Motorcycle U-Turn Made Easy | Mod 1 Tips #2
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 พ.ย. 2021
- The dreaded U-Turn! I think it's something every rider was nervous about while learning to ride. It's also one of the easiest maneuvers to get wrong. Turning a big heavy bike around in a small area can be nerve wracking. There's so many things you're trying to think about. When do I turn? Where do I look? What do I do with the bike? In this video I'm going to break down how I do a U-Turn on a motorcycle and also some practice tips to make it easier and with a little bit of practice you'll be able to do the U-Turn anywhere and with confidence.
Hopefully everyone is enjoying short series, just a reminder the setup in these videos isn't to scale for the mod 1 test area. There is a link below should you want to practice this to scale in your own time
Link to the Gov website for the Mod 1 layout and size guide.
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Great explanation - this video helped me overcome my nerves about U Turns and helped me pass my Mod1 on my first attempt today! Thanks for the content mate.
Congrats mate. 🤜🤛
great video this is the best bike training channel yet keep them coming :)
Really appreciate that man. 🤜🤛
I quit riding for like 15 yrs. I forgot a few things like look where you want to go. I have my U turn confidence back now. Thanks for the help.
Mod 1 in two weeks videos a great help thanks man
I wish i had these videos for when i was doing my MOD 1, you make it so easy to understand!!!! Love all your videos 🏍🏍🏍
Cheers, Michelle. 🤜🤛
I passed my mod1 first time and without any your channel helped me massively and the examiner was brilliant this is Monday and my instructor has booked my test already for a week today now I’m really worried so watching your other videos over and over thank you for your videos there brilliant
Thanks for the video 👍
I had my first day of my DAS yesterday and really struggled with U turns. Watching this video though, i see that they had me training in a much smaller space. The turn was much tighter and i was having to initiate the turn much quicker as well. I'll try out some of the tips from the video today and hopefully improve.
past my cbt and got my cbf125 and been doing this and slow moving not for mod 1 but just for confidence and practise
sometimes i do it for fun instead of a long ride
keep up the GREAT!! videos i love them and they help me out as a new rider
Cheers, Dengue. You know what they say, practice makes perfect. 🤜🤛
Great video sir
I’m really struggling with confidence to get the bike turned on my lessons but watching your video has given me the belief to crack this now
That's great to hear, Matthew. Glad you found it helpful. 🤜🤛
Thank you for your videos helped me so much 🏍️
That's great to hear, Jay. 🤜🤛
Thanks so much for all this information....about to sit my test in Ireland and there is so little information out there...this is ready-made, direct, easy to follow tips thay are really applicable straight away...thumbs up for all the quality content...keep up the great work...long live the sv650 😉👍
Cheers, Don. Appreciate it. All the best for test day mate. 🤜🤛
@@MotoEcosse cheers and thanks again...test was no problem thankfully.
Thanks for all the great tips. You go to immense effort to produce it...fair play and good luck going forward 👍 👏 🏍
I passed my Mod 1 first time yesterday thanks to your amazing videos!
I was having mad problems with the U-turn but after watching this video a few times I finally was able to nail it!
I can't thank you enough for all your really helpful videos, you're a true legend!!
On to Mod 2 in 2 weeks!
Thanks again!! 👍
That's awesome, Jon. The U-turn can definitely be a tricky one to learn, glad the video helped. All the best for your mod 2. 🤜🤛
I failed mine friday. Im gutted. Ive never had a problem with u turns until the actual day. Im guessing nerves undid everything id learned.
The biggest laugh is I did a tighter turn turning around driving up to the u turn bay area no problem.
Thanks for the extra tips mate. I hope it helps me next time.
Great video and I'm really shocked on the size of the area. I've been practicing on a side road which is the width of two parking spaces. Loving the channel and at the moment I'm practicing on my 125 and all your videos are really helping. Still working on my speed at the moment trying to get to 50mph. Thanks and I'm looking forward to emergency brake and avoidance video.
Yeah the width of the U-turn is definitely one of those things that plays on people's minds. Thinking it's quite tight when it's actually pretty wide. I wouldn't worry too much about speed on your 125. Some 125s you really have to push hard to get to the national speed limit. Anything over about 50-55 they scream their head off 😂. First time you're out on the road on a bigger bike you'll soon realise just how easy and quickly you'll get up to 50. 🤜🤛
great sruff thankyou.
Thanks for this wish I’d watched earlier haha did cbt yesterday and had chance to practice u turns on a break I thought it was 2 bays was panicking cos I couldn’t do it consistently 3 bays will be easy now I e practiced on 2 🤦🏼♂️
Great vid hopeful of finally passing, I haven’t tried in over a year because I failed like 4/5 times and just got so pissed off with myself. I could do it all day long during practice but as soon as I got in the test foot went down 😞
Yeah the U turn can be a tricky part of the test. Always remember to look where you want the bike to stop. It can take a few attempts, but stick with it. 🤜🤛
Maybe stupid question sorry, but for going slow/controlled in the U-turn, are you keeping the clutch at the "biting" point and pulling in on the clutch if you need to go a little slower (instead of fully letting clutch go), or breaking?
