Why You're STILL Struggling With U-turns

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[@MotoJitsu]

Be more assertive in your movements, go a bit quicker and lean that bike over! Tell the bike what to do, stop being only reactive to what's going on. Tell the bike what to do. MotoJitsu.com/store for my books, app, merch, etc.

[@bikedawg]

Very helpful video! Question: when you were doing these quick turns with a lot of lean, are you direct steering or coutnersteering, e.g., push right to make a right U-turn?

[@lorro9999]

just wanted to say a big thanks for your drills.they possibly saved my life today. i was doing black belt braking practice today. i happened to go for a ride afterwards and going round a bend i encountered a car coming towards me on my side of the road in the middle of a terrible overtake. i had to brake very hard - not to a complete stop but very nearly - and it just wasn't a big deal cos i've so done so much braking practice it just came easy. so i can only recommend to everyone do as greg says - get out there and practice these drills.

[@sudarsanr6230]

Nice Gary. I am glad that you were able to avoid that accident due to Greg’s training. His videos are a great gift to every motorcycle rider.

[@modularcuriosity]

YES! That is exactly why we should all practice. I'm very glad you're ok Gary.

[@ogbean82]

This guy could teach SpongeBob how to ride!

[@davidruggles996]

Great video Greg. I do a few figure 8s and u turns at the start and end of every ride. I've been both of your examples... It's always a good indicator for me what kind of day I'm having. Good news is that the more I practice, the longer I go between those days where I'm turning slow, dabbing a foot etc.

[@defaultuser3410]

Your demonstration of how not to do it is spot-on, exactly what I've been doing wrong...thanks!

[@stfu6397]

4:52 this face is gonna be my next wallpaper for my laptop thanks Greg

[@bobbihansel]

This really helps, it's one of those things that really make sense when it's broken down like this, thank you!

[@WaseemKhan-pl5mw]

Great video bro. I always love it at the end, when you say go out there and practice, watching my videos won't do any good. Thanks

[@MotoJitsu]

It sure won’t! Need to put in the work yourself

[@machwheels8642]

I really appreciate you take time to cover the same topic and present it in different ways so those of us who still struggle can finally have a light bulb moment ! I am laughing my face off right now because I had the visual in this video of how I am sometimes in uturns oh man !!!! Haaaaaa THANK YOU!

[@whoknows3606]

Ok, thats pretty impressive actually. No unnecessarily long explanations which starts beginning of invention of wheel, no boring POV view driving which shows nothing most of the time. I always know that I will learn something new under 5 mins(at least I see what I am doing wrong currently). Just bought the app store app :)

[@MotoJitsu]

thanks!

[@luvsallbikes279]

Good video , appreciate you explaining it like that . Straight to the point and very useful. 🙏 I have a short ramp that is a decent incline to the shed I store my RK in is elevated so I learned the hard way to slow will not work out ..

[@chrisrader8547]

Faster relative to the maneuver, but not fast. It can sound counter-intuitive but it’s really the difference between 2-3 mph or 7-8 mph. Both are slow speeds, but the faster of the slow speeds makes the maneuver easier. And the control inputs are like trying to flip an omelette: you have to commit.

[@rafaelbacus]

The omelette analogy is actually pretty good lol

[@theslacker29ify]

Great Anology! So. True! Lol 😂

[@Fee.1]

That’s what he said

[@franktaylor7978]

Perfect analogy

[@machwheels8642]

Haaaaaa flip an omelette and comit omg haaaa

[@brandonwarrington2081]

Thank you for this. I could not figure out why I felt so unsure with the bike until this video. Definitely will be practicing this!

[@BryanDoesCinema]

This is one of the best videos you have done, Ty brother!

[@robertanderson2552]

Don't understand the interest in u turns. So many other skills out there that are so important to learn such as emergency braking, trail braking, rear braking on corners, throttle control

[@MotoJitsu]

I don't have videos going in depth into all of those?

