Turning a motorcycle: Difference between revisions
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==General turning== | ==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 all part of 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==== | ||