STOP Getting Scared in Corners // This Strategy Works Absurdly Well

what if I told you that what you read on the Internet or maybe what you were taught was totally wrong what if us as a motorcycle Community have been looking at corner entrants the wrong way let me show you what I mean [Music] [Music] [Music] we are on the most epic Road in all of America this is Beartooth pass Highway 212 from cook City in the north corner of Yellowstone National Park to Red Lodge Montana it reaches to 11 000 feet in elevation it's not the most technical or the most challenging but it is absolutely spectacular it is the perfect Road for what we're going to be talking about today because a mistake here can lead to dire consequences I mean look at that don't mess that up now I think we can all agree that rushing Corner entrance is bad we don't want to go into any Corner faster than we can see we've all been there we've all overcooked the corner entrance and we can all agree that it's not fun before we get into what I really want to say you can't make any kind of good decision if you're looking at your front wheel so first and foremost get those eyes up focus on where you are and what you're doing so here we are at the entrance to one of a one of a thousand blind corners on this road if the prevailing thought is that we need to be off the brakes before tipping and then gently accelerate throughout the entire corner or even neutral throttle what is that entrance speed if we're gonna say that we have to be off the brakes at a certain point that means that there's a definitive answer you've never seen this corner before you have no idea what's on the other side of this corner it's been five years since I've seen this corner I have no idea what's on the other side of the corner is the speed limit or those Corner advisory speeds is that the correct speed that as long as we stay below that number everything is going to be all right now imagine that it's raining or it's a super cold morning and there's Frost in all the Shadows where your tires are worn out what is the suitable entrance speed now so right now we're just sitting here looking at this corner we have a lot of time to kind of process what we can see but when we're actually riding we have to make this decision rather quickly we only have a few seconds to decide what that suitable entrance speed is and making that decision before we can see the exit of the corner is like trying to predict the future I'm not very good at predicting the future if I was I probably wouldn't have spent those 10 000 Bitcoins on those two supreme pizzas watch what happens to my suspension if I try to get all my braking done before tipping you see how the front just Springs back up that unloads the front tire that reduces how much grip we have watch what the forks do if I continue to break past Corner tip in and gradually decrease front brake pressure as the motorcycle leans which one looks better to you which one will give us more front tire grip now this is going to sound super obvious but bear with me because this is a a way to think about Corners a little bit differently Corner entrance it serves only to get us pointed towards Corner exit that's it it's not a place to go fast it's not a place where we have to be off the brakes at a certain point it's not a place where we have to be on the throttle a certain point to maintain stability we need to get the motorcycle turned and pointed towards the exit no matter what so how do we do that [Music] light front brake pressure and we're talking just a little bit of brake pressure sometimes even just like half a percentage point just enough to turn on that that brake light is enough to push that front tire into the ground which gives us more grip and it helps the motorcycle change direction motorcycles are designed and engineered to work like this for a given lean angle speed equals radius when we go to the front brake the motorcycle wants to slow down and turn neutral throttle or maintenance throttle the radius stays the same and when we start to accelerate when we start to add speed the motorcycle stops turning and wants to run wide uphill Corners are one thing they're pretty easy all things considered because gravity is helping us manage our speed it makes everything easier as we're coming into this downhill corner there's a lot going on the the best Riders the most talented riders in the world use their brakes the most what does that mean I go to my break early I carry it longer but with less pressure earlier lighter longer and that helps the motorcycle change direction downhill Corner grab these constantly pulling us faster but if I hold on to one or two percentage points of brake pressure not a lot I'm not going to mash it just a little bit of brake pressure and it's going to control my speed which is going to control my direction and it makes the beginning half of the corner the busy part of the corner it makes it a lot less frantic look I know that a lot of you guys have tried this but found you end up over slowing for Corners so either you go back to trying to get off the brakes before Corner tip in or you push yourselves to break later or carry more speed into the corners over slowing into Corners isn't a breaking problem it's an eyes problem if we're over slowing that means we need to get our eyes up and look for our exit sooner look every motorcycle weeb wash go through this corner has done exactly this they tip in early and when they get to the point in the corner where they can see the exit they accelerate and every one of them has crossed the center line or nearly did so what's the difference the green bike is what every bike we've seen today has done both bikes have visibility but only one of them has direction we know what's going to happen when they accelerate the bike stops turning and wants to run wide compare that to our blue Rider by being a bit more patient and focusing on getting the bike turned towards the exit they are now in a better position which bike is in more control which bike can go faster if they want to and which bike is also going to be taking less risk we don't want to think about this like it's an emergency response a reaction to other things going wrong this becomes our plan this becomes what we plan to do into every corner when we plan on these techniques it's way easier to be smooth smooth and precise and controlled we manage our speed and manage our Direction what does that mean exactly on the racetrack we would talk about the Apex the Apex being the point where we're closest to the inside of the corner that's less important here on the street we're thinking about that decision point where can I see my exit where can I take away my lean angle that's typically the point where we're going to turn the most finish up that turn and get that direction so our path to travel can often be very outside outside I have visibility then I come to the inside and accelerate out of the corner wait until we're actually physically pointed the direction we want to go out of the corner before we actively accelerate the measure of a good Corner shouldn't be how much you leaned or how much speed you carried into and through the turn the measure of a good corner is if we got Direction before we started to accelerate as we use the front brake the motorcycle wants to slow down and turn neutral throttle the radius stays the same when we start to accelerate the motorcycle stops turning and starts to run wide this should be a perspective change think about and focus on getting the motorcycle turned use up the entrance of your corner to set up and prepare to get the motorcycle pointed towards the exit Trail braking lines Apex is counter steering this all exists to serve one primary objective getting the motorcycle turned the exit is the only thing that matters get the motorcycle turned no matter what sacrifice your corner entrance go slower take it easier be more mellow get the motorcycle pointed no matter what corner entrance serves only to get us to this point our Corner exit [Music] foreign

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Length: 8min 41sec (521 seconds)

Published: Sat Aug 26 2023