Thanks for the great video!
U turns were my nemesis for a long time before my Mod 1. Probably not helped by the fact on one of my first practices I dropped the bike and that was forever on my mind. In the end the best tip I got was get used to feeling your right elbow tucked into your side. Once I got that every one after that was a breeze.
Still don't like doing them IRL though, unless it's a wide road. At least once the test is done you can dab a foot if necessary.
I had my first training on bigger bike yesterday and dropped it 3 times just on u turns! Everything else absolutely fine. Now Im so nervous of them
@@fionadavies4282this happened to me and I fluffed the u turn because I had it in my head! Before that point I was absolutely fine!! X
fantastic videos!
Appreciate that, Eddy. 🤜🤛
I got refused to be taken out on the road my CBT I could not do the u turn adequately on a geared bike and it was tighter than this. took it on a moped, then went on a gear conversion with another school. no issues. be careful who you take your course with.
I need to buy you a beer mate
Agree .. this guy is brilliant.!
Hi, what a great video.
I was really nervous of my mod 1. After arriving at the test centre today and seeing the course in person I was relieved (I haven’t done any instructor lessons).
Anyways passed it with no minors - so easy! What was I worried about??? I did the test on my sv650s with a gixxer front end and managed the u turn no worries.
Great to hear mate. Congratulations 🤜🤛
You need a top view!
If only there was a reference point on the pad at the test centre !
So. Do all test centres have to be 7.5m for u turn?
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Good videos. However, can you please redo these with real cones? And on a sunny day? The tennis balls are invisible. Really good walkthroughs, but I’ve no idea where you are talking about. Small half balls and near pitch black.
The trick is to look at the end point . Last week when I practiced I was turning a bit too sharp. Any tips for a nice smooth turn ?
I'd start by practicing circles. Get used to keeping the bike smooth as you do it. Throttle and clutch control are key as well as using a small amount of back break if needed, this can help keep the bike stable. As for turning to sharp, create a reference point that you need to go around, this will prevent the sharp turning. After some practice it will become 2nd nature. 🤜🤛
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Thanks 🙏
I passed my bike test in 1978, to this day I still have a problem doing a U turn.
How many times in the ‘Day; can you attempt any part of your Mod 1? Is it like 10mins, oops failed and come back pay again or wait a few minutes and try again?
once every 10 days :(
I'm in the middle of my lessons an got my mod 1 on Tuesday... my instructor has told me throughout the mod 1 slow control if my break light goes off at any time its a minor. So he wants a constant red light at the back. Breaks always on. Even when stopped transferring from back to front an vice versa? Have you heard of this before?
Hey, Jake. What part of the slow control? I'm assuming after the slalom and the figure 8? If it's the slow control in a straight line, feathering the back brake definitely helps, but I've never heard of getting a minor if the brake light goes off. Maybe that's new but it definitely wasn't part of the test when I sat my mod 1. 🤜🤛
How do you maintain this level of control on a twist and go? All of the fine manoeuvring seems to rest on clutch control.
You would treat it exactly the same as a manual bike. As long as you have the correct speed going into the U turn, using the throttle alone will be enough to manage the bike through the turn. 🤜🤛
Do you need to indicate if you're treating it like a road? My cbt instructor said no, but my husband who has done mod 1 said yes...
If you're doing a u turn on a public road then I would always indicate. You don't have have to indicate while training in a closed off area though. 🤜🤛
What's easier MOD 1 or 2. I personally think MOD 2
I thought mod 1 was the harder of the tests. It wasn't technically that difficult but it's so much easier to fail. Mod 2 isn't exactly straight forward either but as long as you treat it right, it's basically just riding around showing you can stay in control and ride safety. 🤜🤛
@@MotoEcosse Totally agree, i failed my mod 1 first time
Yes. 7.5m
Iv got my mod 1 next month and this move is killing me. Hate it so much. I do one good then fk all it all up on the next 5 tries. Dreading it.
Keep practicing bud, it'll come. Just always remember to look where you want the bike to finish. 🤜🤛
How’d it go? Mines tomorrow morning.
Did you do you mod1 on your own bike?
No done it on a Suzuki bandit 600 through the school I trained with.
@@MotoEcosse arrr ok the reason I ask because I was wondering do you have to show proof of insurance to do your mod1 as it's on privet land
@@dualtrondreamteam6811 If you're doing it through a school then everything is covered.
@@MotoEcosse I'm tryin to do the mod 1 without using a school, iv been practicing on privet land and pretty much have everything down iv also watched a few of your videos for tips
@@dualtrondreamteam6811 You can do it on your own. Do you have a way of getting the bike to the centre?