from CayonChasers. The only one about vision to go into deep detail of what is going on. This channel has my support
Fortnine channels (motocycle channel) does a great job going into the physiology of the eye and reveal some additional shortcomings on, proper visual scan, and other brain/eye trickery. I recommend it.
It's that one thing that a lot of people talk about but only a few have the ability explain. Great video, I love the "See Everything, Look At Nothing" as riding mantra. Brilliant work guys.
I really like to think about my breathing when i'm riding. Some people think that's silly, but I find it really makes things slow down along with keeping a wide field of vision like you describe.
I tend to do the same breathe slow and deep exhale long and focus on the path I'm looking to be. Also I have learned that a light touch on the grips with a soft turn on the throttle makes me more calming as I'm around cars and trucks on the highway. It makes me focus on the ride and eases any stress that may come on while making sure I have a clear path ahead.
Can’t agree more with you. Being able to maintain a long and relaxed inhalation and exhalation in any ridding circumstances can make us better riders, better men, better at anything. Breathing is the most important aspect of our lives.
I can see it. Breathing is between the mind and the emotions. You can use it to control your thoughts and your feelings. Take a deep breath. Exhale slowly. Relax. You’ve got this.
@@CanyonChasers Is this from "The Upper Half of the Motorcycle" by Bernt Spiegel? www.amazon.co.uk/Upper-Half-Motorcycle-Unity-Machine/dp/0760366969/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2M7UJLWUWCP4F&dchild=1&keywords=the+upper+half+of+the+motorcycle&qid=1588800192&sprefix=upper+half+of+the+mot%2Caps%2C446&sr=8-1
As usual great video! Thanks for saying so much in a short time! That's a kind of art to be on the road, riding a motorcycle. These principles are pritymuch in force about our human life. Once you are focused on a specific stuff, activity, even worst - you are obsessed by a problem, worries, anything, then you are loosing the whole picture of life. I would say this is the essence of common sense, not loosing the whole picture. Then you have to evaluate, refer to your best knowledge and make your right and adequate choices. Motorcycling is really a kind of metaphor about our life's ways. Always need to balance on that thin line, keeping your mind opened, learning, improving your skills, being better rider/person. Appreciate your presence here as you always work on essential motorcycling aspects, thus motivating a lot of riders become better, smarter, safer and much more enjoyable.
Between this vid and the fortnine riding invisible vid, I have leaned more about vision on TH-cam in two weeks than I leaned in 19 years of school. Well done sir! 👍🏼 👏🏼💯🏍
I can vouch for target fixation. I was at a track day once many years ago, and with every lap I was ramping up my speed on the back straight until on one lap I decided I was going too fast to make the dive into the infield, so I decided to take the banking and go around. There were like 8 cones stretched across the entrance to the banking, and there was one cone directly in front of me with plenty of time for me to go to either side of it, but since I was concentrating on it, I ran right over it! That was a clear demonstration of target fixation for me, and since then, I try to focus on where I want to go, not the object I'm trying to avoid!
Brilliant advice Dave, had this drummed into my mind through 20 years of hang gliding. My mantra when I am getting close to home is "It's not over till the fat lady sings". We tend to drop our guard when we get close to home. We tend to feel safer, however it is actually the most dangerous time.
Reason for being dangerous close to home is that your brain memorises the locality and junctions so you look but may not actually 'see' a car in the junction. Estimates vary - search the web for details.
"by using the brakes, we are the ones in charge" from your trail braking video is my favorite phrase about motorcycling. It really drove home that the rider has to know how to control the motorcycle to be able to operate it to its design limits in any situation. On a side note I bought an AX-9 after watching your AX-8 review video and I'm really liking it! You rock Dave, enjoy your silver play button you earned it.
Think this is one of the most important bits of riding advice. It is almost like magic at times you definitely go where you look. Look at the amount of vids about where the rider just runs straight off the road into the scrub on even on a straight road. You can often see where they are looking because of the view from the helmet cam. Probably the same reason why you often hear parents telling their kids to look where they’re going.
There is always 1 thing I say to myself and 1 question I ask myself before every ride. I tell myself to relax and keep reminding myself of this fact whilst riding. In my eyes, the motorcycle is taking me out for a ride. In a way, it is leading me and I'm reacting to it. Best way to do that is to relax the muscles. That way the motorcycle can go about its business undisturbed and I get to react quickly because my muscles are in a relaxed state. The question I ask myself is.. What am I going to focus on improving today? Could be trail braking, body positioning, rev matching, focusing on lines, etc. etc. Those in my mind are the two ingredients to becoming a better rider.
