I know it's BORING, but staying in your lane, not overtaking, and going along with the flow of traffic & keeping a 2-3 second Gap between you & the vehicle in front, decreases your chance of an accident big time. I've learnt this from being stuck on a slow Honda CBR250R for 2 yrs. I NEVER have a problem until i start overtaking & trying to ride quicker than everyone else, and/or am being impatient. Slow down, it's the foundation of motorcycle safety. 🐢
I just recognized the parking lot where the footage on the duke was filmed, It's where I learned to ride! didn't know you were in Argentina, nice to have you here, stay safe and enjoy the country!
I ride a supermoto so I find that it's safest to not use rear brake at all when braking hard because the rear unloads so easily and quickly that the risk of fishtailing is high and the additional braking power from the rear is minimal. That way I can focus fully on applying the correct amount of braking on the front instead of splitting my attention between two brakes.
you need to learn to brake how its shown at 1150 mins in the video. If you doing stoppie your bike becomes uncontrollable and you cant swerve if you need to.
I using electric and rear brake mostly. Front only on emergency/traffic situation. I slow down gently by removing throttle hundred meters before planned stop no regen and engine brake to use momentum save range, if not enough use rear brake gently.
This was an excellent breakdown of how not to die. I ride a Tenere 700 on my commute. I found using my fingertips to apply the front brake works great. That way I don't panic and grab a fistful of brake, and then I break.
I only accelerate when the road is empty. If it has any vehicle upfront, I analyze as far as possible if there's any chance of any of them being crazy and prepare for evasive maneuvers, being as slow as possible and find the safest route to evade any possible threat. Motorcycles really teach us on being evasive and drive safe.
I was taught this braking technique quite some time ago. I wanted to practice using the rear brake less but not damage my bike by dropping it. So I bought a push-bike for $20 from the recycle shop and I practised the concept until I got it on my push-bike. Then I moved to my motorcycle. It made my confidence on the motorcycle much stronger. $20 well invested.
Best mototeacher! Thanks for all of the details and physics explanations!! I’ve taken 2 basic classes and neither taught this (which is the whole reason I went Class 2- to learn to Avoid this situation!
1:06 - How many times do we have to see this scenario before we realize that nothing good can happen obliviously passing up the right side from a terrible line of sight? >>>It's a death trap
I totally agree. I'm a new rider but with over a decade behind the wheel. I always feel more vulnerable on two wheels so I actively watch out for any situation where my vision is limited or there is a possibility of someone entering into my space. Just sticking to the basics - observing your surroundings, being focused on riding and not distracting yourself, anticipating any potential dangers, adjusting your speed to the situation, taking weather and road surface into consideration instantly makes you a lot more safe on the road. It doesn't matter if you have the right of way if the consequences of a potential accident are always worse for you. Be patient, have humility, keep cool and stay alive and healthy guys!
Braking hard limits your ability to swerve or turn. That is why swerving is taught without braking in Australia, and emergency stopping without swerving. I guess you should pick either one but ASAP. Don't ride fast in town, you're asking for trouble.
swerving without braking could put you in a very bad situation as the scenario could change in 1-2 seconds and you don't know if your decision to swerve right or left was good. The car could continue or could stop in the middle of the road and you are still ridding at high speed. I think MotoControl advise is very good. If you are unlucky and you hit something it's better to have low speed. Also after hard braking you need to escape quickly to avoid beeing hit from behind. It's a complex maneovre but I need to start practising this as it could save my life one day. Thanks MotoControl!
@ hold/the-line. I had to avoid a sudden pile up and the car in front of me. I always try to look for my way out. Usually down the white line. I had to brake hard but still wasn’t able to brake enough to avoid the car in front. I swerved left but the car went left, then I swerved right and went down the white line. Got out of there. So, braking and then swerving once speed is slowed down can save a lot of crashes.
@@jbean530As a suggestion during these type of situations, and other, remember that cars aren't nimble as a moto,especially when they make a turn, so if you see the wheel or at least the front of the car in one direction, the safe "bet" is usually going in their opposite direction, but at the same time is important avoid to think that they continue to move on, so take the turn with that in mind. At that point became almost automatic knowing the right direction to take.
yeah, knowing how to brake hard and not panic brake is important, but the thing that will stop you from crashing into another car thats being an idiot is awareness and anticipation, seeing risks ahead and planning for them, asking yourself "can i be seen?" and then "have they seen me?". put yourself in a position you can be seen by the other road user, if they cant see you, go slower so you can stop in time. the more risk there is, the slower you need to go in the first place and be ready to brake. and if it will avoid an accident, give way to them, it will cost you a few seconds but keep you upright and without injury.
Great advice and training. I look everywhere ahead and slow up if up ahead someone's ready to pull out making their left hand try to kill you turn, with a little swerve back & forth action from me and my headlights. I added a modulating light on the front that can be seen from the front or side view. (And extra brake lights on the rear). I like to downshift and brake front and rear at "panic but don't panic" emergency stops,and pull the clutch in to not kill the engine and ready to swerve (usually behind vehicle,but stay out of on-coming traffic) ready to accelerate and power out of situation if needed. Then follow up with "you're number one" middle finger passing them by.
Cars never reverse. They either slow / stop dead or keep going in the original direction. Sometimes both. Brake and if needed, swerve towards the back of the car as a first option, imo
I had to swerve left, brake and then swerve again to go behind a pick-up that turned left in front of me just after I had decided that I didn't have time/distance to stop should he do so. Pushing left was my only option to get control of the situation. My second swerve (he stopped dead while I was braking) did take me just barely into the left turn lane. I rationalized this later as avoiding collisions one at a time, starting with the most immediate. Your assessment is entirely correct, dondrap513, imo
“Oh shit, a car.. that’s ok, I saw that video video on RUclips, what he said”… Hahahahaha!! I spitted out all my coffee in my screen!! Nice and cool video bro!! I’ll practice those “stoppies” + swerving!! 🤘🏻👽
one thing I just realized the benefit of having a manual motorcycle and have the rear brake at the foot: you don't create the habit/reflex of squeezing the rear brake, and use your front brake, which is safer in most situations. I've experienced many close calls (I admit, some of them are my fault), and I have always reacted by squeezing the front brake gradually.
