Avoid This Common STEERING Mistake

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  • @MotoJitsu
    @MotoJitsu  ปีที่แล้ว +54

    Push a little quicker!!!! Slow steering is a big cause of riders having to make corrections past the midway point of the turn and crash. MotoJitsu.com

    • @lf3skillz921
      @lf3skillz921 ปีที่แล้ว

      12 days ago?! I see, very nice.

    • @johnhowells-vaughan5519
      @johnhowells-vaughan5519 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks...advice that is very helpful 😎

    • @bikedawg
      @bikedawg ปีที่แล้ว

      Wouldn't you be going too fast if you have to push more quickly? This tells me that incorrect judgement was made entering the turn.

    • @jridenour31
      @jridenour31 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Bike Dawg It just depends. The only way that what he's saying makes sense is if you turn so slowly that you go wide because you didn't get the bike leaned over enough and have to correct yourself in the middle of the turn. He's completely glossing over the fact that the opposite is also true. There's a lot more to it than "just turn quicker." It's always different based on the turn and your speed. He's also completely ignoring the fact that the radius at the very beginning and very end of a typical turn is larger than the radius of the rest of the turn. You can't just instantly go from zero lean to full lean back to zero lean. That would completely screw up your line through the corner. It's just another typical motojitsu video where he acts like he's telling some huge secret when, in reality, he's not saying anything. Having to add lean angle in the middle of a turn means you didn't have enough lean angle, not that you didn't turn quickly enough.

    • @stevewilson8752
      @stevewilson8752 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@jridenour31 Shhh hush now you ! I'm 100% positive he knows much more about correct riding than you ! Where are all your Video's ? This guy is an Instructor , You are a keyboard Warrior ! Trying to find fault all the time , Go play amongst the traffic & get a grip.

  • @SawdustAndCalluses
    @SawdustAndCalluses ปีที่แล้ว +253

    80mph in a 45, through a curve, one handed, while having an eloquent conversation. The man is an animal.

    • @esaurivera1168
      @esaurivera1168 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      A human machine I would say

    • @josephgreen8566
      @josephgreen8566 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I havent started riding yet. I've got a few months in a parking lot coming. Greg is where id like to be one day.

    • @abrarulhaque4614
      @abrarulhaque4614 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Lets see him come to india and do this video where nobody is following the traffic rules 🤣🤣

    • @bobjones6468
      @bobjones6468 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      That’s a faulty speedometer. He follows all laws and regulations

    • @DSJEYES
      @DSJEYES ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Do you ride yourself? Nothing in this video was wild, that wasn’t the point of the video. Yes he’s an amazing rider but to call him an animal after watching this very very chilled riding video is a bit odd.

  • @gnarthdarkanen7464
    @gnarthdarkanen7464 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This is where the term "deliberate" on the inputs is actually more useful (in many cases) than "smooth"... Lots of people get the idea that "smooth" means gently, and that simply isn't the case. You've got to get those inputs where you want them fairly quickly, but it can still be done smoothly. What you don't want is shoving it way too much and then yanking it back to over-compensate, and all kinds of littler adjustments back and forth until you're input forces on a graphic display is just all over the place... You WANT nice smooth, slightly slanted "square waves"...
    SO be "deliberate" in your actions. Time the push for engaging counter-steer appropriately, and then get the bike over to the appropriate angle to make the turn at the speed you've selected, and your eyes and nose pointed where you want to go, looking as far through the corner as you can. Scanning back is okay a LITTLE for surface hazards and holes and what-not, but the FOCUS should be through the turn...
    AND yes, it is important that you WORK YOUR WAY UP in pace, getting braver in small manageable measures as you get comfortable with the controls and settle into trusting your bike over time.
    ANYWAYS, just my two cents... I hope it helps make sense of things. I hope it helps SOMEBODY, anybody... ;o)

  • @davestephens1993
    @davestephens1993 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    I was an MSF Instructor for 10 years and have been riding for 50 years and I can't tell you how much I enjoy your educational process. 👍

  • @hangpilot1200
    @hangpilot1200 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    30 years of experience and just got back to it after a 10 year hiatus... Just realized how much I've forgotten or how much I've never really understood about riding! The internet can be a powerful tool if used wisely ;-) Thanks Eddy!

  • @thetruthdefendsitself
    @thetruthdefendsitself ปีที่แล้ว +36

    I always like learning, and I admit that when I clicked on your video I didn't think I had this issue...then I went riding today, and even though it was sometimes and subtle I'm guilty as charged! Thanks for what you do, constant and never ending improvement!

