This was all with the FRONT BRAKE ONLY...why? Due to the pace I was going. If I were to only go 20% of my skill, maybe only engine braking (rolling off the throttle) & rear brake would have been enough. Many variables to consider. MotoJitsu.com/courses
Great video. Love your riding style and technique. Is there a difference on the grip level between cornering while trailing the brakes with 5% pressure and use more throttle to maintain constant speed or when cornering with no brakes and less throttle to maintain constant speed?
Thanks for posting this video, I love the POV content (especially the hard braking in the turn, cool to see). A question on applying throttle while keeping the "pressure braking" going to maintain speed... why not just ease off the brakes a bit instead? Does accelerating against the brake pressure not 1) wear out the brakes 2) put strain on the engine?
This video is huge. Been waiting for something like this for a long time! Thanks so much for your amazing teaching! Saving lives every day, no doubt about it
Your commentary (break, break, break, ease off, throttle, etc) is what we should be saying in our heads when practicing - so very helpful!! The part about applying light throttle while still breaking was interesting. Holding break pressure until you actually see the exit path on every corner was informative. I think I've been trail breaking only in first part of corner to slow down, then letting off break completely. Using combined throttle & break longer through the turn seems better. Will be trying today. Riding 35 years (wrong way mostly) and feel like a beginner again. Thanks.
The amount of lives u save on unexperienced riders getting out there on public roads it’s probably a lot because it’s a lot easier just to look at ur video rather than driving hrs to a training facility.. Thank u so much of making us better riders...
Brother, this was an excellent instructional video. It reminded me of my training some 40 years ago to become a UPS driver. To hear you thinking out-loud puts bike management into perspective.
I don't own a bike yet, but I love your channel and share a lot of your videos with brother in the Midwest who is 68 and has been riding for 45 years--he is SO appreciative of your expertise and said he is learning some new techniques with every video of yours I share with him. Thanks for making such a huge difference out there--you have saved countless lives and prevented so many painful, costly injuries with your teaching. Talk about giving back--thank you for all you do, and keep 'em coming!
Braaake.. braa braa braa braaake 😁 This made me realize how much I'm trail braking on unfamiliar (blind) corners nowadays. Especially downhill. Been practicing downhill corners a lot because I was in the wrong gear all the time, not braking enough and going in too fast. Now I'm in the right gear, in corners always ready to use the front brake and just having waaay more fun! You said it more than once, if you're insecure about something on a motorcycle then go and practice just that. Facing fears with prudence. It works every time, thanks!! I wanted to ask you to make a video with a camera pointed at the controls when trail braking. Checked your channel just in case. You already made one months ago, you rock! 😁👍🏼
I discovered this video just the other day and I've already watched it 5 times. It perfectly demonstrates trail braking and waiting until your bike is pointed at the exit before you accelerate. Can't wait to try it next time I'm on the twisty stuff. Great job, Fast Eddie! I'm a big fan and love your videos. Keep at it! Cheers from Manila in the Philippines.
Hello mate, been watching your videos more n more recently. Picking up my first bike cb500f this Friday and your videos have been so insightful. I've actually gone n bought some cones so I can practice slow manoeuvres before i try this kinda riding. Thank you. 😊
@@MotoJitsu I just wanted to take a second to let you know that your videos, your coaching, your patience explaining things, your sharing of experience and your service to country have not gone unnoticed. I'm a SSG in the US Army and always wanted to ride. Got my MSF Ninja 400 a year ago because of you and I always push fellow service members to watch you and subscribe. Keep the positive attitude and changing lives in a positive way.
Have to agree with most comments. This is the best explanation of trial breaking I have seen and I've been watching a few. So much better to see it in action rather than just being explained. Thanks.
Your trail braking videos have been a game changer for me. I've had long time riders argue that trail braking is a racing technique only and it's hard to change their minds. The thing is after thinking about it we use trail braking in our cars all the time. Every time I make a turn at an intersection with my car I'm actually trail braking. I really don't understand why the concept is so difficult to grasp. BTW...your dimmer switch analogy in one of your other videos was brilliant. I am such a more confident rider since I started trail braking. Thank you.
Glad to hear it was helpful! And maybe those people are only going off their experience and their experience is very slow riding through turns...like I say in the video...If I were to do this exact road, 20% of my skill, I probably wouldn't use the brakes at all.
Great real-time insight! 40-years of riding dirt & street (mostly street now) and I still learn things in each of your videos. Your ability to educate is off the charts! Thanks!
Best video yet! It's really helpful to 'ride' the curves with you and see exactly what your timing is for brakes and gas. Your videos have probably saved a lot of lives. Keep it up!
This is amazing. Wanted to thank you very much for all your videos. I've got MSF beginner course completed few months back ( and got my first motorcycle around same time), which was a great start, but I've learned so much from your channel! Although it makes me feel a bit less confident with my current skill, it also certainly pushes me to practice more. It's one of those cases where overconfidence can be very harmful. Please go on and continue educate new riders as myself.
Thank you!. You answered so many more of my questions about trail braking with this video. A perfect demo. Like the commentary/explanation/demonstration of "squeezing" the brake instead of snatching. I have seen many just jamming those brakes on when they are in the unknown or Oh Sh*t mode.
Thank you for this one. You are one of three coaches I watch on a regular basis and this particular video was outstanding. I've started experimenting with trail braking and it's a game changer. Your demo here was excellent. I also thought the example you showed with the truck was very good. You were patient and waited for a safe chance to pass. So many riders just gun it around and end up as an after action video on DDFM. Love your channel.
Very good - i have been riding for quite a few years and only got back to motorcycling lately - your trail braking and cornering vids are excellent - they have hepled me to understand years in the saddle do not equate to safe riding - its something you have to work towards - as you say Practice Practice Practice ! This particular vid is very informative - you can tell somebody to do something and they sort of get the gist but watching you demonstate it is dynamic and demonstrates rhythm - trail braking , throttle and lean is a bit like learning to play music there is sequence and rhythm !
apart from loving your brake brake braaaaaaake commentary - this is pure gold and so helpful! In the UK we don't learn breaking in corners at all so this is really useful! thanks :)
Thanks for all these vids!!! I’ve been riding for a few years but never focused on practicing slow speed turns, u-turns, full lock turns, trail braking, etc until I started watching your channel. It’s been fun learning from your instruction.
Thank you for your information..i am riding motorcycles for 44 years but i learn only from my own experience..I learn many things from you and i start practising almost tree times a week in the lockdown..I can say i am a little better now and i am still practising..I want to say that there is always time to be better..I am 62 years old but i feel yang again as a lerner.. Thank you and..go on with this good job..(sorry for my bad English..)..