I really really enjoy your videos. After 17 years I finally got a bike again. I just repassed a basic motorcycle class and my motorcycle license driving test. I definitely will be signing up for your course in a few months so I can get some more riding Experience on my personal bike. You explain things so much better than I have been told before. Keep up the great work.
Covering your brakes 100% of the time is essential. Practicing emergency braking often is also a must. You shouldn't rely on your ABS but you definitely should know what it feels like and just how quick you can brake if needed. Using both brakes is also essential, especially if you need to swerve as you can reduce pressure of the front brake and maintain the rear brake pressure.
I'd say that keeping calm under any circumstance is a skill that is very hard to aquire...But let''s think about it like this: 1)if you lock your brakes and fall, you will probably hit the car or obstacle, 2) if you remain cool and use progressive braking, a good posture for breaking as hard as possible while keeping your centre of mass on top of the bike, not on the sides, you''re going to stoppie with ease and control. Another nice thing to take into account is when to stop your stoppie and and plan your swirve or commit to stoppind dead on your tracks..... most people get fixed on breaking and forget to swirve after lowering the speed enough. And breaking like Toprak for stability or with some leg dangle like Rossi also for stability sometimes will come in handy, or even come instinctively if you are athletic enough to maintain a neutral centre of mass (had to use that on road a couple of times on black ice and car drivers, it was scary and fun, but I already had a feel about what I had to do, It wasn't my first time).
And just friday (a couple of days after posting) I had to put my words into practice, .....A car missed it's exit and and used hard breaking and blocked two lanes (that from 120km/h to dead stop in 30 m.....) .......Reflexes were good, thank god I'm still alive, started breaking soft, then progressed to stoppie, then I've realized I'm not going to stop in time, stopped breaking and swirved with a bit of acceleration..... Scared the crap out of me, but I've managed it.....
What would you do? I would already be on my brakes prior to intersection. As always. I don't speed on straights for no reason. I do it for fun, to build a distance with a car pack and to be able to break at each intersection till I'm sure it's clear to accelerate again
Applying the rear brake a little from the start will lower your back end a little. It will add more balance when braking. Do it very lightly. At the same time you start to graduately squeeze front brake. At the end of your emergency braking the you don't need rear brake so sometime after the middle of braking you can start to release your rear.
it is required maintained bike and it's in prime condition. the skill is emergency braking. once mastering the brake speed will irrelevant. but this my recommend, is to keep observing and try to read or predict what their intention. with good following distance, may save you. to achieve this, you have to practice and experimenting, meaning know how the bike will behave on certain condition, and how well you can handle it.
I had an experience where I had to jump off my bike when someone did a u turn in front of me. I was told this technique by my CBT instructor when I was in the UK. It worked well
@@MotoControlEn I did. Basically I somersaulted over the bonnet. The technique worked really well. Needless to say a few choice words were chosen to express my displeasure
Long long ago (1980s) the first thing Ed Key, one of the all time winningest amateur road racer in US history), taught my brothers racing school class was how to jump over a car instead of ramming into it and dying...
Don't drive a bike if you are not able to do a (near) stoppie (on a secure place, like a parking lot), it will save you from falling, accidents (not all, but a lot more than if you cannot do a "near"stoppie.)
I had a similar experience. Instead of a car turning left, one was pulling out of a parking lot on the right. The blue car pulls out into the first lane (my lane) and stops. It's a 5 lane road with 2 lanes each side for traffic and one center lane for turning. I think the car sees me because they stopped in front of me so I swerve to the left lane. Then the blue car moves up and blocks both lanes. I distinctly remember 2 options. Fly over the car or don't. I was going 50mph and slowed down to maybe 15-20 but it wasn't enough. I had to swerve into the center lane almost into traffic in the opposite lanes. At this point the blue car is taking up the left lane and partial center lane. I swerve around the front of the blue car and my left footpeg hits a bumper of a white car in the opposite lane (hard enough to bend the shifter into a U shape and bend my peg bracket) and that impact shoved me back into the center lane. I had the best possible outcome, staying on the bike. It would have all been avoided if the car didn't stop and I swerved right. I still get close calls like that but I have more than enough time to react. Never panic, if you do, you had enough time to react
@chhindz it's 45. There are intersections every 100 meters for a good stretch, some with just stop signs. I blame myself thinking the car saw me, they definitely did not.
I had to add more rear break travel since last owner had it hyper sensitive, so my first emergency stop i had major premature lock up. A simple tap and rear death slide is'nt good lol so I feather back on usual drive, on emergency as your video rear will lift anyway unless you have a heavy cruiser
In Germany it‘s part of the driving license test to break heavily and then swerve around the obstacle. Also a version without breaking is possible. You need to prepare for both as the examiner decides which one you have to do
If there seems to be no other way than crashing and the other party is a pedestrian, bicycle or vehicle/obstacle with lots of sharp edges i will prefer overbraking the front and just slide into or next to it with the bike covering my body. Had that a few times, the time you have when seeing the obstacle or oncoming traffic getting closer and closer feels endless (thanks to brain, good brain!! * pat! pat! *) and having your bike infront to push your legs against feels so much safer than sliding "alone" and having no "buffer" inbetween. Just an example.
Another reason to get a bike where you can touch the ground with both feet, at least tiptoe. emergency stops on real tall bike in the streets will be extremely difficult
Old dog here with plenty of crashes. I learned defensive driving. I just consider that all vehicles on the road are predators actively trying to kill me. The only time I might open up is when nobody is around, and even then, a deer or wild boar might pop out of the woods. I am constantly scanning for any side streets or any residential parking entances a car might pop out of. I already have hit a deer and barely missed a boar, with in a car, fortunately. If cars suddenly slow down in front, I try to figure out what is going on before thinking of overtaking.
Very helpful video. However, before maneuvering, have we completely let go of the brakes? Isn't it dangerous to suddenly unload the front shock absorber and turn? In most clips it is obvious that braking alone may not be enough. Braking while leaning may be crucial.
Hi Moto. I would like to request a video or two for very short riders. How to use your front break since you need to slide to on side in a stopping potition to get one foot down.
