NOT KNOWING HOW TO COUNTER STEER YOUR MOTORCYCLE CAN KILL YOU!
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- There is so much confusion about counter steering vs handlebar steering and how each of these techniques work. This video will completely clear up that confusion.
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The only time I have trouble is when I think about it.
Don't. Don't push... just tilt your head and shoulders the way you want the bike to go.
So much this. I reallized I was countersteering before I knew it was a thing.
@@moonshot9056 Not if you shift your weight in the direction you want to go. Have you ever raced?
@@moonshot9056 And in all of those cases, they did not lean right. I've seen them.
@@moonshot9056 Beginners should NOT try this method. They WILL crash.
I'm currently trying to sleep, but watching this just makes me wanna go out there and try it lol
Same
2:26am lol
Agreed lol
😂😂😂😂
100%
As a former competitive motorcycle road racer, I can tell you that counter steering gives you precise and immediate response from the bike at speed. ALWAYS look where you want to go. It will be a conscious exercise at first, but it will soon become second nature. It works at 20 MPH and 180 MPH.
It works at 1mph on my bycicle, go try balancing a bicycle upright as slowly as possible, stopping completely when possible.
The only way to keep it up without having incredibly good balance is to cycle forwards slightly whilst pointing the front into your lean to bring the contact patches under your center of mass. It's the same physics as counter steering just massively exaggerated.
@@benfennell6842 counter steering works at any speed on any two wheeled vehicle. The only reason we say 10-20mph is because it’s around that point that it’s easier/safer to counter steer instead of turning the wheel in the direction you want to go.
i learned it on my little sisters Barbie bike and it translated for me personally perfectly to the motorcycle im learning on. it was explained to me this way " push left go left, push right go right" as in pushing the handle bars. so i didnt get confused with right is left mumbo jumbo. just simple push right go right haha
you never need that skill ever . been riding for 7 years everyday all day in all weather because that was my only ride. lol I got more time riding motorcycles than anyone I have ever met. so I can confidently say the test is for monkey who want to jump through a hoop. lol I will never get a m endorsement
@@blueskies195 "I've never had to learn how to do emergency maneuvers well" is what you meant to say.
If you rode a bicycle as a child you've been doing this literally all your life.
Geoff G : No, you haven't.. You learned by instinct to lean in the direction you wanted to turn. You learned this by falling down because you turned the handlebars left while NOT leaning left. You DID NOT push the handle bars forward on the left to turn left. YOU LEANED and the handlebars turned on their own. That's what happens on your motorcycle today.
Yes , but I call it lazy arms steering !
@@rykson161 No, it's called RIDING two wheels. Steering is done on 3 or 4.
@@timhallas4275 yes, I did learn on a bicycle. Bicycle and motorcycle steer exactly the same way.
@@Geoff_G That's right... you and every kid learned how to use your body weight to turn left and right. We were not told to push on the handlebars. We were given a bike and allowed to "try it out". I remember a gang of us riding all around town without our hands on the bars at all. How ever did we turn?
I been riding since 1971, and i never have even thought about how it works, i just ride.
same here. I think it's the bike that does it for me - probably.
That is true, but the part of you that just rides, isn't enough if you want to, or need to get around a corner faster. Many rides will try to 'bail out' of a corner rather than understanding they can corner significantly more my steering correctly.
@David Vanbrunt , oh i understand it, just dont care after 50 years of riding , use if needed, or not , i just ride.
here come the trolls...
i agree! i men wtf is people talking about!!! push counter whatever
The majority of people I see riding Harleys and other large bikes need to take this guy's riding class.
I've been on motorcycles for 35 years, though I'm well aware of push steering or counter steering, I have never heard ANYONE even come close to explaining counter steering in a way that the average riders can understand!
The fact is without this tool being present in your road skills toolbox it is very easy to get dead!
So please keep up the good work and the perfect explanations!!!!
thank you for your time and experience...
I AGREE!
Been riding for 4 years and never noticed it but I’m willing to always learn tight corners is what I’m trying to get better at
@@Keelo13 you are already ahead in your riding skills, it took me 10 years before I realized I didn't realize I had ALOT to learn!
