anyone have tips when making a turn?

Look where you want to go.

Look where you want to go.

Quote from: ditchdoc1017Look where you want to go.

thanks.  i remembered my instructor saying that at the MSF course.  what anout leaning?  countersteering?

Worth saying three times!!

Look into the corner...

If you haven't taken the MSF course... Do it!  It's worth it.

I had some problems turning originally because I was looking around the bike making sure I wasn't going to hit anything while goign through my turn rather than looking into it. That caused me to make really wide arse turns, sometimes coming uncomfortably close to cars in the other lane, especially if they were turning with me and cutting into my lane a bit. My advice, take a quick look at the turn before you go into it to make sure theres nothing that requires you to pay special attention to it and then look at the road ahead and the bike will get you there.

whare ever your looking is whare the bike will go.

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as well as:

Proficient Motorcycling: The Ultimate Guide to Riding Well

and practice...

look and practice!

Don't fall down.

QuoteDon't fall down.

yeah that one hurts...

Quote from: jdmbuiltanyone have tips when making a turn?

Don't slam on the brakes   Try getting to the speed you want to take the corner...before you take the corner.

Quote from: dgyverDon't fall down.

If i remember right, my instructors said do not fall and you will not get hurt!

Do not step on the rear brake in turns. You'll run the risk of lowsiding. Do not grab the front brake in turns. Your bike will stand up on you and you will risk highsiding.

Look through the turn.

Look where you want to go.

Also if you looking at  it your hit it IE deer, dogs,wood in the road,dead animals.Look past it.

Just out of curiosity, can you scrape a knee on the gs?

keep the shiny side up!

yes, have i done it yet, no.

Accelerate through the turn! Go faster! Don't brake! um, lets see, what else did they say.... oh, Push harder!

haha, like the Daft Punk song, Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger! well, maybe not stronger unless you think looking where you want to go makes you stronger...