Congratulations! You just described the necessities to get a motorcycle license in germany! Without this capabilitiy, you won´t get a bike license over here. I Totally agree. Breaking comes first, emergency breaking, and if that´s not enough, you´re at least slow enough to sverve around that street booger. If it comes to the last choyce, when not being able to avoid a crash, going over the opponent is allways less harmfull than crashing your head into the vehicle. Practise braking! Practise emergency breaking! Practise emergency breaking! Practise emergency breaking! Practise emergency breaking! And never forget the clutch! Not using it will block your rear tire and crash you, even without crashing into the other vehicle! Practise to go to the extremes not in going on the tail of the dragon, but to go on extremes in breaking without locking any of your tires. Rear break is for slowing down, front brake is for breaking, the right use of back and front is for emergency breaking. Practice, until it spills out of your ears. Practise until your willing to vomit rather than take another shot. Then practise some more! IT WILL SAFE YOUR LIFE! Been there, used to do that at least once a week in berlin (germany) trafic. Narrow roads, heavy big city trafic, theres nowhere to go except of breaking in time. Even the police violated my right of way a couple of times, with or without exclusive rights of way during an operation! My grandma always said: "It´s a silly gravestone inscription: "I had the right of way!"" Moto control, you rock! keep it up and keep us safe!
This lesson is wrong, it shouldn't be how to dodge, but how to avoid the situation in the first place. Poor road position at 1:06, rider should move closer to the curb giving the car driver the best chance of seeing him/her, also gives the rider more time to stop/avoid if possible. I've been riding for 40 years and hardly ever have anyone pull out in front of me. Think of it like this, if you can't see the driver's eyes they can't see you, so move to a position on the road giving them the best chance of being spotted. Most importantly is to get on the front brake the moment you see them start to turn, it gives them more time to spot you and lowers your speed should you need to manoeuvre
In an imminent crash if you can still make that maneuver (full front break then swerve) it just means that there is also time to fully stop the bike either to avoid the crash. Swerving can only be done if there is still enough time and space. According to your visual scenario highlight, impact is already unavoidable , contrary to what you are preaching that it can be avoided, and no amount of breaking and swerving can save it. The best skill is to learn how to avoid being in that situation in the first place.
Hi Andrej, I must say I prefer to watch your chnnel and not Yammie Noob because of your clear English. Of course the strong accent is there, but it is clear, correct and not too fast (unlike Yammie). Of course you have great content too! Keep on making it and be proud of your English!
This is great stuff. I'm not sure this would work as well with ABS? We did a LOT of emergency braking into a swerve in my advanced rider course and my ABS engaged almost every time and the back wheel never came off the ground. Still stops amazingly well with practice but I'd love to feel that nose wheelie just for fun someday. And yes, I know I can pull the fuse on my ABS but I think that would be sort of silly. The guy over at Motojitsu has a great video on braking as well.
I'm missing a mention of the efficacy of the front brake. If I only have two fingers on the brake I cannot produce maximum braking power before running into the other two fingers blocking the lever. I assume with very old bikes or with not-optimally maintained bikes (brake pads, brake lines, brake fluid…) you *must* use all fingers on the front brake to reach maximum braking power.
you never heard about adjustable aftermarket levers. You can adjust the distance between throttle and lever thus during hard braking you never touch the fingers which holding the throttle. And well maintained brakes are must no matter how old the motorbike is. Modified brake system is essential on old bikes and will save your a... :)
There is no practice during a emergency. I agree to practice on parking lot crack 3 gears and lock up front brake only....this will save your life by seeing what will happen, slide butt back asap to put your wait behind center of gravity which is farther behind the motor to minimize lift, practice before the emergency...or don't and crash and fly like Superman
Hi moto control I have a Kawasaki Z900RS with ABS and I have Michelin Road 6 tyres. But I cannot even come close to a stoppie with the ABS kicking in. I think it's the ABS being too intrusive but it could be me. Can you help me please?
Hello Andrei, I was wondering if there could be some inconvenience downshifting without clutch on an pro shifter to increase braking efficiency (independently if we do afterwards a faster swerve without clutch or using it for a slow one) 🧐 Thank you 😊
Pro shifter you mean quick shifter? I haven't experience with it, so I can't tell for sure. If Argentina removes its stupid import laws and I can get a more modern bike - I'll definitely experiment with them more!
If it all goes to sh!t despite all the training, is it better to stay sat on a bike or to let go and jump up off the pegs before hitting a car side on?
In 1996 I had the experience of crashing head-on into a car at 70 km. I jumped back then and got over the car okay. I hit the bike somewhere with my right leg, which caused me to spin during the flight and pulled my helmet off my head... Yes, I know, speeding like a fool, not closing my helmet, speeding into a blind bend at 70 km/h, all not smart decisions. I was very young back then, stupid and had no sense of risk. Well, I was lucky and flew over the car and hit the grund with my feet and butt. I was basically uninjured. The driver was worse off, he was in a lot of shock. I had to help him out of the car and tend to him first.
I am a subscriber here and value your videos. I also practice swerving & emergency stops at various speeds. I have heard & seen a lot of conflicting advice re the minimum minimum speed needed to stilll be able to counter steer.... Many claim that we should direct steer at slower speeds ....some say below 15 mph ....one guy James R Davis of Motorcycle Safety / Dynamks says 6mph. I cannot share lonk via here as You Tube will be angry 😅 Thoughts please ???????