On tight corners there are a ton of things to learn, start with corners condition, is it a clean corner of debris, wet, ect. Then you need to understand where your line is, entry and exit. Entry speed, exit speed, what gear to be in BEFORE THE CORNER, and there's a lot more. But those are a good way to start practicing, before you worry about lean angle and such. Ride your ride don't try to be fast, if you learn the primary stuff, you will increase your speed. Speed without the proper skills in a corner, your definitely gonna eat shit. Good luck, stay safe and most of all have some fun or why bother rite.
P.s I may be a good motorcyclist but I don't have any teaching time, so remember to think about taking a advanced M.S.F course, or even better depending on what type of riding you do, you can take a track course, both are fun and you will learn a shit load of skills!
Watch this.
best explanation I've ever seen.
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You are so right. Maybe that´s where the "counter" part comes from - most people think it is counterintuitive. Although, if you know a little bit of the physics, it´s not. It makes perfect sense, as it should.
I wanna say that if this doesn't come to you naturally, then you have reason to be worried.
God speed everyone
and if you have to think about it you will crash in an emergency. Oh, I had to lay it down! Fail. Countersteer.
@@Dranreb865 TWO dudes, not "too"! And no matter how old they are... they are both right. If you have to think about it, you have a problem. Countersteering is a natural, instinctual process. Every young kid who learns to ride on two wheels figures it out without help, even if they are too young to spell "counter steer".
@@Dranreb865 you probably just turned 16 a month ago, and failed English class
@@justsomeguy4562 You guys got me curious about what he wrote... sad that it´s been deleted... :(
@@RSProduxx same :(
I'm a new rider and I've watched a LOT of videos. Every one of them has taught me something, but your explanation "broke through" the mental block I had about countersteering. And it was all in your word choice! Referring to it as push steering - of course!!! I mean it's such a subtlety of language but THANK YOU! It aligns perfectly with the motion you're actually doing. That is what new riders need. And I agree with you that there's nothing wrong with understanding the physics of it, but when it comes to operating a 300+ lb bike, you want APPLIED instruction. And this did it for me. 👏 thank you thank you. And I loved the outtake!!!! 😅
I agree! The way he explained and showed everything amazing. I immediately was able to understand and felt more comfortable the next time
I've dated some girls in the past that bag would have came in handy for.
They might have said the same thing about dating YOU!🤣🤣🤣
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then why did you date them
My ex GF should be forced by law to wear that. She put the Bi in Bi-polar.
I had ridden years unconsciously using counter steering. When I started to consciously counter steer, it significantly increased my ability to maneuver better in emergency situations.
Subconsciously* , if you were unconscious while riding a motor cycle you’d probably be dead.
I must have been doing it and not knowing it.
@@clayman9759 I think we all have starting with riding a bicycle.
I made a mistake and took a right curve too fast. I leaned the bike, but the yellow line kept getting closer. I pushed the right handle bar forward like i had been practising and the bike leaned that little extra i needed and I whipped around that corner safely in my own lane. Thank you Jerry Palladino
Good stuff and I think you're right, a lot of people don't know this. Especially in a panic situation, they have to understand not only the importance of counter-steering, but also the effects of object fixation. If you keep looking at what you're trying to avoid, you'll hit it.
Anyone reading the comments years later: THIS! This tip will save your life some day if you ride for a while. Always look where you need to go, not at what you're afraid of hitting. This is true if a car cuts you off, or someone is pulling out after a blind turn, or even just maintaining your line through a long curve. There's more to it on how and where to look, but the basic rule that will save your life is look where you want the bike to go.
@@fallenstardthat's right... LOOK where you want to GO; do NOT look at the object or obstacle you want to avoid!
The instructor who taught the Harley course for the cycle endorsement told us about this but never demonstrated or explained. You definitely make it make sense!
Same here. This video is awesome!!
@@BigBucks191 My instructor at the Harley Rider Course talked about it in detail. I'm glad he did.
They should have before the swerve exercise.
I went to a riding course with the guy like you who taught the local PD. I had over three decades and experience and still managed to learn a few things that made me a better rider.
Always something to learn! Complacency kills!
