Trail Braking Explained | Braking Mid-Corner

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Trail Braking Explained | Braking Mid-Corner

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Жыл бұрын

Today we’re going to talk about trail braking and braking mid-corner in general, for a street riding. How is Trail Braking different from Braking Mid-corner, what are the benefits of this techniques, what are the drawbacks, how to do it properly and why every good rider should learn how to trail brake. Motorcycle Trail Braking Explained: with examples and exercises!
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A little info about me. My name is Andrei Bodrov, originally I'm from Moscow, Russia, and now I live in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Back in Moscow I was a motorcycle instructor and creator of Moto Control Beginner & Advanced motorcycle rider courses, which quickly became the most popular courses in Moscow (well, at least the advanced one😁). My advanced training course makes emphasis on slow speed riding techniques at first (such as good clutch and throttle control, proper riding posture, proper use of vision, etc.), then proceeds to more advanced techniques (such as aggressive braking, trail braking, maximal lean angle). The course incorporates a lot of exercises from DOSAF slow speed riding (similar to police rodeo like motorcycle training in USA), braking and cornering exercises and motogymkhana style riding. And now, since I actively learn English - I decided to post some useful videos for both your and mine practice!😉
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@randomdude9262 Жыл бұрын

"Don't fight the handlebars" - this is the single most important lesson that NOBODY talks about. When you learn to let go of your "death grip", you will realise how easy and smooth riding a motorcycle really is. You also need to grasp the importance of holding on with your ankles and knees to get the most feedback from your bike (which also is the pre-requisite of my earlier point).

@CasaMaryParadise 8 ай бұрын

Well said

@witjas123 5 ай бұрын

💯

@geronamo 3 ай бұрын

Absolutely 💯. Steer with your legs

@aluisious 27 күн бұрын

@@geronamo You cannot steer with your god damn legs.

@savage22bolt32 Жыл бұрын

Hey Russian guy, this is American guy. I love what you are doing on yt! I tell my kids who ride on the street to watch your vids & practice! They don't want to listen to me!!!

@danw.3291 Жыл бұрын

I recently found this channel and the other one I watch is MotoJitsu both are Very Informative..

@savage22bolt32 Жыл бұрын

@@danw.3291 same here. I started riding 60 years ago. My daughter & her husband are new to riding. We did a lot of Moto Jitsu's drills in a parking lot. Even this old fart found out he wasn't as pro as he thought!!! Dan Dan the Fireman does some good work too.

@mymatemartin 4 ай бұрын

DDTFM MotoJitzu MotoControl MC Rider All voices in my head whenever I ride

@soujrnr Ай бұрын

Canyon Chasers is also phenomenal. I like Kevin at MCrider, Dave at Canyon Chasers, and Moto Control. Those are my top three. I don't typically watch anyone else except for the motor officer trainers. Ride safe, ride well, and ride often!

@philn7834 Жыл бұрын

I've watched many trail braking videos and never understood what many youtubers were describing. Your video is very clear, and you describe trail braking in all aspects making it easier to understand for beginners. Thank you very much.

@chipmunkunivers3800 11 ай бұрын

I hope i found hindi version😢

@DerpLogicVFX Жыл бұрын

I didn't know i've been trail braking this whole time already until I watched this. I only stopped doing it for a while when it sent me on a high side, but apart from that, I really thought it's just a fundamental basic that comes from learning how to ride since day-one. Thank you for explaining all of this.

@gksalf10 Жыл бұрын

I had a very high expectation on your trailbraking video. You just blew my mind….Astounding quality!!! More than perfect!!!

@southend26 Жыл бұрын

This is such good instruction/background. This channel should be much bigger.

@Peter-mcmcmc Жыл бұрын

Excellent description of trail braking. Thank you, Andrei. As a loyal subscriber who's always found you to be the best on YT at explaining techniques so succinctly, it's no surprise you've done the same with trail braking. Too many KZfaqrs are longwinded their attempts to describe it, and the concept gets lost in translation. Plus, you're always on-point in your comedic timing! 😃

@MotoControlEn Жыл бұрын

Thanks😁

@user-ni2tl7ky2k Жыл бұрын

да! этот канал как жирные сливки -- и вкусно (с юмором) и все питательные компоненты за два глотка вместо двух стаканов безвкусного молока. Yes! this channel is like heavy cream - and tasty (with humor) and all the nutrients in two sips instead of two glasses of tasteless milk.

