All the Detail - Bike Steering

[@Lacebylad]

I’m sure all Observers hearts sink when a new associate tells you they have watched loads of you tube vids. How quick your heart will recover if they tell you they watched this one. Another beauty. Cracking roads too

[@RobEnglish-ratman]

What an absolutely FANTASTIC video Reg. I was even leaning round the bends with you while watching. You make it all make sense with you expert explanation. I have been riding for 37 years, have my IAM, my BMF Blue Ribband, plus other advanced training, but yet i still struggle with some bends. You summed it up perfectly by saying to have confidence in the bikes grip, rather than panic by rolling off or dabbing the rear brake, which we are all guilty of doing at some time. I think i need a trip to Cumbria so that i can have a day out with you. Keep up the great videos .

[@philipderbyshire5996]

I haven't noticed anywhere among your bike videos tips for dealing with steep downhill bends. I don't feel I can accelerate, even gently, through them so I'm running with a closed throttle. I'd welcome something on this. Anyway, thanks for another great video - I've been riding longer than I care to remember but always find something new to think about.

[@tonykenton9210]

Reg - Excellent video - one of the aspects that was a ‘penny dropping’ moment for me watching this was your changes in speed and gear. Although only saw a glimpse of this depending on camera angle - it would be really useful seeing a video with this being the main focus. I like many, don’t realise that your not just keeping to the speed limit, rather than changing down (or up) as much as you do. Thank you again - brilliant content.

[@andybill-uk]

For a new rider like me this is a superb video- thanks. I’ll be practising it next time I’m out here in Shropshire.

[@SkilledBiker999]

Some fantastic roads in sunny Shropshire 👌🏻🏍💨

[@gedruane5696]

Brilliant videos take my advanced soon. Great explanation to every aspect of biking top bloke 😊😊

[@edtxw01]

I've just started watching your series of videos, fantastic information, much of it I already know and use but refreshment is so important. Some great tips and new to me stuff that I'll be trying out ASAP. I notice you straighten some bends and roundabouts, when safe to do so, I'll start to incorporate that into my riding as it improves stability and maintains speed. Excellent, thanks for producing these videos to help bikers improve and stay safe.

[@jimmybrookes1574]

what a brilliant video, countersteering has been frying my brain since i passed my test last year, this is the first video to really make sense with all the other elements added in. Thankyou and the road looks a must do ride for next year!

[@mikeroberts]

Reg, you correctly say in the video to push the bar away for counter steering. A common mistake for riders of different styled machines with regard to counter steering is to push (and say) down The whole idea is to move the bars around the headstock of the bike. With sports bikes, this makes having your forearms low enough so you push forward and not down. For those on big adventure bikes with huge wide bars, be aware that it takes not a lot of pressure and you can easily over do it when you start trying to counter steer actively. Anchoring to the bike is important but a good stiff body core/torso is important too. Personally I'd put that above pushing on the pegs (which feels nice).

[@bradleyhatch3886]

Just great watching you getting them corners right, excellent.

[@techtinkerin]

Had a moment where I was on the twisty roads on cg125, coming up to a right corner too fast, hadnt realised it tightened and was already on the limit. Panicked and tried to brake gently but bike just 'wouldnt turn'. Front wheel caught curb 20 mph ish, and I was off and luckily slowly bashed my head along the barrier and didnt get crushed by the bike. Bike was okay as was I. I knew I was being a tool but it really surprised me and Ive tried to analyse why. The way you explain everything is a real penny drop moment. I knew then I really didnt know what I was doing but feel its absolutely necessary to learn to avoid ever doing it again. Thanks, excellent instructor! Subbed😊😎👍

[@petertompkinson5622]

That was a master class! One of the most concise commentaries on cornering skills I have seen. 👍

[@RegLocal]

Thanks 👍

[@danielhubbard8664]

Eyes on full beam, is one of the best bit of advice I have been given

[@elliottsw]

Hi Reg, great video! I was sent here as a lot of us have recently taken up motorcycling and your videos are very informative, keep it up! (Nubs from BB)

[@RegLocal]

Welcome aboard!

