Transitioning from Side to Side

Transitioning from full lean in one direction to full lean in the other. How to move your body across a motorcycle in a transition. How you can transition the bike from side to side quickly and smoothly.

[@future62]

The quality of info available on the internet is amazing. Thanks so much for this.

[@JeremyUSA]

A full year trying to figure out why my bike wiggles during transitions. Thousands of dollars worth of Track schools. This 14-minute video explained EXACTLY what I'm doing wrong. Wow...Thank you so very much.

[@stumanrides]

Awesome, I'm happy it helped!

[@benjaminpritchard7843]

@@stumanrides ii

[@patv6928]

Agreeee

[@andreeahoudini5908]

Wow! Very detailed!

[@Herringfish101]

Its like a continuation of the body position lesson you gave me at Dolans house many years ago. Helped a lot! Progressed much quicker because of it.

[@TriAngles3D]

Its videos like these that inject so much value and insight into the art. Seemingly trivial but they are not. At high speed and critical maneuvering everything starts to count. Involuntary steering inputs. I find that to be the most apparent problem when transitioning. It can make the bike wiggle or worse. While your hands are a pivot point, it is your legs that must do the work. In other words, you don't use your arms to leverage the transition. You don't really pull the bike from one side to the other either. You counter steer the bike from one side to the other. The idea is to set your body on the pivot points (such as pegs, inside of tank and bars) that permit yourself to get into the ideal counter steer position.

[@stumanrides]

Thanks! I'm glad you like it!

[@verdeboyo]

This is 2022 and how the funk did I miss this Sir! This is so damned good and on point. I've been on CSS level 1 and 2 and gonna get level 3 in the bag, but with these vids, they further drum it into my small brain. Track riding is like going back to day 1 of school, because at speed there really is so much to take in and to keep on it until it's so natural and unforgettable that it's like 'riding a bike' if you pardon the pun, cheers and you have me sub'd for more👍🏻

[@ridewitg]

This is the best explaintion on transitioning from side to side that I've come across. I really needed the part from 10:00 mins onward.

[@stumanrides]

Glad it helped!

[@patv6928]

One of the best explanations I have heard. especially for a beginner.

[@gideonsikk8733]

Stay low and go....Nice contact .. I noticed I've been getting to High while transitioning from left to right ect ... reducing the nrg in my legs is good ..less fatigue. Thanx dude

[@stumanrides]

I hope it helps, staying low though is still a pretty good leg workout :)

[@alissonmelo1709]

Wow, I really need to work on it. Thanks a lot!!!! 👏👏👏👏

[@SaberFTW]

This is great advice. Def makes quick transitions feel less flip floppy

[@stumanrides]

Awesome, Glad it helps.

[@philliplongaz]

A lot of great tips in this video. Thank you!

[@jsxpark]

Visuals and explanation both on point. Very helpful. Time for me to go practice!

[@stumanrides]

Nice!

[@hukebein92]

One thing helps quite a lot is giving throttle when you are moving in the other direction because this will make the bike go up much quicker, obviously not much of throttle , the most important thing to train on is how you control the throttle and brakes, this and the body position are the real key to go faster on track and be safer on street

[@gravelroadsindia]

Whoa...A ton of information and fundamentals I wanting to know for so long...🎉🎉🎉Thank you

[@ucvu3288]

Very clearly. Keep center of mass nearly on top of the bike. Then drop it gently into turn

[@vijayam1]

Fantastic information Stu!

[@snowflakesuperbike8294]

Great Tip's Bro , I'm looking forward to trying them as Soon as the Snow Melt's !!

[@inkedBc]

Best video I have found that shows how to lean correctly to be honest lol 🎉🎉🎉

[@mickl8212]

Excellent tutorial.

[@Theo_Soul]

Great step by step technique explanation.

[@user-hy2yu9ww9w]

Thanks soo much for your great advice

[@GreenEnergySE]

Thank you very much! Great video!

[@user-cd7nu2wf5t]

Nice video with good advice - thanks alot!

[@D675Racer]

great video!!!

[@Knoxvillemoto]

This was super interesting. I'm gonna go give this a try and see how it goes. I love the content you are putting out.

[@ka0tic.]

love the vids, keep em coming!