[@robertanderson2552]

@@MotoJitsu thanks Fast Eddie. Love your content and information and videos on those other skills. For me, Im.not bothered about u turns. I just wonder should I really be? I don't see the benefit in it but maybe I am wrong

[@MotoJitsu]

You would understand the benefit of getting outside your comfort zone and doing things that are challenging & difficult if you did it. Slow speed stuff, dirt riding, flat track, etc.

[@robertanderson2552]

@@MotoJitsu Thanks

[@petergerritgroen3157]

Beste vlog ooit. Rustig, duidelijk, geen onnodige tering herrie , en hysterisch gedoe, zoals vele anderen. Ik rij al 50 jaar , en leer nog steeds. Groetjes uit Nederland

[@tjey379]

Thanks, after I repair my bike I am now going to study and try to nail down my throttle control, I can see that it won't only build my skill but also my confidence so thanks.

[@stevemccasland1693]

Thank you I have been riding for my entire life and you just taught me the one thing I have always struggled with. It was actually embarrassing and has always bothered me. Don't care how simple it really was it never once occured to me how to correct it. Really appreciate it.

[@AudioTravels]

It's great advice but it would not help pass the exam in the UK sadly. They expect clutch use for ultra-slow sped control.

[@WalkerB2730]

Thank you, and great advice. You do sound like Michael Keaton as well. A compliment

[@michaelrandle4128]

So that’s what I’ve been doing wrong, can’t wait to get out on the bike and try that, thanks for the vlogs , you have been a great help to me , both my son and I are better and safer riders thanks to you. Regards from across the pond

[@cyberdogtube]

Same here, going out today to try :)

[@viktorskarlatov8227]

If there's anything you have truly mastered it's the funny faces for the thumbnails. Hands down the best :D

[@joelbrittenour8197]

I'm 64 yrs. old have struggled with u-turns but watching your video's I just keep practicing and it get's easier the more I do practice, thanks Greg.

[@barsoztopcular3455]

I'm watching your videos from Turkey. Can you add Turkish subtitles to your videos?

[@dineshsinghkachave132]

Thumbnail 🤣🤣🤣

[@africanpenguin3282]

Because I'm too lazy to go to the parking lot a half mile a way to practice....

[@carver7689]

How did you know I make that face at high speed?

[@collinmc90]

Love your videos. I'm a little over a year and half of riding experience. Still practicing this all the time. It's hilarious seeing people who have "been riding for 40 years, I never needed a license" and they can BARELY make a U turn across 2 full lanes lol.

[@NihonDream]

Thanks. I try to improve doing the things more dynamic. Your videos are inspiring.

[@SeanC1959]

Great video Greg. I first saw you, by chance, demonstrating U turns about 3 years ago and was really impressed with your technique. I've been a sub and practising ever since. I've even fitted crash bars for when I have the odd spills. As always, thank you for sharing your skill and knowledge. :)

[@umbrellacorporation3206]

You are my Hero!!

[@fdzl21007]

i'm a big fan MotoJitsu. thank you for sharing all your riding skills

[@MotoJitsu]

Welcome 🙏🏼

[@swamplanddrifter]

Great video. On my ride today I ended up going down a road that was partially closed for construction. I moved to position 3 in my lane, quick countersteer to lean the bike left, then executed the u-turn on a two lane road. I believe I started around 15mph.

[@thedreamer2766]

Excellent advice and training….you’re good my friend! 👍👍

[@bebeKoRider]

I'm improving with my u-turn..however I'm not as confident doing it on a slope while in a flat road its basic..XD

[@StevenVanLoven]

Thanks man , golden rules . Driving since my young days but i keep learning . Thanks again !

[@MotoJitsu]

My pleasure!

[@MilosevBosko]

Been following since 2018, my whole jorney, went from small scooter to now riding 600cc, and the learning curve was super easy with you brother!

[@MotoJitsu]

nice!!

[@pedroc6823]

Something clicked the first few seconds of your video about speed. The first thing that popped into my head was the analogy of a golf ball lip out. if it was slower it would have dropped in the cup, A higher pace the ball would seem like it is dropping but pops out of the hole. I am relearning a feel since I had a big V twin cruiser which was pretty low, Now just went into a ST1300 which makes me feel more on top of the motorcycle than in it.