This was a much needed video for me. On Vision, this is perhaps the best video I have seen till this date. Everybody talked abt how important vision is, but nobody could explain it like this good. And that example of watching a movie and it's analogy with target fixation, was so helpful in understanding this whole vision concept. Thank u so so much. Now onwards, my phrase while riding my motorcycle: See everything, look at nothing.
I thought nothing can come close to F9's vlog about inivisible motorcyclists. This video proves me wrong. I guess "See everything. Look at nothing." is the most helpful advice a motorcyclist (especially the ones, who, like me, are on the beginner's side) can get. Absolutely brilliant. Thank you so much for making and sharing.
Hope you don’t mind Dave but I have been actively using “see everything , look at nothing “ with my basic rider training students lately. I’m no above borrowing a good teaching aid! Keep ‘em coming. I’m also fond of “act, don’t react”!
Checked this after watching your kid in the driveway vid. See Everything Look At Nothing is similar to the advice I gave to my kids while teaching them to play video racing games. And it worked, little buggers started to challenge me. "Focus on that car ahead and that is what you will hit, look at the gap but watch the whole track and you stand a far greater chance of winning." was how I put it but I like yours, it's much shorter. As for riding a motorcycle, never realised I was already doing this without even thinking about it. I guess riding for 45 years with only 2 on road spills (plenty on the dirt though) will do that for you. Nice vid, good advice, especially for newer riders.
I've been riding, motorbikes, cars, bicycles for over 40 years. I never even knew what this was until recently. I bought an e-scooter and noticed I was doing this while riding. So I hit the web and found out it has a name and that it was a thing. I guess scooter's being a whole new world it's become a thing for me. Great video.
Great video. When I was doing my advanced rider training the mantra that was drummed into me was ‘time and space’ - create your own time and space by adapting your riding to the conditions and information that is presented to you. Stands me in good stead every time I ride.
Great damned video. There's always something trying to kill us as we ride: The gravel, sand or wet spot on the curve, the minivan backing out, the driver barreling up behind you, the deer and his buddies behind the tree. Somehow, even with all that, we still have to concentrate on the main task at hand...the complicated dance of physics and neural feedback loops involved in staying safely upright on two wheels at speed. Honestly, I can't imagine how our little brains manage all that data even while thinking about what sounds good for dinner, but we do...even with a little bandwidth left over for the feelings of pleasure as we ride! I can't play piano with two hands or say the alphabet backwards, but I scan the road like a supercomputer as I ride and it has kept me safe for many years. Thanks for bringing up one of the most important--and perhaps least understood--aspects of riding safely.
Great information. See everything…Look at nothing…Vision 15 seconds ahead…chin-zipper-core to scan through the corner…the more specific the skill, the greater success for the rider! Love your insight!!
Most commonly my phrase is "Don't die today", however is often complemented with "Don't pull out, don't pull out *nudges front brake*, don't pull out, Thank you for not killing me today"
One of my favorite sayings is "Play stupid games, win stupid prizes" and i will remind myself of this on occasion, but when riding and getting into twisties i always ask myself "Where do you want to be? Look where you want to be."
My driving instructor recommended that I watch this. Thank you very much! "Look at everything, see nothing" will be repeated in my head next time I go driving.
These beginner videos are amazing! Thank you so much! I just took a riding course and you hit the nail on the head with the instructor just yelling "don't look down" "eyes up". Not useful, but understand your phrase actually helps!
This channel and all its videos are a true gem! I'm a new rider, and all the advice I've seen here, I haven't found anywhere else! Also the way the information is presented really makes it stick in my head for some reason! Thank you very much for all the effort you're putting into these! I'm truly grateful for all of this!
I always point my head at the exit, be it the exit of a corner, or a gap in traffic away from some hazard but let my eyes move from threat to threat, never letting them stay there for too long. target fixation is very easy to do, especially when the adrenaline pumps, so in cases like that, my head is already pointing where I want to go, my eyes will look briefly at the problem but then I force then back to where I want to go and work towards achieving that position on the road instead of using the problem (sign post, pothole, oncoming vehicle whatever) as a reference point in my brain. In a way, I think of it as my envelope of safe events that i am constantly working towards can become narrowed by obstacles, but I don’t let those obstacles become my goal.