This one video cleared up a lot of questions I had on trail braking. After watching a lot of videos on trail braking I believed every turn had to be performed with throttle closed and light front brake pressure. You see Nick Ienatsch trail braking everywhere so I took it literally. This led to a lot of turns feeling overly slow and unstable and leaving me confused. This is the first video I've seen that talks about selective use of trail braking based on speed.
@@ibar14 Don't know if this helps, only use real/front brake when my bike is upright on straight section and let off the real when I start to lean going into corner keeping my front brake slightly on for trail braking
I never ride my road king anymore.... i just practice. I found several parking lots that are already ready to do the drills on i don't have to set up cones. I'm practicing so much on the same roads, I know how much the sand and gravel has moved or changed since yesterday. Thanks so much for all the great instruction!!
@@MotoJitsu I know i shouldn't have....but i rode about 15 miles on a desolate highway today for about 15 miles (except for the curve under a bridge) with no hands just steering my road king with only my chest. Not your fault, but it does help with understanding body position. 90%is tiny constant corrections for road crown etc.... it's not your fault, i'm a grown idiot and i chose to do so.
We can see where you are looking based on what's in the center of the screen. It's nice to see when in the corners how your head (and camera) are facing where you want to go. The commentary on trail braking is also nice. I typically don't hold the brake as long as you do when exiting.
You did include the comments I was looking for. I couldn't find anywhere else what to do with the throttle during the cornering or if holding the same brake pressure is allowed/wanted till now. Way to go. Ďakujem
Great video little bit better understanding of where the roll on point is and couldn’t see your hands but understand now how far into a turn you can use the brakes moderately...THANKS! 🙏🏾
This was super useful! I wish I had more likes I could give it... Have gone through your other content but seeing it in real time with commentary makes a big difference. Please do another one like this when you get a chance.
Intersting and effective pedagogy. Short of being able to jack into your brain to simultaneously experience lean, counter steering, brake, throttle, where you're looking and what you're thinking, this is as good as it gets. The only way to improve this from the learning perspective might be some analog indicators of front brake pressure and throttle position - maybe a red bar graph for brake and a green bar graph for throttle. Thanks for the best practices for motorcycle turns Vulcan mind meld.
This is an awesome video. Fantastic to watch after your inside lesson! Only thing I wish was that the gopro would allow us to see your hand and the break action as well as the road etc. The commentary was fantastic though and more than made up for it! I have so much to learn about trail braking. SO MUCH to practice. Thank you so much for making this video.
Hey MotoJitsu you were right in our chat this was a great video about corning and will help me out even more thanks again for our chat. Also your videos have helped me out 2 times today while riding 2 cars wrecked infront of me and I was able to find a exit to do an emergency maneuver away from the wreck, the 2nd was a cars driver was not looking and changed lanes on the highway (going the same way) so had to pull another quick maneuver. I did pull clutch in and revved the motor which got there attention since the horn did not.
Great video! Since trail braking is an advanced technique and I'm a beginner rider I'll keep practicing my line selection, 'body, head, bike', vision, and smooth inputs before I work into trail braking. I did love watching the video and seeing how you put everything together with your commentary and explanation. Thanks to you and your videos and books, I'm doing a lot more practicing and gaining confidence on the bike that I know I wouldn't have otherwise. I even searched out a dirt bike training program near me to take this summer. Thank you!
after watching a shit ton of your videos and some of the canyon chasers videos about trail-breaking and late apex cornering, and then that 100 points video, I finally understand like the mental formula of how to ride into corners. It's coming together and it's nice to see it in action in this video. All that's left for me is to practice :)
Everytime I go out my mindset changes. A few people have asked why i like riding. The ability to push yourself is one but the ability to predict, quick react, handle a situation under pressure quickly and correctly are all things I like. As a business owner I found that my mindset developed to take a similar approach. I know it's a strange comparison but for me it's TRUE. Great videos and I find myself talking to myself a lot while riding..wouldnt have it any other way..great videos..I'll be much more active here:)
Thanks for taking all of the Total Control concepts and breaking them down into easy to grasp segments. I'm trying to catch up on all the content you have already posted.
@@MotoJitsu Understood, but you are putting a lot of Lee's concepts into an easy to understand video format. His book is great on theory and you are doing an excellent job in showing that in real world situations. Your running commentary on the twisties videos is a great way to see how the non-stop mental processing influences how the rider is "dancing" the bike. Thanks for what you are doing!
Ok when I first started watching RUclips videos trail braking was not suggested for nothing but the track then I found your video's now I see if you're not using this technique you are going considerably slow or you're riding without much control of the bike or situation thanks for taking all the time it takes for me to understand
Another quality "useful" instructional video Eddie! Thanks for putting these together for the rest of us to ride safer and get better at a sport we enjoy and want to keep enjoying. As you mentioned early on, you could do follow up vids with different style bikes if you want to add more content...hint, hint... KEY info for me was at (12:30ish), but the whole vid was very useful. Peace out bro!
Thanks for sharing! Really enjoyed to be with you on this road! KTM sounds fantastic! I am not sure if there was some sand/gravel on the road in some places or it was just camera effect, but if there was then this was great example of using techniques with minimal bike bending into the turn, I am sure there are people who will drag their knee on this type of road and make it extremely dangerous for themselves and the others. Hopefully more and more riders will follow your example and will concentrate on the things you were doing in this video instead of just speeding.
Great Stuff. I ride an Indian Scout and my floorboard gets abused enough so I really appreciate that you always refer to what you would do if riding a cruiser or bagger. I'd love to see some more of these type videos.
Thanks for this explainer video! You've helped me understand trail braking so much better with your commentary. All your videos have been insanely helpful. Thanks brah!
I especially enjoyed this video. It was the one that pushed me over the edge - not literally - to become a Patreon subscriber. Between you and mcrider, I've learned enough to stay alive so far, and I working hard on the slow stuff. Keep up the great work. You're a wonderful teacher.
Thank you so much for making this video. You earned my subscription. I didn't even know that I was waiting for exactly this kind of lesson. Please keep making more :) Greetings from Slovakia
I was waiting for you to come out with a video just like this! Perfect video with great explanation that answered all my questions. Thank you for all you do for us riders learning! Much appreciated.
Just found your channel, I knew I needed to improve my capabilities on bends, your video was just the job of demonstrating how to do it, thanks👍, now time to get out and practice, and I’m going to talk to myself to do it, top man👍
"Brake, brake-brake brake, braaaaaake... back-on-the-gas..." you would be phenomenal in a bike-themed musical! Thanks for these videos, extremely helpful!!!