1:07 best course of action here would ironically be to go left if you ask me. That car won't have seen you and by the time it brakes it will have hit you. Going right is asking to be hit. 1:483:41 and as for these accidents? was the riders own fault. Silly riding and not reading the road ahead. In the first instance, the guy was just stupid, straight up stupid. Second instance, accident easily avoided, its quite obvious that when a light goes yellow a car is liable to hit on the brakes. Changing lanes that close to a light is not wise, nor is following a car that close through a traffic controlled junction. 3:56 again an avoidable accident. Assume the car is going to keep going and prepare for that scenario. Read the road ahead. Thats my biggest advice to anyone, read the road ahead. Don't just watch for the car in front, also look in front of him for things that could cause him to suddenly stop or swerve. Hazards, junctions, other vehicles ,etc. Reconigise, react, respond
How to hit a car head on - and live . Ive done it - but it just happened- ie, i did not have long to think about it. Heading downhill - probably over speed limit slightly.. rainy road. Van pulls right out from left - no chance to brake (forget about that) or avoid - so i just let the bike (CX 500 rat) slam into the van an i went over the top - i kinda just bailed. Just let it go .. and kinda jumped i guess. Anyway , i ended up in the road totally unhurt. The bike utterly destroyed his van - hitting the main pillar just behind the drivers seat - van was a 🍌 banana afterwards. Write off. The guy paid me a couple hundred quid (eventually) and I straightened the forks , and carried on using the old CX. Was fortunate i hit behind the driver or he may not be here. Ive had quite a few ‘spills’ on bikes , mainly when i was young. Ive been lucky cos have had about 15 crashes , nothing serious. I also bounced the old CX off a volvo that cut me up on a roundabout - ended up in the middle grassy bit ,( same bike , couple yrs later) . I was in a hurry and had to meet my man so i kicked it straight an carried on. Keep calm and carry on - theres a lot inthat ol saying. I did make my ‘appointment’ and the ol cx was fine . What a machine - never let me down . Not ever . Not once. And it was faster than u think .. for a 500, it revved right out and just kept pulling harder and harder. That bike was a warrior. Best despatcher on the planet. Wish i still had it 💜. Another that deserves a mention and that ignorant f ..s sneer at is .. the MZ 250 - or 300 - don’t matter what particular version .. simple, robust, reliable, fast acceleration - yes you heard it , that 250, 2 stroke single could haul ass, forget anything 4 stroke - et em all for breakfast - from the lights. The only other 250’s it could not take was the GT 250 Suzuki - (but it was not far behind) and obviously yamaha RD 250, and kawi triples . That MZ TS 250 had a hard life - i wish i had it still MMF 847P , bought it new . Yellow. My brother an all our pals got them , mine was the fastest tho 🤔. It had a faster rider also. I wont bore the shit out of you about mz’s , ive had a whole bunch of stuff since , zzr11, fj 12, r 1150r (bmw) , GS 1000 , GT 750, GS 550 x2 , XT 600, Fazer 600, bla bla, loads more.. forgotten. One i remember was a yamaha RD200 that i restored ( engine and running gear mostly) re bore, pistons, rings, etc etc - all in a tiny bedroom of a tiny room in a half way house for drug addicts. Holy f… crap did that thing fly - That thing could take anything from the lights. a n y t h i n g . Had a race with my pal on a kawa 550. Standing start - i was right with him at 55mph, an i looked over and grinned as he slowly started to pull away from me - obviously. The RD 200 was much smaller (and lighter) than the 250. Another bike that had attitude was the yamaha YL1 - 100ccs of pure character, and total joy . What a wonderful little noisy, FU, full of beans, little motherfecker it was , some bikes just got character . Attitude. For a 100ccs it was quite fast - up to a point, but such such fun. Fabulous.
Newer bikes maybe but not older bikes. It has also been proven that abs can increase braking distance. As for planning ahead that can only be done with the following rule. Assume every other vehicle is trying to kill you.
What a question haha, in europe abs by law, maybe brand new bikes, my xt surely has no abs, but I'm sure if you were to buy a new hayabusa in Russia it would have abs just like the European hayabusa 😂
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It would be really hard to override your body's freez response if you wanted to jump over the bonnet. Only hollywood films do that. Todays Riding schools keeps on saying apply some rear brake too but its useless and takes up too much time when you can apply all of it on the front brake. When your emergency braking dont forget about the car behind you too.
I know it's BORING, but staying in your lane, not overtaking, and going along with the flow of traffic & keeping a 2-3 second Gap between you & the vehicle in front, decreases your chance of an accident big time.
I've learnt this from being stuck on a slow Honda CBR250R for 2 yrs.
I NEVER have a problem until i start overtaking & trying to ride quicker than everyone else, and/or am being impatient.
Slow down, it's the foundation of motorcycle safety. 🐢
Nafety for Safety! 🎉😐 fr tho the more boring it is, the more safe you are
Okay, and would you give the same advice to a MotoGP rider?
@@kraagnjilwulf1413 what the f*ck are you talking about??
I agree fully! PLUS: it helps a lot, if you know, what is happening behind you!
@@kraagnjilwulf1413me when I race on a racetrack and a random honda civic spawns on the middle of the track /s
Jumping off the bike to avoid collision sounds like a riding tip that the drunk uncle would randomly give you at the family reunion 😂
It sounds as logical as "I had to lay it down to avoid an accident" while ignoring that laying it down is, by definition, an accident.
Yes but, at some very bad point, it can be time to jump rather than ride the 400-600 lbs off the cliff or under the truck. 😮
You know what they say "haddajumpoffandlayerdown"
I just recognized the parking lot where the footage on the duke was filmed, It's where I learned to ride! didn't know you were in Argentina, nice to have you here, stay safe and enjoy the country!
I ride a supermoto so I find that it's safest to not use rear brake at all when braking hard because the rear unloads so easily and quickly that the risk of fishtailing is high and the additional braking power from the rear is minimal. That way I can focus fully on applying the correct amount of braking on the front instead of splitting my attention between two brakes.
Yeah, well in you case fishtailing could set you up for a far nicer swirve :))....
you need to learn to brake how its shown at 1150 mins in the video. If you doing stoppie your bike becomes uncontrollable and you cant swerve if you need to.
spent I the first year on my aprillia * no back brake( kept failing)
@@Krom1hellback it in, baby
I using electric and rear brake mostly. Front only on emergency/traffic situation. I slow down gently by removing throttle hundred meters before planned stop no regen and engine brake to use momentum save range, if not enough use rear brake gently.
This was an excellent breakdown of how not to die. I ride a Tenere 700 on my commute. I found using my fingertips to apply the front brake works great. That way I don't panic and grab a fistful of brake, and then I break.
I only accelerate when the road is empty. If it has any vehicle upfront, I analyze as far as possible if there's any chance of any of them being crazy and prepare for evasive maneuvers, being as slow as possible and find the safest route to evade any possible threat. Motorcycles really teach us on being evasive and drive safe.
I was taught this braking technique quite some time ago. I wanted to practice using the rear brake less but not damage my bike by dropping it. So I bought a push-bike for $20 from the recycle shop and I practised the concept until I got it on my push-bike. Then I moved to my motorcycle. It made my confidence on the motorcycle much stronger. $20 well invested.
