I feel that with advanced maneuvers like this there is a lot of trust in the bike doing the right thing and restraint in not controlling or restricting the bike from doing the right thing.
@@the_bromies_podcast239 - Absolutely right. I just bought a new Goldwing, and I totally suck at u-turns with it. I had a cruiser before this. The cruiser was the same weight, but I was so comfortable with it that I could turn it on a dime just like in these videos. Now with the new Wing, I feel like a first-week MSF rider again. LOL Lot's of practice in store for me. I'm not "supremely comfortable" with the new Wing yet, but I'm getting there.
I’ve been using this technique for the last few weeks on my morning commute where my 3rd turn of the day is a U-turn on a fairly busy road with 3 lanes of traffic in each direction. This technique keeps things tight, tidy, safe, and quick! Thanks for this tip! Been enjoying your content. Good, sound, technical info here!
As a cyclist, I remember reading about this in “Richards Bicycle Book” first published in 1972! He called them ‘haul turns’ I think, but the essence is the same, countersteer and lean into the direction of the turn.
@@SmallGreenPlanetoid It works. Bicycles handle the same as motorcycles. People who say they don't either don't understand bicycles, or motorcycles, or both.
It reminds me of the idea that the motorcycle WANTS to go straight and stay right side up. It’s a gyroscope and doesn’t want to fall. Even though the bike is leaned over heavily, keeping the clutch/bike moving forward, it will stay up. Awesome video!
I learned that technique in motor officer school. They set the patterns up so you had to put the front tire between the last two cones before you initiated the turn, which created the habit of this technique. Good stuff
Hi Master Moto Control, if not for this teaching, I wouldn't have known u-turns could be done so smoothly, this is the best video around the entire internet, thank you, thank you!
You are the best of the best; your lessons are great and the way you teach is top-notch. Keep up the great work and thank you for doing so much to help us all be better and safer riders! God Bless 🙏❤️
I didn't even realize this is how I've been doing U-Turns on my Supercub -- I've always been using countersteering to start the initial turn. I'll have to try giving it that extra countersteer to see how fast I can do these!
Turns out I've been doing that all along.. been riding for quite long. Seeing it so directly demonstrated made me think it's something new that I've to try and learn. But thank you very much all the same ! 😊
You don't say anything about counter leaning… but it appears to be that you and the Japanese rider are leaning AWAY from the turn and letting the bike tilt underneath. This allows for a tighter turn without dropping the bike… and even if you do drop the bike.. it falls under you and not on top of you… am I correct or am I missing something?
Yes you're right. FortNine has a video about turning and he assesses that counter leaning is best for maneuvering like this and on the street in general
On my cbr 600rr alot of counter leaning is needed or the turning circle is huge. I feel like this video could had used a sports bike to show difference clearly.
I do this on a Heritage Softail every time I check my mail. I U-turn smartly into my drive like a boss afterwards. Just takes practice. Believe it or not most of my balance practice comes from bicycle riding and enduro riding.
I used to do practice like this. The big thing is clutch control, continuing to move forward, turning your head in direction you are turning toward, and trusting your bike.
You blokes do awesome things with your bikes. I used to ride with "Postman Pat" here in Sydney and his bike control was superb. Put in the hours and voila! Cheers - Dave
hey:) cool. Im 54 and are in the process of taking my driving license. Training in my back yeard now with my brothers old kawasaki. Cant express how much fun it is. Getting either a Livewire or Verge Ts.
Yup, and you're probably actually away using it (really minimally) without noticing, tbh. It's really hard to initiate a turn without a brief countersteer to make the bike fall to the inside. (At low speeds, body shifting can initiate a turn without countersteering--I've heard Japanese videos call it "self-steering," but it's not a common technique to teach in the West, and definitely feels super weird and out-of-control at first!)
@@TravisTerrell It's kind of just objectively inefficient to ever use anything other than your handlebars to initiate a turn. it takes about half a pound of force on your bars to completely tip your bike over and you don't have to move anything but your hands.
Great stuff, Andrei. I love your channel! These U-turns are super sharp, but I have trouble with them on my new Goldwing. I was riding a cruiser before this that weighed the same, but the dynamics of the two bikes are so very different. I could turn my cruiser like this, but not my Goldwing. I have a lot of practice to do in order to master these kinds of turns on my Wing. Thanks for the great videos!! Have a super week!
