After watching this, I was finding an address in Hollywood Hills area and I found myself lost at a dead end at the top of a steep hill. I did okay. It wasn't pretty, some profanity used liberally used, but I made the turn without falling or soiling myself. Thank you so much Fast Eddie.
Excellent video! When our son first got his MSF Certification, I made him practice turning, starting and stopping on a hill (i.e. which foot to dab) in a Figure-8 setting. The skills he mastered prepared him for when we went up to the mountains.
Few years ago watched your u-turn vid. After 45 yrs of heavy bike riding (Harley dresser) started practicing these methods. Live on a 2 lane hwy and now regularly make u to my mailbox, then pull into driveway. Thanks again. Now gotta go practice on hills. PRACTICE GUYS!
Hi, I was involved in an accident last year and knocked of my bike by an SUV. Rebuilt bike and thanks to your videos, simple instructions and emphasis on practise, practise. I am back on the road and probably the most prepared and confident I ever been, cheers mate.
I dropped my bike two weeks ago this way. I just moved to San Diego from a flat state. Lol never have I needed to uturn on a hill before. Thanks for the video. Definitely a lot more power and higher rpm then I was giving it
My parking lot is on a downhill road but the best part is that it is 90 degrees right of the down hill road and it has also has an angle of itself . I am a new rider and I have to handle two downhills together and I forgot to add I need to lean over because if I don't my head will hit the upper wall of the parking 😂😂😂.
Same. When I got my last bike, I thought "am I ready for these mountain roads?". I got a little way up and thought "No.". Crap - now I have to turn around on this hill! Not pretty. I'm much better now, but still not up for figure-8s on a hill like that! ps I have a flip-front helmet - great for eyeglasses - you don't have to take them off when you put on the helmet.
You ride like a motorcycle cop - which is to say - exceptional. Most of my years of riding were on Harleys with the low center of gravity. Can't lie, I had to adjust to so many things getting back on a comparatively high-revver (z900rs). There was nothing I couldn't do on my Harleys - except carve canyons! Lol
New rider here (4 weeks) I had serious anxiety for you, now I have even more. Just confirms I’m not ready. Great video, Thank you. I subscribed too. You mix two of my favorite hobbies - Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Riding into one. Question: same techniques as on a flat surface ? and 1st gear ?
That blinking is strange because it does it in all your videos but once in a while it doesn’t. I’m from the east coast but have family in SanDiego,it’s beautiful there ,weather is constant,always perfect. My riding is almost over for the year. But we have sleds when the snow gets going. They are as much fun to ride as the bikes, but gearing up is a must at over 50 miles an hour or more at times in below freezing temperatures. I’m getting addicted to your channel. Loads of info lots of people that ride never thought of that need to watch to up their skills. I’m one, and have been riding longer than you. You have that practice thing imbedded in my mind now. That’s a good thing. 👍🏻
I live in a hilly area, but I've managed to avoid this situation, so far since back on the road last June. Now I have a lesson plan to work on. Also, one of the few times we hear from Eddie's camera operator. Video quality is consistently excellent, and Eddie speaking to the camera so natural, I hardly notice she's there. So..Hello camera lady--Great work!
Very helpful video Eddie. I’m just getting a 1200GS so want to feel a bit more comfortable with slow speed turns. Coming off my heavy FJR1300 it’s something I still struggle with sometimes even after many years of riding. Great to see how confidently you rode that steep hill. Cheers
Awesome skills and control. Call me a coward, but when climbing a hill, I prefer to do a simple 3-step maneuver in order to turn, i.e. bike is pointing up hill: stop, put right foot on the ground, lean right, handlebar full lock to right and just slowly back up at 90 degrees, holding the bike with front brake (clutch pulled in),. Pivot foot is on the uphill side, bike slightly lean also towards uphill. Then just ride out carefully and turn left towards the bottom of the hill. Not saying it's a textbook maneuver, it just feels safe and controllable for me.
Oh snaps! I’m glad you’re ok bro, was wondering if anyone ever busted a hammie trying to catch the bike 😳. What do you ride if you don’t mind me asking?