This is great info. I am a new rider, 2 months old. I have that big Harley you were talking about. I have a2019 Heritage. I love riding it, especially on curvy roads. I agree about your braking. I don't use a much as your high clearance bike here. I found that throttle control can be pretty effective. Granted, I will use braking when needed. Thank you for your training. It reminds me of the Smith System training that I had my students do in the trucking industry.
I’m a new rider and I really like how you talk through this video. Can you make a video doing U-turns and figure eights for me? That’s what I’m gonna need to pass my test and what I need to work on- tight corners! Thanks for the videos!
I would be interested to see a video where someone follows behind you and films your body position on a crusier/harley vs this bike. The 3rd person point of view would be nice to show the turn angle and speed cruisers are capable of. Thanks for sharing your insight with us and I just found your channel so if you have already made videos like that plz link them if you dont mind
Love this guys videos. Been watching them all day. I want to share a story to hopefully help some others. It's not "the twisties" like the video but similar skills apply to highway ramps, jug handles, connectors, ect. And you'll hit ramps way more often than u do a trip to the twisties. riders get hurt on ramps and jug handles every day because the turns can be tight and complex and ppl fly into them at highway speeds unprepared. I was following my brother, who's much more experienced than me, through some roads around his house. He was on a gsxr750 and I was on my fz6r. I had been riding for alittle but was and am still very new. We get off the local highway and enter a jug handle. My brother is accelerating through this jug handle as everything in my head says brake. I was eager to prove my skills so my ego kicked in and I roll on to try and catch up. If he can do it I can too kinda mindset. As he banks into the last bit of the jug handle where the radius is tightest I realize how fast I'm going and panick sets in. I pictured myself flying over the little hill on the other side and fear kicked in hard. I tried to lean harder to finish out the last bit of the handle but realized there's no way I'm making this. I stood the bike up and braked hard. Lucky enough to atleast have learned some panick braking techniques in a turn. Adjusted my speed and finished out the turn. We got back home and I said Jesus howd u take that jug handle like that. Fear shot through his eyes when he realized what could have happened and he apologized profusely. He kept saying I'm so sorry I didn't mean to I forgot u probably couldn't handle that I shoulda gone slower I just love that last turn before we get home I didn't think you'd follow at that pace blah blah blah. I ofc forgave him. he didn't make me try take that turn like that. My stupid ego did. Point of the story. Ride ur own ride. Highway ramps can be dangerous and you need to practice this stuff like fast Eddie. That little voice telling u to slow down is probably right. I should have never put myself in a panicked state had I listened to that little voice telling me to slow down. I wasn't even close to ready to try something like that. Ride safe everyone. Hope this story helps some new riders to stay safe on those highway ramps.
I never thought of using the brake in conjunction with the throttle but race car drivers do so it actually makes sense in some situations, I'll try it next time I'm out cheers!
Great teaching tool! I always wonder what lane position was best to be in while going thru twists and turns, I'll have to put it to practice to advance my skills. Thanks bro!
Thank you for this video Greg. I haven't been active in the channel or the discord, but this video was superb. I just did American Supercamp this past weekend, what a fun course! Thank you for all your work.
This is a great video, it helps to get a visual about cornering techniques and eye placement. It really helps to have someone explain where they are looking and how they are setting up their corners. Also, I think you need to make your brake song a ringtone hahaha
Sylvain Guintoli MotoGP rider says that its better not to use the rear break... reving the motor downshifting and keeping high the RPMs its "enough breaking" for the rear tire. Im not sure what to think about that. He explains this kind of things on his own RUclips channel... but i love yours! Keep it up and buy the R6!
He has an entire video about the rear brake and I didn't mention the rear brake once in this video nor did I use the rear brake in this video...also...he's not riding on the street...all that about what you said was at a track, at his level...pointless to comment about professional racers on my channel which is street riding
I think you’re a great instructor. I think your teaching materials, your work and contributions to motorcycle training, are the best I’ve ever seen. I respect your service in the military. And, I watch your videos. You’re a professional, and you’re excellent. You’re also a natural born teacher. Motorcycles or quantum mechanics. My problem: I just can’t understand what motivates your riding approach -- sometimes. This video exemplifies it. I’ll explain. But first: me? I’m nothing, and not in your league. I restored several motorcycles and I’m a relatively low time rider. I’m the guy with books on technique (beginning with Keith Code’s) on technique. I watch videos and I practice when I can. My gear costs more than my first bike. By far. I even own a Leatt brace for every day riding. I take safety and skill development seriously. This video. I looked at your speedometer. You’re riding well over 60MPH in turns that are almost certainly built for 40MPH entry, if that. This is exactly why I can’t fully enjoy my rides through the mountains. I have to watch my mirror to make sure street Rossi isn’t going to crash into me from behind. People on bikes feel as though the roads are the place to demonstrate their ability to turn tightly. It’s a Thing and I see the helicopters flying over my neighborhood every summer weekend medivacing these people out. I could care less about getting my knee down. You have videos on how to get your knee down. I just don’t understand. I’m ignorant. I just can’t relate to the need to show off this kind of “skill.” I have a full leather track suit and two pairs of quality leather pants (for getting groceries) and my pucks are clean. That’s a good thing. Why oh why should I push myself to ride corners faster like you? Why is it important? Please do a video, not on how to get a knee down, but on why being faster on public roads is useful and important. Not the how. The why. I see a similar fixation on low speed maneuvering. There’s a great guy named the Motorman, and almost all of his instruction is directed toward displaying and showing off extremely tight turning at low speeds. You’ve done some work on that as well. I applaud the excellent work that both of you do on the essentials of the clutch friction zone, vision and body technique necessary to safely control a motorcycle. But there’s a point where the work borders on showing off - where it is excessive. I’ve been riding for years and if I ever dropped a bike, especially to train to show off doing some superfluous small radius turning, I will slap myself. It’s not OK to drop a motorcycle. Ever. Not to me. That aside, I think you are a gifted instructor. And your drawings? They’re the best. Your explanations, even the kinetics you show (movement without a motorcycle) are superb. In my opinion, there is only one other instructor that is in your league: Kevin, at MC Rider. But, he is not your equal. Listen: I learn a lot from you and I thank you so much. I wish there were instructors even 1/10th as good in my area.