    • @Bob-ts2tu
      @Bob-ts2tu 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      i agree, because as countersteering comes naturally (else we wouldnt get round corners at any speed above 12mph without it), one can take it for granted and not think about how to improve, or in fact not even recognising a need to, so it sure is food for thought. GL

  • @lizstrangesavage7948
    @lizstrangesavage7948 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Just took advantage of our great weather and practiced in my favorite parking lots and put 33miles on my Vespa! Need to get my GoPro so I can share my slowwwwwww raccccceeeee. 😄 Thanks, Greg!

    • @The._.Grimace
      @The._.Grimace ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Hey Liz, you got a Vespa huh? Congratulations! I gotta get a go pro too. I've already seen a car flip upside down going home and several other situations. 😬

    • @vikingthedude
      @vikingthedude ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@The._.Grimace Thanks for keeping it light buddy

  • @laurafraser3922
    @laurafraser3922 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    This is what I do. I'm a new rider, only about 200 miles under my belt. I rode with friends last weekend and they said that I was very "upright" through my turns and taking them cautiously slow. I knew about the slow part, but I didn't know what that actually looked like from their perspective! So thinking back to this ride, now I understand that I am just "getting away with" a turn being cautious, making multiple small "corrections" and not leaning the bike. Thanks for this! I hope to work on this this weekend!

    • @Nanoamps
      @Nanoamps ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm guilty and need to improve. Been riding many yrs! He hit this on the head.

    • @1zanglang
      @1zanglang 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Take it easy, ans progresively. It doesn't matter what your friends say about your lean. It matters what you feel and understand, in order to learn and gain experience. In time, you would achieve the skills , if you seek relentlessly to improve.

    • @countryjoe3551
      @countryjoe3551 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@1zanglang If there is no one making observations from an outside perspective and making constructive suggestions to a new rider, the progress that a new rider makes is likely to be very slow and possibly dangerous. If you go to a structured rider school such as the Yamaha Champions Riding school you will get critiqued on every single lap that you make and possibly several times per lap.

    • @poolsnookered3446
      @poolsnookered3446 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yip, me too

  • @robertYTB78g
    @robertYTB78g 25 วันที่ผ่านมา

    One of THE most useful videos for me, and I expect for many other older returning riders who never even heard of counter steering and never even thought about how exactly they do steer the bike. The video on not going to fast into a corner was great, but this should be titled "What do if if you DO end up going too fast" and I think is just as important for someone like me. Going deeper into how the controls affect motorcyling makes us all safer, and your videos are doing a great job in that regard. Thank you for posting, and I will get your app for sure.

  • @Redshoes531
    @Redshoes531 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Love your videos. Watching that brings back a lot of memories of mistakes, bad habits and long lessons learned. I'm starting back riding again after a 24yr absence, I'm not a newbie but need advanced training. You're vids are spot on, excellent and really help, thank you for all the time and effort you put into your work to help, encourage and inspire all riders at all stages, very much appreciated!

  • @darrenjst5
    @darrenjst5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Thanks man ! I have your app and I do the practices in a parking lot every Sunday . This video made me think a lot about my own counter-steering , so much so , that I had to comment . Thanks for all the content . I have taken a basic rider course this season and I am going to take advanced course next season . Thanks so much for everything !!

  • @The._.Grimace
    @The._.Grimace ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I have actually done that when I had started and I knew I had been to slow on the counter steering. I always review my mistakes. I use what I've learned in my courses and your vids, also by my driving experiences with standards. I'll take the curve again and push harder and presto. 🤨

  • @RVMTube
    @RVMTube ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Most of what I know about riding comes from you, your books and the books you suggested Greg... ofcourse, I read more and took a course, but I leant so much from you. Thank you Sensei

  • @LuciferMorningstar-cb8dp
    @LuciferMorningstar-cb8dp ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Damn, he is speeding at 125KM all the while taking risky curves with one hand and giving tutorial! Respect!

  • @slacker2586
    @slacker2586 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great video man, really rewarding applying correct techniques to one's riding and being aware of the improvements. Makes you a safer, confident and faster rider. Top work, keep it up!!

  • @virginiatrailcameravideos
    @virginiatrailcameravideos ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Wanted to thank you for this video. I've been riding now about 2 years and maybe about 11,000 miles roughly. I think you nailed one of the issues I've been trying to figure out. I'm simply not pushing hard or fast enough in curves. I also find I have a very tough time with things I think should be easy, like turning right from one road onto another road at a slow speed. Also, the "pulling" technique on the handlebar to turn is also eye-opening for me. I went out riding today and played around with that as well.