@@lemonadebeat Yeah lesson learned was, let the bike go. I ride a Monster 1100 and those things are not too heavy but with short legs in a steep hill the muscle just tore instantly.
Wow, Greg - that's so incredibly skillfull!!! ✨️ So scary to watch - that hill is so steep!!! 😮 But, as always - you give me golden tools to work with. ❤ Thank you so much! 🙏
I just picked up a new R1250 R triple black, what a bike bro.after watching your review, I was out on the bike yesterday, 5th gear 40 mph 2000 rpm cruise control on … no problem . You were absolutely right when you said “ The GS whatever you want the bike to do it does it “ No problem, same with the R1250 , amazing 👍🏾👍🏾
Well done eddy , that left to right turn downhill or uphill is a killer for me . I fell on my ass on my first day out following the instructor in Edinburgh. 🤣💙🙏🌎🏴
Wow you make it look so easy. Over here we don't have hills like that, everything is flat. But i bet if we did have them i wouldn't be able or dare to do it with my 1299S.
Awesome videos packed full of information! I've learned a lot just within a day of finding your channel. Also, the headlight flashing issue can be fixed by switching PAL to NTSC in the recording settings on your camera!
New rider here, I am just amazed about how gracious you look riding that bike while doing figures eight, I wish I could do this as easily as it looks for you one day!
This looked difficult even for you as an instructor. I think it is easier just to avoid u-turns on a hill. You can always drive further and find better place for a u-turn =)
Nice work. I like to avoid u-turns on curbed streets.1) It creates psych pressure; 2) you tend to fixate on the curb you are approaching; 3) if you goof up and need more room, you don't have it! If you must u-turn on such a street, find a place like you did: make your initial turn INTO a driveway apron or within a quiet intersection. Just my thoughts.
Your LED headlight flashing - it's because LEDs actually pulse on and off - but they're too fast for our eyes to see. The camera picks it up because it's in phase, kinda like how sometimes helicopter or plane propeller blades appear to stay still even though they're spinning at many thousands of RPMs. Love the vids! Come to Australia when you can - I dare say you have a decent following down under now!
Aside from not target fixating. What is the purpose of turning your whole head towards the direction? Is the some sort of mechanical aspect of your body that I'm missing?
Thanks for the vid. Did I understand you right, cut the power to rear wheel when making U turn coming down the hill? Does this not increase your chance of tipping over. Power on rear wheel = bike wants to stand upright more? Especially with heavy cruiser and passenger.
Reminded me of the time I dropped my SV650 in Escondido near a motorcycle dealership close to I-15. I was fine until halfway through when I suddenly felt that my bike wanted to drop to the downhill side while I was slipping the clutch, and down I went. Lost my newly bought aftermarket clutch lever, and the rest was fine on my bike. I can see that I probably should have gone faster, but it was a steep road.
I ride a Versys 1000 and I am looking for good crash bars so I can practice safely. So far I haven’t found any suitable types though I am still looking.
In the Hong Kong motorcycle exam we need to do this too, but it is so much smaller, because our country's road are really narrow. I was be able to do it on a Honda cb125, but i cant do it on the suzuki 125ccc bike. i dont understand the reason. although both of them are just Driving school bikes
That bit where you say look right back to where you want to go with a pointy long nose.... SO SCARY THOUGHHHHHHHHHH!!! I try, but it feels so hard and wrong to do.
Pretty sweet idea dude as I am in San Diego also these hills can be quite intimidating as I just bought a big old KTM950 and that's pretty d*** pretty d*** heavy coming from a tooth stroke.. Plus I'm 66 years old thanks
How do you stop when you're on an angled incline? Like imagine stopping perpendicular to the flow of traffic on that hill. Granted it prob wouldn't be that steep but a lot of stop signs in my area that have a weird incline like that. Try to avoid them as much as I can cuz I've dropped the bike over there
this is awesome. i recently laid my bike down on a hill. i was stopped parallel to the incline, i.e. as if you were parallel to your garage in the driveway. any tips for situations like this? I was at a stop sign and of course the bike leaned towards the decline of the slope and down i went.
there's no such things as laying your bike down, you crashed. Yes, go back and do that same thing 100 times in a row, you'll figure it out instagram.com/motojitsuclub/
@@MotoJitsu practice makes perfect! and yes i crashed it. thank god for wearing all the gear and the crash guards on the bike. I'll make sure to go back to the spot where it happened and repeat it till it doesn't happen again. thanks for the content and perspective.
