How To Fix Excessive Entry Speed Like A Pro

If you find yourself in a corner too fast for your comfort, ROLLLLLL off the gas and/or ADD some brake pressure by SQUEEEZZZZIINNNGG. Don't just give up and "lean more bro" that may not be the best choice in that moment of mild-panic. Stay with the brakes, is a much wiser solution. OBVIOUSLY look on your intended path of travel...I didn't focus on that because if you're not first slowing the damn bike down, you'll just see the guardrail you're about to crash into faster. www.motojitsu.com/courses

I'm 81 years old and have been riding since I was 14. Your advice on use of the brakes is great, and well explained, especially the need to practice. BUT, I've stopped at more a half dozen scenes where a rider has run off the road or crossed the yellow line coming too hot into a turn. There is one constant. The riders panicked and failed to keep their eyes on the exit, sensed they were getting close to the edge, and looked down to see if they were going to go over. Of course they went over as soon as their eyes saw a target. Watching for the exit causes the rider to automatically increase counter-steer, tightening the turn. Won't help if you are so tight that hard parts, not just spring mounted pegs, are dragging so much that tires lift. Then you are just screwed. The beauty of all of this is, as you said, practice when you are not in an emergency situation.

Answer begins at 6.05, folks!

Been riding 40 years on every imaginable kind of bike. On and off road. Sports bikes, Touring bikes, Old vintage bikes and even quads. It’s really difficult to explain how to ride. Like explaining to child how to ride a bicycle before they get up and try it. Having said that, I think your making a great effort and your vids are probably very helpful to many new riders. The only thing I would like to add is how valuable it is to learn to ride off road. And the importance of NEVER riding at 100%. Even if you want to ride fast, keep it to a level well within the skill level you think you have. 80 - 90 % of your max speed unless you are on a track.

I once came into a corner to hot. It was so scary it’s seared into my memory. It was on Highway one in California, on a 30° steep downhill grade, decreasing radius, on a 300’ cliff down to the pacific. Because I was going downhill, I was already on the brakes, and when I realized I was coming in too hot, I honestly panicked. I tensed up, the last thing on my mind was leaning the bike more LOL, I just smoothly applied the front brakes as aggressively as possible. To be honest, I probably was well within the limits of the motorcycle and tires, but I was at MY limit. Breaking hard helped me navigate the turn in a way that simply leaning more wouldn’t, as I felt I was at the limit of my lean and it did not seem like an option at the time. I was under the impression that any sort of breaking in a corner would cause the tire to wash out, but you’d be surprised how much the front tire can handle if brakes are applied smoothly and your body position is correct.

I took 18 years off from riding and recently got back in to the saddle. Unfortunately I found I was taking turns like a newbie - I had lost a lot of skill and confidence over time. I started taking really early rides on weekends (no traffic to worry about) to practice specific turns and roads that I felt I was having trouble with. I focused on how to ease in brakes, lean with confidence, to trust the bike and even how leaning your own weight forward can affect turning. I noticed within a few sessions my confidence and skills grew enough that I was able to keep control when I over shot a turn on an totally unfamiliar road. Practicing a skill can really help you keep your cool in a situation that demands that skill; it massively decreases the time from the initial panic to executing a solution and that increased reaction speed keeps you out of the bushes and guard rails.

One more tip which can help a lot is that when you are in this panic situation and push the brakes into a turn, don't forget the vision part, you have to look where you want to go while you are braking. Regards from Greece!

Started riding motorcycles 60 years ago. Thank You for passing on your wisdom to all of us. You are saving lives and educating the inexperienced. Ride on and Ride Safe!

As a road cyclist that can't rely on engine braking, I found out early on that gentle brake pressure when you've overcooked a corner is a necessary survival tool. This skill has translated well to the moto. Great advice! Thanks! P.S.- Your enthusiasm is contagious.

6:05 what to do 8:29 demonstrated and explained 11:57 clarification 18:25 bonus tip

the best thing i learned from you and champ school is the tire can take a hell of a load... it can NOT take an abrupt mode. (brake and/or gas), ... this gave me confidence to use my brakes as much as the throttle. game changer man

Started riding bikes in 1974 and front brake was taboo especially going round corners.40 years later have started riding again and mate, have watched a lot of your videos.Thankyou so much.They say 'cant teach an old dog new tricks '.Being an old bugger now ,self preservation is foremost.You have given me the knowledge and confidence I was lacking this time round .Ur cool dude.

I've been riding only two years and find you to be such a great teacher, I am really grateful for your experience and ability to retrain what we had been told. I found I was doing some of the things you teach and was wondering why I hadn't crashed! Then I see your videos and am so thankful! You tell us that was all entry level ideas and we HAVE to go past that! I'm older and willing to learn from others. May God bless your ride always.

I’ve been riding more than 20 years and I find your videos super helpful man, so good, and realistic. The amount of time experience riding means nothing if your not actually practicing skills.

70 years young been riding since I was 16 years old !! Did my first track day at 60 and during this session a racer took me out for a spin he followed as I went round. In all the years of riding I had been told not to use the brakes on corners then this young dude showed me how it should and can be done even at race pace Every day a day at school no matter how old you are ??? The best advice I have ever been given it bum /ass time on the seat The more you ride the better you will be.. Great vid lets hope it saves a few lives !!

Great stuff. I loved the "rolling hills and mountains" analogy. I like how you don't do a big reveal until near the end of a lesson, leaving room for your audience to attempt to figure it out for themselves. Makes people think. Many of your skills, I can figure out where you are going, having worked through the exact lesson over time in my head as I have ridden. I have said since day one of riding, "don't get cocky, you will always be a student here"... so every ride I evaluate every move and decision, and try to learn as much as I can. Your lessons bring some of those lessons a clarity and understanding, and reinforcement. Then there is the knowledge you share that I never even considered. Excellent work, saving lives, I am sure! Good Man.

To have you as an instructor, while taking my license here in Sweden- is beyond incredible! They do teach me what I need to know, to break properly - but You make it so much easier!!! ✨️ Thank you! ❤

I remember you had a video where you demonstrated braking in turns. You were braking quite hard, in turn after turn, and your bike was perfectly fine with that. Seeing that, that was really helpful! It helped me to become more confident about braking in turns, and as a result, I feel safer now. It's comforting to know that should the need arise, I can always brake. By now I can't imagine riding without this, because on the road, we should never be in a situation where we would be afraid to brake.

I have been riding now for 6 months and learning from this channel. It's scary when you realize your in the corner to hot. Knowing how to trail brake has saved me on a few corners already. My skill has increased and those same corners are easy now. I always practice track standing at all stop lights and signs. I need to practice the cones so I can pass the California course test. I originally thought I would find a smaller bike for test but this channel has taught that it's not the bike but the skill of the rider.

42 yrs ago on my 1st day of road race school I learned, hang the crack of my ass off of the seat . Did that every time I rode fast, and became second nature. I agree with everything you said, and if you are ''hanging off'' you can always lean more than you think, and if the frame levers the tires off the pavement , you are low to the ground and less likely to get launched in a ''high side.''