Turning a motorcycle: Difference between revisions

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*Look at the ground immediately ahead of the bike, or at anything except [[Looking through the curve|where you want the bike to go]]. (Do you know what "target fixation" is?)

==General==

==General turning==

How will you remember all this? By making it part of your everyday motorcycling. The weight shift, head turn, and controlled rolling-on are good cornering technique. Even square corners in town offer practice opportunities. Approach corners with a "slow-in, fast-out" style. You should also follow [http://www.soundrider.com/archive/safety-skills/RS-cc2.htm delayed-apex] cornering lines, starting your turn from the outside of the corner and squaring it off. See [[Ninja 250 Rider's bookshelf|David Hough's books]]for more on these and other good techniques.

How will you remember all this? By making it part of your everyday motorcycling. The weight shift, head turn, and controlled rolling-on are good cornering technique. Even square corners in town offer practice opportunities. Approach corners with a "slow-in, fast-out" style. You should also follow [http://www.soundrider.com/archive/safety-skills/RS-cc2.htm delayed-apex] cornering lines, starting your turn from the outside of the corner and squaring it off. See [[Ninja 250 Rider's bookshelf|David Hough's books]] for more on these and other good techniques.

==Standard cornering technique==

====Standard cornering technique====

Here's the cornering sequence for motorcycles. Practice in controlled conditions:

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 *Look at the ground immediately ahead of the bike, or at anything except [[Looking through the curve|where you want the bike to go]]. (Do you know what "target fixation" is?)
-==General==
+==General turning==
-How will you remember all this? By making it part of your everyday motorcycling. The weight shift, head turn, and controlled rolling-on are good cornering technique. Even square corners in town offer practice opportunities. Approach corners with a "slow-in, fast-out" style. You should also follow [http://www.soundrider.com/archive/safety-skills/RS-cc2.htm delayed-apex] cornering lines, starting your turn from the outside of the corner and squaring it off. See [[Ninja 250 Rider's bookshelf|David Hough's books]]for more on these and other good techniques.
+How will you remember all this? By making it part of your everyday motorcycling. The weight shift, head turn, and controlled rolling-on are good cornering technique. Even square corners in town offer practice opportunities. Approach corners with a "slow-in, fast-out" style. You should also follow [http://www.soundrider.com/archive/safety-skills/RS-cc2.htm delayed-apex] cornering lines, starting your turn from the outside of the corner and squaring it off. See [[Ninja 250 Rider's bookshelf|David Hough's books]] for more on these and other good techniques.
-==Standard cornering technique==
+====Standard cornering technique====
 Here's the cornering sequence for motorcycles. Practice in controlled conditions: