I generally try to "brake" instead of "break" before a turn, but it doesn't always work out that way...

 

I highly recommend the "Ride Like a Pro" series. I bought it a month ago (I'm an experienced rider) but wanted to see what this was all about. I think I learned more in the first 2 hours of watching that video ..then riding for 30 years. Then practice practice practice....I feel a lot better about my riding (I'm on a new bagger) and it handled a lot different then a cruiser...so this was perfect.

 

Well said. One thing I've learned is that the older I get, the more important practice is and this applies to ALL things. A couple of weeks ago I sprained my right knee palying softball in the summer beer drinking league. As a result I didn't go to the gym for a while. When I finally made it back in, it was struggle to do the exercises I did with ease just a few weeks earlier. Same with motorcycling. When I stop practicing or working on the basics, I can feel the deterioration creeping in.


Mark

 

yes i took the course too about 4 years ago and about 3 months later stupid me went into a curve not really going fast but some guy was right on my tail and i took the curve slow and for some stupid reason i notice i was getting too close to the curve and kept looking at the curve and yep hit it and i went flying..The tail gater almost ran over me the guy behind him said later to me.

 

Agree with everything said so far. One thing not stated yet is body position. Get off the rider's backrest (weight a little forward and to the inside of the lean). Arms extended and back straight is not conducive to holding a fast sweeping curve. Just take a look at the body position of a m/c racer. Admittedly, you better get used to scraping floorboards through the turn, and don't freak and pop back up when you do.

I keep the Proficient book near the commode and watch Motorman's "Ride Like a Pro V" DVD periodically. Highly recommend both. I also take the advanced class every few years, but that teaches mostly slow maneuvering.

Never stop practicing. That's what every ride is for.