Before I started riding a motorcycle a couple years ago, I was a little worried about the counter steering thing. I had never heard of counter steering before. I watched a bunch of videos and I still thought it was weird. Then one day while I was riding my new bicycle, I realized I have been counter steering all my life. I hadn't ridden a bicycle in over 13 years or so, and I didn't have to think about counter steering. No one had to teach us to counter steer when we were kids. It really is instinctual.
I agree, after watching this I was interested in the physics of it and after I rode a couple of times after I realized that I have been doing this all along I just didn't realize I was doing it.
I ride my escooter with no hands and essentially am counter steering with my feet.
Everyone gets all up in arms about counter steering. It's instinctively intuitive. I've experienced it as a kid going down a hill on a bike. These videos add confusion to most people.
Id never heard of the term counter steering until recently when I decided to get back to riding after 35 years. I never realized I was doing it, it may be that we were told to lean into a turn and for ever more we assume this is all that's doing it, it ends up that the brain learns a combination of using shifts in body weight and counter steering in order to achieve the turn however comfortably we want to complete it, sometimes you open your leg slightly to the side you want to go so its both a weight shift and a bit of wind drag. I'm sure we have all experimented various inputs and without realizing that we stored the results in our heads. I use my legs for a bit of fine tuning when I am well into a turn at higher speeds.
@ezekielchariot I always thought it was funny when people ask me, do you counter steer?
Uh, I would get real far if I didnt...lol
Hey Jerry. Thanks for the refresher on counter-steering. And also, according to the outake, now you're a Certified 'bagger'! :-)
The Fix It Channel - “......Certified “bagger” riding a bagger!
haha, you were totally right about the masks
When someone tells me they have been riding a motorcycle for 20 years, my next question is, "How many miles have you ridden? " Haha. I met a few guys who have been riding for years but logged less than 1000 miles their entire life.
As id someone would actually count their personal mileage
I put 1000 miles on in 3 days.
I've put 1000 miles on in a day before
@@Blue_Shirt_Guy IRON BUTT RIDER ALERT! :)
@@swaghauler8334 nah I just ride my motorcycle as a daily driver because my truck gets 8 miles a gallon but I do put a lot of miles on my bike
Your sense of humor and ability to laugh at yourself prove you're a true educator and a brave soul. That said, thank you for that lesson in counter steering, and for probably saving my life. I'm 51, and I'm about to realize my lifelong dream of owning and learning to ride a motorcycle. Wish me luck! 🙂
Good luck.
I obtained my endorsement at the age of 60! Have fun and ride safe!
Finally, someone who knows how to explain counter steering. Thank you!!
I’ve been riding over 50 years and I just call it leaning, if I want to go left I lean to the left and lean right to go right
If you think that really turns you, try leaning with your hands off the bars. Takes a hell of a lot longer to do a far lesser turn. You’re counter steering and you don’t realize it.
I was just taught "press left go left" (etc)and didn't know it had an actual term!
@@independent900 To the extent that calling it 'counter steering' may confuse some as it may be too much physics, I agree with you. For me it's an interesting name for a phenomenon associated with motorcycles -not cars- and I find the elaboration of interest. I sure won't overthink it though if I have to suddenly swerve. I'll let muscle memory take over and let the reflexes do what they do without having to know what it's called.
@@rolyf100 what you said is exactly right. I used to think I simply leaned, but when I practiced without my hands, it took a lot longer. Then I focused on the mechanics of what I was doing and I am always pushing the bar on the side I want to go as well as leaning.
@@independent900 Watch this ruclips.net/video/JWuTcJcqAng/видео.html I'm sure you know much better than myself and Keith Code, being an ''expert'' youtube commenter and all, but watch this as well just in case ruclips.net/video/VVE79XT8-Mg/видео.html
Thanks Jerry, For some reason I always lean into the curve and actually never knew about the push steering. Now, it explains why I will have a hard time getting around some tight corners at a higher speed, but practicing this technique has been a game changer. This after riding for over 45 yrs.
My younger brother took a safety course to get his endorsement in 2003, I just rode and took the DMV tests in 98....
The first time we rode together it was a great twisty trail and he noticed how I was cornering (by leaning mostly) and suggested I try a different approach (push steering)......
What a difference this little bit of movement creates. You can't imagine the results to be this dramatic but they are!
Same iv always physically leaned now I got something new to try..
