Riding Body Position In Cornering

[galgee]

most riders want to perfect cornering ala valentino. dips and more... pag ginaya mo labas pwet konti sa seat na position, kaya talaga elbow corners nang mabilis kelangan lang praktis and more importantly tyre dapat hindi mag slide

 

[NDaveR]

if u want to perfect ur cornering ability,,, wag n wag kang magdalawang isip n ihiga ang motor mo kasama katawan...and u wil be surprised that uve don3 it....

ride safe guys......

 

[SaM03]

Practice make's it Perfect.. =) wag matakot na ma semplang normal lng yan... all riders dadaan nyan... you learn from your mistakes...

 

[joman]

tama c daver wag matakot humiga sa kurbada kht maliit ang gulong haha

 

[NDaveR]

ingat lang sa maliliit na gulong...bka masobrahan sa rim tatama ang road....
dbest talaga sa korbada malalaki n gulong...
di k ipapahiya ng motor mo..

ride saf3...

 

[Tr3C3]

@chie - MASTER MAMAW! pashare din ng BENGKING MOVES mo idol MAMAW! hehehe

 

[astridnoelle]

the youtube videos ive watched says one cheek of your but out...
im not a master of this twisty riding, im in the process of learning it

Hi sir traxxas & everyone! Jus gotta share this with ya'll... i've always been practicing proper riding techniques specially when cornering... and I'm actually noticing one curious thing... as soon as i can go to it, i can hold my line but since i'm always on city roads, i can't always add lean angle as soon as i begin the turn. My main solution to this situation is to position my upper body IN onto the turn & drop my head atop the inside handlebar.. sounds weird, but this ACTUALLY WORKS! my turn-in angle & line tightens a bit, & my position allows me to hold that line & lets me get a better drive out of the corner without running wide. I suggest you all try this if you don't have enough room on the corner & can't lean the bike over more. As always, ride safe!

 

[astridnoelle]

Amen to co

Ive been riding motobikes for 20+ years.from the 70s kawasaki 100 model.been on d road for so many years now but never had seek for any proper way of cornering.i thought my skills was alredy enaf since i never had any serious injuries or acident.though i also have so many surviving reaction as well.untill somebody tell me regarding counter stearing.how it was,what can it add up on your driving skills every pros n cons about it and i was so surprise about efect of it on my skills as a driver.trust me guys, learning how to countersteer properly is highly recomended for those riders out there especially the one who travel alot on long road.learn just the basic is that much already.i thought it was only ment for driver on the track but ul be surprise someday that it may be the one thing that would save ur life on those unexpected senarios that will hapen on ur trip.im not a race track driver nor a so called top class moto bike racer.im just a simple guy who loves to travel and enjoy the exitement and thrill of riding bike on the road..u may already have done these many times its just that u dont realize that its countersteer that ur doin..pag meron ka nito wala kng talo!!

Amen to countersteering!

 

[SaM03]

Hi sir traxxas & everyone! Jus gotta share this with ya'll... i've always been practicing proper riding techniques specially when cornering... and I'm actually noticing one curious thing... as soon as i can go to it, i can hold my line but since i'm always on city roads, i can't always add lean angle as soon as i begin the turn. My main solution to this situation is to position my upper body IN onto the turn & drop my head atop the inside handlebar.. sounds weird, but this ACTUALLY WORKS! my turn-in angle & line tightens a bit, & my position allows me to hold that line & lets me get a better drive out of the corner without running wide. I suggest you all try this if you don't have enough room on the corner & can't lean the bike over more. As always, ride safe!

motogp style =) same riding style dude =) my head is almost touching with the handlebars also it depends on the angle turn... i like that way, i can control my bike...

 

[Francisco N. Maristela]

Hi sir traxxas & everyone! Jus gotta share this with ya'll... i've always been practicing proper riding techniques specially when cornering... and I'm actually noticing one curious thing... as soon as i can go to it, i can hold my line but since i'm always on city roads, i can't always add lean angle as soon as i begin the turn. My main solution to this situation is to position my upper body IN onto the turn & drop my head atop the inside handlebar.. sounds weird, but this ACTUALLY WORKS! my turn-in angle & line tightens a bit, & my position allows me to hold that line & lets me get a better drive out of the corner without running wide. I suggest you all try this if you don't have enough room on the corner & can't lean the bike over more. As always, ride safe!

