Turning a motorcycle: Difference between revisions

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==Do==

*Shift your body weight to the inside of the curve. This increases ground clearance, protects the rider's confidence because it makes sharp cornering feel more natural, and ~~- see the next point -~~ makes it more difficult for the rider's eyes to look where they shouldn't be looking.

*Shift your body weight to the inside of the curve. This increases ground clearance, protects the rider's confidence because it makes sharp cornering feel more natural, and makes it more difficult for the rider's eyes to look where they shouldn't be looking.

*Turn your whole head (not just your eyes) and [[Looking through the curve|focus far ahead]] to where you want the bike to go.

*Turn your whole head (not just your eyes) and [[Looking through the curve|focus far ahead]] to where you want the bike to go. Remember that you will go where you look, so look where you want to go.

*Push positively on the grip that is on the side you want to turn to. ("Push left, go left. Push right, go right.") If you don't know what [[Countersteering|countersteering]] is, learn now - before ignorance kills you.

*Apply a small amount of throttle through the corner. This keeps the bike from decelerating. Deceleration ~~is a braking effect which~~ reduces the amount of traction available for turning and also reduces ground clearance by causing the bike to sink on its suspension. Gradually accelerate as you make your turn and '''don’t''' grab a handful of throttle; just use slightly more than constant throttle.

*Apply a small amount of throttle through the corner. This keeps the bike from decelerating. Deceleration reduces the amount of traction available for turning and also reduces ground clearance by causing the bike to sink on its suspension. Gradually accelerate as you make your turn and '''don’t''' grab a handful of throttle; just use slightly more than constant throttle.

==Don't==

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 ==Do==
-*Shift your body weight to the inside of the curve. This increases ground clearance, protects the rider's confidence because it makes sharp cornering feel more natural, and - see the next point - makes it more difficult for the rider's eyes to look where they shouldn't be looking.
+*Shift your body weight to the inside of the curve. This increases ground clearance, protects the rider's confidence because it makes sharp cornering feel more natural, and makes it more difficult for the rider's eyes to look where they shouldn't be looking.
-*Turn your whole head (not just your eyes) and [[Looking through the curve|focus far ahead]] to where you want the bike to go.
+*Turn your whole head (not just your eyes) and [[Looking through the curve|focus far ahead]] to where you want the bike to go. Remember that you will go where you look, so look where you want to go.
 *Push positively on the grip that is on the side you want to turn to. ("Push left, go left. Push right, go right.") If you don't know what [[Countersteering|countersteering]] is, learn now - before ignorance kills you.
-*Apply a small amount of throttle through the corner. This keeps the bike from decelerating. Deceleration is a braking effect which reduces the amount of traction available for turning and also reduces ground clearance by causing the bike to sink on its suspension. Gradually accelerate as you make your turn and '''don’t''' grab a handful of throttle; just use slightly more than constant throttle.
+*Apply a small amount of throttle through the corner. This keeps the bike from decelerating. Deceleration reduces the amount of traction available for turning and also reduces ground clearance by causing the bike to sink on its suspension. Gradually accelerate as you make your turn and '''don’t''' grab a handful of throttle; just use slightly more than constant throttle.
 ==Don't==