Best mototeacher! Thanks for all of the details and physics explanations!! I’ve taken 2 basic classes and neither taught this (which is the whole reason I went
Class 2- to learn to
Avoid this situation!
1:06 - How many times do we have to see this scenario before we realize that nothing good can happen obliviously passing up the right side from a terrible line of sight? >>>It's a death trap
I totally agree. I'm a new rider but with over a decade behind the wheel. I always feel more vulnerable on two wheels so I actively watch out for any situation where my vision is limited or there is a possibility of someone entering into my space.
Just sticking to the basics - observing your surroundings, being focused on riding and not distracting yourself, anticipating any potential dangers, adjusting your speed to the situation, taking weather and road surface into consideration instantly makes you a lot more safe on the road.
It doesn't matter if you have the right of way if the consequences of a potential accident are always worse for you.
Be patient, have humility, keep cool and stay alive and healthy guys!
Braking hard limits your ability to swerve or turn. That is why swerving is taught without braking in Australia, and emergency stopping without swerving. I guess you should pick either one but ASAP. Don't ride fast in town, you're asking for trouble.
swerving without braking could put you in a very bad situation as the scenario could change in 1-2 seconds and you don't know if your decision to swerve right or left was good. The car could continue or could stop in the middle of the road and you are still ridding at high speed. I think MotoControl advise is very good. If you are unlucky and you hit something it's better to have low speed. Also after hard braking you need to escape quickly to avoid beeing hit from behind. It's a complex maneovre but I need to start practising this as it could save my life one day. Thanks MotoControl!
@ hold/the-line. I had to avoid a sudden pile up and the car in front of me. I always try to look for my way out. Usually down the white line. I had to brake hard but still wasn’t able to brake enough to avoid the car in front. I swerved left but the car went left, then I swerved right and went down the white line. Got out of there. So, braking and then swerving once speed is slowed down can save a lot of crashes.
@@jbean530As a suggestion during these type of situations, and other, remember that cars aren't nimble as a moto,especially when they make a turn, so if you see the wheel or at least the front of the car in one direction, the safe "bet" is usually going in their opposite direction, but at the same time is important avoid to think that they continue to move on, so take the turn with that in mind. At that point became almost automatic knowing the right direction to take.
yeah, knowing how to brake hard and not panic brake is important, but the thing that will stop you from crashing into another car thats being an idiot is awareness and anticipation, seeing risks ahead and planning for them, asking yourself "can i be seen?" and then "have they seen me?". put yourself in a position you can be seen by the other road user, if they cant see you, go slower so you can stop in time. the more risk there is, the slower you need to go in the first place and be ready to brake. and if it will avoid an accident, give way to them, it will cost you a few seconds but keep you upright and without injury.
Great advice and training. I look everywhere ahead and slow up if up ahead someone's ready to pull out making their left hand try to kill you turn, with a little swerve back & forth action from me and my headlights. I added a modulating light on the front that can be seen from the front or side view. (And extra brake lights on the rear). I like to downshift and brake front and rear at "panic but don't panic" emergency stops,and pull the clutch in to not kill the engine and ready to swerve (usually behind vehicle,but stay out of on-coming traffic) ready to accelerate and power out of situation if needed. Then follow up with "you're number one" middle finger passing them by.
Cars never reverse. They either slow / stop dead or keep going in the original direction. Sometimes both. Brake and if needed, swerve towards the back of the car as a first option, imo
Be careful to not end up in the opposite line though !
I had to swerve left, brake and then swerve again to go behind a pick-up that turned left in front of me just after I had decided that I didn't have time/distance to stop should he do so. Pushing left was my only option to get control of the situation. My second swerve (he stopped dead while I was braking) did take me just barely into the left turn lane. I rationalized this later as avoiding collisions one at a time, starting with the most immediate.
Your assessment is entirely correct, dondrap513, imo
“Oh shit, a car.. that’s ok, I saw that video video on RUclips, what he said”…
Hahahahaha!! I spitted out all my coffee in my screen!!
Nice and cool video bro!! I’ll practice those “stoppies” + swerving!!
🤘🏻👽
Another superb life-saving lesson. Thank you for all the amazingly comprehensive lessons. YOU ARE THE BEST. 🙏❤️🏆
one thing I just realized the benefit of having a manual motorcycle and have the rear brake at the foot: you don't create the habit/reflex of squeezing the rear brake, and use your front brake, which is safer in most situations.
I've experienced many close calls (I admit, some of them are my fault), and I have always reacted by squeezing the front brake gradually.
I really really enjoy your videos. After 17 years I finally got a bike again. I just repassed a basic motorcycle class and my motorcycle license driving test. I definitely will be signing up for your course in a few months so I can get some more riding Experience on my personal bike. You explain things so much better than I have been told before. Keep up the great work.
You'd make a helluva Chekhov, startrek should give you a call brother!
Covering your brakes 100% of the time is essential. Practicing emergency braking often is also a must. You shouldn't rely on your ABS but you definitely should know what it feels like and just how quick you can brake if needed.
Using both brakes is also essential, especially if you need to swerve as you can reduce pressure of the front brake and maintain the rear brake pressure.
I'd say that keeping calm under any circumstance is a skill that is very hard to aquire...But let''s think about it like this: 1)if you lock your brakes and fall, you will probably hit the car or obstacle, 2) if you remain cool and use progressive braking, a good posture for breaking as hard as possible while keeping your centre of mass on top of the bike, not on the sides, you''re going to stoppie with ease and control. Another nice thing to take into account is when to stop your stoppie and and plan your swirve or commit to stoppind dead on your tracks..... most people get fixed on breaking and forget to swirve after lowering the speed enough. And breaking like Toprak for stability or with some leg dangle like Rossi also for stability sometimes will come in handy, or even come instinctively if you are athletic enough to maintain a neutral centre of mass (had to use that on road a couple of times on black ice and car drivers, it was scary and fun, but I already had a feel about what I had to do, It wasn't my first time).
but your forgetting about the car behind you......
@@steve00alt70 Might as well break and swirve....
And just friday (a couple of days after posting) I had to put my words into practice, .....A car missed it's exit and and used hard breaking and blocked two lanes (that from 120km/h to dead stop in 30 m.....) .......Reflexes were good, thank god I'm still alive, started breaking soft, then progressed to stoppie, then I've realized I'm not going to stop in time, stopped breaking and swirved with a bit of acceleration..... Scared the crap out of me, but I've managed it.....