Greg! Last time I wrote you I complained about the lack of parking lots available where I live but I have a nice 7.5 *8 mts space in my own house think that's enough? I'm more interested in slow speed things as I think I'm good enough on higher speed stuff
show the technique required in a situation with a similar incline, but a lot narrower road where completing the circle is not possible and difficult to push a heavy bike back due to the incline
You neglected to mention: the problem with doing U turns on a hill is, if the bike stops halfway thru, or you stall it, and it starts to lean towards the down hill side, your foot will catch nothing but air on the low side, and you will not be able to keep it from falling over. Then you have the even bigger nightmare of needing to pick your bike up, on the side of a hill. It can be done with practice, but in general its to be avoided. There are some things you can not do on a motorcycle, like pulling into a parking lot that is sloped left or right, and stopping - again one foot will catch only air and you will drop your bike. If you stop your bike on a hill, it has to be pointed either up or down. Also the more your bike weighs, the harder it will be to keep it from falling over. At a stop you can lean a 200 lb dirt bike 30° and hold it up easy. A 900 lb cruiser bike is difficult to hold at a 10° lean... They never bring any of this up in the MSF beginners course...
I did when I was talking about momentum. If you have good skill, the bike won't matter, watch this. th-cam.com/video/l_DwL0VwPCg/w-d-xo.html And why would it be mentioned? The MSF is 8th grade info...the very basics for people who never touched a bike before...riders have a hard enough time shifting to 2nd and not crashing on flat ground let alone a hill. Take more courses that are well above the basics MotoJitsu.com/courses
Greg did you say you fully pull in the clutch and go off the throttle when turning up hill? Why is that? Also can you do a video about how to turn your bike from standing still on a very narrow and steep road where there is no space to do a U turn. For example when you end up in a dead end road.
@@MotoJitsu Re the uphill U turn, what is the advantage of no throttle and pulling in the clutch over having throttle and slipping the clutch as you normally do.. at least I think you do 😉 It would be a situation where you follow an uphill road that's getting narrower and narrower and finally appears to be dead end. We found ourselves in this situation one time with a group finding an alternative route around construction works in Germany. 🙈
In my motorcycle they really emphasized counter weight and proper body position when doing so which is putting your elbow down on the opposite side you're leaning the bike toward. But then you say we don't need to. When is counter weight absolutely necessary? Thanks
Thanks for watching! Check this video out too!! th-cam.com/video/wXNpLhQHoRA/w-d-xo.html
After watching this, I was finding an address in Hollywood Hills area and I found myself lost at a dead end at the top of a steep hill. I did okay. It wasn't pretty, some profanity used liberally used, but I made the turn without falling or soiling myself.
Thank you so much Fast Eddie.
My heart was in my mouth all the way through that. Your skills are incredible 👏
go practice!
Well done! Considering street riding, I think this is one of the most difficult maneuvers. Thanks for showing it.
thanks! :)
Excellent video! When our son first got his MSF Certification, I made him practice turning, starting and stopping on a hill (i.e. which foot to dab) in a Figure-8 setting. The skills he mastered prepared him for when we went up to the mountains.
Few years ago watched your u-turn vid. After 45 yrs of heavy bike riding (Harley dresser) started practicing these methods. Live on a 2 lane hwy and now regularly make u to my mailbox, then pull into driveway. Thanks again. Now gotta go practice on hills. PRACTICE GUYS!
Hi, I was involved in an accident last year and knocked of my bike by an SUV. Rebuilt bike and thanks to your videos, simple instructions and emphasis on practise, practise. I am back on the road and probably the most prepared and confident I ever been, cheers mate.
I dropped my bike two weeks ago this way. I just moved to San Diego from a flat state. Lol never have I needed to uturn on a hill before. Thanks for the video. Definitely a lot more power and higher rpm then I was giving it
thanks!
