Just want to ask how can I improve my cornering skilling. I am quite new to biking and I handle the bike ok but I find myself not very good of taking corner, I do lean a bit when I turning a corner but I know I am nowhere near leaning enough to make the corner smooth. I guess I am too scary to fall off the bike if i lean too much, so sometime to sit right up to turn a slow corner with very very low speed.
So, I am just wanna ask for some tips and also I am thinking of attending to one of those race school http://www.haslamraceschool.com/ to improve my skill. what are you guys thoughs and I might pop down to the Borough Market to pick up some tips form you all.
get good sticky tyres, break and get the right gear before turning in, i used to use one gear higher when i was first learning as this healped me with smotheness on the throttle while in the corner. dont start accelerating out of the corner if at any point you have to decellerate again, and watch where you want to go
point your head where you wanna end up (ie at the exit of the bend/roundabout), look at the line your bike is going to take round the corner, keep your head up - those seem to make most difference to me
other than that drop your inside shoulder down and forward, which will countersteer for you without you having to think too much, grip with your knees, keep your arms relaxed and “be positive” - most of its mental :hehe:
not that im expert by any means but thats whats kept me sunny side up so far
Aproach
90% of good cornering is about being set up correctly before you reach the corner- ie speed, postion on carrigway, correct gear etc
vision
look at where you want to go - normally the exit of the bend and the bike will follow.
Experiance
get as many miles as you can under your belt , it’s the only way to really improve . Try to get out on quite times like a early Saturday morning when you can take your time and think about what you doing.
Training
somthing like Bikesafe would probally be ideal
All if the above just my opinion of course and your free to disagree
When going round a bend, keep constant power to the rear wheel. - Which means neither accelerating nor slowing down. That’s when your bike is at it’s most stable.
The same applies to bends as it does for straight lines.
Counteract the centrifugal force by leaning the bike into the bend. The correct amount is learned by feel rather than advice from a book or so called ‘expert’ .
Don’t be tempted to ‘get your knee down’ or progress faster than your ability can handle. Falling off these things bloody hurts - That’s if you’re lucky.
bin riding for ages but know nothing about the theory…tho i do know that when entering tight slow speed bends i can back off the gas quite suddenly and she will dip in nicely as long as i am then balancing the clutch / throttle to pick her up just as quickly into the straight…i will need to weld up my exaust again sometime soon as at looks like i have taken an angle grinder to it
Yeah, but if you judge your speed correctly, approach the bend on the right side of the road so you can see ahead you wouldn’t need to alter your course at the last minute.
for me its about having confidence in your tyres and relaxing on the bike, oh and miles. and sometimes it takes a while to find the right bike for you.
I listened to other bikers about road positioning and put it into practice yesterday:) Found that i was taking corners much smoother with more control:D As others have said ride, ride & ride;)
Theory is good - and is worth knowing - getting taught etc.Could be worth taking a look at the Keith Code books - the theory is track orientated and very advanced - but it gives you an insight into the physics and skills involved in getting a bike around a corner as efficiently as possible.
But as said there is no substitute for miles.
. . . - the more you are on the bike the better you will be and the more receptive to advice and training
