i do hundreds of these corners everyday but damn, this guy knows how to corner like a boss.
@yournevergunnaknow52018 жыл бұрын
This freaked me out till I remembered aussies drive on the other side of the road.
@badapple655 жыл бұрын
I figured out that I’ve probably driven a minimum of 2.5 million miles in my life, I drove truck while younger. With that in mind I’d be terrified to drive in these countries that drive on the opposite side than we here in the states. I don’t know that I could process easily doing everything opposite of what has become human nature. I know that plenty of people do this that travel abroad. I just feel that I would have trouble.
@williamsoto47824 жыл бұрын
Greg Appelgren ?.l
@harrisonaard13 жыл бұрын
It's the correct side if one is right-handed, and needs to be holding one's sword whilst attacking/defending. That's where we get it from.
@josephmuganzi52202 жыл бұрын
The best scooter teacher I have heard in my life so far
@williamfitch14086 жыл бұрын
'Swan necking' is how we call it in Britain, when you overshoot your turn and end up in the opposite lane. This is a great video, one of only a handful on how to handle a scooter that I've come across.
@tommyasquith10 жыл бұрын
Thanks, great info Ken. I've recently bought a Yamaha Majesty 400 and was struggling to maintain a consistently controlled speed through roundabouts and tight corners. The technique of using the rear brake to achieve that works for me.
@davidboyd3743 жыл бұрын
I'm 77 now been riding scooters in asia for 20 years . Now back in AUSTRALIA and just bought a Suzuki Address ". . Haven't used a scooter for 18 months. And couldn't believe how bad I was at cornering and round abouts. Great video especially about leaning out. And. Looking to where. YOU WANT TO GO !!. thanks. Great explaination. 👍👍👍
@capcadoi10 жыл бұрын
"Bike in - body out" works only if you're going very slow. So slow you need to counterbalance the scooter in order to avoid falling on the side. So you lean the bike INTO the curve, and your body in the opposite direction to balance it. But, if you're going faster into the curve, DO NOT DO THAT. Lean your body into the curve, and try to keep the bike more upright. The more you lean the bike, the less grip it has with the asphalt. If you keep your body vertical, you have to lean the bike MORE in order to take the turn. Which of course doesn't make sense safety-wise. Why would you compromise grip in order to stay straight in the saddle. If you're going faster, put your body weight INTO the turn, and try to keep the bike more upright.
@stephenmarseille54257 жыл бұрын
Indeed. Of course, the title IS "slow speed cornering" so that is implicit. But it's a good thing to be explicit about.
@lethargic_cow6 жыл бұрын
Capcatrei exactly what I thought. Thank you!
@kikisekscotermann53326 жыл бұрын
Good pointing that out.. I mean i cant imagine doing it as shown in the video taking a curve at 90+km/h :D
@MichaelMoore-bx6st4 жыл бұрын
My thoughts were the same.
@drazenbabich3 жыл бұрын
This ^.
@dunjacvjeticanin6 жыл бұрын
You guys are amazing! Thanks so much for your videos. So many of the videos on KZbin about two-wheeled riding are about motorbikes only. It's great to get detailed guidance about riding scooters in particular. Cheers!
@scootersalesScootersales6 жыл бұрын
Dunja Cvjeticanin thanks for the positive feedback!
@jeep10776 жыл бұрын
I took a trip to Vietnam and rode safely all around the country due in part to these safety videos. Thanks a ton!
@fka.climate11 жыл бұрын
Absolutely fantastic work on this video. Best instructions on scooter riding I've seen.
@yeescoldstorageyee818 жыл бұрын
good video. Ken pointed out tips that other postings don't mention. Thanks Ken
@ahmedrami33098 жыл бұрын
so much technical for a small scooter . but helpful . I am always relaxed when driving . because what u need to know that ur hips are the only important part that u need to know how to use it to control
@digitalsneak11 жыл бұрын
always good to see educational videos now matter how much you ride.
@misaelaquino1461 Жыл бұрын
Muchísimas gracias por haber grabado este video. Muy bien explicado.