I have amblyopia in one eye (lazy eye) and astigmatism in my GOOD EYE. Ive talked to numerous optometrists etc etc and Ive learned more riding, and from youtubers such as yourself about vision than they EVER taught me! ‘Preciate ya!
Perfect explanation. Don't look/fixate on the things you don't want to hit! By fixating on the place I didn't want the bike to go early in my riding career always put me in terrible road strategy. No matter how many times it's said, it's always is a great reminder for all of us riders. LOOK!! Where you want the bike to go! Thanks for your riding tips. Much appreciated
Learning not to fix on targets has saved my hide a few times. Whether it was a car parts, sand, a sleeping dog, a pothole... I've encountered all of them mid corner before, but by looking around them at an escape path, not at them, I stayed upright, avoided hitting them. Learning how to have an effective peripheral vision, scanning what's in front of you at all times, is an essential motorcycling technique.
I am really grateful to your every advice and how you show stuff in the videos and pics specially your trail braking video thanks for sharing all the tips, tricks and skill infact I have become a better rider and feel confident and can handle bends now confidently thanks again dear .
well done...I will add this to my thoughts and mantras while riding ... I use a mantra published by Jim Ford in his book Smooth Riding which I think is a very good.. goes like this and I'm roughly quoting.. " Anticipate continuously alway prepositioning the motorcycle for the next moment of riding first for safety, then for traction and finally for the clearest possible view of the vanishing point. I also add the continuos thought/thinking of what he refers to as the " circle of safety" or actively manage the space around me and my motorcycle ( oncoming traffic, vehicles/obstacles, traffic behind and/or beside, line of sight is my speed correct, side streets , road conditions and surface, anything that could be potential a potential hazard). Ride safe all...
You are a absolute genius i wish i still lived in the states i would certainly pay for your tuition. Definately something to help me out on the track. Thank you very much from the unites kingdom
I always tell myself I am invisible. Ride like no one sees you, because a lot of drivers won’t. I keep my eyes moving and stay alert. I will use “see everything, look at nothing”. Thanks!
I remember when I did my hazard perception test (PCV, UK) as I was not riding, it was easy to move on to detect the next hazard. Though I have been riding over 40 years I still find it hard not to fixate. Great clip.
Embarrassingly, i developed riding with peripheral vision in my younger days while lane splitting. 😬 (And this is in India.) I pray that nobody takes this example as a tip...it's life & limb threatening. These days I advise starting riders to develop peripheral vision with exercises and i emphasize on mental simulation in their spare time. I believe this is the key to being good & confident on road. People who cannot do this will struggle to improve on other techniques forever. p.s. Great topic & explanation.
I enjoy your informative videos, vision is something I struggle with when riding sometimes. I also catch myself tensing my arms, so I'll gently flap my elbows and say to myself "chicken wings" to loosen up, and feel if my grip is too tight. Thanks again on another great video 👍
I don't use it anymore but the 1st year or 2 I rode on the street my mantra was 'Trust the Lean'. Too many riders go into a turn a little hot, don't trust how far their bike can actually lean and end up crashing.
Just subscribed. Loved 1st 2 videos on corners and seeing everything. Liked Dallas L comment on “SEE”. I learned SIPDE: Search Identify Predict Decide Execute.
This is a good explanation of looking ahead or “pay attention to the road” lol idk I’ve tried explaining how you must look 15-30 or so car links ahead at least , to others (women, teens) pay attention to everything so you’re prepared for anything. I was very good at it. I didn’t have so many distractions back when I started driving! 80’s Were analog maaaan…haha. Wonder if the cell phones are making ppl unable to concentrate on a task without interruption?
The phrase I always say to myself while riding is, "If You don't look ahead of the vehicle in front of you, you will never overtake it". Seems like a relevant thing to say as I ride on the dual carriage roads of India.
It’s like reading a text. You don’t read every character, you read with a broader scan vision to detect words. I taught my little daughter to fix a point and asked her to describe all the things she could recognize in the periphery and her reading improved suddenly. Maybe its a good way to train peripheral vision. I improved PV and target vision myself doing virtual racing on a PS during 5 years. So, there are 2 activities in one, looking where you want to go paying attention to the periphery.
Hello from Dk. Awesome videos. Could you make a video on how to use your quicker shifter properly. That would be a great help. I drive a super duke 1290 GT my first bike with QS.
