Motocross cornering made easy

Motocross cornering can be explained in a simple three step process. Every corner will have the same three steps, the areas in which you use each part of the cornering process will just need to be adjusted given the specific corner. This will be the first of several videos in which I try to break down motocross corners and make it more simple.
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[@mxriderdakar]

Good explanation.

[@jpmorgen5726]

I rode yesterday, was thinking about my cornering mistakes today, and happened to think in much the same way, now I am sure I will try to execute the next time I ride, thanks. Former pro with bad habits, and now only 68 years old.

[@josephlasiter7392]

This helped me a ton at the last race “Jumping is for show, corners for dough”

[@180mxtraining7]

Thank you Joey! 🙏

[@vashon100]

The important thing is now everyone should know the difference between brake and break. LOL Seriously, good vid!

[@180mxtraining7]

@@vashon100 😂

[@johnbarnhart7174]

Very nice technique explanation. If corner is NOT rutted, it helps me to think of the Roll Zone as where lean angle progressively increases. Accel Zone is where lean angle progressively decreases.

[@andreyshred]

This video and your comment made my day today at the track. It was that tiny bit information I needed to finally feel the turns and get some confidence of I'm doing it right. There is nobody ride at my local track and no mx schools so all I can get is to read books, watch vids and film myself to see all mistakes. Thanks a lot!

[@180mxtraining7]

You are %100 correct, great way to put it!

[@cooganbeggs4942]

Great explanation my man …thanks heaps 👍 I swear learning to corner a dirtbike is one of the hardest things ever

[@180mxtraining7]

Thank you, jumping was always the easy part for me. I always over thought corners, wish KZbin was around when I was a kid 🙈

[@cooganbeggs4942]

@@180mxtraining7 totally agree …i think i’m in an over thinking phase atm 🤦‍♂️

[@jerryhill4893]

Thanks. Good stuff.

[@reineherrera8897]

This was a great breakdown.

[@DonGH297]

Thanks! It made some things more clear for me. I was experiencing less armpump lately because my corner speed got better, and now you said it i just realised that😂 I will definitely try to work even more on my corners to reduce my armpump. I was that guy who just braked too much all the time

[@180mxtraining7]

Glad it helped and that's great to hear!

[@DonGH297]

@@180mxtraining7 i went from riding 8 minutes to 15 minutes👍🏻

[@Jones_Media]

Great Video !!! Thanks for the info .

[@chriskirk7137]

Great video. Thank for the video

[@StreetMotoZ]

Nice information! Thanks for sharing! Thumbs 👍

[@180mxtraining7]

Thanks for visiting

[@eatnpooter1634]

Hell yea Jurivich !!! Local yeeeyeee !!!

[@KristenJurevich]

That's a nice 180° turn 😉 Great tips, 180 MX Training!!

[@cooganbeggs4942]

It’s ok but mine’s bigger 🤣

[@KristenJurevich]

@@cooganbeggs4942 That's what he said! 😂

[@cooganbeggs4942]

@@KristenJurevich 🤣

[@Tyler.56]

Great video my problem is I have actually gotten good technique in my Corning. I for sure would like to carry more speed at times but I find my biggest problem is jumping. Budds creek is my local track and I have came up short or cased jumps for so long that it’s became muscle memory and I can’t snap out of it.. if I could find the confidence with jumping on would be such a better rider.. it doesn’t help that in the back of my mind I’m always saying I gotta make sure to make it work on Monday’s

[@180mxtraining7]

I had to break the same habit when I was younger. I would try to time everything perfectly. What helped me was reminding myself constantly, especially the first time jumping a jump, that it is way safer to over jump than under-jump. I learned that the hard way a few times in Arenacross and Supercross

[@mxriderdakar]

Sometimes exiting a corner faster will also get the jump better, so everything is important, cornering, speed, jumping, physical strength etc. Get back your confidence in other jumps or track then try to find out why you are short on those jumps. Just remeber that if you are not a racer, it’s ok to avoid some risk and stay safe, and ride an easier track.