The only time I dropped my bike was exactly this too...and I'm from San Diego 😂
My parking lot is on a downhill road but the best part is that it is 90 degrees right of the down hill road and it has also has an angle of itself . I am a new rider and I have to handle two downhills together and I forgot to add I need to lean over because if I don't my head will hit the upper wall of the parking 😂😂😂.
Same. When I got my last bike, I thought "am I ready for these mountain roads?". I got a little way up and thought "No.". Crap - now I have to turn around on this hill! Not pretty. I'm much better now, but still not up for figure-8s on a hill like that! ps I have a flip-front helmet - great for eyeglasses - you don't have to take them off when you put on the helmet.
I'm glad you mentioned that "Going slow you'll just fall over." That's super important to know. If you do this at zero mph. Keep you leg down.
need momentum :)
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Thank you so much for all your content. As an inexperienced rider I really appreciate you putting this content out for everyone to see
You ride like a motorcycle cop - which is to say - exceptional.
Most of my years of riding were on Harleys with the low center of gravity. Can't lie, I had to adjust to so many things getting back on a comparatively high-revver (z900rs). There was nothing I couldn't do on my Harleys - except carve canyons! Lol
New rider here (4 weeks) I had serious anxiety for you, now I have even more. Just confirms I’m not ready. Great video, Thank you. I subscribed too. You mix two of my favorite hobbies - Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Riding into one. Question: same techniques as on a flat surface ? and 1st gear ?
you're welcome!! :) yes and yes 1st
That blinking is strange because it does it in all your videos but once in a while it doesn’t. I’m from the east coast but have family in SanDiego,it’s beautiful there ,weather is constant,always perfect. My riding is almost over for the year. But we have sleds when the snow gets going. They are as much fun to ride as the bikes, but gearing up is a must at over 50 miles an hour or more at times in below freezing temperatures. I’m getting addicted to your channel. Loads of info lots of people that ride never thought of that need to watch to up their skills. I’m one, and have been riding longer than you. You have that practice thing imbedded in my mind now. That’s a good thing. 👍🏻
This upload is extremely useful and relevant to where I live in WV where your either going up or down a hill 95% of the time as well as blind comers .
glad it helps!
I live in a hilly area, but I've managed to avoid this situation, so far since back on the road last June. Now I have a lesson plan to work on. Also, one of the few times we hear from Eddie's camera operator. Video quality is consistently excellent, and Eddie speaking to the camera so natural, I hardly notice she's there. So..Hello camera lady--Great work!
Very helpful video Eddie. I’m just getting a 1200GS so want to feel a bit more comfortable with slow speed turns. Coming off my heavy FJR1300 it’s something I still struggle with sometimes even after many years of riding. Great to see how confidently you rode that steep hill. Cheers
If you don’t practice, you’re not going to get better at this
Awesome skills and control. Call me a coward, but when climbing a hill, I prefer to do a simple 3-step maneuver in order to turn, i.e. bike is pointing up hill: stop, put right foot on the ground, lean right, handlebar full lock to right and just slowly back up at 90 degrees, holding the bike with front brake (clutch pulled in),. Pivot foot is on the uphill side, bike slightly lean also towards uphill. Then just ride out carefully and turn left towards the bottom of the hill. Not saying it's a textbook maneuver, it just feels safe and controllable for me.
Busted my left hamstring while trying to catch the bike doing a U-turn in a hill about 9 months ago. Thank you for this video!
you're welcome!!
Oh snaps! I’m glad you’re ok bro, was wondering if anyone ever busted a hammie trying to catch the bike 😳. What do you ride if you don’t mind me asking?
@@lemonadebeat Yeah lesson learned was, let the bike go. I ride a Monster 1100 and those things are not too heavy but with short legs in a steep hill the muscle just tore instantly.
Wow, Greg - that's so incredibly skillfull!!! ✨️ So scary to watch - that hill is so steep!!! 😮 But, as always - you give me golden tools to work with. ❤ Thank you so much! 🙏
Damn. You are legit. U turns up and down a steep hill have to be the worst thing I can think of on a bike. Great video. Thank you.