[@erniepulido5968]

How do you like the st1300 I’m Thinking about getting one

[@ricardofabia]

This is great, and all true. I would add: look where you want to go. Don't ask me how I know that one.

[@Mosicul]

You are the best, i follow you before 200k....🍹

[@Mosicul]

I had a bad accident 2 years ago, i wanted to give up as rider. Your Chanel made me to change my mind, you are really the best instructor. In entire Europe and America 🇺🇸 I found you the complete and best instructor! God bless you, and your hard work! Greetings from 🇷🇴

[@carlosvejar3938]

Morning Greg

[@simonescobar6722]

Thanks for all the information you gave us on the vídeos. I have learn to much watching your vídeos. I have a question and I would appreciate you yo can answer. Whats your opininon of the tires michelin anakee adventure? Thanks again

[@simonescobar6722]

Michelin anakee adventure

[@MotoJitsu]

I never rode them

[@simonescobar6722]

@@MotoJitsu Thanks 👍

[@alexburden8358]

Your thorough instruction and real-world teaching methods has improved my riding ability, increased my confidence level, improved my riding self-awareness, and has made daily riding even more enjoyable. Your demonstrated drills - work! Thank you, very much!

[@senseiii3986]

i love you for this bro. you're an incredible teacher. this is the kind of stuff I wish my instructor told me.

[@MotoJitsu]

thanks

[@CNote1906]

Luv this

[@AlienSymbiote]

YOU ARE THE BEST✨

[@Tomcat721]

A friend was coaching me and he was saying the exact same thing today! All about practicing putting in the effort.

[@Wagongirl01]

This is my problem! I've been tentative with the handlebars and going too slowly. Next time I'm telling the bike what to do!

[@fensn6172]

THANK YOU MASTER MIND .FOR PERFECT EXPLANATION AND OFFERED. NOT FOR SELF BENEFIT. BUT FOR YOUR GENEROSITY OF HELPING US

[@MrCommuterUG256]

I need your help sir I still have a challenge with making a U-Turn on the right.

[@MotoJitsu]

Go practice! No other way to improve

[@MrCommuterUG256]

@@MotoJitsu thanks a lot. For sure let me practice until I achieve perfection. Greetings from Uganda 🇺🇬

[@MotoJitsu]

Get after it!

[@pacificstrings]

These kind of turns, 1st or 2nd gear?

[@MotoJitsu]

1

[@joeviera198]

Not only does it work its actually more fun to do when you're moving with a little more proactive speed

[@dsimental6]

I still can't do it! Please show your theory on a DMV Circle, with your R6. Turning Radius on that bike or Street Bikes is much greater than that DMV Circle. Thanks Moto J...

[@MotoJitsu]

Here's me doing Black Belt Weave 15' x 10' off set weave on a stock ZX6R...that's the hardest drill I have in my program, way more challenging than the simple DMV circle. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Zniqk6Fuf7qWfrs

[@michaelroy925]

So true, gotta be aggressive. I notice I do turns so much better on days that I`m in an aggressive riding mood. 😎👍

[@mithunkartha]

Thank u!

[@ppvshenoy]

Practice is key. Thanks for the fabulous videos and the mobile app, what I was looking for. Thanks for motivating to improve safe riding skills all the time. Much appreciated.

[@MotoJitsu]

:) welcome!!! instagram.com/motojitsuclub/

[@rubenangelvarisco4233]

Good exercise, but it you have to run very slow, you cannot lean too much...

[@oziege60]

Thanks

[@DioBrandotw1]

i find easier doing U-turns when i am already in movement, i find it really hard doing a really tight u turn when i start to a static position, why is that?