My YAMAHA Scooter is superb at these. I use same Technique minus the clutch feather. Gave me real surprise when first using it in traffic. Whips around neh. Gotta love CVT drive
I was taught to do this on my bicycle, so I was not surprised. The turn is only tighter because the counter-steering moves the centre of the turning circle away from the direction you are turning.
I have been using theese tricks for years but never really knew that these would be considered advanced.. I learned to ride in India where space is limited
You forgot to mention counterbalance steering and body position when making these turns. FortNine has done an excellent video on the "police riding" methods of their local police force.
@@MotoControlEn I think he means you forgot to mention it in this video which to be honest would be helpful. Its a great video though. cant wait to practice tight turns until I'm really good at it. Also anyone watching this video has probably been riding for a little bit and should know that body positioning matters. So really it's not even that necessary to have in this video as the people watching this video will already know positioning before doing this.
@@MotoControlEn Yes, in other videos, not in this one. Look at the perspective of a first time viewer of your content like me, that has no knowledge of your other content.
the most powerful teacher,humble,gentle and very effective instruction..salute your mastry of adv riding skills I am your student..I learnt from your lessons thank wish you health,happiness and prosperity love you bodrov sir
I have never watched videos of U turns on unleveld roads, up and down U turns. Those U turns are another skill level, and i wonder why there are no videos showing it. I mastered U turns practising them the hardest way...on unleveld roads, up and down, with, and without rear brake, only using the clutch at the right momentum, with and without passenger. I practised from levelled to high % unlevelled road (13 to 15%). My point is, once you master unlevelled road U turns, the levelled ones become super easy.
i tried that after watching a japonese video about how cops in japon do fast u turn. it felt that was doing it very wrong. i will give another try now with less counterstreer to begin with as suggested. nice tuto as usual . thanks
Another helpful video from you. You are helping so many beginners and experienced riders. I can't wait to put into practice what you have just shown me
Your demo looks just as much fun to do as when I saw this 5 years ago on AntiPiloteDeLigneDroite ("How to make a U-turn with a Motorcycle: the Japanese Police Officer's style") . I'm still not going to use it in everyday traffic, though. Thanks for posting. Love your videos.
Another way to u-turn that's very similar to this method is the dirt bike one leg to the side that allows you to counter balance the weight therefore leaning the bike a bit more then synchronize with clutch/ throttle
I guess that if we want to do such sharp U turns the Samurai way the best tool for the job is a Katana from Suzuki. 😉 Good video as usual Andrey. All the best from Brazil. ✌
Japanese cops demolish every myth about counter steering with this one awesome trick. No, counter steering does not have a minimum speed and it also has nothing to do with 'gyroscopic precession'
Standing with straight handlebar, the centrer of gravity is in line with the middle axis of the bike and the connection line between the wheels. Because of the angle of the fork, the countersteering moves the front wheel touching point sideways, the center of gravity is beside the connection line, and so produces a force/torque to make the bike fall into the future curve. Then just start and use this movement to your advantage...
Once (not long ago) I suggested for you to explain how is the Japanese u-turn. And here it is. Great. Subscribed “King of the Road”. If I understand correctly this is a 2 months classes but will the content be only available for 2 months? Where I live, I didn’t find yet a larger place suitable to practice, but I will try it anyway. Thanks, professor.
2 month will be actual course, yes, then there will be an extra month to pass the exam, correct any mistakes, try additional exercises etc. So 3 month in total
@@MotoControlEn Thanks for the reply. The exam will be something we have to do and film it and send to you, right? So, I’ve got to have some filming equipment (at least, a camera/phone and a tripod). Am I understanding this correctly?
I hadn't thought of this before, but now I gotta try it out. Interestingly, I learned nothing after 22 seconds of this video, but only because I already understand countersteering from your other videos! Of course countersteering still initiates a lean even if you're starting from a stop. Why wait to fall into the correct lean for a sharp turn from a stop if you can countersteer into it?
In the normal Uturn, I believe that to iniate the turn you lean in the direction you want to go and you could counter-steer a bit withtout knowing it. The samurai Uturn is basically exagerating the counter-steering at the beginning to iniate the lean.