    • @The63chicky
      @The63chicky ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I've been riding for 5 years now... started pulling AND pushing in the corners ( so I use both hands)...what a difference!! More confidence for me and thanks to Greg 🥰 Who knew? 😂 Good luck with those slow corners. Maybe come at them with a bit more power so you just slice through them? I struggled with those for years...

  • @Fee.1
    @Fee.1 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I feel like I do this fine until speeds get faster. I don’t know wtf is wrong with me but I’m always going slower in turns than I would in a car. I just struggle with knowing how fast I can safely enter a turn I guess idk. Like I know this is the opposite of most people but I have no issue with super tight parking lot Slow speed turns and lean etc but at higher speeds suddenly I find it harder or I’m less sure of my capability

  • @rcamarda390
    @rcamarda390 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    When I first starting riding (k1200 LT, crazy right?) I didnt understand counter steering; I'd shift my weight, alter my butt position and it was never enjoyable. Actually frightining.
    One day, a motorcycle instructor told me ti imagine balancing a broom on my hand. If I wanted to move it left, I'd first have to move my hand to the right.
    A light bulb went off and now I understood. Riding was much more enjoyable and fun!

  • @RemboUSMC
    @RemboUSMC ปีที่แล้ว +3

    One of your best explanations yet Jarhead. Keep it up Greg

  • @mariom5193
    @mariom5193 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I've just finished the chapter about line selection in "Total control" and you made this video - perfect 👌

  • @randallreece3636
    @randallreece3636 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks again for all the visual instruction. I learn something every time I watch your videos and then I learn more when I re-watch. The proof is in the doing though. Gotta practice.

  • @glennsmyname
    @glennsmyname ปีที่แล้ว

    Thx for all your tutorials! They’re very helpful.

  • @TheGarthinator
    @TheGarthinator ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Cheers for the tips, remember doing this a lot when I was new to riding. Also bro that fog looked so sick, love riding through areas like that.

  • @LIF1395
    @LIF1395 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Once again a Great teaching! Thanks

  • @Bob-ts2tu
    @Bob-ts2tu 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    recently i've been looking at more and more vids regarding countersteering and realised the next time out on my bike i've been doing it all my life naturally since my days cycling and cycle racing, lol, but what i did get here is the importance to start earlier in the corner, and looking back, when i have got into the odd spot of trouble it was due to improper planning and late reactions, or going too fast & occasionally braking late when i shouldnt have, luckily i havent been spat off in such situation yet. when you do it right it makes the job so much easier, so thanks for the vid, and i need to get this into my psyche. GL

  • @MotoAmateur
    @MotoAmateur ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Bardzo fajne, wartościowe filmy instruktażowe. Miło się słucha i ogląda.

  • @b20pwr
    @b20pwr ปีที่แล้ว

    Damn so much great advice thanks man keep up the great videos subbed!

  • @TheGrandmaMoses
    @TheGrandmaMoses 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    All this comes down to one simple rule:
    If you want to go fast in the twisties, you need to know them. If you need to know them, you must have ridden them before. Ride sensible your first go-around, if you want to party, do it on a route you know by heart, at least.
    Never try to max a corner on your first rodeo. D'uh!

  • @Prodigalson0078
    @Prodigalson0078 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for all the info you provide

  • @benlorenzo1966
    @benlorenzo1966 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm loving these short specific instructional vids 👍🤘😁

  • @GeorgeNikolaidis
    @GeorgeNikolaidis ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Excellent Videos and advices as always. Could you please make a video with 180 degrees twistees? Hill up or Hill down, like the famous passes (Stelvio, Gotthard etc)

  • @georgeiftime6615
    @georgeiftime6615 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so much ,very useful.I’m not a good rider,but I keep learning for becoming better .Peace and love 🙏

  • @fun2gether26
    @fun2gether26 ปีที่แล้ว

    Outstanding content. Thanks very much

  • @kramnam4716
    @kramnam4716 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    When you start riding there is confusion, because at walking pace very slowly the instinct is to think to go left should pull the handle bar left to make the wheel face that direction. A beginner does not see any difference between turning and leaning! It is counterintuitive for a beginner to push the handlebars away to lean left and therefore go left! This video is brilliant for explaining that. Push left to lean left, and therefore turn left, and vice versa.

