This Will Improve Your Cornering On A Motorcycle

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[@MotoJitsu]

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[@itsnotachip1209]

Nice twisties. Quick question: if I go into a turn, and I brake gently, the bike will naturally want to stand up, and push me out of the turn. At that point, do you simply apply some more counter steering, or do you have a different stragegy?

[@Temetnosce77]

I’ve supported you since 33000. It’s great to see your skills, speed, sarcasm and subscribers go through the roof. Congratulations and thanks brother.

[@markjennings-principals.p.5870]

@@itsnotachip1209 The secret is loading up the front tire with a couple points of front brake before the tip in.... roll off the throttle..load up the front brake slightly... (exhale) as you tip in and unload the front brake (gently) when you are "comfortable with your speed and direction"... throttle up as you stand it up and lose lean angle.

[@markjennings-principals.p.5870]

New BMW's have a "tele-lever" front suspension that pretty much eliminates the front brake drama even if you suffer a major malfunction of the brain housing group and grab a panic handful.

[@blakebarton7997]

Giving yourself a “pass” is highly underrated. Make it through and make it home. Excellent advice bro.

[@brentdoogle]

Greg - Just got back from a three day solo adventure in the West North Carolina mountains. I put in 733 miles in three days and had the most amazing experience of my life on a motorcycle. I rode some of the finest twisties, mountain roads and recommended loops in the Eastern US. At first, I was extremely cautious and insecure about my abilities, as I am from Orlando where the roads are straight and flat. After about half a day riding and going through the exercises in my head, and reminding myself to be smooth, trail braking, looking for the exit on corners, and remembering that lean angle equals risk… I found that I was more than capable of enjoying these amazing roads with confidence. I watch your material religiously as well as some other KZbin trainers, I have done the champ U program, practice the Belt challenges and have read several of the books you recommend. Without a doubt, all the training, belt drills and information has made me a more skilled and confident rider capable of keeping up with veteran riders and throttle junkies alike. Your voice was in my head constantly as my coach and mentor as I rode some of these amazing places. I had an amazing time and got home safely at the end. Mission accomplished. I just want to thank you for all that you do, and for helping the riding community become more advanced more confident and safer on the roads. I hope we meet in person one day and I can look you in the eye and shake your hand. You have made a big difference in my life. Keep up the great work you’re doing, sir!

[@hwy1310]

I live in central NC, but ride to those mountains quite a bit. Some serious twisty roads that require a lot of skill and concentration. Absolutely beautiful scenery as well.

[@fernandosequerra2100]

I live overseas and would like to make a road trip there. Can you let me know the routes you rode?

[@VeraArms-tk3ru]

Hey Greg, I noticed in some areas the speed limit was 45 mph and you were at 95 mph. I don’t know in US, but in Canada if a cop clocks me at 50 miles above the speed limit for sure I would have my bike impounded, my drivers license revoked for at least 1 year if not more, easily around $3000 fines and need to take safety courses to get my license back. Great video and amazing skills. Thanks

[@marcusl.1874]

Practice is indeed the key to become confident. Get to know your bike at each speed level. High and low. Here in Europa we have a lot of twisties you need to master. Next week i will drive in the Dolomites with some friends, will be a lot of fun and a lot of training bends😎

[@philh1826]

Hey GREG. Can you take a Harley Cruiser into the twisties and show us how you ride? I have a fatboy but live in Vegas. If you're ever here Ill gladly lend you my bike

[@markjennings-principals.p.5870]

I'm 64 and have been riding since I was a young teenager. My first adult bike was a Kaw '73 Z1A when I was 21. In those days you would have found me blitzin' up I-5 on my way to San Onofre (52 area) from Vista where my wife and I had an apartment. I'm the proud owner of a 2023 R1250 GS now. My "pace" will never be that brisk anymore but it's nice to see the capability of a bike like mine if I ever took it out of "Road" mode. lol. I do appreciate your ability to articulate the skills we all need to ride safely and quickly. ;) Semper Fi.

[@RootsterAnon]

Really nice video. I like the ending where you go "a little faster" I really felt that.

[@MotoJitsu]

Glad you liked it!