@camgere Жыл бұрын

A really great explanation of trail braking! As you mentioned it is useful for decreasing radius turns. There are two other techniques that may be used with decreasing radius turns. Late apex and progressive turning. If you try to fit a circular arc (constant radius) into a decreasing radius turn, you will move the apex a bit towards the end of the turn. Often you can't just use late apex alone. It geometrically can't be done. You need either trail braking or progressive turning. Progressive turning. Because the radius decreases. you would run off the inside of the turn if you went to maximum lean angle immediately. This is the tip off for progressive leaning So, you lean moderately where the radius is bigger and lean harder where the radius is smaller. The good news: you can use trail braking, late apex and progressive leaning alone or in any combination.

@Mercgo Жыл бұрын

Trail braking always felt natural to me, I was doing it before I knew it was a thing. It also comes in handy while lane splitting in stand still traffic.

@Unfunny_Username_389 Жыл бұрын

Trail braking with the rear in that latter case.

@peteroerts Жыл бұрын

I love this channel. Keep up the good work! The two most valuable lessons for street riding I've learned on track courses are trail breaking and relaxing my body :)

@jaimegarcia7410 Жыл бұрын

Best motorcycle learning channel ever! Clear, simple, practical, logical... Thanks 👍

@gustavo.fss.rodrigues 3 ай бұрын

Fantastic video. Very didactic/practical. If the person is not interested, becomes limited, they can spend years without walking in a safer and faster way (however contradictory it may initially seem). Many of these techniques, you have to learn in practice through your own perception/experience, making some silly mistakes and analyzing what happened to learn, but nothing like a very explanatory video like this to consolidate all aspects. Simply sensational! Tks bro!

@aka_pierre Жыл бұрын

For people who were taught never to brake mid corner: Another good way to think about it is that you have always been trailbraking through a corner, you just didn't know it. Trail braking is not just braking with the front tire. And braking is not just using the brakes. When you engine brake through a corner, you are doing the same thing to the rear tire as if you were in a higher gear and dragging the rear brake. But the advantages of loading the front tire are immense, so it is more effective to trail brake the front tire - but there is no inherent danger, you've always been doing it with the rear :)

@ThatChuckGuy Жыл бұрын

Excellent descrition and exercises. The struggle with trail braking I've had was knowing how much to keep the brake engaged. Looking forward to trying these exercises to hone that skill. Thank you.

@ItIsMyRide Жыл бұрын

There is one thing that’s always missing when somebody tries to teach others trail braking: the throttle. Some people keep the throttle a little bit open during the trail braking, others close it completely. I was told that I shouldn’t give my bike two contrary inputs (throttle makes your bike geometry longer, and increases the cornering radius while break does the opposite). Also it’s super important to practice being smooth not only on the throttle but on the brakes as well. Just like with the clutch - do not release the lever too abruptly, otherwise you will make the suspension very upset 😅

@Ringer1982 Жыл бұрын

On some bikes the engine braking is very strong, and when you start opening the throttle the bike jorks. This can be fixed by leaving a minimal amount of throttle open during braking in the corner. Or the easier way is to remap the ECU so that it doesn't cut the fuel so much when the throttle is closed, but that is not free.

@ItIsMyRide Жыл бұрын

@@Ringer1982 that makes sense. My concern is that in the mentioned “wheel of grip” braking and acceleration are on the opposite sides. It sounds like trying to turn left and right at the same time…

@Ringer1982 Жыл бұрын

@@ItIsMyRide not braking and accelerating at the same time of course. I meant 1% of throttle open stadily. During idle the bike has some forward momentum and usually high cc bikes will be rolling forward when the throttle is closed. For sport the bikes could be tuned for different amount of engine braking and different idle RPM, from the factory bikes can be tuned not ideally because of the emission complience. Having just a touch of open throttle in the corner is just one possible way to mitigate that kick in the start of acceleration. But it requires a lot of precission and concentration, I usually don't do that, usually I just use higher gear to smooth out the transition. Or sometimes I use a bit of rear brake before opening the throttle, that also smoothes out the kick.

@Ringer1982 Жыл бұрын

@@ItIsMyRide Maybe that wheel of grip means physics laws? I mean from the physics perspective you indeed can either accelerat, or move with constant speed (including zero :) ), or brake.

