Motorcycle Body Position - How to move on your motorcycle when cornering

I explain how body positioning on a motorcycle works. Covers straights, cornering, braking and chicanes.

[@whorepet]

Videos with this type of format stand so much above all others. No bullshit intros or presentations, just start giving me informations from the get go. I like it

[@marcoh266]

Still watching the Videos. Whenever i think i lost the path for better and safe riding, i watch your Vids and refresh the basics

[@justinsipiceanu8104]

Helpful. Informative. Well delivered. Excellent insight, the foot positioning on pegs is such an integral part of riding and so important to get right.

[@CodingMachine007]

One day sir you will be having billions of subscribers...love and respect from India...👍

[@catapfract]

Very good ...very...i feel lucky that i found you in the tube

[@MikeonBikes]

Thanks, great that it's helpful!

[@ghrmedleys913]

I agree with you. I am glad i met u on KZbin..cheers

[@ibrajimenez2098]

Your videos are the best at explaining body position for someone who likes detailed information like me!

[@JubaProductionsStudios]

Your green screen is so good I forgot it was a digital set until you spread your arms! Your lighting job is so good too, the light coming from the right matches perfectly that of the background! Cheers :)

[@arjay1337]

Thanks for the refresher. One of the first things we are taught is posture contact points. But not WHY!!. Thank you

[@patv6928]

Mike, I cant thank you how much this video helped me a as a new rider. I really appreciate.

[@TokugawaDio]

Very helpful, I'm getting more and more confident everyday! Tank you for making this video

[@MikeonBikes]

Thank you for watching! and good luck!

[@ANDREACRISTALDI]

Mike! That was extremely helpful as always! However to keep it even more interesting I have a pretty precise question for you. The concept is related to weight distribution over the contact points of our body on the bike. Here’s the question: Considering our body weight being 100%, what is the ideal percentage of our body weight on each contact point when cornering at the apex? (example for a right curve: 40% right foot, 10% left foot, 20% seat, 20% right thigh on the tank, 10% hands). Perhaps removing a bit of weight from the seat would help suspensions to work better? I hope this can be an interesting topic , maybe for a video as well, and thank you a lot for your work!!

[@derekderek2570]

Wouldn't it be left thigh on the tank in a right turn?

[@neelsahay5227]

one of the best channels on youtube rn

[@Donechanging]

Your content is explained so well, you`re doing a fantastic job.

[@nightshifter5933]

Im very happy that i found you in KZbin 😀

[@vizardwassel303]

Good Job Nice Explanation Specially when ur talking about how u should put ur hands very Good

[@FrankGixx99Motovlog]

most precise and on point explanation! thank you so much sir

[@SuperMuslim7]

1) TIght left 2) Straight 3) Chicane shuffle 4) Fast left 5) Braking

[@Bawa-e-hind]

1 n 4 interchange

[@stoned_snake8763]

you're wrong why would u stick ur knee out on a fast left?@@Bawa-e-hind

[@Toxic88088]

With this kinda content! 1Mil subs is not a long way🔥🔥🔥🙌🙌🙌 Great explanation 💓💓💓 today I learnt from you, the foot work that i needed to improve myself 💯🔥🔥

[@ArunJ_tvm]

Thanks a lot, this is great. I have to watch this again and again for sure.

[@iamabikerofficial]

I have a doubt, for example, you are taking a left hander. Do you put weight on the left pegs or do you take support from the right knee on the tank?

[@evilzombies6467]

seriously this information helps me so much, thank you mike.

[@888jackflash]

Street-Sport rider here.. Bandit 12 w flat "drag" bars, trimmed-down seat and good suspension. For many years, when I find myself in some tight, scary situation where I REALLY need to have maximum control, I'll immediately scoot all the way forward against the tank; loading my weight over the front end. F*** the Rear; control the FRONT! Somehow this makes me feel better... but I'm not 100% sure if this is truly optimal for dire situations. Am I fooling myself?

[@tazthedevil22]

4:20 omg where did your hand go :0

[@ArmadilloGodzilla]

Such a clear Swedish accent, nice.

[@noelchristophersanchez3863]

Your the man, thankyou for this video that i can share to my mates who always on the road like me...

[@vijayvijay361]

Very very nice helping tutorial plzzz continue like this

[@ghrmedleys913]

I hv subscribed to ur important Chanel... you deserve.

[@renu8685]

I'm really your big fan. And love your beautiful work on KZbin. very good and keep it up

[@garymanning8920]

Thanks never would have guessed peg position is key for sport bikes. I suppose a really good shoe is helpful too.

[@HennessyBoss]

Like holding "baby chickens" , Lol :) .. Nice videos . Keep em coming

[@MikeonBikes]

Haha, when I heard that explanation I realized that's the best way of describing this.