[@ROAGa]

Great video... for us new riders it's good to have someone validate what we may be thinking and "give urself a pass" on not only riding but many things in life may keep a few more people from crashing out..

[@richardparkersmith4810]

I love riding on the throttle only. It is so comfortable and point to point it is still pretty quick. I was quite flattered when a guy in a car flagged me down to tell me my brake light had failed but of course it had not.

[@GordonTillmanTexas]

Greg this was awesome. Starting about 10 minutes in when you sped up and were talking us through all of the high speed manuvers on the twisty roads -- that was so interesting and inspiring.

[@illietw]

At your recommendation I took a course. In the afternoon there was a ride evaluation, where the instructor and another rider follow you and score your riding/cornering etc. Unfortunately there were no comms provided, and we were told to constantly look in the rear view and turn when the instructor started signaling left or right. This threw me for a loop, since I had to split my focus too much. I was also going close to the line if there was clearly no oncoming traffic, but when they called me on it, I couldn't clearly explain why. Now I know.. I will keep practicing and keep doing courses, since I clearly have a lot to learn, but I will also keep using my brain. The roads in this video look super fun, I hope to be able to do the same one day. (less than 1 year and less than 1500 miles ridden currently). Thanks for your great content!

[@tonytasker489]

I came off my bike doing 10mph on a left hand turn at a junction. A truck had split some diesel & my front wheel went straight from under me. Shattered shoulder & a broken neck. Rookie mistake, should of seen the diesel. 6 months later, back on a bike.😁

[@andrewk9143]

Did you end up getting a full recovery? Also, just curious were you fully geared up?

[@tonytasker489]

@andrewk9143 Yeah, full recovery, just a dull pain in neck & shoulder now & then. And yeah, I was fully kitted up. Leathers, boots & gloves (never ride without them).

[@JG-dm3ny]

Informative as always. Any chance you'll be making a video like this but taken from a bike in front of you so we can see where and when your head moves to the inside and your amount of lean angle. I follow where the camera goes on turn in but an outside view might be easier to comprehend for some.

[@danhansen9340]

I find if you know the road you can increase your speed , if i don't know the road i stay closer to the speed limit. stay safe, you are a good teacher.

[@brianglendenning1632]

Went on a long ride through the upper Hunter Valley, NSW Australia today. The roads are, in parts, terribly damaged following the very high rainfall so large potholes are a source of risk, but the use of quick fix pothole filling (they spray fine gravel and tar through a nozzle mounted on a truck) left a lot of fine gravel in parts, often in the shadows. Great training to ride in these conditions- looking ahead, shifting lines, managing speed. Great stuff.

[@PaulHaydock]

You have really helped me with my skills. Thank you

[@GeirMeyer]

Thank you for all the videos you make.. It’s life saving..

[@drrengland]

You made the fast riding look comfortable and slow and easy. Only the speedo gave it away.

[@maxwell9734]

Beautiful scenery out there... You were actually going at a speed that, didn't make everything blurry! 😅

[@dwainjohnson6239]

love this, shoutout from BROOKLYN NYC, from a rookie rider and loving this for myself.

[@msg63bretired82]

Recently started feeling what trail braking does while still riding at my usual Casper Milktoast slower pace. Surprised at how it shortens the turn radius. As far as one handed riding, the MSF ERC (not sure if it’s the same now as 15 years ago) had us ride around a slow cone weave with one hand (and I would practice left handed since my bike had enough power to idle around) and every time I was reminded of how perishable a skill proper riding is.

[@DaniPrays]

Roll off, tip in, accelerate, stop at Barona ; ) Love your videos 🏍️

[@MotoJitsu]

:) instagram.com/motojitsuclub/

[@bangboats3557]

17:40 "Horsie!" I thought I was the only one that did things like that. In truth when riding, to keep my focus and alertness up I'm often talking to myself, just like this. And yes... even out loud.

[@martinl6205]

Very lucky ride with that traffic cone lying on the road rolling around

[@waynekennoff2741]

Just blew through an area where workers could have been. Aren't you supposed to slow down when their are signs of road work ahead?