My first crash was caused but target fixation, was a wee bit hot into a bend, but could have made it but i kept looking at the ditch and ended on my back with a smashed right wrist. Pulled the bike out of the ditch and rode it home
I'm just getting back into riding after about 35 years. I'm also now in Germany where there are a lot of twisties. Something I never had much of in the States in the south and mainly in a city where I lived. And I think one of my problems of riding with confidence through corners in the twisties is where I'm looking. I think I'm doing it wrong too often. I see things and keep looking at them. Then wonder why that corner went so poorly. I have to make a conscious decision to almost ignore the things that catch my eye and it is hard, because in a car (after driving so much in my life) I could do that without any issue. Now my bike magically follows my concentration and I get startled at that fact way too often. So, I'm going to take this videos suggestion to heart and see everything, but look at nothing and also to look through the corner to where I want to go and not what I want to avoid. I just came up with that too. Look at where you want to go, not at what you want to avoid. I like it. 😁
Back in my martial arts days, we had a thing called "soft vision." Avoid focusing on anything in particular, and let your peripheral vision pick up incoming attacks. If you lock into, say, a right hook, you won't see the left kick, or the attacker's buddy coming in on your blind side. I try to keep that mindset when I ride or drive, and it helps with avoiding target fixation.
I too am a martial artist and Ive noticed many things that are helpful in regards to riding a bike and doing martial arts one definitely helps the other. In my many conversations Ive referenced techniques that are used in riding to illustrate what Im trying to convey in martial arts.
"see everything look at nothing" is particularly appropriate when filtering through traffic. Imagine yourself filtering and your trying to look at everything to spot trouble. The idea is to #1 slow down so that you can stop within your given distance, #2 imagine the line your taking is split into 3 lines #1 is the line of traffic to the left #2 is the line of traffic to the right and #3 is the imaginary line down the centre of the other two. This is the line you should focus (but never fixate) on looking far enough ahead to spot problems your periphiral vision is very sharp and any sudden movement will be instantly picked up. scanning ahead down this line and being pre-emptive will keep you safe.
Car drivers are at the most very predictable and if you think and look and learn you can become very good at predicting what they will do in any given situation. Looking at the driver whilst riding behind will give you some indications as to what they are about to do at say an intersection.
looking at a driver who is tuning out across your path is not a good idea in my experience that gives them a green light to pull out. (but you saw me . . .)
looking at the wheels of a vehicle is by far the best indicator of what they are about to do . . especially if they are turning out across your path.
having pre-determined strategies that are flexible and adaptable to the current situation are a must both in riding and martial arts.
I agree. Martial arts is the cross over sport for all other sports...
I believe this to be one of the greatest videos from CayonChasers. The only one about vision to go into deep detail of what is going on. This channel has my support
I second your opinion. It is stunning in its level of insight and advice.
no dislikes says it all
@@smiley50ish literally no dislikes.
Fortnine channels (motocycle channel) does a great job going into the physiology of the eye and reveal some additional shortcomings on, proper visual scan, and other brain/eye trickery. I recommend it.
It's that one thing that a lot of people talk about but only a few have the ability explain. Great video, I love the "See Everything, Look At Nothing" as riding mantra. Brilliant work guys.
Exactly what I've been doing for the past 16 years...thanks
Great advice.
Whenever I'm riding in the rain, I play "Smooth Operator" in my head. It's always relevant when riding, but doubly so in the wet.
Thats hilarious and brilliant!
Awesome, I'll have to remember that one - I play Simon & Garfunkel's "59th St Bridge" when I get carried away
I really like to think about my breathing when i'm riding. Some people think that's silly, but I find it really makes things slow down along with keeping a wide field of vision like you describe.
You think about breathing? That's crazy! 😜
I do exactly the same thing. I call it moto-meditation. Everything slows down. Feels good.
I tend to do the same breathe slow and deep exhale long and focus on the path I'm looking to be. Also I have learned that a light touch on the grips with a soft turn on the throttle makes me more calming as I'm around cars and trucks on the highway. It makes me focus on the ride and eases any stress that may come on while making sure I have a clear path ahead.
Can’t agree more with you. Being able to maintain a long and relaxed inhalation and exhalation in any ridding circumstances can make us better riders, better men, better at anything. Breathing is the most important aspect of our lives.
I can see it. Breathing is between the mind and the emotions. You can use it to control your thoughts and your feelings. Take a deep breath. Exhale slowly. Relax. You’ve got this.
This video should be REQUIRED for passing the Motorcycle Safety Test.
“Respect the motorcycle gods” is what I repeat to remind myself to not overdue it . Love all your content. Thank you!
