How To Fix Excessive Entry Speed Like A Pro

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  @MotoJitsu · 4 years ago (edited) · pinned

  If you find yourself in a corner too fast for your comfort, ROLLLLLL off the gas and/or ADD some brake pressure by SQUEEEZZZZIINNNGG. Don&apos;t just give up and &quot;lean more bro&quot; that may not be the best choice in that moment of mild-panic. Stay with the brakes, is a much wiser solution. OBVIOUSLY look on your intended path of travel...I didn&apos;t focus on that because if you&apos;re not first slowing the damn bike down, you&apos;ll just see the guardrail you&apos;re about to crash into faster. <a href="https://www.motojitsu.com/courses">https://www.motojitsu.com/courses</a>

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  @NumbersmanDon · 3 years ago

  I&apos;m 81 years old and have been riding since I was 14. Your advice on use of the brakes is great, and well explained, especially the need to practice. BUT, I&apos;ve stopped at more a half dozen scenes where a rider has run off the road or crossed the yellow line coming too hot into a turn. &nbsp;There is one constant. &nbsp;The riders panicked and failed to keep their eyes on the exit, sensed they were getting close to the edge, and looked down to see if they were going to go over. &nbsp;Of course they went over as soon as their eyes saw a target. &nbsp;Watching for the exit causes the rider to automatically increase counter-steer, tightening the turn. &nbsp;Won&apos;t help if you are so tight that hard parts, not just spring mounted pegs, are dragging so much that tires lift. &nbsp;Then you are just screwed. &nbsp;The beauty of all of this is, as you said, practice when you are not in an emergency situation.

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  @mark1sweeney · 4 years ago

  Been riding 40 years on every imaginable kind of bike. On and off road. Sports bikes, Touring bikes, Old vintage bikes and even quads.<br>It’s really difficult to explain how to ride. Like explaining to child how to ride a bicycle before they get up and try it. Having said that, I think your making a great effort and your vids are probably very helpful to many new riders. The only thing I would like to add is how valuable it is to learn to ride off road. And the importance of NEVER riding at 100%. Even if you want to ride fast, keep it to a level well within the skill level you think you have. 80 - 90 % of your max speed unless you are on a track.

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• JO

  @johnlow3894 · 2 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md53dbOA0YY&amp;t=365">6:05</a> what to do<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md53dbOA0YY&amp;t=509">8:29</a> demonstrated and explained <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md53dbOA0YY&amp;t=717">11:57</a> clarification &nbsp;<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md53dbOA0YY&amp;t=1105">18:25</a> bonus tip

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• BI

  @BikingVikingHH · 4 years ago (edited)

  I once came into a corner to hot. It was so scary it’s seared into my memory. It was on Highway one in California, on a 30° steep downhill grade, decreasing radius, on a 300’ cliff down to the pacific. Because I was going downhill, I was already on the brakes, and when I realized I was coming in too hot, I honestly panicked. I tensed up, the last thing on my mind was leaning &nbsp;the bike more LOL, I just smoothly applied the <b>front</b> brakes as aggressively as possible. &nbsp;To be honest, I probably was well within the limits of the motorcycle and tires, but I was at MY limit. Breaking hard helped me navigate the turn in a way that simply leaning more wouldn’t, as I felt I was at the limit of my lean and it did not seem like an option at the time. I was under the impression that any sort of breaking in a corner would cause the tire to wash out, but you’d be surprised how much the front tire can handle if brakes are applied smoothly and your body position is correct.

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• GE

  @genxkevin · 4 years ago

  the best thing i learned from you and champ school is the tire can take a hell of a load... it can NOT take an abrupt mode. &nbsp;(brake and/or gas), ... this gave me confidence to use my brakes as much as the throttle. &nbsp;game changer man

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  @sakisvedouras7100 · 4 years ago

  One more tip which can help a lot is that when you are in this panic situation and push the brakes into a turn, don&apos;t forget the vision part, you have to look where you want to go while you are braking.<br>Regards from Greece!

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• MR

  @MrLARGENINCHARGE · 3 years ago

  I don’t know how many lives you’ve saved by your videos. &nbsp;God bless you my friend!!!

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  @Bedevere · 4 years ago

  I took 18 years off from riding and recently got back in to the saddle. Unfortunately I found I was taking turns like a newbie - I had lost a lot of skill and confidence over time. I started taking really early rides on weekends (no traffic to worry about) to practice specific turns and roads that I felt I was having trouble with. I focused on how to ease in brakes, lean with confidence, to trust the bike and even how leaning your own weight forward can affect turning. I noticed within a few sessions my confidence and skills grew enough that I was able to keep control when I over shot a turn on an totally unfamiliar road. Practicing a skill can really help you keep your cool in a situation that demands that skill; it massively decreases the time from the initial panic to executing a solution and that increased reaction speed keeps you out of the bushes and guard rails.

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• GA

  @garymeanea5631 · 4 years ago

  Started riding motorcycles 60 years ago. Thank You for passing on your wisdom to all of us. You are saving lives and educating the inexperienced. Ride on and Ride Safe!

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  @kathyreich6841 · 4 years ago

  I am recovering from from a crash where I came into a corner too fast. It was a pretty easy corner but I wasn&apos;t paying attention. I panicked and jammed the front and rear brake, if I would not have panicked I would have followed everything he is showing in this video. I know what he shows is exactly what I should have done.

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  @Noxxys · 3 years ago (edited)

  1. Zero throttle<br>2. Fingers on the break lever<br>3. Progressive breaking if necessary<br>4. Look where you want to go<br>5. Progressively push forward on the right handlebar to turn right (and vice versa) (counter steering) and lean with the bike <br>6. Continue trail braking until the apex if braking was necessary<br>7. Progressively reduce the counter steering / leaning and get back on the throttle as you exit the corner<br><br>Counter steering and trail breaking as essential skills that are not intuitive for most people, they need to be learned, practiced, and will save your life.

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