I have found that if I don’t interfere with the front wheel by blocking the handle bar from a turn with a locked arm, the bike will go where ever I look. Elbow up position helps me not to block.
I'm a mc driver for many many years and I have something to say. The principle is just like on a bicycle. you should master the uturn on a bicycle and do to figure eights on it. then it will be the weight difference and balance and gas control (speed) difference on a motorbike. best is to learn from a bicycle, then perhaps a low weight mc before going heavy weight =).
The way we learn u-turns in the Netherlands is soo different.. 0 clutch, just throttle and footbrake! Then look where you want to go and lean the bike 😅
Always looking for riding techniques implemented. This looks great. Be great to turn my electraglide like this. Ive taken the motorman ride like a pro course and it has saved my butt more than a few times.
the reason they are so good is because they can practice dropping the bike as many times as they want...............
That's true!
LOL , yes true
Dam that’s a good point
I mean you could too if you wanted
Could get dropper bars though?
Another brilliant lesson no pointless intro and straight to the method. Your motorcycle control skills are insane. 👍🇬🇧
I feel that with advanced maneuvers like this there is a lot of trust in the bike doing the right thing and restraint in not controlling or restricting the bike from doing the right thing.
it comes with understanding your bike and being supremely comfortable with it
@@the_bromies_podcast239 - Absolutely right. I just bought a new Goldwing, and I totally suck at u-turns with it. I had a cruiser before this. The cruiser was the same weight, but I was so comfortable with it that I could turn it on a dime just like in these videos. Now with the new Wing, I feel like a first-week MSF rider again. LOL Lot's of practice in store for me. I'm not "supremely comfortable" with the new Wing yet, but I'm getting there.
@@soujrnr keep practicing, my Goldwing (with manual clutch) handles like a ballerina 👍😎✊
This is very true. It's all about trusting the bike and making it an extension of yourself
I’ve been using this technique for the last few weeks on my morning commute where my 3rd turn of the day is a U-turn on a fairly busy road with 3 lanes of traffic in each direction. This technique keeps things tight, tidy, safe, and quick! Thanks for this tip! Been enjoying your content. Good, sound, technical info here!
Thank you for not blasting us with a minute of annoying music and getting directly to the video! Great skills, inspiring stuff!
As a cyclist, I remember reading about this in “Richards Bicycle Book” first published in 1972!
He called them ‘haul turns’ I think, but the essence is the same, countersteer and lean into the direction of the turn.
The cyclist's "bible" ;)
And keep the inside pedal up?
I was just going to ask if this would work on a bicycle or if they were too low-power to perform the maneuver. It sounds like it does work?
@@tlhawthorne you'll soon learn if you don't
@@SmallGreenPlanetoid It works. Bicycles handle the same as motorcycles. People who say they don't either don't understand bicycles, or motorcycles, or both.
It reminds me of the idea that the motorcycle WANTS to go straight and stay right side up. It’s a gyroscope and doesn’t want to fall. Even though the bike is leaned over heavily, keeping the clutch/bike moving forward, it will stay up. Awesome video!
I learned that technique in motor officer school. They set the patterns up so you had to put the front tire between the last two cones before you initiated the turn, which created the habit of this technique. Good stuff
Hi Master Moto Control, if not for this teaching, I wouldn't have known u-turns could be done so smoothly, this is the best video around the entire internet, thank you, thank you!
I gotta say I love how you check your rear before u-turn every single time
You'd be insane not to.
amazing - if I hadn't stopped riding motorbikes after my major crash (well 10 years after) nearly 50 years ago I'd be trying this technique out ASAP !
You are the best of the best; your lessons are great and the way you teach is top-notch. Keep up the great work and thank you for doing so much to help us all be better and safer riders! God Bless 🙏❤️
Nice vid.
Letting the handlebars turn themselves cannot be overstressed. This has transformed how I ride my DesertX.
I didn't even realize this is how I've been doing U-Turns on my Supercub -- I've always been using countersteering to start the initial turn. I'll have to try giving it that extra countersteer to see how fast I can do these!
same on my adv150. maybe its something about light bikes that makes you intuitively use this technique.