I always wondered why highway riding was sooo damn tiring compared to riding dirt bikes all day 🤣🤣😂
Well shows not everything from a dirt bike translates
If your still alive you’ve been push steering all along.
I have watched videos and heard older bikers say, "Lean into the corners." However, with PUSH STEERING, the bike leans and you can stay upright to a certain extent (fun to practice), I have ridden some center lines, tight around sharp curves, hoping the bike doesn't lean too far and skid out..... the chicken in me... but my GL1500 always comes through.
Anyone else watch this and imagine it was Mike from Breaking Bad? If not listen and imagine it. You’re welcome. 👍🏻
Your a pro everyone riding needs to watch this video to stay alive.
Hey Motorman, I liked the new intro’s, keep them coming if you ,would. How about talking about the power of target fixation? How to break the spell and save your life. When I worked for the sheriffs department, we had a Deputy buy a new bike and he had never ridden before. We would park our bikes on the sidewalk to be under the covered parking where SO One and SO Two would park their cars. It would be two cars then concrete curb and a flat area enough for two bikes then two car spots again and so on for a total of about six cars. So when we pulled out, you had to make an immediate 90 degree left turn to ride out or you would hit the wall of the building.
Well we had just ended our shift and my friend asked how we got out without duck walking. I told him that we practiced our slow speed skills. I told him to stay in the friction zone and to turn his head to look where he wanted to go. I said do not look at the wall or you will hit it. Sure enough he looked at the wall and panicked and goosed the throttle and hit the wall and fell over. We had a good little laugh. We picked him up and he walked her out. From then on he would park at the end close to the exit with no wall.
I have seen guys run off the road in twisties and go over the side and fall into the woods because we were in the mountains in Ga. we would help them out and when asked what happened they would say they didn’t know. I would tell them that they looked like they target fixated. Could you go over target fixation and such? I think that it would be a great subject. Thanks for all that you and your wife do. Take care! 😎
I usually lean the bike but In doing so I guess I unintentionally push to get through turns knowing that I might be able to start turning better lol
Self taught in the early 50's, weighing about 110 lbs, I had been riding my 590 lb '48 Indian Chief and occasionally wound up in a ditch until I found out about counter-steering in a Playboy article. Proper training of riders had not been invented yet.
Did people forget once they became adults? Even on a bicycle when you were a kid you counter steered and bar steered. It was automatic.
Great mask tip for all the idiots still complying. I know where you stand now AND I LIKE IT. THX BROTHER
I rode a bike 30 forty years ago never heard of counter steering, I must have counter steered cause I rode push bikes and motor bikes. I was supposedly taught how to do it, when I did the basic skills course. I couldn’t see it working in the parking lot.
So I went straight out the next day, bought a bike, and rode it 500 K up the Island hwy and over the mountains, cause Im really smart.
Fortunately I watched Jerry, and The fireman and a couple other guys on RUclips.
I consciously, practiced pushing the handle bars on the highway, What the heck, it worked.
On my way home, on the climb up, in the rain, on a curve, I met a on coming semi tanker, on the way down, in my lane,
So a simple thanks, to RUclips, Jerrys easy to understand instructions, and knowing how to counter steer. Knowing I had to turn and look where I wanted to go. Not at the semi.
I probably wouldn’t have known instinctively.
Anyone who rides a motorcycle at highway speeds AND doesn't already understand this concept, is lucky to be alive...
@soupertrooper for people like me who are about to take the course in a week and want to get as much knowledge as possible before we begin lol
🤣😂
Honestly this is the first time iv learned this...
10 years of riding and iv always body weight shifted to get the bike to lean....
I gotta try this it might help with some fatigue
@@raidenesp1096 my teacher told us
@@aaronunterseher1627 it's subconscious. You learned to do this years ago on a bicycle
Wow you explained it so simply, thank you! I don’t ride yet but I was having a hard time understanding it because I head someone say a while back that when counter steering it’s basically push left…lean left…go right, and vice versa. But this proved that wrong.
Jerry, I have been watching and rewatching your videos for years. I believe I am a better rider because of it. Thanks to you and your team for great tutorials that are well worth it!! Happy riding.