@fineloon7210 жыл бұрын
You little rippa ken. Just taking charge of my first scooter next week. Invaluable info mate.
@harrisonaard13 жыл бұрын
Nice, simple, straightforward tuition. Practice makes perfect.
@im89804 жыл бұрын
Very good explanation. Belive me, these techniques are very helpful and makes riding much relaxed.
@necronorris Жыл бұрын
Im confused. The roads appear to be backwards... /s Great video. I got into a wee spot of trouble recently and signed up for some training but this is also very helpful.
@johnwickenden5643Ай бұрын
Great video very helpful. Many thanks, John from UK
@nabieladrian2 ай бұрын
Bike in, body out... Never heard that phrase, but I remember it easily now!
@mrt3248710 жыл бұрын
I struggle with cornering down a steep hill. Especially since there is no engine braking on a scooter. Any videos on that?
@t.willow45928 жыл бұрын
I've watched this video at least five times. It seems like great information. I have a little trouble because I'm in the USA and can't bet my head around bing on opposite side of the road. Also the rear break thing is tough for my brain. I think it's kind a like riding a bike--just got to do it.
@Kai.2062 жыл бұрын
just watched this today and i have the same issue.
@mickeythedogdeane11 жыл бұрын
Very helpful - bought scooter 2 days ago and will use these techniques.
@jputraaa1584 жыл бұрын
How today?
@Altroo2 жыл бұрын
Thank's alot man, your videos are really helping me out
@rexdavid2111 Жыл бұрын
Best video instruction i’ve seen on youtube… thank you very much.
@dudeinthesea9 жыл бұрын
This is really informative thank you. I've been scootering for a year now but this just explains a lot of bad habits that i was not aware of. ps. on a minor side note. you should try checking the volume level of each scene to prevent change in volume. You may need to normalize the audio as well. hope this will help bring more views! cheers.
@DontFuckWitDreDay8 жыл бұрын
I have the white 2011 version of the Honda PCX, best scooter ever!
@TRIaXOR7 жыл бұрын
I have the White 2016 version :)
@kikisekscotermann53326 жыл бұрын
I have upgraded to Forza 125 2017 in heavenly blue/white.. now THATS an upgrade! :P
@hayleyseddon72223 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I had a slip on a roundabout that's known for oil spills & I fishtailed front and back and this put the wind up me. I keep looking at the road now and I always feel like my bike is going to slip 🤦🏻♀️ I needed a reminder on how to be on the bike. Tho there are a few grid covers on my route that I can slip on too. Cheers H from Wales UK
@mohammed_the_train_spotter2 жыл бұрын
I lost my trust to my 49,2 cc scooter, because it keeps sliding from the front in unpredictable ways.
@nuclear99772 жыл бұрын
@@mohammed_the_train_spotter while using front brakes ? Maybe you’re leaning too much at slow speed or your front tyres are bald. If none of those options are correct then maybe go to the mechanic and see what’s up.
@mohammed_the_train_spotter2 жыл бұрын
@@nuclear9977 nope, tyres are warm and new, I’ll try not leaning the bike more.
@rachelrees84913 ай бұрын
I came off on a bend on my second ride out 2 weeks ago. I rode 54 miles but falling off 5 minutes from home 😢 I didn't slow down before the bend I must of applied breaks on it. Only scratches on paintwork thank god and a hairline fracture in hand. Back out this evening for the first time, hence watching this video l. A bit nervous but been told if dont go on might never do it 😊
@1mmutable6 жыл бұрын
Never knew you had to accelerate and use the rear break at the same time !
@pauliesk.710211 ай бұрын
Excellent tutorial: really well explained.
@dan_abrusci11 жыл бұрын
amazing video! also loving the pcx!! thank you very much!!!
@ronlandman62676 жыл бұрын
very good expaination ,, I am do so when dry weather and clean roads
@kathleenhuber33725 жыл бұрын
Can you do a training video on u-turns on a maxi scooter? Please
@carolynwoodall97295 жыл бұрын
That's what I'm trying to find. I have a Suzuki Burgman 650 executive and it's a lot harder to do very slow speed Maneuvers than it is on a large motorcycle. And it's not the same as the little toy scooter he used on the video. So I will add my two cents to this request.