[@Next2Null]

Honestly I understand the people thinking you're in KM/PH. It's kinda crazy how fast you accelerate from 80-100+ on what appears to be an Adventure Bike. I know all bikes are quick, but I only ride a Ninja 400, after 90, it crawls.

[@notafanboy250]

You can just say "kph."

[@Smi7h1sH3r3]

Seems like the lesson for us new riders is that there is no one answer, it's relative to the situation. There are general guiding principles we follow but how you use them in every situation is determined by your skill level and the context of the situation you find yourself in. Generally how life works lol ^_^ Thanks for all the advice, super inspired to take all those advance courses now! It's the slow maneuvers that seem like the best measure of skill.

[@MotoJitsu]

Mostly depends on your pace...if you're riding at a chill pace, there's so much stuff that's irrelevant. If you're riding at a fast pace, the more technical you have to be.

[@Smi7h1sH3r3]

definitely riding at a chill pace for now!@@MotoJitsu

[@clayfarnet970]

Is your speedometer in knots?

[@NareshRegmi-ht3ez]

Lol I was thinking the same. Fearless guy.

[@floopex]

Thanks for the yet another highly informative video! Since I’m not from the US, I’m quite curious though - you’re doing around a 100 mph in some of the sections while passing signs that say 40. What would happen if police were to spot you coming out of one of the corners at that pace? I’m not trying to judge or anything, just curious of the potential consequences. For comparison, doing double the speed limit in my part of the world would costs ~550$ in fines and 6 months of license suspension. Thanks!

[@WhoWhereTheBee]

I'm just praying for no one making an illegal overtake crossing double yellow lines during a blind turn

[@williamashby8124]

Mate,I also watch gixxa brah and yammi noob doing it on track at the moment.With your impressive experience, would love to see the three of you's meet up.Not so much to help yammi on the track but gixxa who may end up being quicker than you guys.

[@zalacainbilbao]

It's is bizarre that the US does miles per hour. Almost everyone else does kilometers per hour.

[@stimsonromano2258]

Awesome review mate big love from Australia 😊😊😊

[@faisalbutt8324]

I watch your videos in australia. We use km/h

[@wormiestchicken]

Hi MotoJitsu (& the community), thanks for the great video! I was wondering, how would you go about going from using only the basic 'tools' when riding slow, to incorporating the more advanced techniques? I like to ride more 'laid-back', but i want to be able to use the advanced techniques in the case I come into a corner too fast or when i misjudge the angle of a corner. Thanks!

[@trumpetreneau]

When it comes to riding curvy roads, you go to the brakes when you’re nervous, stay on the brakes until you’re happy/comfortable with your speed and direction, and accelerate when you can SEE the exit and take away lean angle. Biggest thing is to be VERY familiar with how your brakes work, especially the front brake. Practice emergency braking every time you ride. Learn to apply extremely minute, precise amounts of brake pressure. 1-5% brake pressure.

[@johnhernandez6434]

Great vid. I practice every weekend and this was helpful. I do the same roads a lot of the time to judge how I’m doing my turns. Some days I’m faster through the turns and sometimes I’m not as confident coming in hotter and slow myself faster knowing that when I’m in the turn I could have been going quicker. Got me a 21 MT 09 full Akra and tune. Looking to u[grade to the MT 10 for better stability when leaning it over.

[@TALEX-07]

This place is amazing...

[@Lipsofatso]

Awesome video! Lots of helpful tips. Thanks for sharing. In reference to the speed. It does seem weird. You are ranging from 55 mph to over 100 mph. Seems awfully fast for the road you are travelling. Maybe you're just that good. Lol! Again, thanks for video. Cheers!

[@GrumblyAirMonk]

I wish i could do this.. I would enjoy my bike so much

[@jamescruz7460]

Excellent video, thank you😊

[@johnman7502]

Great video thank you

[@heleen313]

Hi Greg, why would you ride close to or over the yellow line in a left turn, even though you can because there are no cars? It makes your turn tighter than necessary? I did a training with motor cops and they taught me to use the left lane in a right turn if necessary and no oncoming traffic of course. Because it makes your turn wider, you can stay more upright or go faster and look farther ahead.