This is excellent!!! I learned this in my Beginer and Advanced Rider Safety courses and always applied the principals. It kept me alive when I hit a deer at 75 mph in Wisconsin. I always thought I swerved which is what they tell you not to do but I realize now that I automatically applied counter pressure which I was trained to do. The deer crashed through the right faring and engine guards but I magically stayed totally upright and in control. It saved mine and my partners life that night!!! I was even able to ride the bike another 100 miles home!!!
Damn you managed to completely counter the hit from the deer. Bikes want to stay up but will drop you in a second if you tell them to lol
Bought Jerry’s videos in the 2000s when getting back into riding. Those videos taught me & saved me many times. A friend was so impressed he took Jerry’s course & loved it. Amazed at how many times I see even experienced riders making mistakes because they ride like they’re driving a car. Hundreds of hours of guessing doesn’t compare to learning from the best & practicing proven techniques.
I started counter steering on my new 1987 Honda Hurricane when I wanted to race through Mulholland Hwy. I couldn't believe how much of a difference it made. 33 years later it still works like magic.
Thanks Motorman. Simple concept. Push right, go right. Push left, go left.
Special thanks to Donna for putting up with you!
Simple concept for simple minds.. It's actually going to get more people in trouble. If you push too hard, and fight the natural forces on the bars, you will fall down and slide off the road into a ditch.
@@timhallas4275 If you are pushing so hard that you steer into a ditch, you have other problems and probably shouldn't be riding.
@@justanotherviewer52 We are talking about a beginner following an instruction and not understanding what is happening when he does it wrong. I will not accept that one can learn to ride a motorcycle from simple instructions, like push this and pull that.
@@timhallas4275 if you ride off the road your definitely a Dufis .
@@bassmanjtfunk I've seen it happen to people who don't understand why you shift your weight to turn.
Counter steering should be practiced and rehearsed until it becomes ingrained in your thinking and automatic reactions. It is counter intuitive, so it must be intentionally demonstrated over and over again to develop a learned response. We actually use counter steering all the time without seeing it for what it is. We don’t know we’re doing it. And then, when an emergency presents, and we’re flush with adrenalin and desperately want to turn away from danger, we need to actually turn the front wheel toward it in order to initiate a turn away from it. If we don’t, it will suddenly feel like the steering is locked, like the bike isn’t responding to our command, and we will sail right into the jaws of oblivion. So many of us have crashed in that manner! I suspect it accounts for just about all solo crashes in turns. We’re going faster than we intended, the turn tightens up on us, the outside edge of the turn is closing in on us, what are we to do? Unless you counter steer, your going to go charging right off the outside edge of the road into whatever’s there. And, in the heat of that desperate moment, you need to do something totally counter intuitive, counter steering. Only constantly practiced religion will prepare you for that.
Understanding counter steering is THE NUMBER ONE THING NEW RIDERS NEED TO LEARN!!!
Lmaoooo no it’s not
So true.
If it doesn’t come to you naturally you’ve got problems.
@@mitchigan7141 it doesn’t come naturally. Ask someone who hasn’t ridden a motorcycle how it works, they won’t have a clue because it’s vastly less obvious on a push-bike. It’s also why learning to ride a push-bike is so difficult.
@@burkeyatm It comes naturally. My first time on a motorcycle no one TOLD me. I also didn't end up in the ditch a 40mph. Almost all people who took their first ride didn't have it explained. Seems like every single one of them would be in the ditch if it didn't come naturally. The first time you have the bike at speed and you try to turn the handle bars and the bike leans in the opposite direction you wanted it to. You pretty naturally know what do to stand it back up. You also figured out you need to put the pressure the opposite way or you are going off the road.......naturally learned in half a second.
Jerry the bearded, mismatched glove, bag head instructor. Gotta love it. 🇺🇸
I've explained why my right glove is finger less. It allows me to press the tiny buttons on the camera. And that's MR. mismatched glove, Bag head instructor, to YOU, funny man!
His socks are mismatched also. Fortunately, he has another pair just like them in his sock drawer.
@Bunnyshooter 223 Since when do socks contain fingers?
Hey tried that counter steering out appreciate it a lot it do work
@@usernamemykel never if theyre fingerless socks
Been riding for most of my 60 years. You're never too old to learn or un
learn . Thanks.