@marklowery82803 жыл бұрын
Yep,me too can't find any info on the net....I have a yamaha majesty
@lostmysoultoday90058 жыл бұрын
Good teacher.
@garyraphael41622 жыл бұрын
Excellent video
@sabarishan5 жыл бұрын
Good video, can u show how to turn in hairpin bend?
@mauriciomaldonado5699 Жыл бұрын
Outstanding. Thank you.
@harriskhan21264 жыл бұрын
Very good instructor 👍
@-iIIiiiiiIiiiiIIIiiIi-2 жыл бұрын
This video is best viewed while listening to the Chariots of Fire theme.
@TrueSpeak-TS2 жыл бұрын
MotoJitsu is also a wonderful channel isn't it
@dbdbsam8 жыл бұрын
very useful tips !
@benquicks10 жыл бұрын
very good explanation mate.
@Rich284111 жыл бұрын
GREAT vid. Do you use counter steering with Scooters? I still have problems understanding WHY using the rear brake creates a more stable/balanced bike. (BTW, I trade you Aussies English lessons and how to ride on the correct side of the road for bike lessons ... {from USA} just kidding of course, I'm sure we sound funny to you all. )
@dawoudjoufcaranguian53195 жыл бұрын
Richard Close that's trail braking mate
@DarthAnna7 жыл бұрын
Great video, thanks!
@abhimd3455 Жыл бұрын
Just learning the scooter & your videos are very helpful. But can you tell me a safe slow speed to practice my balance like my rider friends are telling me that I can balance it cause I'm riding it too fast which should be done at the beginning. But I think that I'll learn slow speed riding later but currently balancing should be my top priority. Please tell me what's the right way & right speed for beginners to balance a scooter perfectly.
@laserforce4226 жыл бұрын
super useful! Thanks, from the future
@waynesong76327 жыл бұрын
I love his accent
@philipstainer50933 жыл бұрын
Hi Ken, Its old news now as the video you posted is years old. But, the description and example you give while sitting on the bike in the early part of the video while the bike is on the pull stand and you are speak of the hands on the grips. This is incorrect. The rule/teaching across NSW anyway is that the rider must have some fingers on both brake levers at all times when riding. It is deemed so crucial that not resting the fingers on the brake levers at all time initiates a failed test. This is done so if emergency braking is needed that can be done without the 1.5 seconds delay it takes for the brain to register the threat and to initiate the action of squeezing the brake lever. The adding of additional fingers to brake really hard after the initial reflex of braking to avoid collision takes place after the initial use of the 2 or 3 fingers resting on the brake levers during and riding.
@jdawkovic68265 жыл бұрын
Great Advice
@janeprescott9802 жыл бұрын
Good to know
@cesarmendes95248 жыл бұрын
great video, thanks!!!
@murkinranzyz99615 жыл бұрын
Smooth
@indyjones11734 жыл бұрын
Does this guy own the roads? how come there's no traffic?
@petearcher22716 жыл бұрын
Thank u for your video
@daffydill58076 жыл бұрын
Outside inside outside.. Remember to counter steer
@manoy63696 жыл бұрын
how about the body position? do i have to lean with the motorcycle or bike in body out?
@daffydill58075 жыл бұрын
@@manoy6369 The body doesn't lean the bike. Body is leaned out scooter leans in. Always take turns and corners at a safe speed. Counter steering leans the scooter
@karmaghale79267 жыл бұрын
what about the blind cornerings?
@MultiNemesis1014 жыл бұрын
Do you use the REAR brake rather than trailing the front brake. Surely that would provide optimise traction and throw the weight onto the front wheel. If you use the back brake would not the opposite apply, you'd take traction off the steering? I've always used the inverse percentage rule, so if the throttle is 80% the front brake is 20% and so on?