Of course you don’t understand...you have no experience with it. And I’m not a natural anything...years and years of education and practice. WHY LEARN & PRACTICE KNEE DOWN? #1 because it’s fun!! 🤪 don’t need any other reason but if you do want to know👇🏼 #2 Learning to do this provides a way to be comfortable being uncomfortable. It teaches you how to do something that’s challenging, which can be applied to any aspect of your life. Learning and practicing full body position gives you a lot of confidence, it teaches you what your bike is capable of, you learn various levels of grip with your tires, you’ll understand how leaning causes motorcycle to slow down, so you need to slightly increase throttle the more you lean in order to maintain your speed. This is a great way to practice your vision, staying relaxed, committing to a goal, build muscle memory-you’ll learn how the timing of when and how much you move your body makes a difference in how the bike handles. You’ll discover the limitations of yourself, where your fear threshold is, where to place your weight, what’s comfortable for you, etc. If you never learn how to do this or even attempt to, you’ll never understand the difficulty and benefits it provides. Many people simply have never tried, attended a class teaching body position, or practice therefore prematurely say it’s pointless-giving an opinion about something outside your experience is just ignorant. Go practice and see for yourself. Set up a 40ft diameter circle, wear full gear, and get to it. As a reminder, I think knee dragging or any movement with your lower body is 100% unnecessary for street riding and I don’t recommend doing/attempting this on public roads. In fact, if you followed behind me on the street, even if we are going at a good pace, I hardly move my body at all, if anything just upper body. Additionally, if you’re going through a corner and mid-turn there’s unexpected sand or gravel, you can immediately add body position, which takes away lean angle of the bike, allowing the suspension to better deal with it, which is why it gives you better traction.
Thanks for the ride and lesson, enjoyed the turnes ;-) In Belgium we have differnt kind of roads, but the strategy of riding is still the same offcourse. Have fun and be safe.
The 2 phrases that made me very fast on the twisties without even trying are the ones I have applied directly to the concept of trail braking. "MotoGP riders are the most leaned over when going the SLOWEST in the turn" "The fastest riders use the brakes THE MOST" Now you can take these one of two ways. One, you go out and you just smash the brakes in every turn to push yourself to go as fast as you can on a road, obviously the stupid thing to do. Two, what I do, where I apply this to have as much fun as possible while still keeping myself within my safety margins that I know and feel on my bike. I rarely feel as if I'm going more than 60% of my ability, yet I'm still fast. Just ride safer with better techniques, and you can have more fun. Easy formula.
Great video! Can`t wait to ride again twisties and apply your techniques. My first and last time it was full of "Oh shit, oh crap, I came in too fast...Phew... That was close!" :)))) Hope next time, I will remember and apply your riding style and technique and ride safer. Thanks again!
Awesome... great insight on trailing the brake along with throttle control... as well as line of travel on curves... yes, loved this video... Thanks... not many curves where i live but looking forward to finding some...
Very useful, thank you. You inspire me to practice and challenge myself in small ways to get a little better every time I step on my bike. That being said, after all your 'slow' instructions, I'd love to see you go a 100%
I guess you misunderstood my comment. Your video clearly demonstrated all of those concepts. I particularly appreciated seeing how you trail braked while still using a maintenance throttle. Sorry if my earlier comment was unclear. Cheers
This was all with the FRONT BRAKE ONLY...why? Due to the pace I was going. If I were to only go 20% of my skill, maybe only engine braking (rolling off the throttle) & rear brake would have been enough. Many variables to consider. MotoJitsu.com/courses
Great video. Love your riding style and technique. Is there a difference on the grip level between cornering while trailing the brakes with 5% pressure and use more throttle to maintain constant speed or when cornering with no brakes and less throttle to maintain constant speed?
Thanks for posting this video, I love the POV content (especially the hard braking in the turn, cool to see).
A question on applying throttle while keeping the "pressure braking" going to maintain speed... why not just ease off the brakes a bit instead? Does accelerating against the brake pressure not 1) wear out the brakes 2) put strain on the engine?
I kept seeing what I thoughts was a bunch of sand!! Your speedometer is in mph? Great videos! Thank you!!
MotoJitsu Yeah when I first watched it I was wondering front or rear brake. Thanks.
Thanks for the clarification. I was just about to ask which brake it was.
This video is huge. Been waiting for something like this for a long time! Thanks so much for your amazing teaching! Saving lives every day, no doubt about it
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YES,YES,YES, finally someone nails it 100% down on IRL example of trail braking in twisties.
Once again you out did your self. I applaude you ser! 😉❤
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Ye they did, but not like this, IRL in great details, emphasising movements etc. At least not that I saw.
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The visual of this with rolling comments makes things even more clear about trail braking I feel like I was sitting behind you. Awesome
great to hear! :)
Your commentary (break, break, break, ease off, throttle, etc) is what we should be saying in our heads when practicing - so very helpful!! The part about applying light throttle while still breaking was interesting. Holding break pressure until you actually see the exit path on every corner was informative. I think I've been trail breaking only in first part of corner to slow down, then letting off break completely. Using combined throttle & break longer through the turn seems better. Will be trying today. Riding 35 years (wrong way mostly) and feel like a beginner again. Thanks.
Just remember, pace determines a lot...like I said..if I rode at 20% of my skill maybe I wouldn't touch the brakes at all.
So far this is the best practical lesson I have seen. Excellent! Thank you.
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Agree entirely.
The amount of lives u save on unexperienced riders getting out there on public roads it’s probably a lot because it’s a lot easier just to look at ur video rather than driving hrs to a training facility.. Thank u so much of making us better riders...
Videos don't mean anything unless you go out and practice...and more importantly, take formal courses...motojitsu.com/courses
Brother, this was an excellent instructional video. It reminded me of my training some 40 years ago to become a UPS driver. To hear you thinking out-loud puts bike management into perspective.
thanks :)
I don't own a bike yet, but I love your channel and share a lot of your videos with brother in the Midwest who is 68 and has been riding for 45 years--he is SO appreciative of your expertise and said he is learning some new techniques with every video of yours I share with him. Thanks for making such a huge difference out there--you have saved countless lives and prevented so many painful, costly injuries with your teaching. Talk about giving back--thank you for all you do, and keep 'em coming!
thanks!!
Braaake.. braa braa braa braaake 😁
This made me realize how much I'm trail braking on unfamiliar (blind) corners nowadays. Especially downhill.
Been practicing downhill corners a lot because I was in the wrong gear all the time, not braking enough and going in too fast.
Now I'm in the right gear, in corners always ready to use the front brake and just having waaay more fun!
You said it more than once, if you're insecure about something on a motorcycle then go and practice just that. Facing fears with prudence. It works every time, thanks!!