[@adrianwhitfield6656]

Thanks Reg, very informative video. Only passed my CBT a couple of months ago and have had a couple of sketchy fast corners where I have drifted towards oncoming traffic. I now realise its because I was panicking and rolling off the gas, rather than committing (and entering too fast for my skills).

[@greghumphries4196]

Hi Reg. I have watched all your videos. This video I have to say really made the penny drop and seemed to really give me a huge buzz. It is now ll-05 pm and you have made me want to go out on my bike and practise. This has so hit home , I'm so grateful for this tuition the best one I have ever see. Thank you.

[@philipmarshall6662]

Best video I've seen on cornering, understand and use all these techniques except for weighting the opposite peg. Definitely be adding that little nugget to the bag. Thanks Reg, keep up the good work good.👊

[@petertompkinson5622]

Phil - Have you ever been to Greenhithe Kent? More particularly the MN College. Sorry if you're not the Phil Marshall I'm thinking of.

[@RegLocal]

Glad it was helpful!

[@philipmarshall6662]

@@petertompkinson5622 Hi Peter, wrong Phil

[@KarlyBoy]

excellent content, superbly presented, and I see you were enjoying our glorious English Summer whilst doing it. I am currently doing my Masters (IAM), and this really should be mandatory viewing, I have watched so many cornering Video's, so eventually get all the Techniques, but this is the ONLY example, where I believe the critical elements of successful cornering are covered in a single Video, it really nails it !!!

[@johnbateman3244]

Great content and great instruction as always. Would it be possible for you to incorporate a video at some point with techniques for riding tight hair pins, up and downhill and awkward hillstarts, even uturns on hills. Also slow controlled riding and filtering etc. TIA.

[@olivierdescours9134]

A really great video. Thanks a lot !

[@tonymcflattie2450]

How safe is motorcycling when riden carefully and competently?

[@twotriumphs7398]

Excellent video

[@richarddepledge960]

Hi Reg, Have you any advice re cattle grids. i.e pick the bike up more upright if possible. Sometimes you get quite a jolt going over them. Nice to hear the bm getting some revs.

[@RegLocal]

Keep the bike as upright & straight as possible & avoid any inputs (brake or throttlr), especially when wet.

[@rcraven1013]

At the end I didn't know if you were riding on a road or at Knockhill Park racing circuit as you spent so much time on the wrong or should I say other side of the road and of constantly accelerating around bends that I thought you were elsewhere. Perhaps you could also enlighten us all as civilians as to were in the modern or latest edition of the Roadcraft Manual does it give practise and procedures for the use of the wrong or other side of the road. I have looked through it and not yet found any references to that particular practise. Perhaps you could enlighten us all. .

[@andylord3258]

Brilliant

[@rcraven1013]

Good video but somewhat repetitive about counter steering. However I did notice once again the continuance and apparent habit of taking ones hand off the handlebars to perhaps emphasis points. Mostly it was your left hand but sometimes it was your right hand. To me it fails to, achieve anything but does mean that if anything un towards happens such as, as an example a deer or a dog running out on you then with just one hand on the bars and the other somewhere in the air then it will take time, a little time perhaps to replace it onto the handlebars and react to the possible danger. Whereas if both hands were on the bars ones physical re action would have been sooner and faster. Just a thought.

[@darrenmilo9565]

Always stop in the distance Ewe can see to be clear eh Reg 😂

[@petertompkinson5622]

V funny :)

[@Ruzif]

My local examiner told me about progressive steering. You keep pushing your handlebar while in the bend…

[@cbjgdicad1]

The condition of the roads these days you need an adventure bike to deal with them. Scant repairs to the road surface, dangerous potholes, six variations of unnecessary humps.There is a war against the motorist.

[@rcraven1013]

At 22.10 you commenced an overtake of two cars space apart whilst riding uphill on Hartside. You finished the overtake passing the 2nd car at 22.17 and also passing a slight right hand curve, which meant that just for a moment you really did not have a full and complete view of the road ahead of you at that time. Just 2 seconds later at 22.19 you are passed by a car coming the other way. Perhaps at a combined speed of about 60 mph.,. That was a bit close I would, think.

[@rafadoto355]

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[@gedruane5696]

Brilliant videos take my advanced soon. Great explanation to every aspect of biking top bloke 😊😊