@MotoControlEn Жыл бұрын

Throttle is big topic, I could write an essay here, but I'll make a video instead😁 Thanks for the idea!

@CasaMaryParadise 8 ай бұрын

Compliments. A lot of correct and clear information in a relatively short clip. And I've only been wearing bikes for the past 53 years.

@samurijder9550 Жыл бұрын

Thanks once again for the lessons. Love the channel! Cheers from the Netherlands!

@gokcemuratozaydn799 Жыл бұрын

Congratulations and thank you as this is the best trail breaking explanation I've ever seen; simple, bit by bit and made easy to digest... No offense to native english speaker channels but it is what it is as I think they like to rush and complicate things...

@MotoControlEn Жыл бұрын

Thanks, I'm glad to be helpful😊

@brunocarozza5623 Жыл бұрын

After searching on the web to learn what Trail Breaking really is, I finally found your video. Perfect. Thanks so much.

@tamiraccri3923 Жыл бұрын

Great informative video as usual

@Old-n-slo-locked-n-leaned Жыл бұрын

Very clear explanation of all the aspects of trail braking. Well done!👏

@rami-arjoss Жыл бұрын

Excellent explanation and very high quality photography, thank you very much

@fatbudgiekillen8997 Жыл бұрын

Excellent work! Very useful video,also I enjoy your slightly humorous presentation. A great series ,thank you from Australia.

@antwertangodavid Жыл бұрын

Thanx for a very clear explanation of the concept of trail breaking. I'm certainly going to do the parking lot exercice as described. Love your videos and approach. Thumbs up.

@paulvixie8668 Жыл бұрын

this is the best YT video i've seen on trail braking. tyvm.

@OvayBrandao Ай бұрын

When you push the rear break it also helps setting the front suspension in. I start breaking by applying 15-20% (by feel... that's my estimate) - just a slow tap on the rear break half a second before I engage the front break. I always used the rear for a full corner trail breaking and the front only for about half of the radius(the entrance for the apex). I'll try doing what you said next time I ride.

@jw2918 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for such a clear and straightforward explanation of trail braking. I’ve been trying to understand it for a awhile, but you finally made sense of it for me. I also really appreciate the practical practice exercises you illustrated. Practicing on the street has not been something I’ve been comfortable trying. Thank you very much! I’m very glad to be a new subscriber!

@Michael-iw3ek Жыл бұрын

Very cool guy. I wish he would teach lessons in person.

@Paul24591 Жыл бұрын

most understandable video I've seen on the subject, well done

@debanjanbarman7212 Жыл бұрын

First, because I'm jobless.

@MotoControlEn Жыл бұрын

It's Saturday😁

@quintennobbe Жыл бұрын

You make me want to go outside and practice on the parkinglot! Great video! Thank you!

@xivix6710 3 ай бұрын

Your videos are very informative and based on solid study. Thanks for making high quality educational videos!

@mazharkhadri5408 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic video as usual and very informative.. thanks so much for your efforts, keep up the good work 👏.

@rallyzamora8356 Жыл бұрын

Pretty clear explanation about trail braking ,nice

@joeybobbie1 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your Videos. I am learning more from your Videos than Anywhere else on the Internet. This is incredible Knowledge you are passing on, and will save a Lot of Lives.👍👍

@cripticdestiny Жыл бұрын

i use rear brake for trail braking.. because my bike has a CBS braking system, where using rear brake also activates front brake, however, it's tuned to apply equal pressure on both brakes. so, no sudden fork dive even if you brake a little too hard on corners..

@misaelramirez4510 Жыл бұрын

I’m new here, but I love this content

@ingenieriasdwight9585 Жыл бұрын

The best trail taking video out there!

@pedenchristian3993 Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot from France. Far the best video I have Seen on that topic!

@unwrangler11 Жыл бұрын

Excellent, now I understand Trail Braking better.

@halo3pownage 8 ай бұрын

This is something motorcyclists can learn from bikers, as a former avid biker i can tell you trail braking is normal for us, we call is shaving speed as we enter a corner. If it wasnt for my experience riding MTB on trails, i wouldnt know how to properly trail brake

@freebehindbars8654 Жыл бұрын

First, employed person

@micaKTM1290 Жыл бұрын

😂😂

@davidpinzon3620 Жыл бұрын

Man never stop doing these videos, we see You all the way from down here in Latin America muchacho 😁

@hnalike7778 Жыл бұрын

this is something next level in easy english. thanks

@RideLikeAChamp Жыл бұрын

Hey buddy , I truly appreciate your practical training method. On trail braking , my biggest dilemma is how to maintain speed while I am braking since my natural handlebar posture is split fingers hence when I squeeze the front brake with 2 fingers the posture automatically rolls off the throttle which slows me down significantly in corners while attempting trail braking. Can you please help me correctly apply trail braking with the split fingers braking posture.