  • @JonathanMargrave
    @JonathanMargrave 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great content thank you. Here in thhe UK we have some funky roads that don't follow expected lines. If you enter a corner where it requires minor input and then suddenly curves faster then of course you need to adjust don't you? Or am I just not that good in corners!

  • @fredhastingsquebectrip6180
    @fredhastingsquebectrip6180 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great piece of info for self assessment. That’s why I keep watching your videos

  • @Dana2o11
    @Dana2o11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love it. My bikes apart now for upgrades. But I’ll practice my moves on my bicycle. Actively lean on entry!

  • @jameskizer8884
    @jameskizer8884 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I just picked up a xr650l and this is the first thing I started working on. It's a tall, top heavy bike, counter steering is the most important thing , and knowing a 50/50 tire is not into the asphalt like a sport bike tire.
    The tires are the big learning curve

  • @TracyTsVideos
    @TracyTsVideos ปีที่แล้ว

    Try riding in Maine with all the potholes, 1-3” wide spider cracks in the road, pounded out and rutted pavement by big trucks, many bridges, railroad crossings, random corners out of nowhere, hilly… Pretty much need a dual sport bike just to traverse our back roads. Not to mention all the sand from winter and trails of dirt, mud, and rocks at gravel pit entrances/exits. You don’t want to lean much in many of the roads I ride. I treat most paved roads like dirt or gravel roads up here. In the cities I can have more fun as the roads are better and usually cleaner.

  • @rhadetre
    @rhadetre ปีที่แล้ว

    Kinda figured I was doing it too slowly. Thanks for confirming!

  • @blackbirdpie217
    @blackbirdpie217 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When you use the term "corner" I always think of a 90 degree turn in town, at a stop sign or light. That would be the corner of a city block. Most of the time you mean a turn or a curve in the road.

  • @sakisvedouras7100
    @sakisvedouras7100 ปีที่แล้ว

    That was a very important tip to remember, which also helps a lot to have your hands relaxed in the turn!!!

  • @marianpelmus
    @marianpelmus ปีที่แล้ว

    thanks for the video 😎
    just bough your app and can't wait to start practice ♥

  • @lizstrangesavage7948
    @lizstrangesavage7948 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Any videos or tips about night riding? I don't ride at night usually, but it would be a good skill to have.

    • @jerodkenoyer270
      @jerodkenoyer270 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Hi, I leave my house in the mountains most nights around 0 dark 30. I do pretty much the same thing I do by the light of day except at slower speeds and with some added techniques.
      I make certain my glasses and face shield are clean. As I come upon other vehicles I use only low beam and do not stare at there headlights. For me in the twisted mountains as a vehicle comes toward me, before they are real close, I use their light on the road to help me see my lane for Hazzards since my sight is reduced by glare from them as well as using my low beam until we're passed each other. Same thing as I come up behind a vehicle, low beam within 300ft of them, keeping just enough distance for reaction time being able to see the lane ahead by their lights. Sometimes when it goes out to two lanes in the same direction, I choose to stay at a distance behind because their headlights give more light coverage than my one. It just depends on their speed and the situation.
      When I get into the valley on my way to work it's pretty quiet. However when I do come upon traffic I try to separate myself from vehicles around me so my lights don't blend in with there's and I'm recognized as a separate vehicle especially to oncoming and turning traffic. Small weaves in my lane help. I also have a brake free light on the back of my helmet. It's very bright and stands out. It's very accurate to when i brake. Even engine brakun and rolling off the throttle will activat it.
      Visibility to others and for yourself as well as creating enough space and time to react is so important. These are just some things I do.
      Stay smart, ride shiny side up🖖🤙

    • @lizstrangesavage7948
      @lizstrangesavage7948 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jerodkenoyer270 thanksfor those insights! You always bring great experience to my questions. I've been driving for 46 years which I think has really helped me with using good driver memory muscle and instincts, but haven't taken the plunge here at night on my Vespa yet.

    • @jerodkenoyer270
      @jerodkenoyer270 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@lizstrangesavage7948 Thank you! And You are certainly welcome. I'm glad I could be of any help or insight. I try to post my own opinions and experiences Hoping it'll do just that give insight. I hope to learn from others here too.