I wanted to ask you to make a video with a camera pointed at the controls when trail braking. Checked your channel just in case. You already made one months ago, you rock! 😁👍🏼
you're welcome! Glad you enjoyed it. :)
I discovered this video just the other day and I've already watched it 5 times. It perfectly demonstrates trail braking and waiting until your bike is pointed at the exit before you accelerate. Can't wait to try it next time I'm on the twisty stuff. Great job, Fast Eddie! I'm a big fan and love your videos. Keep at it! Cheers from Manila in the Philippines.
thanks!!
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Hello mate, been watching your videos more n more recently. Picking up my first bike cb500f this Friday and your videos have been so insightful. I've actually gone n bought some cones so I can practice slow manoeuvres before i try this kinda riding. Thank you. 😊
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"Breaaaak break break breeeaaakk"
-MotoJitsu
Awesome T-shirt idea.
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@@MotoJitsu I just wanted to take a second to let you know that your videos, your coaching, your patience explaining things, your sharing of experience and your service to country have not gone unnoticed.
I'm a SSG in the US Army and always wanted to ride. Got my MSF Ninja 400 a year ago because of you and I always push fellow service members to watch you and subscribe.
Keep the positive attitude and changing lives in a positive way.
It's brake not break.
That's a great idea I would rock that any day.
@@pedrosantos2319 and thank you for your service.
Have to agree with most comments. This is the best explanation of trial breaking I have seen and I've been watching a few. So much better to see it in action rather than just being explained. Thanks.
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Your trail braking videos have been a game changer for me. I've had long time riders argue that trail braking is a racing technique only and it's hard to change their minds. The thing is after thinking about it we use trail braking in our cars all the time. Every time I make a turn at an intersection with my car I'm actually trail braking. I really don't understand why the concept is so difficult to grasp. BTW...your dimmer switch analogy in one of your other videos was brilliant. I am such a more confident rider since I started trail braking. Thank you.
Glad to hear it was helpful! And maybe those people are only going off their experience and their experience is very slow riding through turns...like I say in the video...If I were to do this exact road, 20% of my skill, I probably wouldn't use the brakes at all.
I love your consistent reminder that counter steering is forward and back not up and down. So many people don’t get that and claim it doesn’t work
Yup...forward!!!
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This was honestly one of the most helpful videos I've seen. Thanks for doing this, it was perfect.
Glad it was helpful!
Great real-time insight! 40-years of riding dirt & street (mostly street now) and I still learn things in each of your videos. Your ability to educate is off the charts! Thanks!
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Best video yet! It's really helpful to 'ride' the curves with you and see exactly what your timing is for brakes and gas. Your videos have probably saved a lot of lives. Keep it up!
thanks :)
This is amazing.
Wanted to thank you very much for all your videos.
I've got MSF beginner course completed few months back ( and got my first motorcycle around same time), which was a great start, but I've learned so much from your channel!
Although it makes me feel a bit less confident with my current skill, it also certainly pushes me to practice more. It's one of those cases where overconfidence can be very harmful.
Please go on and continue educate new riders as myself.
Thanks!! :)
Man god bless man
u may become immortal so that u can teach evryone on the planet to ride perfectly 🥰🥰🖐️🥰🥰🥰
ha! That's why I make videos
Thank you!. You answered so many more of my questions about trail braking with this video. A perfect demo.
Like the commentary/explanation/demonstration of "squeezing" the brake instead of snatching. I have seen many just jamming those brakes on when they are in the unknown or Oh Sh*t mode.
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Thank you for this one. You are one of three coaches I watch on a regular basis and this particular video was outstanding. I've started experimenting with trail braking and it's a game changer. Your demo here was excellent. I also thought the example you showed with the truck was very good. You were patient and waited for a safe chance to pass. So many riders just gun it around and end up as an after action video on DDFM. Love your channel.
Thanks.
This is an excellent way to teach. Also, this video made me laugh because I always talk myself through turns. Brake, brake, brake, brake, throttle. 😁
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This is very helpful for me. Doing my bike lessons for the first time in 2 weeks.
Very good - i have been riding for quite a few years and only got back to motorcycling lately - your trail braking and cornering vids are excellent - they have hepled me to understand years in the saddle do not equate to safe riding - its something you have to work towards - as you say Practice Practice Practice !
This particular vid is very informative - you can tell somebody to do something and they sort of get the gist but watching you demonstate it is dynamic and demonstrates rhythm - trail braking , throttle and lean is a bit like learning to play music there is sequence and rhythm !
YES!
apart from loving your brake brake braaaaaaake commentary - this is pure gold and so helpful! In the UK we don't learn breaking in corners at all so this is really useful! thanks :)
You're welcome!
Thanks for all these vids!!! I’ve been riding for a few years but never focused on practicing slow speed turns, u-turns, full lock turns, trail braking, etc until I started watching your channel. It’s been fun learning from your instruction.
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Thank you for your information..i am riding motorcycles for 44 years but i learn only from my own experience..I learn many things from you and i start practising almost tree times a week in the lockdown..I can say i am a little better now and i am still practising..I want to say that there is always time to be better..I am 62 years old but i feel yang again as a lerner.. Thank you and..go on with this good job..(sorry for my bad English..)..
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This one video cleared up a lot of questions I had on trail braking. After watching a lot of videos on trail braking I believed every turn had to be performed with throttle closed and light front brake pressure. You see Nick Ienatsch trail braking everywhere so I took it literally. This led to a lot of turns feeling overly slow and unstable and leaving me confused. This is the first video I've seen that talks about selective use of trail braking based on speed.
YES! It's just a tool....doesn't mean you need it all the time...for all corners, at every pace.
Now i start to understand why someone told me. "The best pilots use the brake the most".
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The question is.. only using the front one? They told me to do with both
@@ibar14 Don't know if this helps, only use real/front brake when my bike is upright on straight section and let off the real when I start to lean going into corner keeping my front brake slightly on for trail braking
I never ride my road king anymore.... i just practice. I found several parking lots that are already ready to do the drills on i don't have to set up cones. I'm practicing so much on the same roads, I know how much the sand and gravel has moved or changed since yesterday. Thanks so much for all the great instruction!!
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@@MotoJitsu I know i shouldn't have....but i rode about 15 miles on a desolate highway today for about 15 miles (except for the curve under a bridge) with no hands just steering my road king with only my chest. Not your fault, but it does help with understanding body position. 90%is tiny constant corrections for road crown etc.... it's not your fault, i'm a grown idiot and i chose to do so.
the pickup probably thought u were yelling at him when you were gesturing for the camera lol
LOL na, he waved at me when I was going by
We can see where you are looking based on what's in the center of the screen. It's nice to see when in the corners how your head (and camera) are facing where you want to go. The commentary on trail braking is also nice. I typically don't hold the brake as long as you do when exiting.