What would you do?
I would already be on my brakes prior to intersection. As always. I don't speed on straights for no reason. I do it for fun, to build a distance with a car pack and to be able to break at each intersection till I'm sure it's clear to accelerate again
Applying the rear brake a little from the start will lower your back end a little. It will add more balance when braking. Do it very lightly. At the same time you start to graduately squeeze front brake. At the end of your emergency braking the you don't need rear brake so sometime after the middle of braking you can start to release your rear.
Tear braking is still loading the front wheel.
it is required maintained bike and it's in prime condition. the skill is emergency braking. once mastering the brake speed will irrelevant.
but this my recommend, is to keep observing and try to read or predict what their intention. with good following distance, may save you.
to achieve this, you have to practice and experimenting, meaning know how the bike will behave on certain condition, and how well you can handle it.
I had an experience where I had to jump off my bike when someone did a u turn in front of me. I was told this technique by my CBT instructor when I was in the UK. It worked well
Cool, you really jumped over a car? I hope you landed well!
@@MotoControlEn I did. Basically I somersaulted over the bonnet. The technique worked really well.
Needless to say a few choice words were chosen to express my displeasure
Long long ago (1980s) the first thing Ed Key, one of the all time winningest amateur road racer in US history), taught my brothers racing school class was how to jump over a car instead of ramming into it and dying...
quality video how the braking should be done. Practice makes perfect it builds important muscle memory and the riding confidence
One of the Most important skills. Tnx!
Props/Congrats to Cory for collabing with you, I found I.C. in Shorts, and you in regular videos, and think it's good for Cory
well done video
practice, practice, practice to survive
In flat track class, we use mostly rear brake. Street riding I use both. It’s very interesting, though.
Don't drive a bike if you are not able to do a (near) stoppie (on a secure place, like a parking lot), it will save you from falling, accidents (not all, but a lot more than if you cannot do a "near"stoppie.)
I had a similar experience. Instead of a car turning left, one was pulling out of a parking lot on the right. The blue car pulls out into the first lane (my lane) and stops. It's a 5 lane road with 2 lanes each side for traffic and one center lane for turning. I think the car sees me because they stopped in front of me so I swerve to the left lane. Then the blue car moves up and blocks both lanes. I distinctly remember 2 options. Fly over the car or don't. I was going 50mph and slowed down to maybe 15-20 but it wasn't enough. I had to swerve into the center lane almost into traffic in the opposite lanes. At this point the blue car is taking up the left lane and partial center lane. I swerve around the front of the blue car and my left footpeg hits a bumper of a white car in the opposite lane (hard enough to bend the shifter into a U shape and bend my peg bracket) and that impact shoved me back into the center lane. I had the best possible outcome, staying on the bike. It would have all been avoided if the car didn't stop and I swerved right. I still get close calls like that but I have more than enough time to react. Never panic, if you do, you had enough time to react
You doing 50 what was the speed limit?
@chhindz it's 45. There are intersections every 100 meters for a good stretch, some with just stop signs. I blame myself thinking the car saw me, they definitely did not.
Thank you.
Watching this video, made me wish bikes had air brake active spoilers, like hypercars do. That rear wheel lift is so annoying.
Awesome video...I will practise these tips and apply them to my motorcycle teaching sessions🤘🏿
I had to add more rear break travel since last owner had it hyper sensitive, so my first emergency stop i had major premature lock up. A simple tap and rear death slide is'nt good lol so I feather back on usual drive, on emergency as your video rear will lift anyway unless you have a heavy cruiser
love your videos, but ill be honest i learned a lot from your crash-reactions and review viddeos. please do more of those
In Germany it‘s part of the driving license test to break heavily and then swerve around the obstacle.
Also a version without breaking is possible. You need to prepare for both as the examiner decides which one you have to do
If there seems to be no other way than crashing and the other party is a pedestrian, bicycle or vehicle/obstacle with lots of sharp edges i will prefer overbraking the front and just slide into or next to it with the bike covering my body.
Had that a few times, the time you have when seeing the obstacle or oncoming traffic getting closer and closer feels endless (thanks to brain, good brain!! * pat! pat! *) and having your bike infront to push your legs against feels so much safer than sliding "alone" and having no "buffer" inbetween.
Just an example.
Thanks for the great videos .
It is always very helpful to see and learn from your videos.
This is masterclass stuff…
You have a good voice and lovely accent. (From the US)
Dude, you rock !__!
Thanks for the tips.
from 🇹🇼
I'm not sure this has been asked before, but when doing an emergency brake, do you pull in the clutch right at the beginning or closing to stop?
Best way is when you close to the stop thus you can use the engine braking also to slow down quicker
👏🏾excellent as usual! Thanks a lot.
Another reason to get a bike where you can touch the ground with both feet, at least tiptoe. emergency stops on real tall bike in the streets will be extremely difficult
Every rider should be able to do that!
Honestly... You're actually right about the accent 😂😂😂
"Start King of the Road course, it starts in two weeks."
** Looks on the snow, cries in Finnish **
Use your snowmobile then 😁 No worries though, there will be one in summer too!
Old dog here with plenty of crashes. I learned defensive driving. I just consider that all vehicles on the road are predators actively trying to kill me. The only time I might open up is when nobody is around, and even then, a deer or wild boar might pop out of the woods. I am constantly scanning for any side streets or any residential parking entances a car might pop out of. I already have hit a deer and barely missed a boar, with in a car, fortunately. If cars suddenly slow down in front, I try to figure out what is going on before thinking of overtaking.
Splendid! Thank you for making this video as promised..
Very helpful video. However, before maneuvering, have we completely let go of the brakes? Isn't it dangerous to suddenly unload the front shock absorber and turn? In most clips it is obvious that braking alone may not be enough. Braking while leaning may be crucial.
Hi Moto. I would like to request a video or two for very short riders. How to use your front break since you need to slide to on side in a stopping potition to get one foot down.
Dodge a car with full heart...
Show your passion
What worked for me was braking to buy myself time to dodge to the left and around the back of the pickup truck that turned left in front of me.
Congratulations! You just described the necessities to get a motorcycle license in germany!