[@MotoJitsu]

Don’t practice enough

[@DioBrandotw1]

@@MotoJitsu true, but unless im missing it you always show a u turn when in movment can you show and explain a tight u turn from a static position (foot on the ground). thank you very much if you'll do it

[@MotoJitsu]

I have a video on that already. kzbin.info/www/bejne/p57VeZitp62AatE kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWeomYajZtidqsU

[@Hooda18th007]

These videos are awesome, I’m a newbie and this helps me a lot!! 💪🏽🙌🏼

[@ruairioneill9393]

This is a bit confusing. I've been practising your U-turns for months now and I thought that you recommended going slower to make tight U-turns? You showed how using the back brake can make the the turn tighter. When you go faster isn't the turn wider?

[@MotoJitsu]

Slower means under 15-ish mph

[@ruairioneill9393]

@@MotoJitsu The problem there is its hard to know what speed you are doing when you can't look at speedometer as you are looking where you want to go! :) I guess like other stuff you've said its a feeling and after a while you'll know what speed you are doing instinctively. I'll be practicing again tomorrow.

[@MotoJitsu]

doesn't really matter the speed, just that you accomplish what you're trying to accomplish.

[@clydecoffey1128]

does the weight of the bike matter just curious does a wieght to human size matter when choosing your decision i live in a northern region where the season how much new training do you need

[@stephenscharf6293]

This is absolutely outstanding content. Thank you.

[@DavelyDriven]

Same thing happens, in a sense, with a car too. If someone doesn’t have the confidence or skill to change the weight balance of the car or the momentum of the car to effect a certain move, they will also always be behind the ball and slow to react.

[@DavelyDriven]

@Sam john My Subaru B4 has no helpers, and little ABS ....I love it...so analog

[@craigleidigjr4170]

Great Video’s keep them coming 👍

[@ahuevo813]

Was about to head out and practice when I saw you uploaded this. Let's get it!

[@ahuevo813]

Update. Mission accomplished for emergency front braking, need a lot of work on uturns still.

[@jasminexthai]

Can't wait to practice this 🙌🏼

[@MotoJitsu]

😁👍🏼

[@ernieschatz3783]

New parking lot?

[@MotoJitsu]

No

[@ernieschatz3783]

@@MotoJitsu I see, just facing a different way.

[@senseiii3986]

I've been riding for 6 months everyday on a ninja 300 and i STILL struggle at this slow speed shit.... Nobody ever explained or taught me this.

[@MotoJitsu]

just need more practice

[@arcburn7587]

Thank you, I feel like you hit a home run with this video. Very helpful when you show the wrong way then the right way. I truly do appreciate all that you do.

[@MotoJitsu]

you're welcome, now get out there and practice!

[@whatinthehellisrickydoing7116]

I been watching your videos for about a year. For me it was getting over the fear of falling. Once I got past that it was all about regular practice. 18’ turns are no problem now and on a good day I can get it done to 16’

[@MotoJitsu]

👍🏼

[@xHawgRyderx]

My over 1000 lb Harley touring isn’t that nimble . Think I took a refresher MSF course 15 years ago and the made us use 250’s. The instructor was like why are you here. They felt like mopeds in comparison to my bike. I love your bike 👊🏻

[@MotoJitsu]

Any bike is nimble when you get the technique kzbin.info/www/bejne/f3jUk5etfsp1Z6M

[@yusfaryusoff6856]

Thanks for this video sir... But I have a question, how do you choose a suitable helmet and hand gloves? I'm a new rider and I'm ride a kawasaki z800.

[@MotoJitsu]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nGeZamp6lMiVn8U

[@nikitaderbenev5811]

You make sure to wear a BMW branded jacket on a BMW bike lol.

[@sherwinsalvatori6997]

So you can't go in a straight line but wants to do u turns.

[@josephmartinez8803]

Shift your weight opposite the turn.

[@NakaNakaDerkaDerka]

You can do it slower but you need to literally climb onto the outside of the bike to counter balance, ven to the point where you cannot keep your foot on the inside peg.

[@MotoJitsu]

many things you can do...more practice always instagram.com/motojitsuclub/

[@hein0712]

Should I consider and do counter steering for the lean angle when I do U-turns and 8-turns?