[@MartinSage]

I imagine holding a raw egg between my levers...same idea🤣🤣

[@markgiltayag9354]

excellent explanation

[@jowens2706]

good tips on the rear set pegs n brackets 👍

[@feelingrich8426]

Can you make a video on how to properly hold the grip and twist the throttle. Thanks

[@wally99szarek]

The best advice I've heard about holding the handle bars is to hold them like you're holding an ice cream cone.

[@mr_5lade]

This helped me out a lot. Thank you brother.

[@DevonBbrown]

I got in a wreck a few months ago and im having a hard time getting mentally back to the place I was. Can you make a video of how to rebuild confidence (on the bike) after a wreck?

[@nerox59]

did u start riding again ?

[@DevonBbrown]

@@nerox59 yes...I overcame all my hangups and got even better. It's just a matter of getting back on the bike and pushing thru it

[@nischaygowda1662]

Can you do a video on how to smoothly match revs while braking. I have struggled to do it for a long time. I find it hard to apply constant brakes while blipping the throttle.

[@dremyofit6719]

My favor station, great job!

[@SgtRaptor]

One question for the hard braking. I understand why you should be loose on the handle Bars and it gives me a much better feeling in the corners. But when I'm braking a bit harder I often squish my man parts against the tank. Are you still light on the handlebar even when you are braking hard?

[@MikeonBikes]

The reason you should be loose on the handlebars is to allow the bike to stabilize itself. If you hang on the handlebars you are effectively in a wrestling contest with the bike, and your steering input will be much less efficient, and you have to use more force, making you less precise. The interesting part about this is that your steering input needs most precision at the turn-in point of the corner; and when does this turn-in happen? Usually when you are hard on the brakes! Thus; You should be holding the handle bars like you are holding two baby chicks, even during hard braking, this will allow you to precisely control your motorcycles trajectory. Practise clenching your knees to the tank. Also work on your ab-, quads & back muscles, so you can stabilize yourself. Having a weak core is one reason for not being able to stabilize yourself on the bike.

[@SgtRaptor]

Speed & Noise thanks for the understanable explanation. Much appreciated

[@derocorfu1992]

Especially when braking hard, you should be light on your grip. To achieve that, squize the tank firmly with your knees. A test they do on riding lessons is to have you brake hard using only one hand on the handlebars, and the motorcycle needs to keep a straigh line. Only way to do this is to always firmly grip the tank with your legs!! Otherwise as he said, you are putting unneccesary input on the handlebars.

[@abdulazizalhamar_]

Very informative, thank you❤️

[@rizkyhadiansyah9033]

Easy to learn 👍 keep upload man 👍👍👍

[@medveds1]

Fast Left Straight chicane Tight Left Brake See ya next time!!!

[@garymanning8920]

Steve Medved mine are in the freezer

[@bergmul]

this.

[@beyourself9500]

Hi Mike, will these body position will be same for all types of motorcycles...I mean will it same for adventure bikes?

[@dougharrison7844]

I've scrolled through the comments to find peoples answers to your questions about body position, the only ones I've found have different answers. If your going to ask a question and ask people to answer it, assuming there is a right answer perhaps after a prescribed amount of time you should give the correct answer and pin it.

[@gandalfhyperdrive]

Is it mandatory to have snus in your back pocket? ;)

[@mookins45]

no, but in some parts of the country it may qualify you for a reduced traffic violation charge.

[@mistergsxr465]

Only in sweden

[@tharris1161]

thats a condom ya virg

[@mobilelegends-et2po]

Good stuff man...keep em coming

[@sushantmanandhar1387]

Pos1: Tight left Pos2: Straight Pos3: Chicane Pos4: Fast left Pos5: Braking

[@erl919]

1. Tight left 2. Straight 3. Chicane 4. Fast left 5. Braking

[@steelywheelie3123]

I know a can of Copenhagen when I see it 🤘

[@tharris1161]

*condom you virgin

[@Ticholasnesla]

Nice Mike

[@LovelyNamrutha143]

Vry nice bro

[@dmproduction1384]

Position 1 : Fast left Position 2 : Chicane shuffle Position 3 : Tight Left Position 4 : Leave the bike

[@m1ky172]

I have a question. Maybe somebody can answer it. when Im leaning into the corner is it okay to have most of my weight on the inside peg? Or is that a bad thing... when I wanted to "hang" on the bike and put my weight on the outiside footpeg in a corner I didnt feel a good connection with the bike and was afraid of faaling off. Once I put it on the inside peg I felt a better connection with the bike and could relax my arms a lot more and just hold myself with the legs. Is that okay or is there some secrect tip? Thanks.

[@ricardomartinez8950]

Grasias maestro limpio!!!

[@simonclark8176]

Great stuff ...cheers ^^

[@MikeonBikes]

Thx!