Turns out I've been doing that all along.. been riding for quite long. Seeing it so directly demonstrated made me think it's something new that I've to try and learn. But thank you very much all the same ! 😊
You don't say anything about counter leaning… but it appears to be that you and the Japanese rider are leaning AWAY from the turn and letting the bike tilt underneath. This allows for a tighter turn without dropping the bike… and even if you do drop the bike.. it falls under you and not on top of you… am I correct or am I missing something?
those were my exact sentiments...
Yes you're right. FortNine has a video about turning and he assesses that counter leaning is best for maneuvering like this and on the street in general
@@spencegameb
On my cbr 600rr alot of counter leaning is needed or the turning circle is huge.
I feel like this video could had used a sports bike to show difference clearly.
Very well observed!
Great video as usual. It is truly enlightening how counter steering is so important both at highway speeds and parking lot manoeuvres. Thanks again.
Is there any other way to turn?
@@cjflintstone9509direct steering
@@cjflintstone9509 no...
1:45 I love how many people are learning/practicing in the parking lot! Too cool
One of the best videos I ever saw. I undervalued the clutch for so long...
I do this on a Heritage Softail every time I check my mail. I U-turn smartly into my drive like a boss afterwards. Just takes practice. Believe it or not most of my balance practice comes from bicycle riding and enduro riding.
I've got frame sliders/axle sliders/engine cover on my MT07, going to gear up and practice this in the next few weeks. Nice post!
This guy has mad skills 🔥🔥🔥
Maybe he should start a motorcycle training school ;)
in both video making personality and actual skill this might be my favorite mototuber right now
Awesome lesson. Love how well you match the video to the lesson you are teaching.
I used to do practice like this. The big thing is clutch control, continuing to move forward, turning your head in direction you are turning toward, and trusting your bike.
I've learned most importantly that the bike can do literally anything. It's me who cannot. You're exactly correct about trusting the bike.
What a real, useful, easy-to-understand, and terrific teaching, Master, Idol! 😊
We had to do this to get a license. Pretty useful tough.
As an Aussie postie, I used the CT-110, which features a centrifugal clutch. I was able to turn those bikes within their own length.
You blokes do awesome things with your bikes. I used to ride with "Postman Pat" here in Sydney and his bike control was superb. Put in the hours and voila! Cheers - Dave
Thank you for the clutch cam view. As a new rider, its very helpful to see what the clutch is doing. Great video!!
hey:) cool. Im 54 and are in the process of taking my driving license. Training in my back yeard now with my brothers old kawasaki. Cant express how much fun it is. Getting either a Livewire or Verge Ts.
watching this has me convinced a lot of folks who ride motorcycles never rode a bicycle first. at least not enough to learn to u-turn.
That little counter position before the turn is everything.
Another great video, plus you have a great way of instructing and coaching. Thanks!
Great video as always! I never thought that countersteering could be used for tight u-turns as well.
Yup, and you're probably actually away using it (really minimally) without noticing, tbh. It's really hard to initiate a turn without a brief countersteer to make the bike fall to the inside.
(At low speeds, body shifting can initiate a turn without countersteering--I've heard Japanese videos call it "self-steering," but it's not a common technique to teach in the West, and definitely feels super weird and out-of-control at first!)
@@TravisTerrell It's kind of just objectively inefficient to ever use anything other than your handlebars to initiate a turn. it takes about half a pound of force on your bars to completely tip your bike over and you don't have to move anything but your hands.
Great stuff, Andrei. I love your channel! These U-turns are super sharp, but I have trouble with them on my new Goldwing. I was riding a cruiser before this that weighed the same, but the dynamics of the two bikes are so very different. I could turn my cruiser like this, but not my Goldwing. I have a lot of practice to do in order to master these kinds of turns on my Wing.
Thanks for the great videos!! Have a super week!
My YAMAHA Scooter is superb at these. I use same Technique minus the clutch feather. Gave me real surprise when first using it in traffic. Whips around neh. Gotta love CVT drive
I was taught to do this on my bicycle, so I was not surprised.
The turn is only tighter because the counter-steering moves the centre of the turning circle away from the direction you are turning.
I have been using theese tricks for years but never really knew that these would be considered advanced..
I learned to ride in India where space is limited
Your videos are the best..such fantastic Humour and great Practical info,,Spasiba..
