Entering a turn too fast: Difference between revisions

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*Exaggerate your [[Looking through the curve|look through the corner]].

*Move your upper body to the inside of the corner. This increases ground clearance, protects your confidence because it makes sharp cornering feel more natural, and makes it more difficult for your eyes to look where they shouldn't be looking.

*[[Shifting body weight for a turn|Move your upper body]] to the inside of the corner. This increases ground clearance, protects your confidence because it makes sharp cornering feel more natural, and makes it more difficult for your eyes to look where they shouldn't be looking.

*Push down on the inside bar ([[Countersteering 2|countersteer]]).

*Push down on the inside bar ([[Countersteering|countersteer]]).

*Accelerate ''slightly'' through the turn. This is to balance the bike, not to speed up. Don’t grab a handful of throttle; just use slightly more than constant throttle. And don't do the opposite: Letting off the throttle will upset the bike’s suspension nearly as much as using the brakes. It overloads the front suspension and means more risk of a lowside.

*Turn

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All of the tips listed here are actually part of normal cornering technique. Practice them and make them part of your normal riding.

For more advice, see [[~~Cornering on~~ a motorcycle]].

For more advice, see [[Turning a motorcycle]].

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 *Exaggerate your [[Looking through the curve|look through the corner]].
-*Move your upper body to the inside of the corner. This increases ground clearance, protects your confidence because it makes sharp cornering feel more natural, and makes it more difficult for your eyes to look where they shouldn't be looking.
+*[[Shifting body weight for a turn|Move your upper body]] to the inside of the corner. This increases ground clearance, protects your confidence because it makes sharp cornering feel more natural, and makes it more difficult for your eyes to look where they shouldn't be looking.
-*Push down on the inside bar ([[Countersteering 2|countersteer]]).
+*Push down on the inside bar ([[Countersteering|countersteer]]).
 *Accelerate ''slightly'' through the turn. This is to balance the bike, not to speed up. Don’t grab a handful of throttle; just use slightly more than constant throttle. And don't do the opposite: Letting off the throttle will upset the bike’s suspension nearly as much as using the brakes. It overloads the front suspension and means more risk of a lowside.
 *Turn
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 All of the tips listed here are actually part of normal cornering technique. Practice them and make them part of your normal riding.
-For more advice, see [[Cornering on a motorcycle]].
+For more advice, see [[Turning a motorcycle]].