@TrueSpeak-TS2 жыл бұрын
Nice bri
@Lawful1232 жыл бұрын
i was like "is this guy trying to get me killed?" Then i understood that they drive on the left lol
@Durdendiggler11 жыл бұрын
another good video, keep them coming :)
@aocleader9 жыл бұрын
at what speed in cornering do you lean body in in other words at what speed is getting to the point of being high speed cornering? so instead of bike in body out it changes to body in ? so what speeds is considered low speed cornering and what speeds is considered high speed cornering?
@fratermus55027 жыл бұрын
The "body in" label isn't very accurate. Really the body is normally in line with the bike. It's easier to feel the correct posture on a motorcycle because your knees grip the tank and the rest of the body stays in line with that. "Body out" is used at really low speeds like practicing slow figure 8s in a single parking spot. Walking speed basically. I have no idea why the presenter uses body in/out here. It's an excellent way to build bad habits.
@nicp23443 жыл бұрын
How do you decelerate though? Is it as easy as if you pull throttle down to out in gas, to turn throttle away from you to cut down on gas?
@oe49273 жыл бұрын
You apply to back/rear break if you feel you're going too fast
@jasonahbh48808 жыл бұрын
No need for the break, you have to slow don before you approach the corner and continue as you said. A rear break can cause be a disaster even if u do it slow. Thanks
@michaelratkewitz2967 жыл бұрын
Banana Bonbony the lack of understanding the concept makes a disaster. Brakes here are to be the clutch substitution, because improper throttle application can make your turn jerky and wide as well as its your back wheel pushing you through the corner. The brake helps with throttle application allowing for smoother turn without alterations in throttle setting.
@KumaradityaSarkar4 жыл бұрын
A rear "break" is always a disaster. The rear "brake" is safer 😀
@ahasver0710 жыл бұрын
i have hard time to imagine this for right-hand riding here in europe :) good tutorial though
@penc5use311 жыл бұрын
Good work, thanks for the effort. I would have thought couple things differently, though. I would lean with the bike if I'm not doing parking lot manoeuvres -meaning if my speed is REALLY slow-. And, I find it a little bit on the risky side to offer any kind of braking thru the curve for learners. To my knowledge rear brake makes the bike tends to stand and widen the curve, which is the least wanted behaviour for the turn. Anyways, there shouldn't be only one correct way.
@donnagolder78937 жыл бұрын
I'm watching it in 2017 Fr on USA
@Fabio-er9mj9 жыл бұрын
Hi, I have a 150cc scooter with wheels 14 'and I sense that irregularities in the asphalt of the streets she shakes very laterally, it is normal? How can I fix this? Thanks
@rogercampbell55848 жыл бұрын
have yr wheels check for for balance
@rodolfoboimarinho65047 жыл бұрын
Would it change with ABS or CBS?
@ansaransari12097 жыл бұрын
show me how to balance it I have bab problem in balancing the activa
@dgphi7 жыл бұрын
Keep your head up and your eyes level to the ground.
@Chrester17 жыл бұрын
Love the accent
@jamesconner3437 Жыл бұрын
What I see you do, and what I think I have always subconsciously done , is not exactly what you seem to say. You mention lean the scooter, keep your body up. But it looks to me in the video that you are leaning the same angle as the scooter, that is, straight with the scooter but not straight up, and not leaning in more than the scooter ? I’ve tried sitting straight up, but wow that feels like the tires are not gonna hold.
@TrueSpeak-TS2 жыл бұрын
2:03 well, you could also sit straight while relaxing too, can't you🙂🙂
@IsawUupThere11 жыл бұрын
Goddamn is that the weather over there right now? What are the chances I can convince the australian immigration agency that they spelled the country wrong on my birth certificate? I think I can pull off an australian accent. you need some help selling scooters? I could sell a scooter! Yo mate this is an excellent scouter we got heawr, you should totally buy it!
@snaht14 жыл бұрын
lean the bike in but body out what do you mean by that ?
@antonferreira4833 жыл бұрын
Agreed. Makes no sense.
@harze4343 жыл бұрын
@@antonferreira483 just try it, i've done that that is the only way to turn your bike in slow speed without your legs touching to the ground.