LOL. we got the same technique bro. It is actually my cheek touching the "inside" handle bar while doing the counter steering.

 

[astridnoelle]

Hi everyone!

@franco & Samo3: hehehe good for you both. I actually don't like touching my head on the inside bars 'coz i just don't feel it's kinda safe to do so hehe. I like to ride ala Casey Stoner, u know, just sort of like floating on the bike hehehe. Never dragged my knees or elbows, though. Can't do that on the streets hehehe. And 1 more thing about the riding style I mentioned above... I don't always get back on the center of the seat as soon as I make the turn. When I feel that the bike is getting its drive out of the corner, I gas it up CONSTANTLY & CONTINUOUSLY. I feel like holding my position on the INSIDE of the seat balances the centrifugal force which is throwing the bike to the outside. There are actually times when I am actually going straight (right out of the corner) but the bike is still leaned over just a teeny weeny bit hehehe... (not 0 degree vertical) Don't imitate me, though. I wouldn't suggest that to anyone hehehe. Ride safe!

 

[AJM]

its so hard to do that lean on an underbone. first of all it will wobble if not properly executed

 

[SaM03]

Hi everyone!

@franco & Samo3: hehehe good for you both. I actually don't like touching my head on the inside bars 'coz i just don't feel it's kinda safe to do so hehe. I like to ride ala Casey Stoner, u know, just sort of like floating on the bike hehehe. Never dragged my knees or elbows, though. Can't do that on the streets hehehe. And 1 more thing about the riding style I mentioned above... I don't always get back on the center of the seat as soon as I make the turn. When I feel that the bike is getting its drive out of the corner, I gas it up CONSTANTLY & CONTINUOUSLY. I feel like holding my position on the INSIDE of the seat balances the centrifugal force which is throwing the bike to the outside. There are actually times when I am actually going straight (right out of the corner) but the bike is still leaned over just a teeny weeny bit hehehe... (not 0 degree vertical) Don't imitate me, though. I wouldn't suggest that to anyone hehehe. Ride safe!

i put a lil throtle and apply a lil hand break bot not so hard so that i can maintain my speed at corner.. =)

 

[SaM03]

its so hard to do that lean on an underbone. first of all it will wobble if not properly executed

based on my experience about wobble it depend on the track or road, if there is a little humps i got wobble, also if i twist more on my throttle i get wobble.

Also it depends also the tire u use

 

[AJM]

maybe, traction has the greatest part in cornering. ride safe dont do lean if ur not confident with ur machine and its traction control

 

[astridnoelle]

its so hard to do that lean on an underbone. first of all it will wobble if not properly executed

Yes, ur right. actually if you problems with your steering head or ur front tire, you probably can't do that. I once had to travel with an overtightened steering head bearing... when I got to a long radius corner, my bike wasn't so leaned over but my front tire was "wallowing" cuz the steering head bearing was resisting the natural tracking of the front wheel... wasn't scared but I had to be extra careful hehehe... if u got time, watch keith code's twist of the wrist.. that's where I learned.. but i also pick up from MotoGP hehehe... just d principles not the speed hehehe...

 

[astridnoelle]

i put a lil throtle and apply a lil hand break bot not so hard so that i can maintain my speed at corner.. =)

hehe.. i actually always look to set my corner entry speed so I can avoid using the front brake if possible.. once I set the lean & the speed, i let go of the brake & drive the throttle gradually depending on where I'm headed... so for slow corners or rotondas, I drive the throttle slowly.. for turns exiting an intersection, I drive the throttle a little faster.. I tend not to use the front brake if I can cuz it loads the front tire & will react with the throttle pushing the rear.. but if needed I use the front brake..

 

[raven]

its so hard to do that lean on an underbone. first of all it will wobble if not properly executed

most of the time.. we wobble when switching from a position to another.. like coming from left lean to right.. that's why it is advised that we position ourselves before the entry..

throttle control, body position, leaning, focus, brakes.. there will be lots of advises... the BEST that I may suggest is for us to watch the "TWIST of the WRIST"

ride safe...

 

[raksta]

and make sure not to get nervous!
make sure not to get wrist cramps!

 

[astridnoelle]

and make sure not to get nervous!
make sure not to get wrist cramps!

Yes! Don't freeze hehehe...