What I say myself "I am one with my motorcycle" got it from a book. You got the best motorcycling riding channel.
I am one with the motorcycle, the motorcycle is with me
@@CanyonChasers Is this from "The Upper Half of the Motorcycle" by Bernt Spiegel? www.amazon.co.uk/Upper-Half-Motorcycle-Unity-Machine/dp/0760366969/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2M7UJLWUWCP4F&dchild=1&keywords=the+upper+half+of+the+motorcycle&qid=1588800192&sprefix=upper+half+of+the+mot%2Caps%2C446&sr=8-1
This is my motorcycle. There is no other motorcycle like it...
This is Gold. Period.
Great advice. Thanks for the video.
I sometimes need to remind myself; dont focus on the obstacle, but the space around the obstacle.
Dude how have I been missing your videos? Ive seen others but yours is truly informative and amazing
This channel really is an unsung hero FS
As usual great video! Thanks for saying so much in a short time! That's a kind of art to be on the road, riding a motorcycle. These principles are pritymuch in force about our human life. Once you are focused on a specific stuff, activity, even worst - you are obsessed by a problem, worries, anything, then you are loosing the whole picture of life. I would say this is the essence of common sense, not loosing the whole picture. Then you have to evaluate, refer to your best knowledge and make your right and adequate choices. Motorcycling is really a kind of metaphor about our life's ways. Always need to balance on that thin line, keeping your mind opened, learning, improving your skills, being better rider/person. Appreciate your presence here as you always work on essential motorcycling aspects, thus motivating a lot of riders become better, smarter, safer and much more enjoyable.
Brilliant comment 🤩
Definitely easier on a motorbike!
What a pickle, life!
Between this vid and the fortnine riding invisible vid, I have leaned more about vision on TH-cam in two weeks than I leaned in 19 years of school. Well done sir! 👍🏼 👏🏼💯🏍
I can vouch for target fixation. I was at a track day once many years ago, and with every lap I was ramping up my speed on the back straight until on one lap I decided I was going too fast to make the dive into the infield, so I decided to take the banking and go around. There were like 8 cones stretched across the entrance to the banking, and there was one cone directly in front of me with plenty of time for me to go to either side of it, but since I was concentrating on it, I ran right over it! That was a clear demonstration of target fixation for me, and since then, I try to focus on where I want to go, not the object I'm trying to avoid!
Brilliant advice Dave, had this drummed into my mind through 20 years of hang gliding. My mantra when I am getting close to home is "It's not over till the fat lady sings". We tend to drop our guard when we get close to home. We tend to feel safer, however it is actually the most dangerous time.
Reason for being dangerous close to home is that your brain memorises the locality and junctions so you look but may not actually 'see' a car in the junction. Estimates vary - search the web for details.
"by using the brakes, we are the ones in charge" from your trail braking video is my favorite phrase about motorcycling. It really drove home that the rider has to know how to control the motorcycle to be able to operate it to its design limits in any situation.
On a side note I bought an AX-9 after watching your AX-8 review video and I'm really liking it!
You rock Dave, enjoy your silver play button you earned it.
A great video again from Canyon Chasers. You provide the most clear and instructive tips for motorcycle riding anywhere on TH-cam!
Think this is one of the most important bits of riding advice. It is almost like magic at times you definitely go where you look. Look at the amount of vids about where the rider just runs straight off the road into the scrub on even on a straight road. You can often see where they are looking because of the view from the helmet cam. Probably the same reason why you often hear parents telling their kids to look where they’re going.
Even my Biology teacher failed to explain eyes like you did...
RUDRESH RM because she specialized in biology, not psychology. Just like electrician is not software engineer.
Great info. Maybe the best MC channel out there!
There is always 1 thing I say to myself and 1 question I ask myself before every ride. I tell myself to relax and keep reminding myself of this fact whilst riding. In my eyes, the motorcycle is taking me out for a ride. In a way, it is leading me and I'm reacting to it. Best way to do that is to relax the muscles. That way the motorcycle can go about its business undisturbed and I get to react quickly because my muscles are in a relaxed state. The question I ask myself is.. What am I going to focus on improving today? Could be trail braking, body positioning, rev matching, focusing on lines, etc. etc. Those in my mind are the two ingredients to becoming a better rider.
