This week on MCrider we look at a couple of practice exercises that you can use to learn and practice the technique of counter steering on your motorcycle. This is an easy exercise to set up but does require a fairly large parking lot to practice on. To purchase the cones used in this video…
Using trail braking on the streets to negotiate a corner is an interesting topic. Many would consider trail braking a track only skill. While I do agree that trail braking is an intermediate to advanced level skill and it does require good brake control there are times that trail braking is exactly what is needed…
Bad riding habits often creep up without us realizing it. Afterall if we knew we were doing something wrong most of us would want to correct it. This week on MCrider we will look at 5 bad riding habits, stay tuned to see if any of these affect you. Habit #1: Not looking far…
Turning a motorcycle from a stop is a technique that all riders need to develop. The danger in not being able to properly turn a motorcycle from a stop is running wide at stop signs in to on coming traffic. This week we will look at the proper techniques to get the motorcycle turned from…
MCrider.com Shirts are now available! Having good throttle control is what separates good riders from great riders. Correct throttle application in a corner helps settle the chassis of the motorcycle making cornering smoother and more predictable. This week on MCrider we will finish our fundamentals of cornering series and talk about throttle application in the…
Counter steering is a concept that seems foreign when you initially think about it. At road speed to counter steer a motorcycle you push on the handgrip of the motorcycle on the side of the intended turn. So if I was riding down the road at 30MPH and wanted to make a right hand turn…
Here is a saying you should commit to memory.You should always look where you want to go and know that your motorcycle will go where you look. Honestly this was one of the things that was the hardest for me to incorporate in to my habits of riding when I started on this journey to…
Episode 14 starts a motorcycle cornering series. This episode focusses on one of the fundamentals for cornering a motorcycle from the slow, look, press and roll technique. In this episode we look at motorcycle entry speed for corners, define entry speed and give you on bike techniques to help you make corners smoother and more…
Have you ever thought about how a motorcycle gets around a corner? This week we talk about motorcycle turns, the dynamics of motorcycle cornering and how to counter steer your motorcycle. The more you understand about how your inputs effect the handling of the motorcycle the better position you will be in to master those…
