Turning a motorcycle: Difference between revisions

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*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.

*Turn your whole head (not just your eyes) and focus far ahead to where you want the bike to go. ~~Making a big turn with your head and focusing will often be enough to take distractions out of your field of vision (edge of the pavement, oncoming vehicles, roadside obstacles, etc...)~~

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

*~~Roll on~~ a ~~tiny bit more~~ throttle. 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.

*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.

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 *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.
-*Turn your whole head (not just your eyes) and focus far ahead to where you want the bike to go. Making a big turn with your head and focusing will often be enough to take distractions out of your field of vision (edge of the pavement, oncoming vehicles, roadside obstacles, etc...)
+*Turn your whole head (not just your eyes) and [[Looking through the curve|focus far ahead]] to where you want the bike 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.
-*Roll on a tiny bit more throttle. 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.
+*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.
 ==Don't==