I’m going to practice this more often now. My motorcycle instructor said the same thing, and everyone looked at him like he’d lost the plot.
What your instructor did, was tell you what to do, rather than teach you how motorcycles work. We ride bicycles at 5 or 6 on instinct... not by someone telling us to push on the handle bars. We lean left and the bike turns left. Lesson over.
@@timhallas4275 STFU!
@@timhallas4275 yea lol😂 what's the need of an instructor for this ..it comes naturally even when you're riding a bike but still I didn't get what's counter steering
@@helloppl7876 They call this technique counter-steering, but it isn't. It' making your bike tip over in the direction you want it to go. Leaning is safer and more instinctive.
@@timhallas4275 Oh, just lean off the bike huh, brilliant.
You really made that simple for me. I get it now, guess you learn after you fall. I getting back up. Thank you
I fell too but it’s a learning process I’ve only been riding for like two months 🥴
@@rooster4450able So true
Thanks for the mask tip. I was wondering what to get some friends for fathers day. Perfect.
Back in the 70s I steered the bike by the seat of my pants, didn’t know it forced the bike to “counter steer” . Liked your tip of the week! Haha!
Dana Diggins: you and me both sir. I put my moped into a tree because I never knew about this
You didn’t know because it’s done by instinct. You might think you are shifting weight but you are really pulling on the bar. It’s such a slight movement you don’t even know what you’re doing.
Wow. All the motorcycle tutorials never mention this. Push, its brilliantly simple.
I learned this in my first motorcycle safety class. Have been riding safe since!!!
Goes to show you , you cant learn on your own. I have never pushed. I always pulled and leaned to turn. So now I will have to practice this . Thanks for the tips.
Lol!! I love your sense of humor Jerry!! Thanks for making me a better rider.
5:01 Well done and this particular comment directly addresses my comment from your other video regarding avoiding left-turning vehicles. This video is great because you talk about both types of steering so people don't think it's simply one or the other. Well done! I'm a subscriber!
Brilliant, loved the out take.
Push steering , man I got to remember this .
The harder you push, the deeper you go
That's what she said 👀👀👀
I don’t think we’re still talking about motorcycle steering lol
The bigger the cushion, the sweeter the pushin'
That's what I said
The looser the waistband, the deeper the quicksand
Or, so I've read.
My baby fits me like a flesh tuxedo
I love to sink her with my pink torpedo.
Cant tell you how thankful i am for your material, its kept me safe for my total of 50+ miles of learning. I would have never learned counter steering and probably would have already had a bad wreck if it wasnt for you, so thank you.
great info ty man
I want to thank you for explaining Counter Steering in a way that makes sense! I never understood it before even though I have watched several videos on the topic but now I do!
Racing on a track … the only way to corner is counter steering. I had ridden bikes for 40 years and had no idea until I looked and learned about counter steering.
So counter steering causes you to lean and that causes the change in direction?
I was on a group ride and the guy in front of me got into a corner too hot. I watched him go wide and then go wider and wider until he was in the ditch. No counter steering. As we waited I pointed this out to three Harley riders standing with me and they had no understanding about this. Counter steering would have saved this guy. Pushing the bike down in the corner would have tightened his radius. Trying to turn the handlebars to turn the bike had the opposite effect making him go wide.
Watch Moto GP riders, counter steering is how they get round the curve's fast.
That's different. They are sliding the rear wheel, so they must counter steer to stay upright. You try that at 40mph on a lazy curve and gravity will teach you a harsh lesson.
I've used counter steering for many years and have had no issues, never tried it below 40MPH.
Good info Jerry. Surprised they didn’t jump all over your A..... over the mask. I was LMAOOO! Keep em coming my Blue Line Brother!
You saved me, I'm pretty sure.
I watched this (and many more videos) a couple times before going to pick up my new bike.
First exit off the highway and this video clicked in my head and I totally grasped the concept.
Way less scary when you understand how to steering and why...
Thank you!
I was sitting on the back of a Ducati R 1000 sport and my friend was making me this so clear by doing this on a roundabout I was flabbergasted one finger steering around we go
LMAO with the bag/mask! I explained this technique to a good friend and rider, he thought I was nuts. He tested it and thanked me afterwards...