[@RCClubSafetyRidingChannel]

thank you for good tips

[@keangdao]

Good teacher

[@user-hi8by2sq2p]

Brilliant thanks 👍

[@ajo.mathew]

Your videos are helpful but we need more. If you could set up 2 more gopros one in the backside like moto gp and one in the front, we could see your body and lean angle etc.

[@adonai7187]

Thanks so much 🙏

[@hakanunal5300]

I think there was something wrong timestamp 9:34 ? A little bit fast for that corner may be? Dont know, may be its just because of edited video. 😅

[@yannickwellens448]

I always heard, braking in the turn is usually a big no no, you brake before and throttle up on the exit (when the bike is facing the direction you want to go). Also, back brake makes the motorcycle stand up and go straight right?

[@trumpetreneau]

That is a pervasive and harmful basic rider/8th grade level technique for parking lot or beginner MSF course riding. Look up Yamaha Champions Riding School (or Champ U online course) and watch more Motojitsu. There are better, safer ways to ride!

[@philiptong4978]

if you use up every last drop of available traction to make that turn of course you don't want to brake at the same time when you learn precision control, you can start to make trades between braking and turning (proportioning), these two actions can overlap when done in moderation (component forces add up to stay under limit) and you have a good time, for corner entry, the use of brakes in this manner is called trail braking the total available traction changes every corner, road surface condition, temperature, etc, so be smart and ready for your next ride

[@yannickwellens448]

Alright thanks for the info!!

[@pamelawalsh8153]

"Roll off, tip in, accelerate, HORSIE" wait what? Lmao Not a fast rider, and don't feel the need to, but still good to learn....

[@DieselMI]

The question of kilometers or miles is because when we are used to kilometers we don't have the perception of how fast it goes in miles, that is, you go much faster than what we perceive.

[@DieselMI]

Ps. Make one vídeo in KM/H you Will see a big diference in the metric.

[@benjiecuvinar6907]

Just multiply his mph by 1.6 and you got kph, or add half of the amount in mph for faster & easier estimate (ex. 60mph + 30 = 90 kph), and you got kph value while viewing his video. :)

[@malcolmmackinnon6849]

Love your videos! Yet I can't help but hope a deer doesn't jump into the road around one of the tight corners at 70 mph....

[@uppe]

This thumbnail is so good you don't even have to watch the video

[@AdrianPI]

Who else is binging MJ on this Friday?

[@MotoFlows]

What happened to the gsx s1000?

[@lady_will]

I’m still learning how to corner, I’ve been riding for 2 years (Street Glide). Is there a speed I should be going through a corner that would indicate I’m cornering adequately (if that makes sense)? I’m not interested in going around a curve race edition, but just enough to not feel like I would slow people down behind me.

[@terrorfi7215]

So when your trail braking are you initiating it brake when your upright or when your turning

[@Johnrider1234]

In canada we sell gas by the litre. Not gallon.

[@213dennisp]

@motojitsu how do you find the “right” tire pressure. Seems odd to me as a rider hear experienced riders ride 5-10 psi lower than recommended on the street. What are you looking for when lowering your psi? Or is it like ludas how low can you go ? 😂😂

[@CD-bb6ci]

What bike is this? Seems smooth as butter and comfortable

[@MotoJitsu]

1250 GS

[@CD-bb6ci]

@@MotoJitsu I’ll check to see if you have a review on it. If not do you find it super comfy? I’m a cruiser kinda guy. Thanks!

[@MotoJitsu]

I have already about 4 videos all about it.

[@CD-bb6ci]

@@MotoJitsu looking now, thanks!

[@olga912000]

there is no need to prove anything to anyone. Ride at your own pace

[@srgtkj655]

17 and gonna try to get my motorbike licence as soon as I can, right now I have a Kawasaki 230 klx, what should I upgrade too for when I have my motorbike license?

[@maxn.4616]

Get all the safety gear you need.

[@italyguy08]

Whatever you want man! Get what bike you think is the coolest and you can afford and go for it! You might want to start with something used so you can abuse it and learn on it without fear of dropping it and then go for something you've always wanted. I have an MT09 which is super fun but I wouldn't use it to commute. Find something that will fit the kind of riding that you want to do.