[@MotoJitsu]

the only way to lean a bike is to counter steer.

[@hein0712]

@@MotoJitsu My problem is fear to counter steer when I do U-turn. How can I get over it?

[@croissantleclerc8650]

Greg, when you are weaving and u-turning, are you fully off the clutch or are you finessing the friction zone? The engine sounds sounds too me like you were not using your clutch at all

[@MotoJitsu]

Both

[@vijayam1]

More speed is needed for more slow speed turns... Quick transition, man that technique is way underrated!

[@MotoJitsu]

👍🏼👍🏼

[@vegn_brit5176]

Am I right in thinking this is also good advice for navigating tight hairpin bends? Here in Italy we have a lot of them!

[@MotoJitsu]

If it's slow enough, sure.

[@coco135i5]

I could listen to you all day.

[@luisloya1120]

Another Great video 👍

[@roddykohn]

What a great video with exemplary communication and teaching.And this from an author and instructor . Thank you for taking the time to help those of us who watch your videos keep growing, improving and becoming better riders 🙂

[@benclarke3813]

your app kinda sucks but beauty in the basics i guess.

[@piotrbukowski4928]

Nowy film - okejka w ciemno.

[@nirholtzshtein2686]

How to do it with a DCT motorcycle where you don't have a clutch

[@MotoJitsu]

Have many videos of this already

[@thepab3072]

I would love to see your take on low speed turns/ U-turn on an electric bike since they have no clutch and most have high torque

[@MotoJitsu]

I have a video of me riding an electric bike and of me riding a DCT Gold Wing

[@thepab3072]

@@MotoJitsu cool, I'll look it up. Love your training videos, helps me grow as a rider 👍

[@virendradr]

Love you ❣️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@fp2613]

Good stuff! 👍

[@xtiansimon]

80 degrees at 0900 here on Long Island, NY. haha.

[@MotoJitsu]

🥵

[@adithyaar9122]

👌👍

[@therunningaway8348]

Love this part 4:50 greetings from Italy

[@MotoJitsu]

thanks

[@ibrahimkroglu5484]

motojitsu.

[@Motovibes91]

You can turn just as easy while going very slow (couple mph) you just have to use full lock. Turning radius would be the same. In the real world you can't go crazy with 15mph full lean u turns on growded parking lots or gas stations. But it's fun to practice it

[@Xander-86]

4:53 😂

[@Aciimov]

Can you do U Turn on gravel road?

[@MotoJitsu]

yup

[@colmmyers7541]

Hello can you review setting up the neotec 2, you give very good videos 🤙

[@MotoJitsu]

setting up?

[@colmmyers7541]

@@MotoJitsu pairing to other riders

[@thedreamer2766]

Great instruction…cheers!

[@MotoJitsu]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@garageliving3658]

also ya gotta look where ya wanna go

[@MotoJitsu]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/ipuUaJ-GeJaGbq8

[@marcos.1771]

Could you find the time to show us how to do U-turns safely from a stationary situation? For example, I’m following the instructions of my navigation device and then I inadvertently miss the road to the right. My navigation device might then advise me to do a U-turn. This is a problem, because now I have to stop at the side of the road, check the traffic behind me in my mirrors and check the on-coming traffic, and when all is safe, attempt my U-turn from my stopped position. Doing those turns you show in your video, I can do until my bike runs out of fuel, but doing that U-turn from zero across a fairly busy road is difficult for me.

[@MotoJitsu]

I have videos on that. kzbin.info/www/bejne/p57VeZitp62AatE kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWeomYajZtidqsU

[@marcos.1771]

@@MotoJitsu OK, thanks a lot, I missed those videos, because of their age, shame on me. I’ll be checking them out for sure, since a U-turn from a stop is the most likely one I’ll ever need.

[@MotoJitsu]

it's not about "needing" but learning how to control your bike in any situation and having the confidence to do so.

[@marcos.1771]

@@MotoJitsu Yes, indeed, it’s a never-ending learning process.