[@trackintegra99]

Speed & Noise o

[@MartinSage]

Speed & Noise What is your opinion of Triumph's Speed Triple 1050 + the Daytona 675R?

[@FrancoNepomuceno]

Does this work on a cruiser? I am trying to corner more without having to lean too much on my cruiser....I already scrape my pegs out..

[@Smokeyonesix]

if you watch troy corsa on hard breaking he slides fwd up to front of the tank. its horses for courses. and never sits right back on the seat

[@skmohudi708]

On the SV my feet sit very comfortable and any movement is free of bike contact, my issues is on the cbr600rr, my back heel is always in contact with the rear shock and sometimes when leaning towards the left especially I hit the rear shock and have to move the foot forward while leaned and it messes up my line , how do I resolve this????

[@adityahabbu7463]

Gentleman parts😂😂😂😂😂 awsme video tho,cheers

[@Uninfluenceable]

Hi Mikael, I see that you have a Tuono as well. Can you do a video on body position for naked bikes. I've had both supermotos before and sport bikes, but never a naked and I'm confused to whether you are supposed to ride it like a supermoto where you push the bike to the ground and remain upright, or ride it like a supersport where you lean your body off the bike? Thanks,

[@fullbass998]

how come, my friends told me that bicycles and motorcycles is the same, I just bought my motorcycle last week, and now I feel that its different riding a motorcycle. Its hard for me to drive In the roads, I feel afraid of motor crashing rather than bicycles. Can u give some advice for me to gain some confidence and for me to upgrade my balancing skills? sorry for my grammar, Love from the Philippines.

[@steveverma1627]

Nice video sir

[@subilaeinzanz5253]

Your bike is awesome i can only drive ascooter😇God bless me.

[@jenaplissken3748]

Hi bro, when i move my body to the out side my motorcycle gets unbalanced because of my bosy weith shifting. How you can move to side to side keeping the motorcycle balanced? What muscle do you use? Do you push with your the outside peg to move you body to inside? Thank for the answer

[@bxl1121]

I sometimes find myself gripping hard on handlebars on a race track. How do I eliminate this death grip?

[@zweiwheelsrider4637]

How about naked bike? Any tips for good cornering

[@vegmoto]

I keep my gentleman parts in a drawer in my bedside table 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@osmacar5331]

that's a bit too much info, and this is coming from a guy that (somehow) get's onto masturbatory regimes with people and they all accept it as the norm (for some reason)

[@ryanparker2077]

@@osmacar5331 now that, is a bit too much info

[@DarkIzo]

soooooo, been a year and seems like the whole comment section still couldnt agree on the first positon being long left or tight left my first guess was tight left but after having thought about it again, the greater speed results in a greater lean angle resulting in knee dragging, so i came to the conclusion that that one guy down there was right, its a long left thats my opinion and im still kinda split

[@UniversalBikers16]

Very informative!!! :) love it

[@kellienicolebrooksschettin6598]

Hey thanks for the tips this intranet thing is really cool,italian humor,no serious this good stuff,for the clueless Joe that just jumps on a sport bike and thinks that it easy peasy,God I hate that phrase,nice job and thanks for helping out the masses,now if they would only listen to instructions,we'd have world piece,JK piece out...thanks again...

[@Akashdeepsharmag]

Hi, do we use this position for the street as well ."..?

[@braunhermann1910]

4:18 His hands disappeared

[@savio.855]

Hey, i got a question. How much did you spend on your SV650 tot get it like that. I'd like to go track riding and eventually racing in the Belgian Open Championship. I want to get an idea for a budget. Thanks anyway

[@samuellee3372]

My guess. Position 1.Tight Left 2.Straight 3.Chicane Shuffle 4.Fast Left 5.Braking

[@kawaiijp6638]

when at high speed and i want to do a snap turn, do i have to remember "press left-lean left-go left"? because it feels very uncomfortable to try to reach further than my fully extended arms? especially with my left hand. in motogp i don't see racers move their arms at all, they just use their body.

[@DLITINTHEHOUSE]

I’d explain the difference in foot position for your inside and outside foot as they are different and can really add to your stability on the bike during cornering.

[@stevenreeves4766]

actually your leaning off should be more forward with your chest and head, your arm on the inside should be more straight with the bar.

[@axobreil]

Do you always counter steer when taking a corner?

[@boxofmoles4057]

That's the grippy tank pad I need. Who makes that??

[@MartinSage]

I'd love to see a Video of you riding Slow Mode through an entire Track Lap or on a Twisty Road . I practise my cornering here in Southern California at a place called "The Snake" in the Malibu Canyons just above a famous biker's Cafe called "The Rock". Do you know where it is?