Without this capabilitiy, you won´t get a bike license over here.
I Totally agree. Breaking comes first, emergency breaking, and if that´s not enough, you´re at least slow enough to sverve around that street booger.
If it comes to the last choyce, when not being able to avoid a crash, going over the opponent is allways less harmfull than crashing your head into the vehicle.
Practise braking!
Practise emergency breaking!
Practise emergency breaking!
Practise emergency breaking!
Practise emergency breaking!
And never forget the clutch! Not using it will block your rear tire and crash you, even without crashing into the other vehicle!
Practise to go to the extremes not in going on the tail of the dragon, but to go on extremes in breaking without locking any of your tires.
Rear break is for slowing down, front brake is for breaking, the right use of back and front is for emergency breaking.
Practice, until it spills out of your ears.
Practise until your willing to vomit rather than take another shot.
Then practise some more!
IT WILL SAFE YOUR LIFE!
Been there, used to do that at least once a week in berlin (germany) trafic. Narrow roads, heavy big city trafic, theres nowhere to go except of breaking in time. Even the police violated my right of way a couple of times, with or without exclusive rights of way during an operation!
My grandma always said: "It´s a silly gravestone inscription: "I had the right of way!""
Moto control, you rock! keep it up and keep us safe!
I was taught in such conditions to swerve around the rear of the car, not the front just in case the driver panics and drives forward
That makes sense but you might end up in a frontal collision with the cars behind the turning vehicle.
only to crash either with the other incoming vehicles...
Know that your tire pressure is correct, be riding a Norton Commando. been there
Very well explained.
This lesson is wrong, it shouldn't be how to dodge, but how to avoid the situation in the first place.
Poor road position at 1:06, rider should move closer to the curb giving the car driver the best chance of seeing him/her, also gives the rider more time to stop/avoid if possible.
I've been riding for 40 years and hardly ever have anyone pull out in front of me.
Think of it like this, if you can't see the driver's eyes they can't see you, so move to a position on the road giving them the best chance of being spotted.
Most importantly is to get on the front brake the moment you see them start to turn, it gives them more time to spot you and lowers your speed should you need to manoeuvre
In an imminent crash if you can still make that maneuver (full front break then swerve) it just means that there is also time to fully stop the bike either to avoid the crash. Swerving can only be done if there is still enough time and space. According to your visual scenario highlight, impact is already unavoidable , contrary to what you are preaching that it can be avoided, and no amount of breaking and swerving can save it. The best skill is to learn how to avoid being in that situation in the first place.
Great vid again . I’ll sign up for King of the road , watching from Ireland 👏🙋🏻♂️🫡🕺
Hi Andrej, I must say I prefer to watch your chnnel and not Yammie Noob because of your clear English. Of course the strong accent is there, but it is clear, correct and not too fast (unlike Yammie). Of course you have great content too! Keep on making it and be proud of your English!
A very useful content ❤
Can you do a video on the best exercises for motorcycling? TIA
This is great stuff. I'm not sure this would work as well with ABS? We did a LOT of emergency braking into a swerve in my advanced rider course and my ABS engaged almost every time and the back wheel never came off the ground. Still stops amazingly well with practice but I'd love to feel that nose wheelie just for fun someday. And yes, I know I can pull the fuse on my ABS but I think that would be sort of silly. The guy over at Motojitsu has a great video on braking as well.
I'm missing a mention of the efficacy of the front brake.
If I only have two fingers on the brake I cannot produce maximum braking power before running into the other two fingers blocking the lever.
I assume with very old bikes or with not-optimally maintained bikes (brake pads, brake lines, brake fluid…) you *must* use all fingers on the front brake to reach maximum braking power.
I have a separate video just about that!
you never heard about adjustable aftermarket levers. You can adjust the distance between throttle and lever thus during hard braking you never touch the fingers which holding the throttle. And well maintained brakes are must no matter how old the motorbike is. Modified brake system is essential on old bikes and will save your a... :)
There is no practice during a emergency. I agree to practice on parking lot crack 3 gears and lock up front brake only....this will save your life by seeing what will happen, slide butt back asap to put your wait behind center of gravity which is farther behind the motor to minimize lift, practice before the emergency...or don't and crash and fly like Superman
Hi moto control I have a Kawasaki Z900RS with ABS and I have Michelin Road 6 tyres. But I cannot even come close to a stoppie with the ABS kicking in.
I think it's the ABS being too intrusive but it could be me.
Can you help me please?
You give good sdvises in you video 🙂
Hello Andrei, I was wondering if there could be some inconvenience downshifting without clutch on an pro shifter to increase braking efficiency (independently if we do afterwards a faster swerve without clutch or using it for a slow one) 🧐
Thank you 😊
Pro shifter you mean quick shifter? I haven't experience with it, so I can't tell for sure. If Argentina removes its stupid import laws and I can get a more modern bike - I'll definitely experiment with them more!
@@MotoControlEn yes, I mean quick shifter :)
I’ll give it a try next time I do some practice with it. Report will follow!
Thank you
If it all goes to sh!t despite all the training, is it better to stay sat on a bike or to let go and jump up off the pegs before hitting a car side on?
In 1996 I had the experience of crashing head-on into a car at 70 km. I jumped back then and got over the car okay. I hit the bike somewhere with my right leg, which caused me to spin during the flight and pulled my helmet off my head... Yes, I know, speeding like a fool, not closing my helmet, speeding into a blind bend at 70 km/h, all not smart decisions. I was very young back then, stupid and had no sense of risk. Well, I was lucky and flew over the car and hit the grund with my feet and butt. I was basically uninjured. The driver was worse off, he was in a lot of shock. I had to help him out of the car and tend to him first.
Coming to this video 6 months after you posted it, so I've missed your 'King of the Road' course. Are you planking to run it again please?
I am a subscriber here and value your videos. I also practice swerving & emergency stops at various speeds.
I have heard & seen a lot of conflicting advice re the minimum minimum speed needed to stilll be able to counter steer.... Many claim that we should direct steer at slower speeds ....some say below 15 mph ....one guy James R Davis of Motorcycle Safety / Dynamks says 6mph. I cannot share lonk via here as You Tube will be angry 😅
Thoughts please ???????
Love from China bro 👀👀👀
1:07 best course of action here would ironically be to go left if you ask me. That car won't have seen you and by the time it brakes it will have hit you. Going right is asking to be hit.