    • @jerodkenoyer270
      @jerodkenoyer270 ปีที่แล้ว

      I found these 2 videos by searching riding at night moto jitsu. Not sure if the actual link will post but I will try.
      th-cam.com/video/o8igdmBbNLU/w-d-xo.html
      th-cam.com/video/R6DDaVkHZsA/w-d-xo.html

    • @savage22bolt32
      @savage22bolt32 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jerodkenoyer270 never heard of Brake Free. I'm on their website now & impressed with their product.
      I really like that it activates under engine braking, so I don't have tap a brake to let people behind me know I'm decelerating.

  • @zzriki
    @zzriki ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you sir. 🎉

  • @redi320
    @redi320 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks, I think it would have been more obvious if you would have shown it in narrow curves. Those curves are too wide.
    I wanted also to ask you if you could make a video about the importance of the tire pressure to lean the bike. Maybe with demonstration. In my opinion, this is under estimated topic.

  • @ajc-ff5cm
    @ajc-ff5cm ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’ve noticed I make this mistake. I’m very new to riding (< 2months) and I think it is due to my unfamiliarity with how the bike is supposed to handle a turn. Trust the physics. If I take the turn too shallow, better to trail brake than jerkingly apply more lean angle anyway.

  • @richvangorder3900
    @richvangorder3900 ปีที่แล้ว

    I run cheap Shenko 705s. Great tire for the price. Just not confident in the grip when pushed. I prefer to be conservative with counter steering especially if i screw up and come in too hot

  • @asharak84
    @asharak84 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Having had to correct mid-corner adding lean just this morning on my commute this is a well timed video! Granted, I was deliberately wide due to avoiding a bunch of leaves, but I still messed up.

    • @MysticVic1
      @MysticVic1 ปีที่แล้ว

      Going on 60yrs riding...and riding sporty.
      I vaidle like a skier approaching every corner... I go way OUTSIDE to make every corner as much fun as possible and indulge on using throttle to carve the corner like mamas roast beef.
      You can have a lot of fun without getting over your head. Back to he'll of on the straights. Fast on straights is for kiddies... get outside...hit the apex and crank out... cool it ...start setting up the next corner... HAVE FUN. !!

  • @dividedwefall.572
    @dividedwefall.572 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    GPS..Nice to Have That Heads Up!!

    • @MotoJitsu
      @MotoJitsu  หลายเดือนก่อน

      you don't look at it for a "heads up"

  • @douglasradowick508
    @douglasradowick508 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey Moto, this has been one of the 3 Motorcycle riding Technics I have had a Dickens of a time trying understand, and, impliment.
    1.) Counter steering.
    2.) Rev matching.
    3.) Trail braking.
    I have tried to "get them", yet, no success to the mess!🥺😵🤐🏍️. Is there some other way, or, place I can get some help with this matter? Doug

  • @jameslindsay479
    @jameslindsay479 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Worth adding… looking at the ground too close, and not looking through the turn, causes under-leaning too.

  • @BadAssEngineering
    @BadAssEngineering ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for helping me improve every day i ride

  • @jasonmerkji
    @jasonmerkji ปีที่แล้ว

    4:27 slow down, press right to go right until you get your desired lean angle for the corner and then wait as the turn starts until half way and then make bike straight and accelerate and go. The goal goal is to get off the edge of the tire you get through coutersteering leaning so you can accelerate out of there. That's the whole point. Set up for exist, if your entry or mid point hurt your exit, then you're messed up.

  • @josephgreen8566
    @josephgreen8566 ปีที่แล้ว

    I haven't started riding but Greg is my idol.

  • @jedadiahtucker2132
    @jedadiahtucker2132 ปีที่แล้ว

    never owned a street bike but kinda want to. had a mini bike but that was ..... 30 yrs ago. any way this broke my brain a bit. so i assume its gyroscopic effects from the front wheel that make it lean opposite. i kinda get that but what if the rear end steps out? wouldn't you need to counter steer, but that would make it lean more, and turn harder making it worse? but if you turn in to stand up the bike wouldn't that make the front end turn harder and also make it worse?

  • @ponchyponchy687
    @ponchyponchy687 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Dear sir, I do exactly the mistake you just explained. And I don't know why I ride better on the right turn than the left. On left turn, I always need to correct my trajectories and feel unsafe because I start to go internally. I fear to accelerate and the bike stand up. I've just ride 2500km in 8 days in Morocco (mountains road , I'd many opportunities to improve that weakness without success) . For the moment I only achieved the white belt. I will try the blue one once I'm back home. And will definitely needs tracks courses.

  • @Irish_K12
    @Irish_K12 ปีที่แล้ว

    so weird question, do you continue to counter-steer all the way through the turn or just into the turn to just get the lean angle?