[@tracytaylor6034]

Martin Sage go to tujunga canyon and ride thru to the high desert... Thats so much better than Malibu canyon

[@kevindossantos6282]

Fast left turn Straight Chicane Slow left Hard break

[@kevindossantos6282]

Spelt brake wrong 😬

[@bonbon_aska]

tight left, fast straight, chicane shuffle, fast left, braking...

[@morphybolongaita6558]

Do you demo like that for short rider??

[@fprintf]

Question: regarding foot positioning at the midpart of the foot, this then make it so that I can't reach the rear brake or the shifter. If I have any significant weight on my foot, I can't move it. So I tend to ride most of the time with the foot peg under the arch of my foot. Is the idea that one should be constantly moving the feet to where they are necessary? I can see in a single lap that I'd be moving my feet all the time!

[@MikeonBikes]

There are a lot of variables here: How you are built, distance from saddle to pegs, distance from saddle to handle bars, how strong and flexible you are... etc. If you can have your foot in one spot and move around on the bike to: brake, chicane shuffle, hard turn, fast turn... then that is great, as the less you move around your feet, the more stable you and the bike will be. However, if you are not following the line which you want to take, I.e. You can't get the bike to go where you want it, you should try moving your feet around to help you with positioning your body. Driving a bike fast is always going to be dependent on a lot of variables, so there is never one simple answer to 'How you should ride'.

[@MRgreentree428]

I found this shift cam video that I thought shows how much one can be moving around on the foot pegs. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hnPdk2puiMmdkNk

[@dindinaralte5732]

Good vid... Cause i just figured i've been doing the foot positioning wrong the whole time.. Well the consequence of it was a torn shoes😅😁

[@beholderlt]

what do you run suspension-wise in your sv?

[@leefruzza1672]

I cannot understand the majority of of this video - closed captions would be great! It sounds like he has some great pointers - sorry I can't understand what he is saying. Thanks

[@AdaRsH-kf7pp]

Which bike is that?

[@AvinashKumar-bw3py]

Can someone explain how a tight left and a fast left positioning differ? Thanks :)

[@dmproduction1384]

tight left your back more straight than fast left

[@abovewongart]

My mind imagined crushing the baby chicks. 😭 I need to go back to therapy! Why am I imagining it in 4K?

[@landseverywhere2155]

as a taller rider can you get a bigger size for the foot bracket next to foot peg? i'm 6'4 on r6 lol

[@theavangelist]

Yeah you can

[@ashfaqzaman3584]

1:20 what's that in his back pocket 😂

[@Kawiturbo750]

snus

[@fariszengi]

I think you choose wrong shoes

[@MrDjcamo29]

I have huge quads i’ll put my feet where I want

[@AliHamza-tw3dv]

Sir.. Has the engine CC anything to do with leaning? Like i have a 150cc.. so i can lean it as much as a 600cc can be leaned/cornered

[@derocorfu1992]

You dont have the same tire width, so no, you cannot achieve lean angles you see on supersport videos. It also depends on the tire compound, a softer much grippier tire will give you more room to lean, but less lean than a big bikes' tire, because of width!

[@AliHamza-tw3dv]

DeRo Thanks Sir..

[@650hpreventon]

It depends on the tire spec. 180/55/17 vs 180/50/17. You want the middle number bigger. People can still corner hard/knee drag on 250 bikes because the tires are more round than stock. Touring bikes tires are like flat wide ,where sport bike is like half circle.

[@kawaiijp6638]

when at high speed, do we have to remember "press left-lean left-go left"? because it feels very uncomfortable to try to reach further than my fully extended arms? especially with my left hand

[@aimarmar4438]

Heyy, is it a great idea to hang off on a electric bicycle?? I did it and crashed hehehehhe, cuz it was fast enough

[@DmanGuitar327]

so sit with a fist between tank is better?

[@norokelt]

yeah, but it cannot be yours, so chop off some next time you see a hand laying around and plant it on your seat. Now, seriously. it depends on the situation. closer to the tank when you ride slow, farther to the back when you ride fast, and fist-lenght in between those two previously mentioned.

[@kristjanakkermann]

Where did you get the sv1000 knee grips? :)

[@tbertinojr]

Kristjan Akkermann stompgrip.com/

[@jhedges19]

is the bike an sv650? if so what are your likes and dislikes how does it compare to a 6oocc ssp

[@radrcer]

jhedges19 yes. Sv650. Sv650 is cheap, light and good torque. Sv650 is a great starter track bike. 600ss are more expensive for newer bikes and require higher rpm for torque to exit corners.

[@Cuenta-ry4bm]

My problem is that i always crush my balls with the tank when i brake hard. Is that normal? Damn it hurts sometimes

[@MartinSage]

john hamlet Stuff an old sock down there to cushion your privates🤣🤣😃