My first drop was a slow speed U-Turn, hit some gravel because I fixated on the ditch...and hit the ditch. Awesome exhaust btw.
👍🏼
I just picked up a new R1250 R triple black, what a bike bro.after watching your review, I was out on the bike yesterday, 5th gear 40 mph 2000 rpm cruise control on … no problem . You were absolutely right when you said “ The GS whatever you want the bike to do it does it “ No problem, same with the R1250 , amazing 👍🏾👍🏾
Working your drills...thank you.. going down and up using clutch play and back brake and the counter lean and looking ahead not down..
Very nice drill! I noticed that you lean a lot more turning up hill (on-camber) than turning down hill (off-camber). Thanks for the great videos!
:) thanks
Isn’t it because in relation to the ground, the bike is already leaned over more, tightening up the turning radius?
Love figure eights. If I only have an hour to myself I jump on the 1200rt and go to my favorite parking lot. My idea of a great time.
:)
Living In FL I can only practice this on a garbage disposal mound
lol!
It looks like momentum play a big part for the "up to down" turns on a hill. Great video. Thanks
sure does!
Well done eddy , that left to right turn downhill or uphill is a killer for me . I fell on my ass on my first day out following the instructor in Edinburgh. 🤣💙🙏🌎🏴
lol!
Wow you make it look so easy.
Over here we don't have hills like that, everything is flat.
But i bet if we did have them i wouldn't be able or dare to do it with my 1299S.
Anything is easy with practice.
Awesome videos packed full of information! I've learned a lot just within a day of finding your channel. Also, the headlight flashing issue can be fixed by switching PAL to NTSC in the recording settings on your camera!
thanks
Awesome demonstration.
Stay well
Steve.
Thanks 👍
This helped me a lot. First time I really felt like a clown on my bike was making a u turn on a steep hill and almost tipping over 🤐
It looks like PFM to me ......Pure Figgin Magic. Well Done Brother !
New rider here, I am just amazed about how gracious you look riding that bike while doing figures eight, I wish I could do this as easily as it looks for you one day!
thanks
This looked difficult even for you as an instructor. I think it is easier just to avoid u-turns on a hill. You can always drive further and find better place for a u-turn =)
Haven’t done them in a while and what you see in the video was 1st shot…of course if I stayed there for 30 mins I’d be way better :)
Been waiting for this instruction, thanks!
Glad to help!
Nice work. I like to avoid u-turns on curbed streets.1) It creates psych pressure; 2) you tend to fixate on the curb you are approaching; 3) if you goof up and need more room, you don't have it! If you must u-turn on such a street, find a place like you did: make your initial turn INTO a driveway apron or within a quiet intersection. Just my thoughts.
thanks
Thank you! I needed this video for going to my mom’s house in Encanto… those hills!
Have fun! Let me know how it goes :)
Skills and confidence. I would be scared to even try 😮. Well done 👍.
Sometimes I cannot tell if you are showing tips and tricks or just simply showing off your skills :-) You make it look easy for sure.
I'm showing you how to do it, then doing it. Teach and demonstrate. It's what pretty much any instructor does teaching anything.
Great vid MJ!
Thanks 😊
A strong rider and Instructor u are. Than you!
Your LED headlight flashing - it's because LEDs actually pulse on and off - but they're too fast for our eyes to see. The camera picks it up because it's in phase, kinda like how sometimes helicopter or plane propeller blades appear to stay still even though they're spinning at many thousands of RPMs. Love the vids! Come to Australia when you can - I dare say you have a decent following down under now!
thanks
Good points, the fun is doing figure 8 on a 16 degree grade gravel road, that will hone your turning skills.
Aside from not target fixating. What is the purpose of turning your whole head towards the direction? Is the some sort of mechanical aspect of your body that I'm missing?
… and always remember to keep your fingers away from the front brake while turning at such slow speeds 👍🏻
Thanks for the vid. Did I understand you right, cut the power to rear wheel when making U turn coming down the hill? Does this not increase your chance of tipping over. Power on rear wheel = bike wants to stand upright more? Especially with heavy cruiser and passenger.