You forgot to mention counterbalance steering and body position when making these turns. FortNine has done an excellent video on the "police riding" methods of their local police force.
What do you mean I forgot, I have at least several videos about counterbalancing!
@@MotoControlEn I think he means you forgot to mention it in this video which to be honest would be helpful. Its a great video though. cant wait to practice tight turns until I'm really good at it. Also anyone watching this video has probably been riding for a little bit and should know that body positioning matters. So really it's not even that necessary to have in this video as the people watching this video will already know positioning before doing this.
@@MotoControlEn Yes, in other videos, not in this one. Look at the perspective of a first time viewer of your content like me, that has no knowledge of your other content.
There is no need to counterbalance. His body remains neutral and the bike leans underneath.
@@leo_and_his_bikes which is the very definition of counterbalancing.
the most powerful teacher,humble,gentle and very effective instruction..salute your mastry of adv riding skills I am your student..I learnt from your lessons thank wish you health,happiness and prosperity love you bodrov sir
I have never watched videos of U turns on unleveld roads, up and down U turns. Those U turns are another skill level, and i wonder why there are no videos showing it.
I mastered U turns practising them the hardest way...on unleveld roads, up and down, with, and without rear brake, only using the clutch at the right momentum, with and without passenger.
I practised from levelled to high % unlevelled road (13 to 15%).
My point is, once you master unlevelled road U turns, the levelled ones become super easy.
i tried that after watching a japonese video about how cops in japon do fast u turn. it felt that was doing it very wrong. i will give another try now with less counterstreer to begin with as suggested. nice tuto as usual . thanks
I am glad that You could watch the few pushinng lean to the opposite side just before the quich turning.
Another helpful video from you. You are helping so many beginners and experienced riders. I can't wait to put into practice what you have just shown me
Your demo looks just as much fun to do as when I saw this 5 years ago on AntiPiloteDeLigneDroite ("How to make a U-turn with a Motorcycle: the Japanese Police Officer's style") . I'm still not going to use it in everyday traffic, though. Thanks for posting. Love your videos.
I like that he is showcasing it on a Duke 300 ish . Not the most comfortable daily bike but decent on the track.
THANKS!!! This stuff is informative! no nonsense!
This is a very helpful video for new riders. Thank you for posting. Seems like a small bike, naturally is much more manageable and maneuverable.
Amazing video, clear and easily understandable! Well done.
Another way to u-turn that's very similar to this method is the dirt bike one leg to the side that allows you to counter balance the weight therefore leaning the bike a bit more then synchronize with clutch/ throttle
Another awesome video. So glad I came across your channel dude, keep it up! 🤙🏼
I guess that if we want to do such sharp U turns the Samurai way the best tool for the job is a Katana from Suzuki. 😉
Good video as usual Andrey.
All the best from Brazil. ✌
Recien encuentro tu canal! Seguidor nuevo, gracias por la info!!!
Just found the channel, I will definitely stick around. Great explanations.
100% gonna practice this one thx a lot your videos are always well explained and very helpful ^^
Awesome. Slowing down the playbook speed helps illustrate this technique. Excellent. Thanks!
Thank you for the video and demonstration! I now have something else to practice.
Awesome! I'll go practice this tomorrow!
damn thats some nice CB1300
Japanese cops demolish every myth about counter steering with this one awesome trick.
No, counter steering does not have a minimum speed and it also has nothing to do with 'gyroscopic precession'
Standing with straight handlebar, the centrer of gravity is in line with the middle axis of the bike and the connection line between the wheels.
Because of the angle of the fork, the countersteering moves the front wheel touching point sideways, the center of gravity is beside the connection line, and so produces a force/torque to make the bike fall into the future curve.
Then just start and use this movement to your advantage...
Just from this video, I can see you're really good at instruction! Fantastic work, I'll try this 😊
Saw your channel through rhis video, and immediately subscribed. Thank you for this excellent video, I cant wait to test this in application! 💜
I didn't know this was a skill! I take such turns every day!
Those Japanese honda engines sound so buttery smooth ❤❤
Nice. Tomorrow we have holiday and i know what to train in the parkinglot. Thank you very much.
This same skill done on superbike like r1 will ne treat to watch.