I sure am glad I came across this video. I have been riding for a long time. I never knew about pushing on the handle bars like that going threw turns. I was out joy riding yesterday, gave it a try as soon as the front tire was inline with the rear. Soon after, using the push on every curve and made the ride that much more enjoyable. Thanks for the awesome tip Jerry.
I have found this easier to do than explain so beautifully explained. When you start counter steering you can be incredibly accurate with your direction by just the slightest push on the handlebar.
This is awesomme stuff. Thank you very much.
just got my first bike .....will be doing a class in a few weeks .....your info.......in well needed thanks
Good luck!
Right on, Jerry. I have noticed that I can tell immediately when a motorcyclist who does not understand counter steering, particularly when they are changing lanes. They tend to lead with their shoulders, leaning them in the direction that they want to turn. Apparently they do not notice that they are actually pushing on the bar on that side, and the bike is responding. From what I can see, this causes a lag in the bike's response bike in turning, and makes for a sloppy lane change. In an emergency situation, I think it can slow the maneuver enough to turn a near-miss into an accident. I have been riding since 1958, beginning with a 3-horse Cushman scooter.
Which is why they say they “lean” to steer, but as you rightly say they are actually push steering. Well said sir.
You would be surprised at how many bikers dont know about this
My guess is 60 percent. Not sure how they keep from running off the road.
@@benjaminpowell9758 yeah, I bet that would be a fair estimate 👍
dave smith
I think a lot of riders are doing it but aren't aware, when the think they lean turn they are actually pushing on the inside bar. So I agree with what you say. Thing is, once you knowingly CS it becomes even more efficient and bends become more manageable.
Softail Fun outside bar. Push left go right
Thanks for this! Every time they say counter steer my brain gets confused. But called PUSHED steer and suddenly it clicked. i can't wait to go out and do my parking lot drills and do the PUSH steer.
It's interesting! I was counter steering from the time I was a kid riding a bicycle, but instinctively! After watching a couple of videos, I realised that I was always doing it. Hahaha!
My wife doesn't think much of my sense of humor either. Must be a wife thing.☺☺
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.
ruclips.net/video/nTEh706PDmo/видео.html and this one ruclips.net/video/9_nH2eumTiA/видео.html
Experience beats NOTHING!
Thank you so much for this push steering lesson.
Been a year riding Harley Iron 883, always had issues with U-turns and leanings etc thought was getting better but this just changed my riding experience COMPLETELY today!
Bless you! Ride Safe.
Love it push steering has saved my life more than once!!
If it did, that is because you had no experience you just pushed that button and hoped for a favorable result. No machine should be operated by a guy reading the instruction book as he goes.
People need to understand that motorcycle tires are rounded. This is how countersteering works. It's physics. If you push to the left, with the tire being rounded, the bike starts to fall on the left part of the rounded tire, essentially pulling you in that direction, quite quickly the more you push and causes the bike to fall in that direction. The opposite is true with pushing to the right and falling to the right. Of course the bike doesn't fall completely over because of the speed you are going and the grip/traction that your tires have on the pavement. I just started riding last year and my cousin really explained this to me ahead of time, but until you are out on the bike and practicing it, it sounds like a strange concept. Trust me, practice practice practice it. It works and you'll quickly pick it up and eventually cause it to just be muscle memory. It could save your life. Great video.
Thank you so much for making such informative and riding awareness content. Really appreciate your work. Happy and lucky to be watching this 😁
Jerry, you’re a WILDMAN!! Haha! Enjoyed the vid, AND the humour at the end!
Watching a ton of videos (this was number 27) on riding motorcycles as I'm buying a bike soon and you explained it the best and made it understandable to anyone.
I had been counter steering long before I realized that's what I had been doing. This video is spot on.
Great video. I’ve only ever rode a dirt bike as a teenager and have been looking into getting a cruiser. Was very helpful and full of knowledge.
Ditto! I just got my bike and haven’t ridden yet. It’s getting new tires and I probably won’t get it until after I get the endorsement
🤣🤣🤣🤣 end of vid The masked motorman lmao
For skeptics saying natural instincts are enough play 6:00 over and over until you get it.
A natural instinct 'is' to countersteer, because of muscle memory, otherwise as kids, we would have all crashed into street lamps on our pedal bikes.