You only need power at a certain time...not all the time.
Reminded me of the time I dropped my SV650 in Escondido near a motorcycle dealership close to I-15. I was fine until halfway through when I suddenly felt that my bike wanted to drop to the downhill side while I was slipping the clutch, and down I went. Lost my newly bought aftermarket clutch lever, and the rest was fine on my bike. I can see that I probably should have gone faster, but it was a steep road.
yup need the momentum
@@MotoJitsu I found the place I fell down last year in case if you are curious.
33°08'08.2"N 117°06'28.3"W
Deodar Rd.
Nice work! Those have always scared me but I know it’s possible with practice
Oh, crazy, forget dropping the bike I don't know if I can maintain control of my sphincter if I had to do a figure 8 on an incline.
lol!
Mate come to Australia for some classes! Love your work! 💥👊👊
Maybe one day!
Maybe..... Not good enough!
nah mate, australia is a commie prison. never risk you life stepping foot on the island.
Yikes! Wow! Great Lesson... Thanks for sharing your skills.
Everyone thinks you have to be standing to do anything fancy, but you just proved that's not always the case. Maybe an idea for a future video!
I ride a Versys 1000 and I am looking for good crash bars so I can practice safely. So far I haven’t found any suitable types though I am still looking.
In the Hong Kong motorcycle exam we need to do this too, but it is so much smaller, because our country's road are really narrow. I was be able to do it on a Honda cb125, but i cant do it on the suzuki 125ccc bike. i dont understand the reason. although both of them are just Driving school bikes
:)
Huh? What did you say? I was too distracted by that view! 3:54 LOL
lol
The momentum thing is eye opener, thank you for the tip
welcome!
Hey fella, hope you're well. Just wanna say, due to your recommendations I've now joined ChampU. Thanks man.
thanks!
Ah! Figure 8 on a slope is a part of the motorcycle test in Hong Kong and Macau!
fun :)
However, there’s problems to be a rider there, no track day, no MSF course, we have to practice riding skills on our own……
ah I see
Damn really?! I just passed my test here in the US but being from HK, I still have no idea it's that much harder back home.....
That bit where you say look right back to where you want to go with a pointy long nose.... SO SCARY THOUGHHHHHHHHHH!!! I try, but it feels so hard and wrong to do.
:)
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I find your videos very helpful - thanks
welcome
Great stuff. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
Pretty sweet idea dude as I am in San Diego also these hills can be quite intimidating as I just bought a big old KTM950 and that's pretty d*** pretty d*** heavy coming from a tooth stroke..
Plus I'm 66 years old thanks
Can you do white belt drills on a drag bike that is stretched out?
How do you stop when you're on an angled incline? Like imagine stopping perpendicular to the flow of traffic on that hill. Granted it prob wouldn't be that steep but a lot of stop signs in my area that have a weird incline like that. Try to avoid them as much as I can cuz I've dropped the bike over there
Great video man.
Great stuff; thanks for sharing!
welcome
You're the master!!
Can you do this on the same street on a Harley Davidson Softail deluxe..?
I practice this at least once a day and it’s quite easy to do now, just gotta be ready with the throttle and turn my head ☺️, great video 👍🏾
this is awesome. i recently laid my bike down on a hill. i was stopped parallel to the incline, i.e. as if you were parallel to your garage in the driveway. any tips for situations like this? I was at a stop sign and of course the bike leaned towards the decline of the slope and down i went.
there's no such things as laying your bike down, you crashed.
Yes, go back and do that same thing 100 times in a row, you'll figure it out
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@@MotoJitsu practice makes perfect! and yes i crashed it. thank god for wearing all the gear and the crash guards on the bike. I'll make sure to go back to the spot where it happened and repeat it till it doesn't happen again. thanks for the content and perspective.
:) welcome
Greg! Last time I wrote you I complained about the lack of parking lots available where I live but I have a nice 7.5 *8 mts space in my own house think that's enough? I'm more interested in slow speed things as I think I'm good enough on higher speed stuff
Anywhere to practice...cul de sacs, dead end roads, etc...but go ride...put miles on the bike :)
Nice job 👍
Now to stop midway during that uphill turn 😋
SenSei
Nice! I never thought of this one. This would be great practice on a dirt bike too.