[@SuperTexasBlues]

Isn't the roll zone considered coasting? as a noob trying to learn cornering properly, i have heard that coasting is the devil! thanks for the vid... it makes a little more sense now

[@180mxtraining7]

Yes, there are two schools of thought. I used to be in the “on the gas or on the brakes group.” Technically you may not be fully “coasting” because you could also be riding the front brake. Not every corner is the same. In order to have momentum, you have to have a coasting zone, if you’re always on the gas or the brakes, the bike will never be able to turn effectively. The coasting/roll zone is where you allow the bike to turn and build roll speed

[@SuperTexasBlues]

@@180mxtraining7 Understood... thanks for clarifying that

[@dannykosinski1327]

Thanks !

[@OogleTheGreat]

I found, for me anyway, is that I: BRAKE - ROLL - SHIFT WEIGHT FORWARD TO TANK - LEAN THE BIKE - LOOK TO THE EXIT - ACCELERATE OUT OF THE CORNER.

[@180mxtraining7]

Perfect!

[@brannonvierra8516]

Only thing I’m tryna break is my neck checking out the track snacks in the parking lot 👀👀👀

[@180mxtraining7]

You do a pretty good job of breaking your fall with your head “concussion guy!” 😉

[@pedroj.corderog.2038]

Hi , but I see pro riders standing and they are on the rear break even when they go from standing to seating on the corner, their foot is on the rear break until they get back on the gas. If you let off the rear break and acelerate you’ll loose traction. My understanding is you go from breaking to acelerating there has to be no coasting in between. I like to you to explain more about what to do on the rolling part of a turn. Cheers

[@180mxtraining7]

I think the problem with watching races is that those riders are pushing so hard, that it is not representative of the actual technique you want to practice. When I race, I will use my clutch too much, run my rear brake too far and over accelerate. When I practice under less pressure, I try to work on what is fundamentally correct, that way when I race, doing the correct technique will be more natural. It’s more a drill to practice to carry momentum. The problem with the on the brakes or on the gas theory, is that it creates a push and pull situation that gives me and a lot of people of coached arm pump and fatigue. Sometimes your roll zone may be large and it may be only for a split second.

[@bunnyman6321]

Thanks for sharing! 1. Do downshift then brake or brake then downshift before the corner? 2. What technique you use to know how many gears to go down when downshifting for the corner?

[@180mxtraining7]

Downshift, then brake is ideal. If you downshift after braking, it really messes up the attitude of the bike.

[@bunnyman6321]

@180mxtraining7 Interesting. Thank you! Does this apply to crotch rockets too?

[@180mxtraining7]

@@bunnyman6321 I would think so with road bikes, problem with downshifting after braking is that it abruptly changes the rpm's of the motor, this is the point where you don't want that to happen. There are three brakes on a motorcycle, front, rear and engine and they should all be done in the braking zone. So ideally downshift, before braking or during, but if done after your braking zone, it will upset the suspension and your turn in/lean in to the corner. Now at the point you're supposed to "turn in" you have your bike braking once again and taking braking into your roll zone

[@bunnyman6321]

@180mxtraining7 I appreciate you sharing the science of racing wit me 💯

[@180mxtraining7]

@@bunnyman6321 of course, sorry it took me a year to see the comment 🙈.

[@TheShepdawg9]

The front brake comment seems a bit misplaced. I understand that a wheel that isn't turning would take more effort to start turning again under acceleration, but it wouldn't be still since the second it touches the ground after you finish braking it would be turning at a fast rate again.

[@180mxtraining7]

You are not necessarily stopping the front wheel, you're slowing down the rotation to allow the front end to compress. This will allow it to change the attitude of the bike and follow the rut better. Its light use of the front brake, just enough to slightly slow down the rotation and change the attitude of the bike to being more compressed on the front end. This will allow you to follow the rut easier. It also slows down the traction and lets the wheel fall back in the rut