All depends on the pace...if I were to go slower, I probably wouldn't even use the brakes
You did include the comments I was looking for. I couldn't find anywhere else what to do with the throttle during the cornering or if holding the same brake pressure is allowed/wanted till now. Way to go. Ďakujem
Thanks
More like this. 👀
This format makes it easier for visual learners to see different lessons in the best context.
Great video little bit better understanding of where the roll on point is and couldn’t see your hands but understand now how far into a turn you can use the brakes moderately...THANKS! 🙏🏾
Glad it helped:)
This was super useful! I wish I had more likes I could give it...
Have gone through your other content but seeing it in real time with commentary makes a big difference.
Please do another one like this when you get a chance.
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Intersting and effective pedagogy. Short of being able to jack into your brain to simultaneously experience lean, counter steering, brake, throttle, where you're looking and what you're thinking, this is as good as it gets. The only way to improve this from the learning perspective might be some analog indicators of front brake pressure and throttle position - maybe a red bar graph for brake and a green bar graph for throttle.
Thanks for the best practices for motorcycle turns Vulcan mind meld.
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This is an awesome video. Fantastic to watch after your inside lesson! Only thing I wish was that the gopro would allow us to see your hand and the break action as well as the road etc. The commentary was fantastic though and more than made up for it! I have so much to learn about trail braking. SO MUCH to practice. Thank you so much for making this video.
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Hey MotoJitsu you were right in our chat this was a great video about corning and will help me out even more thanks again for our chat. Also your videos have helped me out 2 times today while riding 2 cars wrecked infront of me and I was able to find a exit to do an emergency maneuver away from the wreck, the 2nd was a cars driver was not looking and changed lanes on the highway (going the same way) so had to pull another quick maneuver. I did pull clutch in and revved the motor which got there attention since the horn did not.
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Great video! Since trail braking is an advanced technique and I'm a beginner rider I'll keep practicing my line selection, 'body, head, bike', vision, and smooth inputs before I work into trail braking. I did love watching the video and seeing how you put everything together with your commentary and explanation. Thanks to you and your videos and books, I'm doing a lot more practicing and gaining confidence on the bike that I know I wouldn't have otherwise. I even searched out a dirt bike training program near me to take this summer. Thank you!
Awesome to hear!!
after watching a shit ton of your videos and some of the canyon chasers videos about trail-breaking and late apex cornering, and then that 100 points video, I finally understand like the mental formula of how to ride into corners. It's coming together and it's nice to see it in action in this video. All that's left for me is to practice :)
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Everytime I go out my mindset changes. A few people have asked why i like riding. The ability to push yourself is one but the ability to predict, quick react, handle a situation under pressure quickly and correctly are all things I like. As a business owner I found that my mindset developed to take a similar approach. I know it's a strange comparison but for me it's TRUE. Great videos and I find myself talking to myself a lot while riding..wouldnt have it any other way..great videos..I'll be much more active here:)
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Thanks for taking all of the Total Control concepts and breaking them down into easy to grasp segments. I'm trying to catch up on all the content you have already posted.
I don’t make many videos specifically about Total Control.
@@MotoJitsu Understood, but you are putting a lot of Lee's concepts into an easy to understand video format. His book is great on theory and you are doing an excellent job in showing that in real world situations. Your running commentary on the twisties videos is a great way to see how the non-stop mental processing influences how the rider is "dancing" the bike. Thanks for what you are doing!
What I talk about in my videos is a combination of 22 courses and 200,000+ miles of experience....not just one courses or theory.
you have a lot of great videos, but this one is my favorite! Very effective way to teach us an relay your message.
Thanks 😊
Ok when I first started watching RUclips videos trail braking was not suggested for nothing but the track then I found your video's now I see if you're not using this technique you are going considerably slow or you're riding without much control of the bike or situation thanks for taking all the time it takes for me to understand
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Explaining what you're doing while the cameras are mounted, gives a great view of how to perform the technique. Awesome video!
thanks
Another quality "useful" instructional video Eddie! Thanks for putting these together for the rest of us to ride safer and get better at a sport we enjoy and want to keep enjoying. As you mentioned early on, you could do follow up vids with different style bikes if you want to add more content...hint, hint... KEY info for me was at (12:30ish), but the whole vid was very useful.
Peace out bro!
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Thanks for sharing! Really enjoyed to be with you on this road! KTM sounds fantastic! I am not sure if there was some sand/gravel on the road in some places or it was just camera effect, but if there was then this was great example of using techniques with minimal bike bending into the turn, I am sure there are people who will drag their knee on this type of road and make it extremely dangerous for themselves and the others. Hopefully more and more riders will follow your example and will concentrate on the things you were doing in this video instead of just speeding.
Not any of the surface
Great Stuff. I ride an Indian Scout and my floorboard gets abused enough so I really appreciate that you always refer to what you would do if riding a cruiser or bagger. I'd love to see some more of these type videos.
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I love these kinds of videos - I learn so much from you and the explanations you provide in real time. Thanks again for these thoughtful lessons!
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@@MotoJitsu great - will do!
Thanks for this explainer video! You've helped me understand trail braking so much better with your commentary. All your videos have been insanely helpful. Thanks brah!
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This is my new fav moto-educational vid. Clear, concise, informative and extremely helpful. Thank you! 👍🏻
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I especially enjoyed this video. It was the one that pushed me over the edge - not literally - to become a Patreon subscriber. Between you and mcrider, I've learned enough to stay alive so far, and I working hard on the slow stuff. Keep up the great work. You're a wonderful teacher.
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Thank you so much for making this video. You earned my subscription. I didn't even know that I was waiting for exactly this kind of lesson. Please keep making more :) Greetings from Slovakia
You're welcome! Lots more to go through, 250+ videos.
Wow...best instruction I have ever seen!!! I am starting to use this myself. Practice. Practice. Practice
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I was waiting for you to come out with a video just like this! Perfect video with great explanation that answered all my questions. Thank you for all you do for us riders learning! Much appreciated.
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This was absolutely fantastic love your commentary all the way through and singing too haaaaa soooo very awesome thank you
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Just found your channel, I knew I needed to improve my capabilities on bends, your video was just the job of demonstrating how to do it, thanks👍, now time to get out and practice, and I’m going to talk to myself to do it, top man👍
Thanks :) whole playlist about cornering
Hi Greg, this is a great video to explain and show a lot of concepts to how to ride and use of the breakes, thanks a lot!!!
"Brake, brake-brake brake, braaaaaake... back-on-the-gas..." you would be phenomenal in a bike-themed musical!