  • @briankay3414
    @briankay3414 ปีที่แล้ว

    I often find myself over-leaning thru a turn. I guess I'm overzealous and pushing too quickly and too much.

  • @shaunmacdonald8338
    @shaunmacdonald8338 ปีที่แล้ว

    While I've been riding for years and I like your content. I just heard you say the first half of the turn is when you should have your bike leaned and quickly I might add. But last night it was you should be turning in late into the turn and that people are turning too early out of fear of going wide but this makes them go wide ... I dunno. Seems confusing.

  • @nativebikers
    @nativebikers 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm from Germany and don't speek englisch so well. As I understood you want to correct the leaning angle with counter steering but recognize, that you get in trouble if you counter more. Then you have to reduce the speed with the back break.

  • @rvaidy51
    @rvaidy51 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice bike. Which one you are riding?

  • @dannykennion8738
    @dannykennion8738 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hey your awesome thanks

  • @davidb9323
    @davidb9323 ปีที่แล้ว

    I took a left in a two lane intersection / road, passed the half way point leaning hard while taking a wide turn as not to cut the corner and hit the vehicle next to me. I leaned too much like a dirt biker and hit my cage on the GS-A and it slid out from under me. I probably would of been okay if I was on a narrower liter bike or naked bike.

  • @ekjellgren
    @ekjellgren ปีที่แล้ว

    What bike is this?

  • @dustinlindskoog9158
    @dustinlindskoog9158 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    just bought a 24' mt07 and without your videos, id probably be down 9k right about now.

  • @tezzrterry7485
    @tezzrterry7485 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good tips for touring type road riding. Not really what happens on a track, slow entry will have 2 guys pass you before the apex of the corner!

    • @countryjoe3551
      @countryjoe3551 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thanks, Captain Obvious.

  • @Visionery1
    @Visionery1 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Would the same apply to a scooter? I find countersteering difficult while holding onto the handlebars and keeping the throttle open.

    • @MotoJitsu
      @MotoJitsu  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      bike doesn't matter

  • @jasonmerkji
    @jasonmerkji ปีที่แล้ว

    The goal goal is to get off the edge of the tire you get through coutersteering leaning so you can accelerate out of there. That's the whole point. Set up for exist, if your entry or mid point hurt your exit, then you're messed up.

  • @petierobinson
    @petierobinson ปีที่แล้ว

    I think people pull from the right trying to turn right that pushes you left pushing u into incoming traffic....

  • @geneahart5607
    @geneahart5607 ปีที่แล้ว

    How do I know what the desired lean angle is for a given corner? Practice?

    • @countryjoe3551
      @countryjoe3551 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The desired lean angle for every corner is dictated by the speed that you are going through the corner. A faster speed calls for a deeper lean angle. And yes, you must practice.

  • @josephinefay957
    @josephinefay957 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It feels scary though when you lean more… so therefore I make correction during corners… it super difficult for me to lean more as it scares me…

  • @kennethhart8422
    @kennethhart8422 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video as usual. Dont let canyonchasers see this one haha. Think He's made a couple of videos slagging off 'Keith Code california superbike school' for their 'Quick flick turn' giving the impression their saying...blast down the strait then jab...yank...snap the bars super fast to make the turn.
    Their not saying that. Their just saying like you...that you have to turn the bars quicker when going deeper in to faster sharper turns.
    & they do say in their book to time it with the brakes to the slowest point in the turn...& that fast longer turns don't need it.

  • @dlopez7535
    @dlopez7535 ปีที่แล้ว

    A other great tip. Found myself doing needing to lean more on the turn now I know why . Thanks

  • @Aditya90sKZ
    @Aditya90sKZ ปีที่แล้ว

    I always get scared leaning, i never got over it ever, ever since my first riding days.

  • @farzadfarzadmb1852
    @farzadfarzadmb1852 ปีที่แล้ว

    At the middle of the corner to lean more you need to counter steer? Arent you gona lose controll of front wheel?

    • @softailfun
      @softailfun ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If you need to lean more in a bend push the inside grip a little more, less lean just release the pressure a little. The response from the bike is immediate.

  • @oscr_zen
    @oscr_zen ปีที่แล้ว

    ohh, thats exactly me, do You think training on a parking lot at a low speed helps with faster lean / fear of leaning too?

    • @countryjoe3551
      @countryjoe3551 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yes, if you can get comfortable drigging pegs in a parking lot, you will lose your fear of leaning in corners.