[@stumanrides]

Thanks man glad you like them!

[@devinratliff3335]

Very informative thank you 🤙

[@kenaiyuki]

Great video, trying to improve body position this track season which starts in 3 weeks..!

[@nicholastyson5095]

THANK YOU!!!!!

[@FranknBerry05]

Thanks for sharing I noticed your bike first and I am thinking about possibly a track day so I wanna learn as much as possible as you know any mistake could be dangerous for us and others that may be on the road as well! Nice bike bro and again thanks for sharing

[@targetoz5470]

In your other video you mentioned about being up against the tank, I’m this video you’re far back but in the onboard camera you see back forward again. Are you far back on the seat while on the bike stand just to show us??

[@arifulhaque967]

stuman rider pls make a video all about counter steering

[@stumanrides]

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[@KNOWLEDGEisKEY424]

Where can I get those tank grips that stick out?

[@yuri.cherkasov]

Hey @StumanRides! can you please share your cam setup? The one that is facing you. What type of action camera is it \ lens settings? Is there some kind of extender mount? Thanks in advance and very grateful for these videos!

[@stumanrides]

I use gopro cameras with stabilization turned on. Some videos use an insta 360 one x.

[@boenq1908]

Thank you for your simple explanation. I have questions, when you about to transition the body, do you counter steer the the other side before or during the transition of the body? Also, is it safe to counter steer from an extreme lean angle to the opposite lean angle? I am not a sport bike rider but I do ride cruiser and touring adventure where the same application may be applied as well (although, not like in real track), I just don't find any proper explanation about the counter steer from one side to another in a very short period of time.thank you in advance.

[@stumanrides]

Yes, you can counter steer the bike from full lean in one direction to the other. You counter steer first to get the bike to start transitioning from one side to the other. Once the bike is starting to change lean angle, you can move your body over to the other side. So in short, steer first, then move your body. I hope this helps.

[@boenq1908]

@@stumanrides helps a lot. I am just hesitating to do it, although I think it should be fine. But by asking an expert is a lot better. Thanks again. ;)

[@pyrusmasterdan1]

Hey Stu, I’m not quite as tall as you but what rearsets are you using on your r6?

[@stumanrides]

Attack is the stuff man. They are adjustable.

[@TheSpainy]

I do súpermoto only on asfalt on a very small tight track. I’ve been blipping the throttle to flip the bike over. Is that suggested ?

[@stumanrides]

if it works for you sure. I sometimes chop the throttle off to help the bike stand up and lean the other way.

[@joshherrin]

Did you say not to use your arms when transitioning? 🤔

[@stumanrides]

Yes, try not to use your arms to pull youself across the bike. Try to use your legs as much as possible. Of course you would need to use your arms to steer the bike...

[@joshherrin]

I have asked four different professional racers if they use their arms when the transitioning and every one of them laughed at me and said yes. You most definitely need to use your arms to man handle the motorcycle, especially in faster corners.

[@stumanrides]

@@joshherrin Like I said, I think it is best to try not to use your arms to pull YOUR BODYWEIGHT across the bike, this would put input into the bars and could cause the bike to headshake as you bring your body from one side to the other. However, to make THE BIKE lean from one side to the other you would need to put force into the bars to steer the bike. The faster the corner the more force you will need to put into the bars to get the bike to go from full lean in one direction to full lean in the other. To clarify, Yes, you need to use your arms to make THE BIKE steer or transition from one direction to the other, but you should try to use your legs rather than your arms to move YOUR BODY across the bike. In this video I was trying to focus on how you move YOUR BODY across the bike, so I'm recommending to do that using mostly your legs. Does that make sense?

[@garygazer]

@@stumanrides Makes sense, using the hands and feet in a delicately coordinated motion to shift butt to side from upright position as entering corner. And with butt shifted, hands to counter steer or lean the bike, while handling the controls (throttle, front brakes, clutch). Then to shift butt again if needed to the other side with feet ball swinging motion and delicately with hands so as not to rattle the bike in the process, correct?

[@stumanrides]

@@garygazer Yup exactly

[@xXAkitokunXx]

Shame these videos aren’t viral. People love brain rot over lessons on technique.