Great way of thinking of things, my mantra is'; relax - look ahead' . Highly regard your content. Got heaps of thoughts from this video. Thank you
This was a much needed video for me. On Vision, this is perhaps the best video I have seen till this date. Everybody talked abt how important vision is, but nobody could explain it like this good. And that example of watching a movie and it's analogy with target fixation, was so helpful in understanding this whole vision concept. Thank u so so much. Now onwards, my phrase while riding my motorcycle: See everything, look at nothing.
Your comment means the world to me! Thanks for taking the time to share this!
I thought nothing can come close to F9's vlog about inivisible motorcyclists. This video proves me wrong. I guess "See everything. Look at nothing." is the most helpful advice a motorcyclist (especially the ones, who, like me, are on the beginner's side) can get. Absolutely brilliant. Thank you so much for making and sharing.
Hope you don’t mind Dave but I have been actively using “see everything , look at nothing “ with my basic rider training students lately. I’m no above borrowing a good teaching aid! Keep ‘em coming. I’m also fond of “act, don’t react”!
It’s always good to have extra tips to refresh my skills. Thanks to you !
I love your videos! I learned alot! applying it on my R3. Thank you!
Checked this after watching your kid in the driveway vid.
See Everything Look At Nothing is similar to the advice I gave to my kids while teaching them to play video racing games. And it worked, little buggers started to challenge me.
"Focus on that car ahead and that is what you will hit, look at the gap but watch the whole track and you stand a far greater chance of winning." was how I put it but I like yours, it's much shorter.
As for riding a motorcycle, never realised I was already doing this without even thinking about it. I guess riding for 45 years with only 2 on road spills (plenty on the dirt though) will do that for you.
Nice vid, good advice, especially for newer riders.
I've been riding, motorbikes, cars, bicycles for over 40 years. I never even knew what this was until recently. I bought an e-scooter and noticed I was doing this while riding. So I hit the web and found out it has a name and that it was a thing. I guess scooter's being a whole new world it's become a thing for me. Great video.
Glad it helped!
Great video. When I was doing my advanced rider training the mantra that was drummed into me was ‘time and space’ - create your own time and space by adapting your riding to the conditions and information that is presented to you. Stands me in good stead every time I ride.
Great damned video. There's always something trying to kill us as we ride: The gravel, sand or wet spot on the curve, the minivan backing out, the driver barreling up behind you, the deer and his buddies behind the tree. Somehow, even with all that, we still have to concentrate on the main task at hand...the complicated dance of physics and neural feedback loops involved in staying safely upright on two wheels at speed. Honestly, I can't imagine how our little brains manage all that data even while thinking about what sounds good for dinner, but we do...even with a little bandwidth left over for the feelings of pleasure as we ride! I can't play piano with two hands or say the alphabet backwards, but I scan the road like a supercomputer as I ride and it has kept me safe for many years. Thanks for bringing up one of the most important--and perhaps least understood--aspects of riding safely.
It’s rather spectacular and glorious when you put it like that. Yeah?
Great information. See everything…Look at nothing…Vision 15 seconds ahead…chin-zipper-core to scan through the corner…the more specific the skill, the greater success for the rider! Love your insight!!
Most commonly my phrase is "Don't die today", however is often complemented with "Don't pull out, don't pull out *nudges front brake*, don't pull out, Thank you for not killing me today"
My is "see you in hospital". Haven't been yet, but I still got time 🏍
One of my favorite sayings is "Play stupid games, win stupid prizes" and i will remind myself of this on occasion, but when riding and getting into twisties i always ask myself "Where do you want to be? Look where you want to be."
Absolutely!! Well said
Another good video, Dave. I appreciate the A&P on how the eyes work to help further understand how to best use them.
So clear and GENUINELY informative and helpful. Thank you!
Gee that was well put. Totally understand now. Can see what I have den doing wrong and what has been causing occasional fear while riding. Thanks!
My driving instructor recommended that I watch this. Thank you very much! "Look at everything, see nothing" will be repeated in my head next time I go driving.
Awesome!!
You guys are the best. Thank you.
These beginner videos are amazing! Thank you so much! I just took a riding course and you hit the nail on the head with the instructor just yelling "don't look down" "eyes up". Not useful, but understand your phrase actually helps!
Awesome explanation of the exact principles also used in many 'moving' team sports such as hockey, basketball, soccer, football.
This channel and all its videos are a true gem! I'm a new rider, and all the advice I've seen here, I haven't found anywhere else! Also the way the information is presented really makes it stick in my head for some reason! Thank you very much for all the effort you're putting into these! I'm truly grateful for all of this!