@spookytook6 жыл бұрын
i just wanted one POV angle
@t.willow45928 жыл бұрын
Just for clarification: You are applying the rear break before going in to the turn, not in the turn, correct? I was told never to break in the turn at my class, but as described here, it seems the break "squatting" would take place within the start of the turn and would that be real dangerous with a CBS breaking system? I read Honda has this CBS breaking system which puts some breaking on the front when the rear is applied. The experts rave about it but curious as to how that might effect controlling the bike using the rear break here. In another video you describe in low speed areas using the throttle at a steady low thrust and controlling bike speed with the rear break. Is that an issue with CBS? Or does it not engage in low speeds?
@michaelratkewitz2967 жыл бұрын
T. Willow the bike doesn't have the clutch, I guess rear braking here makes the job of holding the clutch in the slipping zone but not braking itself. Sudden acceleration can be dangerous because that when you can run wide and brake is holding the power back so it can be more gently controlled than via the throttle alone. So you keeping the engine reved up yet letting it "slip" as would the clutch in the slipping zone on the motorcycle
@raybarber95266 жыл бұрын
I agree with you Michael. Try doing a tight 180. As you come out of the turn, you need to apply power but often overcook it and go wide. With gears, you can regulate the power by slipping the clutch. On an automatic, you achieve the same ting with the rear brake. It takes practice but does work. On the bend in the video, you might change down a gear and applying the rear brake on an automatic has the same effect.
@mcperez5294 жыл бұрын
@@raybarber9526 thank for the info 😊
@mcperez5294 жыл бұрын
@@michaelratkewitz296 thanks for the info😊
@DanishFlandersDK11 жыл бұрын
This guy reminds me of Rob Halford :)
@makosasimakis1185 жыл бұрын
You must lean in order for your bike to lean . You lean first then the bike does .
@edmundspencer625310 жыл бұрын
Good basic skills on riding a scooter.
@usernamemykel6 жыл бұрын
EXCELLENT! But you might get a bit confused in America...
@nightowl82986 жыл бұрын
this was helpful until i watched half way threw the video,, i just have to remind myself that i drive on the right side of the road not the left side... lol
@shouldiupload248 жыл бұрын
what's the lowest I can bend a conner on a scooter?
@karmaghale79267 жыл бұрын
maybe upto 45° in my view
@bajajpulsar8837 жыл бұрын
Karma Ghale lol btw in MotoGP they lean upto 65-68° max Marc marques the cornering king ask him he'll teach u.
@harze4343 жыл бұрын
on scooter maximum leaning angle is 50°
@charlieoscar095 жыл бұрын
Does anyone know which Scooter the trainer is using here...thanks
@ismovanutube5 жыл бұрын
Honda PCX
@charlieoscar095 жыл бұрын
ismovanutube Thankyou
@paulinemccormack679110 жыл бұрын
Strange place for a crossing!
@vasel2089 жыл бұрын
This is private property which has been designed to look like a normal road and is used by H.A.R.T to train riders. It's located in St Ives, NSW Australia.
@SuperBajafresh Жыл бұрын
Left Lane riding.
@inkubatur4 жыл бұрын
Simple solution... drive on the correct side of the road LOL
@sanjaydatta17918 жыл бұрын
plz translate in hindi
@tirnistirnis90098 жыл бұрын
Its in Africa?
@HillbillyonaYZ9 жыл бұрын
Mostly good information, except for the "bike in, body out" BS. You always keep your body positioned to the inside of the bike when cornering a street bike of any sort. Keeping your center of gravity to the inside will enable you to get through the corner with less lean angle and less chance of dragging hard parts. The "bike in, body out" posture is always a sign of a new, inexperienced rider, and all too often the precursor to a crash in tight corners. Amazing bit of totally wrong information from what is supposed to be a "how to ride" video..
@fratermus55028 жыл бұрын
+HillbillyonaYZ It's not BS, but it's also not a beginner-level skill. Very low speed riding (like tight maneuvering in parking lots) requires counterbalancing. I agree that at the speeds they demo here it would be counterproductive.