Another awesome lesson! Now I need a video on how to ride with a broken left hand😅😁 Have an awesome day! 😊
I don't have that, but here is a dude without a right arm ruclips.net/video/WsN_9NK_Zns/видео.html
Respectful, encouraging and informative. Thanks.
Once (not long ago) I suggested for you to explain how is the Japanese u-turn. And here it is. Great.
Subscribed “King of the Road”. If I understand correctly this is a 2 months classes but will the content be only available for 2 months?
Where I live, I didn’t find yet a larger place suitable to practice, but I will try it anyway.
Thanks, professor.
2 month will be actual course, yes, then there will be an extra month to pass the exam, correct any mistakes, try additional exercises etc. So 3 month in total
@@MotoControlEn
Thanks for the reply.
The exam will be something we have to do and film it and send to you, right? So, I’ve got to have some filming equipment (at least, a camera/phone and a tripod). Am I understanding this correctly?
@@carlostomas3698 Filming yourself is VERY preferable. We can get away without it, but it will be much better with filming, yes!
@@MotoControlEn Let’s wait for that exciting program to start. Looking forward to it.
Thank you for all your help and teaching.
I love this channel
I hadn't thought of this before, but now I gotta try it out.
Interestingly, I learned nothing after 22 seconds of this video, but only because I already understand countersteering from your other videos!
Of course countersteering still initiates a lean even if you're starting from a stop. Why wait to fall into the correct lean for a sharp turn from a stop if you can countersteer into it?
This is how we teach it in the U.S., and almost all cruiser riders use it regularly.
I didnt know borat taught motorcycle riding. Love it great tips!
Turn RIGHT to go LEFT! YES! THANK YOU!
In the normal Uturn, I believe that to iniate the turn you lean in the direction you want to go and you could counter-steer a bit withtout knowing it. The samurai Uturn is basically exagerating the counter-steering at the beginning to iniate the lean.
You make it look easy. That is very good control you have.
I have found that if I don’t interfere with the front wheel by blocking the handle bar from a turn with a locked arm, the bike will go where ever I look. Elbow up position helps me not to block.
Awesome, I think I'll do your 2 month course next riding season!! Thanks man
Can´t belive that you are from Argentina mi amigo!!, que buen canal. Practicando en tecnopolis a 10 cuadritas de casa Jaja!!
Thanks for tge video I just bought an old SR3 with sequential gearbox and was wondering what it looked like shifting. I can't wait to get on track.
Thank you for Sharing this 👌🏻💐
New subscriber from Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 🌴
Man,you are great!
From România,all respect!
You are a good teacher!
2:44 I love your crazy hair and your "wachky" accent. Plus the obligitory phantom link
it is especially important to practice this a lot if you have a very heavy bike. That throttle/clutch control will absolutely save you.
I'm scared of heavy bikes lol
Really good riding tips broooo❤❤❤
Beautiful video, nice channel and so many tips. Wish your courses were available in Italy too!
I'm a mc driver for many many years and I have something to say. The principle is just like on a bicycle. you should master the uturn on a bicycle and do to figure eights on it. then it will be the weight difference and balance and gas control (speed) difference on a motorbike. best is to learn from a bicycle, then perhaps a low weight mc before going heavy weight =).
This easy to learn if you know how counter steering works.You wont drop your bike as long as you keep power to the rear wheel.
This feels like learning a new fighting game combo.
Thank you for the explanation!
I've seen motorcycle cops here turn on a dime and now it makes sense
You should show us some no-hands U-turns! Those are so impressive to me, but I cannot get it down!
I will!
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Excellent and underrepresented skill.
Very well explained
The way we learn u-turns in the Netherlands is soo different.. 0 clutch, just throttle and footbrake! Then look where you want to go and lean the bike 😅
U turns are like wheelies, once you get the feeling you get it. It is uncomfortable until you figure it out.
would like to see some folks demoing this on tall advbenture bikes. They seem more difficult that low bikes. Great video
The Japanese cops making tight u-turn on big bike with ton of luggage bags (surely they are emptied), and you show us on 50cc bike. Brilliant 😊
Always looking for riding techniques implemented. This looks great. Be great to turn my electraglide like this. Ive taken the motorman ride like a pro course and it has saved my butt more than a few times.
I think this is only for "NINJA", congratulations on the videos, it's very valuable!