    • @oscr_zen
      @oscr_zen 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@countryjoe3551

  • @soysoy1072
    @soysoy1072 ปีที่แล้ว

    Do i have to keep pushing/pulling in counter steering or just a quick steer on long curve?

    • @softailfun
      @softailfun ปีที่แล้ว

      For the duration.

    • @johnnyhedlund206
      @johnnyhedlund206 ปีที่แล้ว

      Start to ride, it will feel strange and scary at first.
      Then after a while it is natural.
      I slowed down so much before a sharp turn when I began riding.
      Then i began finding MY speed in the turns, and now I ride at a higher pace but still safer then I used to.
      So, it is allmost imposible to explain "how to ride".
      You must find YOUR ride, but take tips from those who are experienced.
      My advice is: Dont think so much when you start riding on the bike, focus on safty and to spot danger in time.
      And start in low hazard areas, like parkinglots, slow safe riding in open country road and so on.

  • @jvzaniolo
    @jvzaniolo ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey Eddie, my hands get numb when I’m riding my Ninja 400 after some time on the road. Do you have any tips on how to avoid that?

    • @rudedog3529
      @rudedog3529 ปีที่แล้ว

      You might be gripping too tight.
      Also, gloves with padded palms may help.
      The Ninja 400 has a relatively upright riding position, so shouldn't be too much weight
      on your hands.

    • @loftyintentions1985
      @loftyintentions1985 ปีที่แล้ว

      Squeeze those knees.

  • @boatnz5374
    @boatnz5374 ปีที่แล้ว

    so counter steer until required lean angle achieved then let off most of the bar pressure and let the front wheel do its thing, or actively hold pressure the entire time you're leaned? which way is correct?

    • @softailfun
      @softailfun ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hold forward pressure on for the duration of the bend. To straighten up, just ease the pressure off.

    • @softailfun
      @softailfun ปีที่แล้ว

      @@peterklop9015
      th-cam.com/video/lzk8oyNO708/w-d-xo.html

  • @Sir_SugarBeard
    @Sir_SugarBeard ปีที่แล้ว

    What we are witnessing is a master at work.

  • @stevek4449
    @stevek4449 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ok here is a question on counter-steering vs parking lot steering. In the transition speed where speed ,I think over 20mph, if you are close to that speed say 25, a car turns left….and you need to swerve, if you don’t look at your speedometer, how do you know which steering method to choose?
    If I were to push right, with my right hand and pull with my left hand a bit hard and jerky like to “quickly” steer left, I could move the bike to the right and drive into the vehicle vs steer away from them.
    How do I know when nearing the transition speed between car steering vs counter steering, which method is correct BEFORE moving the handle bars?
    That’s something I don’t see ANY INSTRUCTOR addressing, for that matter at any speed. Is there a point where at say highway speeds and you swerve to avoid an animal darting out in front of you where emergency steering requires car steering logic with hard effort against inertia vs hard counter steering ? Say deer (yeah the Tali-Bambi suicide deer again) darts right to left and I can swerve right to cut behind deer, say 60mph on a 2 lane straightaway, to swerve quickly requires fast possibly considerable strength to quickly swerve the bike right, again, at speed, which steering instinct do I choose? Car steering or counter steering?
    Basically for emergency avoidance where steering the bike at slow or freeway speeds avoids a collision, which steering method or logic should a rider choose when below counter steering speed vs above it? Car steering for all emergency swerves or counter steering?

    • @MotoJitsu
      @MotoJitsu  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      There’s no such thing as “parking lot steering” it’s always counter steering at any speed. Go ride and see for yourself

    • @stevek4449
      @stevek4449 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@MotoJitsu That’s what I plan on doing when I get back on home time 😃. Gotta wait a few months first. That’s the thing about long haul trucking, big stretch of work and little home time.
      That’s why I am studying your videos and MC Rider and others to build a mental foundation before I start riding in April. This will help speed up my learning process . I prefer to study a lot for years or months in advance before doing anything new. Just makes learning faster and easier.
      My first bike is a 2023 KLR 650. Of my friends who ride, the least experienced is 20 years and the most is 60 years. So I am in good company 👍
      That is why I was asking between handle bar steering like in your slow speed drills 0-5mph in a parking lot vs counter steering at higher speeds. Just trying to pre-program some good habits before I start and reduce the amount of beginner level mistakes as much as possible.
      That’s how I started out when learning how to drive an 18 wheeler 30 years ago. 3 years of studying before I got behind the wheel. Only drove a car a year and a half out of drivers ed when I started with an 86 Kenworth W900 with a 400hp Cummins and a 15 speed transmission with a 45 foot flatbed and 45,000 pounds of Lumber with just 2 days of class room time and the rest was over the road😂
      This approach of advanced preparation research and study has served me well over the last 30 plus years. Didn’t matter if it was trucking, weapons, technology, or as I am going through, motorcycles. It’s better than starting blind in something new. Which is why I watch accident reviews from DanDan the Fireman channel as well . Gotta start somewhere right?