Thank you!
Hello #CanyonChasers and you have given me a whole pespective of how to ride wow mad love from +254 Kenya
I have been using the phrase all weekend, while I was mountain biking in Sedona, Arizona. It is working
I always point my head at the exit, be it the exit of a corner, or a gap in traffic away from some hazard but let my eyes move from threat to threat, never letting them stay there for too long. target fixation is very easy to do, especially when the adrenaline pumps, so in cases like that, my head is already pointing where I want to go, my eyes will look briefly at the problem but then I force then back to where I want to go and work towards achieving that position on the road instead of using the problem (sign post, pothole, oncoming vehicle whatever) as a reference point in my brain. In a way, I think of it as my envelope of safe events that i am constantly working towards can become narrowed by obstacles, but I don’t let those obstacles become my goal.
I have amblyopia in one eye (lazy eye) and astigmatism in my GOOD EYE. Ive talked to numerous optometrists etc etc and Ive learned more riding, and from youtubers such as yourself about vision than they EVER taught me! ‘Preciate ya!
That was super helpful. Although I have to admit I do not need these clips of the accidents.
Perfect explanation.
Don't look/fixate on the things you don't want to hit!
By fixating on the place I didn't want the bike to go early in my riding career always put me in terrible road strategy.
No matter how many times it's said, it's always is a great reminder for all of us riders. LOOK!! Where you want the bike to go!
Thanks for your riding tips. Much appreciated
Ha! Always wondered about that faint star thing. You see it more clearly when looking away. Amazing.
Really love this clip which has transformed my way at looking ahead whilst riding.
Thank you Dave! I'm always learning to improve my riding skills thanks to your advice. Ride safe! Much appreciation.
Great sharing, good lesson.
sublime video about 'vision' - love it - thank you for sharing
Feels like you're describing exactly how my brain is working when I ride.
you're back! i love your video!
nicely done and explained it in simple terms to grasp the concept, ty for posting and looking forward to others down the road...
Great video and awesome advice as usual. Thanks for making amazing content!
Learning not to fix on targets has saved my hide a few times. Whether it was a car parts, sand, a sleeping dog, a pothole... I've encountered all of them mid corner before, but by looking around them at an escape path, not at them, I stayed upright, avoided hitting them. Learning how to have an effective peripheral vision, scanning what's in front of you at all times, is an essential motorcycling technique.
Great topic we'll put over. When riding with my mates if I remember to look past them and not fixate on them I ride much smoother. Thanks.
I am really grateful to your every advice and how you show stuff in the videos and pics specially your trail braking video thanks for sharing all the tips, tricks and skill infact I have become a better rider and feel confident and can handle bends now confidently thanks again dear .
"In wide, out tight" is a good cornering motto ;)
I loved Ford versus Ferrari. Christian Bale was awesome. My favourite expression is one of CC own “stay ahead of the aeroplane”
well done...I will add this to my thoughts and mantras while riding ... I use a mantra published by Jim Ford in his book Smooth Riding which I think is a very good.. goes like this and I'm roughly quoting.. " Anticipate continuously alway prepositioning the motorcycle for the next moment of riding first for safety, then for traction and finally for the clearest possible view of the vanishing point. I also add the continuos thought/thinking of what he refers to as the " circle of safety" or actively manage the space around me and my motorcycle ( oncoming traffic, vehicles/obstacles, traffic behind and/or beside, line of sight is my speed correct, side streets , road conditions and surface, anything that could be potential a potential hazard). Ride safe all...
Wow. Thats a really long mantra... I'd probably forget half of it half the time.
CanyonChasers .. 😅😅I always try to keep thinking largely about awareness...thanks for all your videos & work to help us😌👍
You are a absolute genius i wish i still lived in the states i would certainly pay for your tuition. Definately something to help me out on the track. Thank you very much from the unites kingdom
Really good explanation, will definitely apply this when i ride, many thanks
Great video as always guy, always good to come away with something practical to use on the next ride!
Yes! trust your peripheral vision it slows down your eye movements and relaxes the brain.
I always tell myself I am invisible. Ride like no one sees you, because a lot of drivers won’t. I keep my eyes moving and stay alert. I will use “see everything, look at nothing”. Thanks!
4 words: they’re drunk, I’m invisible 💯🏍👍🏼
I remember when I did my hazard perception test (PCV, UK) as I was not riding, it was easy to move on to detect the next hazard. Though I have been riding over 40 years I still find it hard not to fixate. Great clip.