1:48 3:41 and as for these accidents? was the riders own fault. Silly riding and not reading the road ahead.
In the first instance, the guy was just stupid, straight up stupid.
Second instance, accident easily avoided, its quite obvious that when a light goes yellow a car is liable to hit on the brakes. Changing lanes that close to a light is not wise, nor is following a car that close through a traffic controlled junction.
3:56 again an avoidable accident. Assume the car is going to keep going and prepare for that scenario. Read the road ahead.
Thats my biggest advice to anyone, read the road ahead. Don't just watch for the car in front, also look in front of him for things that could cause him to suddenly stop or swerve. Hazards, junctions, other vehicles ,etc. Reconigise, react, respond
대단히 감사합니다.ㅎ
Вижу ужэ оба рычага с али бабы),не подскажешь можно ли их защитить или после каждого падения их будет ломать?
Я так и не придумал как с этим бороться, просто для себя принял, что рычаги это расходник😁
@@MotoControlEn печалька ну да ладно,глупая просьба но запили видео как делать вилли)
How to hit a car head on - and live . Ive done it - but it just happened- ie, i did not have long to think about it. Heading downhill - probably over speed limit slightly.. rainy road. Van pulls right out from left - no chance to brake (forget about that) or avoid - so i just let the bike (CX 500 rat) slam into the van an i went over the top - i kinda just bailed. Just let it go .. and kinda jumped i guess. Anyway , i ended up in the road totally unhurt. The bike utterly destroyed his van - hitting the main pillar just behind the drivers seat - van was a 🍌 banana afterwards. Write off. The guy paid me a couple hundred quid (eventually) and I straightened the forks , and carried on using the old CX. Was fortunate i hit behind the driver or he may not be here. Ive had quite a few ‘spills’ on bikes , mainly when i was young. Ive been lucky cos have had about 15 crashes , nothing serious. I also bounced the old CX off a volvo that cut me up on a roundabout - ended up in the middle grassy bit ,( same bike , couple yrs later) . I was in a hurry and had to meet my man so i kicked it straight an carried on. Keep calm and carry on - theres a lot inthat ol saying. I did make my ‘appointment’ and the ol cx was fine . What a machine - never let me down . Not ever . Not once. And it was faster than u think .. for a 500, it revved right out and just kept pulling harder and harder. That bike was a warrior. Best despatcher on the planet. Wish i still had it 💜. Another that deserves a mention and that ignorant f ..s sneer at is .. the MZ 250 - or 300 - don’t matter what particular version .. simple, robust, reliable, fast acceleration - yes you heard it , that 250, 2 stroke single could haul ass, forget anything 4 stroke - et em all for breakfast - from the lights. The only other 250’s it could not take was the GT 250 Suzuki - (but it was not far behind) and obviously yamaha RD 250, and kawi triples . That MZ TS 250 had a hard life - i wish i had it still MMF 847P , bought it new . Yellow. My brother an all our pals got them , mine was the fastest tho 🤔. It had a faster rider also. I wont bore the shit out of you about mz’s , ive had a whole bunch of stuff since , zzr11, fj 12, r 1150r (bmw) , GS 1000 , GT 750, GS 550 x2 , XT 600, Fazer 600, bla bla, loads more.. forgotten. One i remember was a yamaha RD200 that i restored ( engine and running gear mostly) re bore, pistons, rings, etc etc - all in a tiny bedroom of a tiny room in a half way house for drug addicts. Holy f… crap did that thing fly - That thing could take anything from the lights. a n y t h i n g . Had a race with my pal on a kawa 550. Standing start - i was right with him at 55mph, an i looked over and grinned as he slowly started to pull away from me - obviously. The RD 200 was much smaller (and lighter) than the 250. Another bike that had attitude was the yamaha YL1 - 100ccs of pure character, and total joy . What a wonderful little noisy, FU, full of beans, little motherfecker it was , some bikes just got character . Attitude. For a 100ccs it was quite fast - up to a point, but such such fun. Fabulous.
Use both brakes at the same time. Alternative, port round them. Forget the horn !! 😮
Come and ride on Gotland this summer
Extremely useful lessons that I would like to follow, but I am far. Thank you anyway!
I practice hard braking at least once every ride 😅
Одни из самых позитивных и полезных видео на ютубе. Продолжай в том же духе!)
I was accident front i had try to safe for the sake of hapen i tookt ahard it for a lesson i enjoyed kkkkkkkk for my life allah is helpful for me alx
Hi, will the king of the road course have subtitles?
Yes!
2 gears down 🔥
Hmm what a coincidence motojitsu released video about the same one day ago :D
Lay 'er down, obviously 😂
Andrew. In Europe all bikes habe ABS by law. No danger to lock up front or rear wheels
In Russia bikes do not have ABS? 😮
Newer bikes maybe but not older bikes. It has also been proven that abs can increase braking distance.
As for planning ahead that can only be done with the following rule.
Assume every other vehicle is trying to kill you.
Not all, only the newer ones!
What a question haha, in europe abs by law, maybe brand new bikes, my xt surely has no abs, but I'm sure if you were to buy a new hayabusa in Russia it would have abs just like the European hayabusa 😂
@@draganpastrovic2157 😂😂😂😂💪 good none Dragan. Yes of course this law is fairly new
I had an imminent impact at an intersection. Brakes hard into a stoppie and then jumped the car. Bike was mangled.
The motorcyclist at 2:40 did not have his lights on
How fast does one need to go for a stoppie?
My Andre says if you can dodge a wrench!!! You can dodge a car…. Remember everyone that to be competent rider you must subscribe like and share to motocontrol
It would be really hard to override your body's freez response if you wanted to jump over the bonnet. Only hollywood films do that. Todays Riding schools keeps on saying apply some rear brake too but its useless and takes up too much time when you can apply all of it on the front brake. When your emergency braking dont forget about the car behind you too.
1:49 this guy >>> spiderman jump guy
Didn’t @MotoJitsu post an almost identical exercise only days ago ???
Brake, Turn, Release.
1:13 honk your horn while reving the shit out of the bike with the clutch fully in and flip them off
I go to my cruising speed if I spot a car because cars increase the accident rate from 20 to 99% 🤔