Thanks for these videos, extremely helpful!!!
you're welcome ;)
This is great info. I am a new rider, 2 months old. I have that big Harley you were talking about. I have a2019 Heritage. I love riding it, especially on curvy roads. I agree about your braking. I don't use a much as your high clearance bike here. I found that throttle control can be pretty effective. Granted, I will use braking when needed. Thank you for your training. It reminds me of the Smith System training that I had my students do in the trucking industry.
Yes all depends on the pace you're going...if I was going 20% of my skill on any bike, probably wouldn't use the brakes at all :)
I’m a new rider and I really like how you talk through this video. Can you make a video doing U-turns and figure eights for me? That’s what I’m gonna need to pass my test and what I need to work on- tight corners! Thanks for the videos!
Thanks! I have an entire playlist on low speed drills :)
You were absolutely right - I did LOVE this video :) Great lesson, beautiful road! Greetings from Sweden.
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Comfortable and smooth, with lots left in reserve in case of emergency. Zero stress. I think it's about perfect. Definitely my goal this summer.
Baby steps...this is 6 1/2 years of practice, courses, and experimentation :)
@@MotoJitsu Haha, yeah, I think I worded that wrong. It's my eventual goal 😅😅
I would be interested to see a video where someone follows behind you and films your body position on a crusier/harley vs this bike. The 3rd person point of view would be nice to show the turn angle and speed cruisers are capable of. Thanks for sharing your insight with us and I just found your channel so if you have already made videos like that plz link them if you dont mind
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Love this guys videos. Been watching them all day. I want to share a story to hopefully help some others. It's not "the twisties" like the video but similar skills apply to highway ramps, jug handles, connectors, ect. And you'll hit ramps way more often than u do a trip to the twisties. riders get hurt on ramps and jug handles every day because the turns can be tight and complex and ppl fly into them at highway speeds unprepared.
I was following my brother, who's much more experienced than me, through some roads around his house. He was on a gsxr750 and I was on my fz6r. I had been riding for alittle but was and am still very new. We get off the local highway and enter a jug handle. My brother is accelerating through this jug handle as everything in my head says brake. I was eager to prove my skills so my ego kicked in and I roll on to try and catch up. If he can do it I can too kinda mindset. As he banks into the last bit of the jug handle where the radius is tightest I realize how fast I'm going and panick sets in. I pictured myself flying over the little hill on the other side and fear kicked in hard. I tried to lean harder to finish out the last bit of the handle but realized there's no way I'm making this. I stood the bike up and braked hard. Lucky enough to atleast have learned some panick braking techniques in a turn. Adjusted my speed and finished out the turn. We got back home and I said Jesus howd u take that jug handle like that. Fear shot through his eyes when he realized what could have happened and he apologized profusely. He kept saying I'm so sorry I didn't mean to I forgot u probably couldn't handle that I shoulda gone slower I just love that last turn before we get home I didn't think you'd follow at that pace blah blah blah. I ofc forgave him. he didn't make me try take that turn like that. My stupid ego did. Point of the story. Ride ur own ride. Highway ramps can be dangerous and you need to practice this stuff like fast Eddie. That little voice telling u to slow down is probably right. I should have never put myself in a panicked state had I listened to that little voice telling me to slow down. I wasn't even close to ready to try something like that. Ride safe everyone. Hope this story helps some new riders to stay safe on those highway ramps.
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Brilliantly explained and demonstrated. Thanks. Man, I wish I had roads like that to practice on. (Greetings from the south of England!)
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Damn great video, exactly what I was waiting for a long time! Thank you.
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I never thought of using the brake in conjunction with the throttle but race car drivers do so it actually makes sense in some situations, I'll try it next time I'm out cheers!
If I am, it's a small % only at certain times, for a certain pace.
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This was an excellent video and a terrific demonstration of trail braking. Good job!
Thank you very much!
Theory, practical, artwork, what more one can ask for! Go Jitsu!
thanks
Great teaching tool! I always wonder what lane position was best to be in while going thru twists and turns, I'll have to put it to practice to advance my skills. Thanks bro!
Outside middle outside works
I love this video. The actions you talk through make it very easy to follow what you are doing and why. Thank you!
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I’m going to go to sleep tonight hearing “brake brake brake brake brake accelerate brake brake brake brake brake” lol
hahahahha
carmeenamack haaaaaomg me too
Thank you for this video Greg. I haven't been active in the channel or the discord, but this video was superb. I just did American Supercamp this past weekend, what a fun course! Thank you for all your work.
You're welcome!! Isn't it awesome!?!! lol
Dude this video is so helpful me as a beginner rider, thank you so much! The comments are brilliant, so are the tips!
You’re welcome!!
Thanks FE! I tried trail braking outside of the parking lot a couple weeks ago. It seemed to help my bike bite into the curves 😎👍
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This is a great video, it helps to get a visual about cornering techniques and eye placement. It really helps to have someone explain where they are looking and how they are setting up their corners. Also, I think you need to make your brake song a ringtone hahaha
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Sylvain Guintoli MotoGP rider says that its better not to use the rear break... reving the motor downshifting and keeping high the RPMs its "enough breaking" for the rear tire. Im not sure what to think about that. He explains this kind of things on his own RUclips channel... but i love yours! Keep it up and buy the R6!
He has an entire video about the rear brake and I didn't mention the rear brake once in this video nor did I use the rear brake in this video...also...he's not riding on the street...all that about what you said was at a track, at his level...pointless to comment about professional racers on my channel which is street riding
I think you’re a great instructor. I think your teaching materials, your work and contributions to motorcycle training, are the best I’ve ever seen. I respect your service in the military. And, I watch your videos. You’re a professional, and you’re excellent. You’re also a natural born teacher. Motorcycles or quantum mechanics.
My problem: I just can’t understand what motivates your riding approach -- sometimes.
This video exemplifies it. I’ll explain. But first: me? I’m nothing, and not in your league. I restored several motorcycles and I’m a relatively low time rider. I’m the guy with books on technique (beginning with Keith Code’s) on technique. I watch videos and I practice when I can. My gear costs more than my first bike. By far. I even own a Leatt brace for every day riding. I take safety and skill development seriously.
This video. I looked at your speedometer. You’re riding well over 60MPH in turns that are almost certainly built for 40MPH entry, if that. This is exactly why I can’t fully enjoy my rides through the mountains. I have to watch my mirror to make sure street Rossi isn’t going to crash into me from behind. People on bikes feel as though the roads are the place to demonstrate their ability to turn tightly. It’s a Thing and I see the helicopters flying over my neighborhood every summer weekend medivacing these people out.