Embarrassingly, i developed riding with peripheral vision in my younger days while lane splitting. 😬 (And this is in India.) I pray that nobody takes this example as a tip...it's life & limb threatening.
These days I advise starting riders to develop peripheral vision with exercises and i emphasize on mental simulation in their spare time.
I believe this is the key to being good & confident on road. People who cannot do this will struggle to improve on other techniques forever.
p.s. Great topic & explanation.
Great video as usual.
Great vid. Love the break down you did. Thx 🙏
Hi Dave. Great vid. For my cornering, body-head-bike. Thats what I tell myself.
I enjoy your informative videos, vision is something I struggle with when riding sometimes. I also catch myself tensing my arms, so I'll gently flap my elbows and say to myself "chicken wings" to loosen up, and feel if my grip is too tight. Thanks again on another great video 👍
Aww, man I used do coach the chicken wings thing all the time and totally forgot about it. Thanks for the reminder!!
@@CanyonChasers just told myself a new one for corners, "push the bar, look far, nice and loose"
What a vid! Superb Dave!!
Good video again
I don't use it anymore but the 1st year or 2 I rode on the street my mantra was 'Trust the Lean'. Too many riders go into a turn a little hot, don't trust how far their bike can actually lean and end up crashing.
It's a way better mantra than the "Please don't die" I keep telling myself! ;-)
This is actually the first video I LOOK at without SEEING any thumbs down
Very useful video.........
Great video, your videos had make me a way better rider thank you!!
the title did it for me. Thanks.
Really great advice, as always. Keep it coming! 🙏
Superb video, very useful, thank you. Dude could be a university lecturer, excellent presentation.
Wow, thanks!
That was great. The “See Everything...” chant is useful.
Just subscribed. Loved 1st 2 videos on corners and seeing everything. Liked Dallas L comment on “SEE”. I learned SIPDE: Search Identify Predict Decide Execute.
As Lee Parks describes in his book. Spotlight vs Floodlight
Excellent video. Very well done.
Nicely explained brother.. thanks. Understood here in India
Just wanted to say thank you for some great videos
You are very welcome!
This is a good explanation of looking ahead or “pay attention to the road” lol idk I’ve tried explaining how you must look 15-30 or so car links ahead at least , to others (women, teens) pay attention to everything so you’re prepared for anything. I was very good at it. I didn’t have so many distractions back when I started driving! 80’s
Were analog maaaan…haha. Wonder if the cell phones are making ppl unable to concentrate on a task without interruption?
awesome, now its turns out to be a Zen-kind of life philosophy mentorship. I call it the Screening strategy, to keep me safe riding.
The phrase I always say to myself while riding is, "If You don't look ahead of the vehicle in front of you, you will never overtake it". Seems like a relevant thing to say as I ride on the dual carriage roads of India.
It’s like reading a text. You don’t read every character, you read with a broader scan vision to detect words. I taught my little daughter to fix a point and asked her to describe all the things she could recognize in the periphery and her reading improved suddenly. Maybe its a good way to train peripheral vision. I improved PV and target vision myself doing virtual racing on a PS during 5 years.
So, there are 2 activities in one, looking where you want to go paying attention to the periphery.
Hello from Dk. Awesome videos. Could you make a video on how to use your quicker shifter properly. That would be a great help. I drive a super duke 1290 GT my first bike with QS.
I don't think I've ever seen a video with zero dislikes. Not even the internet trolls can hate on this content.
Well done!,.. explained and said!👍🏻🏍
My first crash was caused but target fixation, was a wee bit hot into a bend, but could have made it but i kept looking at the ditch and ended on my back with a smashed right wrist. Pulled the bike out of the ditch and rode it home
I'm just getting back into riding after about 35 years. I'm also now in Germany where there are a lot of twisties. Something I never had much of in the States in the south and mainly in a city where I lived. And I think one of my problems of riding with confidence through corners in the twisties is where I'm looking. I think I'm doing it wrong too often. I see things and keep looking at them. Then wonder why that corner went so poorly. I have to make a conscious decision to almost ignore the things that catch my eye and it is hard, because in a car (after driving so much in my life) I could do that without any issue. Now my bike magically follows my concentration and I get startled at that fact way too often. So, I'm going to take this videos suggestion to heart and see everything, but look at nothing and also to look through the corner to where I want to go and not what I want to avoid. I just came up with that too. Look at where you want to go, not at what you want to avoid. I like it. 😁