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Exercise: Sharp Turns
Directions
Practicing these drills will help you to make sharp turns from
stoplights or stop signs, pulling out of parking spaces or driveways, and
turning into a driveways, and turning into a driveway or onto a narrow
street.
Drill 1 - Begin riding straight across the parking
lot, increasing speed to approximately 10 mph. Just before reaching the
"Begin Turning" Marker, slow down and use both brakes to adjust your speed
for making a sharp turn. As you reach the line or marker make a sharp
turn (left or right). Finish your turn as close to line "A" as you can
without touching it. Remember to accelerate slightly coming out of the
turn.
Drill 2 - Start at the marker. Begin making a sharp
turn from the starting point. Finish your turn as close to line "A" as
you can without hitting it.
Coaching Tips
 | Keep head and eyes up; look where you want to be at the end of the
turn. |
| Turn the handlebars and lean the motorcycle in the direction of the
turn. |
| Use the friction zone of the clutch as you turn. |
| Accelerate as you leave the turn. |
| Cover the rear brake, and use both brakes lightly to reduce speed
before the turn. |
| Practice left and right turns. |
| Possible Problems |
Corrections |
| 1. Turning too short or too
long. |
1. Keep eyes up and look
through the turn. Don't look down. |
| 2. Not sure when or where to
turn. |
2. Start your turn when the
front wheel passes the start marker. As you start your turn,
turn your head and look to the exit point. Do not look down. |
| 3. Motorcycle stalls of falls
into the turn. |
3. Concentrate on maintaining
steady speed or slight acceleration. |
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Exercise: Higher Speed Turns
Directions
Start, facing marker one at a distance sufficient enough to
increase speed to 10-15 mph. Just before reaching the end of line "A",
reduce speed, using both brakes. Start at point 1. As you start your
turn at point 1, look to the exit point and gently roll
on the throttle throughout the turn. Practice turning in both
directions.
Coaching Tips
| Look through the turn where you want to go. |
| Beginning speed of 10-15 mph. Lean with the motorcycle. |
| Slow down before the turn using both brakes. |
| Gradually increase speed throughout the turn. |
| Possible Problems |
Corrections |
| 1. Swinging wide of the turn. |
1. Look to the exit point and
push more on the inside handlebar. |
| 2. Cutting corner too close or
turning too sharply. |
2. Do not look down. Look at
the exit point. Gently roll on the throttle. |
| 3. Exiting wide out of the
turn, making the oval into a circle. |
3. Slow down more before
entering the turn, look to the exit point, push more on the
inside handlebar and gently roll on the throttle. |
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Exercise: Turning and Cornering
Directions
Practicing these drills will help you in turning and cornering at
higher speeds such as curves on highways and winding roads, especially
when the curve is tighter than you anticipated.
Ride to the left around the oval indicated by markers one, two, three,
four, five and six. Adjust your speed and lean angle so that a small
throttle opening is held steady through marker one, two
and three. Repeat the drill turning to the right.
Coaching Tips
| Beginning speed of 10-15 mph. |
| Slow down before the turn. |
| Look through the turn to where you want to go. Lean with the
motorcycle. |
| Hold a steady speed or roll on the throttle gently through the turn.
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| Possible
Problems |
Corrections |
| 1. Swinging wide of
the turn. |
1. Look for the
exit point. Apply more pressure on the handlebar in the
direction of the turn. |
| 2. Cutting corners
too close or turning too sharply. |
2. Look at the exit
point. Do not look down. Apply less pressure to the inside
handlebar. |
| 3. Exiting wide out
of the turn, making the oval into a circle. |
3. Look where you
want to go. Apply more pressure to the inside |
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