I could care less about getting my knee down. You have videos on how to get your knee down. I just don’t understand. I’m ignorant. I just can’t relate to the need to show off this kind of “skill.” I have a full leather track suit and two pairs of quality leather pants (for getting groceries) and my pucks are clean. That’s a good thing.
Why oh why should I push myself to ride corners faster like you? Why is it important? Please do a video, not on how to get a knee down, but on why being faster on public roads is useful and important. Not the how. The why.
I see a similar fixation on low speed maneuvering. There’s a great guy named the Motorman, and almost all of his instruction is directed toward displaying and showing off extremely tight turning at low speeds. You’ve done some work on that as well. I applaud the excellent work that both of you do on the essentials of the clutch friction zone, vision and body technique necessary to safely control a motorcycle. But there’s a point where the work borders on showing off - where it is excessive. I’ve been riding for years and if I ever dropped a bike, especially to train to show off doing some superfluous small radius turning, I will slap myself. It’s not OK to drop a motorcycle. Ever. Not to me.
That aside, I think you are a gifted instructor. And your drawings? They’re the best. Your explanations, even the kinetics you show (movement without a motorcycle) are superb. In my opinion, there is only one other instructor that is in your league: Kevin, at MC Rider. But, he is not your equal. Listen: I learn a lot from you and I thank you so much. I wish there were instructors even 1/10th as good in my area.
Again this was 40% of my ability, to you may seem fast...it’s not. I’m going slowly.
Of course you don’t understand...you have no experience with it. And I’m not a natural anything...years and years of education and practice.
WHY LEARN & PRACTICE KNEE DOWN?
#1 because it’s fun!! 🤪 don’t need any other reason but if you do want to know👇🏼
#2 Learning to do this provides a way to be comfortable being uncomfortable. It teaches you how to do something that’s challenging, which can be applied to any aspect of your life. Learning and practicing full body position gives you a lot of confidence, it teaches you what your bike is capable of, you learn various levels of grip with your tires, you’ll understand how leaning causes motorcycle to slow down, so you need to slightly increase throttle the more you lean in order to maintain your speed. This is a great way to practice your vision, staying relaxed, committing to a goal, build muscle memory-you’ll learn how the timing of when and how much you move your body makes a difference in how the bike handles. You’ll discover the limitations of yourself, where your fear threshold is, where to place your weight, what’s comfortable for you, etc. If you never learn how to do this or even attempt to, you’ll never understand the difficulty and benefits it provides. Many people simply have never tried, attended a class teaching body position, or practice therefore prematurely say it’s pointless-giving an opinion about something outside your experience is just ignorant. Go practice and see for yourself. Set up a 40ft diameter circle, wear full gear, and get to it. As a reminder, I think knee dragging or any movement with your lower body is 100% unnecessary for street riding and I don’t recommend doing/attempting this on public roads. In fact, if you followed behind me on the street, even if we are going at a good pace, I hardly move my body at all, if anything just upper body. Additionally, if you’re going through a corner and mid-turn there’s unexpected sand or gravel, you can immediately add body position, which takes away lean angle of the bike, allowing the suspension to better deal with it, which is why it gives you better traction.
Good Video Mate! I've been riding 8 months now and definitely now pay a lot more attention to my body positioning and pace. Keep up the great work
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Thanks for the ride and lesson, enjoyed the turnes ;-) In Belgium we have differnt kind of roads, but the strategy of riding is still the same offcourse. Have fun and be safe.
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Fantastic video. Commentary while riding is a wonderful teaching tool. Brings everything together. Thank you.
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Thank you! I would love a quick video like this but on a bike with low clearance
I'll borrow one :)
This would be great although you did explain about greater body position. Just awesome again and us I shared 🙏
I’m new to the channel. It’s very helpful! Especially when it comes to trail breaking. Thank you.
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The 2 phrases that made me very fast on the twisties without even trying are the ones I have applied directly to the concept of trail braking.
"MotoGP riders are the most leaned over when going the SLOWEST in the turn"
"The fastest riders use the brakes THE MOST"
Now you can take these one of two ways. One, you go out and you just smash the brakes in every turn to push yourself to go as fast as you can on a road, obviously the stupid thing to do.
Two, what I do, where I apply this to have as much fun as possible while still keeping myself within my safety margins that I know and feel on my bike. I rarely feel as if I'm going more than 60% of my ability, yet I'm still fast. Just ride safer with better techniques, and you can have more fun. Easy formula.
Takes many years and formal training to learn, practice, experiment and apply :)
@@MotoJitsu big facts
Great video! Can`t wait to ride again twisties and apply your techniques. My first and last time it was full of "Oh shit, oh crap, I came in too fast...Phew... That was close!" :))))
Hope next time, I will remember and apply your riding style and technique and ride safer. Thanks again!
All about the brakes
You were right... these videos have a whole different level of meaning now. :)
Wait til Wednesday’s video!
Will keep that in mind😎
thanks very much went out with many equally skilled riders but none could express the information the same way you do !
if i may ask for an 80% pace video that would be perfect
Thanks
this was so practical. Thanks. This seems like very safe riding yet still gonna be fun!
You bet!
Awesome... great insight on trailing the brake along with throttle control... as well as line of travel on curves... yes, loved this video... Thanks... not many curves where i live but looking forward to finding some...
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All my life I heard do not use brakes on turns. Like it was a sign of nervousness or weakness. This video just changed everything for me. Thank you.
Yup, that's a very beginner level of understanding :) Go sign up for some high level courses! MotoJitsu.com/courses
Very useful, thank you. You inspire me to practice and challenge myself in small ways to get a little better every time I step on my bike.
That being said, after all your 'slow' instructions, I'd love to see you go a 100%
I never actually go 100% because I'm not willing to risk getting hurt...anything above 80% I'm at the track or controlled environment like a course
Found this, really needed this one. Thanks man, you really helping people out here
Glad to hear it!
Excellent video Greg. Love to know where, when and how much brake, lean and throttle you are using. Totally reinforces champ school teachings as well.
No idea, don’t have the technology for that data
I guess you misunderstood my comment. Your video clearly demonstrated all of those concepts. I particularly appreciated seeing how you trail braked while still using a maintenance throttle. Sorry if my earlier comment was unclear. Cheers
I tried to explain but it’s so difficult to do so...
I always appreciate you taking the time to share your knowledge.
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I’m watching all your videos leading up to my first riders course in a few months. Seriously, thanks for all your amazing material. 🙏🖖
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Excellent, very educating!! You have very good teaching skills, Thank you
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