  • @kevinbarton4012
    @kevinbarton4012 ปีที่แล้ว

    For the spyder model bikes, does the counter steering work? I don't have one and anyone who has one please make a comment, thanks

    • @damarcowhitmire1734
      @damarcowhitmire1734 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      No since spyders how 3 wheels you steer in the direction you want to go if you try counter steering on a 3 wheel vehicle you will go in the wrong direction

  • @devingarrett5800
    @devingarrett5800 ปีที่แล้ว

    I know this road... when I was learning I came out there to practice

  • @lingofearth2786
    @lingofearth2786 ปีที่แล้ว

    These roads look fun

  • @johnswanson6994
    @johnswanson6994 ปีที่แล้ว

    Unless, unless!, it’s a decreasing radius turn. Usually you will see chevron signs indicating you’re in this kind of turn.

  • @alen7492
    @alen7492 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi! We can say that's a combination of steering + leaning the bike together at a specific speed. You will learn by experience how much you can turn the bike at the specific speed with that specific bike. And beginners doesn't know that yet. That's why they must slow way down to their comfort level at the each corner if they don't wanna crash. Peace! 😎

    • @jridenour31
      @jridenour31 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Duh, considering that leaning the bike IS steering...

    • @XtreeM_FaiL
      @XtreeM_FaiL ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jridenour31 Leaning is not steering. Steering makes bike lean and turn.

  • @paulacabbo466
    @paulacabbo466 ปีที่แล้ว

    I notice a lot of riders turn late not so much as slowly

  • @LoloVerong
    @LoloVerong ปีที่แล้ว

    Ahah! Maybe that’s my problem. Thanks

  • @soujrnr
    @soujrnr 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Learn trail braking and delayed apexes and you won't have to compensate past the half way point in a turn.

  • @glennsmyname
    @glennsmyname ปีที่แล้ว

    Curious why you have your speedometer set on kilometers?

    • @kjellg6532
      @kjellg6532 15 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      Why not?

  • @zetsui0411
    @zetsui0411 ปีที่แล้ว

    shouldn't have to add lean angle half way point. get your lean angle correct, on entry
    on most turns, initiate and halfway point you want the most countesteering, because you want the most lean angle

  • @proto7688
    @proto7688 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is extremely common with my friends and they don't know they are steering too slow

  • @matwilliams4608
    @matwilliams4608 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's hard just thinking about doing it .

  • @notrobmoto
    @notrobmoto ปีที่แล้ว

    I feel attacked 😂 seriously though I catch myself slow steering from time to time

  • @robertadams4415
    @robertadams4415 ปีที่แล้ว

    I do it without thinking about it

  • @19orhancelebi83
    @19orhancelebi83 ปีที่แล้ว

    Two questions:
    How would the rider make sure he/she is not pushing "too quick"? So basically, how to determine the ideal speed of pushing?
    Second, could you talk about this common mistake combined with trail braking? Would it affect your speed of steering? If yes, how?

    • @johnnyhedlund206
      @johnnyhedlund206 ปีที่แล้ว

      Begin to ride
      Ride slow and safe
      Keep riding safe, but a bit faster
      Keep analyzing your own rides (esp when it "dont felt so good in that corner"
      Then after some time, you just feel when its right.
      But accept, you can allways be better!
      And better dont just mean faster! 🙂

    • @XtreeM_FaiL
      @XtreeM_FaiL ปีที่แล้ว

      You can't push too quick.

  • @cs5842
    @cs5842 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your eye line is higher than that perspex world warping wind shield, I hope.

  • @johnklink4825
    @johnklink4825 ปีที่แล้ว

    My BMW connected app reads that I lean 23%. Is that because I'm "chicken"?

  • @Fee.1
    @Fee.1 ปีที่แล้ว

    Would you look at footage of me taking a turn if I post it on here and give feedback or is that not something you have time for? I get it if not