Great stuff! Keep it up.
🙌👏👌✌🖖🤙👍👋🙂
thanks
show the technique required in a situation with a similar incline, but a lot narrower road where completing the circle is not possible and difficult to push a heavy bike back due to the incline
same thing.
You have total command on the bike. Good job. I've watched a viral video of random police doing this. I'll share the link if I can find it.
:) thanks
You neglected to mention: the problem with doing U turns on a hill is, if the bike stops halfway thru, or you stall it, and it starts to lean towards the down hill side, your foot will catch nothing but air on the low side, and you will not be able to keep it from falling over. Then you have the even bigger nightmare of needing to pick your bike up, on the side of a hill.
It can be done with practice, but in general its to be avoided. There are some things you can not do on a motorcycle, like pulling into a parking lot that is sloped left or right, and stopping - again one foot will catch only air and you will drop your bike. If you stop your bike on a hill, it has to be pointed either up or down.
Also the more your bike weighs, the harder it will be to keep it from falling over. At a stop you can lean a 200 lb dirt bike 30° and hold it up easy. A 900 lb cruiser bike is difficult to hold at a 10° lean...
They never bring any of this up in the MSF beginners course...
I did when I was talking about momentum. If you have good skill, the bike won't matter, watch this. th-cam.com/video/l_DwL0VwPCg/w-d-xo.html
And why would it be mentioned? The MSF is 8th grade info...the very basics for people who never touched a bike before...riders have a hard enough time shifting to 2nd and not crashing on flat ground let alone a hill. Take more courses that are well above the basics MotoJitsu.com/courses
Tried this recently, suffice to say that it's harder than it looks like!
Man, wish i could knew which feelings you have when doing this
Great video, thanks.
Awesome 👍🏻🌟
Thanks 🤗
What if it’s just as steep but only one lane and gravel? Got my self into that unfortunate situation today and I feel lucky I didn’t fall
Greg did you say you fully pull in the clutch and go off the throttle when turning up hill? Why is that?
Also can you do a video about how to turn your bike from standing still on a very narrow and steep road where there is no space to do a U turn. For example when you end up in a dead end road.
The momentum gets me up the hill and through the turn for uphill. If there's no space to do a u-turn? What kind of situation would that be?
@@MotoJitsu Re the uphill U turn, what is the advantage of no throttle and pulling in the clutch over having throttle and slipping the clutch as you normally do.. at least I think you do 😉
It would be a situation where you follow an uphill road that's getting narrower and narrower and finally appears to be dead end. We found ourselves in this situation one time with a group finding an alternative route around construction works in Germany. 🙈
momentum. if you're in that spot, just do a 3 point turn or get off the bike and turn it around.
@@MotoJitsu thanks Greg!
In my motorcycle they really emphasized counter weight and proper body position when doing so which is putting your elbow down on the opposite side you're leaning the bike toward. But then you say we don't need to. When is counter weight absolutely necessary? Thanks
whenever you want to...you don't have to counter balance. It's just a tool
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Your video are great thanks
Were you changing gears during any of these or was this all in 1st or 2nd gear? Thanks.
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I’ve only seen the “blinking headlight” on GSs. Is bmw making the differently than other manufacturers?
It’s not blinking
It's the camera that makes all headlights look blinking
Damn bro nailed it
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Such a professional way to write a non professional thing lmao
You found a San Francisco street in San Diego!
lol soooo steep!
Thank you 🙏🏽
Man that was impressive.
You make it look so easy
Nice, thank you!
5:17 the headlight IS actually flashing FYI! it's the eye inability to detect LED flashing at really high speed or whatever 😉
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Thanks for the video good as always, these are normal Austrian streets 😁
you're welcome!
And as an Australian... most of ours are flat, but we do have the occasional bump.
You make that look so easy.
anything is with practice
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I need to practice a lot from swerving. U turn in a tight corner is still out of the question right now. 😌😌😌😌
Thanks a lot 😊
Wouah that's tuff ! Thanks