Graham backed up by the fact that Motorcyclists never run into anything
@@Steverinomeister ofcourse, but the point I'm making is that although countersteering is scientifically absolute, the fact of whether you know you are doing it or not know, has very little affect in an emergency, because in an emergency you will countersteer because you know nothing else.
Lots of us had been riding 20 odd yrs before ever knowing about countersteering (ie pre Internet), but accident statistics don't back up that countersteering knowledge has made a difference. Target fixation is a much bigger issue.
I took a drink Everytime he said handle bar steering.
...you mean a sip...otherwise it would have been impossible to comment!!!
@@josephb6652 Ten-4
The fact that people ride motorcycles without having this knowledge is scary to think about
I swear I’m gonna switch to the paper bag now. Why not?
Love your channel! U made me die of laughter with the paper bag!🤣🤣🤣 keep up the good work. God bless
Condolences for your death.
I just learned a lot watching this 9:31 minutes video big difference at different speed , different techniques.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
I’m a brand new rider, have had a bike for a month...and this just clicked. Thank you for this video
As they say in Hollyweird.. ' that's a wrap, bag it '.
Thank You, Wish I Found This, Back In 1978 When I Bought My Softail. Being Part Of Motorcycle Drill Team. Thanks For The Fantastic Job Your Doing. America Bless GOD. Be Safe, And Stay Healthy.
Lol ending...great intro. And as always great lesson.
Love your videos. I purchased your thumbdrive last night for my daughter who just started riding. I just wanted to clarify that when you say 'counter steering' and refer to pushing on the handgrip that corresponds to the direction you want to go, I would add that the action of pushing on the grip is what causes the counter steer to occur and to be clear... when you push on the grip the rider should allow the counter action to occur and not continue to push. LOL. I know it happens automatically but inevitably someone will say they pushed and fell down. LOL. You are the man! Keep up the good work Motorman. LOVED THE END btw. :)
Mr Jerry, I’m wondering….. have you had any body whining about your KISS method?? You know, the stupid part?? I called some little yo yo stupid while putting him in cuffs and he complained to my Sgt.. HA! Snowflakes are everywhere….
Wow I was a little kid when that guy was doing that is known as the unknown comic.I think it was on a show called The gong show.
counter steering is the only way i steer at speed
@ Jerry Palladino : As a 74 year old Harley rider, I appreciate the video's on your channel. I thought you might enjoy a short clip on RUclips filmed in 1937 By Chevrolet. Yeah I know it is about an old car, but the start of the film has some pretty cool Harley riders doing their thing. It's titled Around the Corner-- How differential steering Works and put on RUclips by US Auto Industry. Clip of interest starts at 0:18--9:30 . Hope you enjoy it. Thanks for all the good tips.
It surprises me that this has to be taught. I thought it was just as natural as...breathing, to anyone who has ever ridden more than 4 blocks.
For anyone that has years of experience you can't ride without doing it. I think talking about confuses people that they need to completely change what they have been doing. They don't. What they need to do is just practice initiating leans and avoiding obstacles at speed so they develop the muscle memory and don't panic in an emergency.
I have had a long-time rider patiently explain to me that counter-steering doesn't work, that it can't possibly work. I categorize that rider as a "poser." You'd be surprised to learn just how many riders don't know about counter-steering. It is not obvious and you aren't born with the knowledge of it. You may do it for years without realizing it, but the first time you find yourself running off the road, if you aren't fully aware of counter-steering and have practiced it, you are royally screwed.
Under normal conditions anybody can push/counter steer. Having worked as a motorcycle expert witness for the past 12 years, attorneys hire me to tell them why a rider steered right into the car who drifted into the riders lane. Witnesses said the rider purposely ran into the car. I have to explain that, no, the rider panicked and tried to steer the motorcycle like a car by turning the bars away from the offending vehicle and that caused the bike to go in the opposite direction the rider intended. That's one of the reasons police motor officers practice the brake and escape push/counter steering exercise in their monthly training.
@@raceboy1971 Confuse people? I can't make it any more simple than what I showed in this video.
@@motorman857 And thank you for all you do to teach and promote motorcycle safety. My take is that ignorance kills more bikers than anything.
The end is priceless!! Worth the price of admission, without a doubt