[@tazzicek]

yes get Yamaha R1

[@luisayuso7951]

I got a 2014 mt07 and dude it's such a fun bike, plenty of power (at least for some time until you get used to it, but that's the motorbike cycle of life anyways), and super forgiving. I'd say it's the perfect bike to learn and have fun for longer before you start looking for a more powerful one. PD. also nobody mentions it but it's SUPER cheap to maintain, and durable AF

[@expatbiker6598]

Ktm 890 adventure or go all out R 1250 GS. Most importantly is test ride everything. Good luck

[@raggdoll1977]

is that in Kph?

[@billparker8954]

Mps

[@TheLouisianan]

ft/s

[@Dailyrider94]

Jesus, you must be tired of all that work when riding. The thing has torque, put it in 5 or 6 and you won't even need the brakes, nor hit the rev limiter. it's called riding on torque. And most of the time you'll be even faster then hitting the gas, braking, every corner. It sure seems faster when you twist the throttle and all that but trust me, it took me some time to realise it wasn't but it was allot of action. I learned it from a guy who did track and road riding. Imagine riding 900km's of that all day xD

[@viktorkatona7521]

is he doing 120 mph at the end of the video? it simply doesn't feel that fast....

[@VinWeiLee27171]

Well, it’s a gs. And yeah, that road have places you take accelerate way past 120. My bike don’t have a windshield, so going 120 there’s quite an event, thrilling but not really pleasant.

[@hectorsesay8579]

Am sure you have subscribers in Europe and that is why they are mixing up the MPH vs KM without knowing... lol

[@k.a.5283]

How many speeding tickets do you have so far? 😂

[@trailblazeratv6306]

Are you using front brake or rear brake ?

[@Craigravon]

👍👍👍👍🔥🔥🔥

[@holybutterfly8495]

Hey bro , if you changing the lane will your bike or wheels touch the white lane or not ? Because someone told me about if I changing the lane I shouldn’t run over the white lane either. Can you please reply ?

[@_ChaseRR]

the paint on the road is a little slippery and may cause you to lose traction, but as long as your not flying you should be fine to touch it sometimes

[@holybutterfly8495]

@@_ChaseRR My brother knows this when he get his license because the school teachers told him this but my friend said his teacher didn’t mention about this when he was in the class but how about when you get your license did they teach you about this matter to or ?

[@ogbean82]

In America we don't have to take a safety course. Get your permit then go do the road test and you've got your license.

[@ogbean82]

The paint will make you slip. So if your going to hit it stay calm. Off the throttle and stay your line you'll be fine!

[@heleen313]

Hi Greg, why would you ride close to or over the yellow line in a left turn, even though you can because there are no cars? It makes your turn tighter than necessary? I did a training with motor cops and they taught me to use the left lane in a right turn if necessary and no oncoming traffic of course. Because it makes your turn wider, you can stay more upright or go faster and look farther ahead.

[@dzilen]

Advice seems a bit long winded and vague. Here are two words any rider needs to know to master any corner: TRAIL BRAKING.

[@gunmenow]

what kind of skills are needed when you drive 100+ mph lane splitting in local highway?

[@mikestevens9455]

Stupid skills - keep it on the track. I thought motojitsu taught skill, here and in recent videos he is encouraging lawbreaking - more squids will die because of his example

[@trumpetreneau]

Where are you allowed to lane split at 100mph?

[@patrickmba7638]

What skills? That's simple. Praying skills.

[@VinWeiLee27171]

Max out your luck stat. Clearly nothing invested into intelligence stat.

[@stevewilson8752]

🕺😝👍🇭🇲🍹

[@dzilen]

Trail braking with counter steering SHIFTS THE GEOMETRY of your bike in your favor and will save your life. It’s ok to brake as you approach even more gentle corners. The advice here is actually dangerous. New riders beware.

[@Johnrider1234]

Because in CANADA WE ARE IN KM. 80 KM. 100 KM. ALL METRIC SYSTEM