@bloodyfang1196 Жыл бұрын

Make a video on ENGINE BRAKING sir!!!!!!! Love the way you explain & please provide practise exercises for it.

@denizirdem 9 ай бұрын

Excellent 🙌

@leddagrigorova3619 11 күн бұрын

U r very good at explaining! 10q!

@dgphi Жыл бұрын

It's important with trail braking that you can apply brake pressure without stiffening up your arms. Maybe that's why they don't teach it to beginners. Beginners might tense up their arms when they apply the brakes. You can practice braking in curves in a parking lot.

@187_Hannibal Жыл бұрын

I really like how you teach, I learned a lot from you, thank you!

@faisalafridi6842 Жыл бұрын

You are amazing teacher 🎉

@kavishah3290 Жыл бұрын

Excellent work 👍👍.. very nice explanation on trail braking.. keep posting man 👍👍

@vit_ushtari Жыл бұрын

Best explanation! Unfortunately we didn't speak enough IRL on training. Well known place on the picture

@mmariorr9949 Жыл бұрын

Super as always mate superrr good !!! great job

@steveochoa7801 Жыл бұрын

Awesome Eric Andre reference 😂 and fantastic explanation of trail braking

@Adam_Adamsky Ай бұрын

Excellent

@micaKTM1290 Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@MotoControlEn Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@juanfarrell1088 10 ай бұрын

Gracias amigo, you've done it again

@cihankaracam 5 ай бұрын

THANKS A LOT ANDREJ

@Mr.Aerofox Жыл бұрын

@Moto Control Hi Andrey, I think this video is as good as always. Thank you for that! However, may I know what's your opinion about "Rev Matching"? Would you please make a video to talk about it?

@MotoControlEn Жыл бұрын

Hi! Yes, I'm planning to do a video about rev matching!

@markjohn9382 Жыл бұрын

Hello Sir thank you for uploading MC Tip and Safety Guideline to properly operate the MC, it's very help full even for me that has year of exp riding Manual MC (self thought). May I ask sir if you have video for Rev Matching with combination of other cornering tips you have shared. Many thanks and More Power on your channel

@DavidM2002 10 ай бұрын

1:40 the best graph ever.

@stevemoore9951 Жыл бұрын

Greetings from the pprc great video thanks for doing it for us.🇺🇸🏍

@MMG6666 Жыл бұрын

Great job!!

@multibusa Жыл бұрын

A great tutorial and instruction on techniques of trail braking. Since understanding that this principle, I recognise its merits over the old school method. Understanding that accelerating through a corner will causes the bike to increase the diameter has made me realise why I have run wider that I intended on many bends. Regardless of how much I practised this phenomena always happened and although thankfully I never dropped my bike, I'd certainly had some hairy moments. I eventually resigned myself to the fact that I was never going to go around bends as quickly as some other riders I'd often seen. I am confused about this however as I stated riding 40 years ago well before trail braking became recognised by street riders as a safer and faster method, so how were some riders so much faster than the average rider when they weren't employing trail braking? The thing that bothers me about practicing even in a car park is dropping my bike even though injury is not likely to be life threatening, I just don't want to drop my bike.

@joeybobbie1 Жыл бұрын

It’s better to drop it Practicing, than dropping it on the Road with Cars, Trucks or whatever behind you. Also you’ll be a Lot Safer if you come up on a Obstacle around a Curve, or go into the Curve to fast.

@DJIrisch Жыл бұрын

Great explanation 👌 👍 👏 😀

@heritagehillsecurity8778 Жыл бұрын

Good stuff. Thank you.

@westventure7025 Жыл бұрын

Very good and informative videos

@laringos Жыл бұрын

¡Gracias!

@MotoControlEn Жыл бұрын

Thanks!😀

@user-zd9st9wj2y 7 ай бұрын

대단히 감사합니다.ㅎ 여기 대한민국에서 응원합니다.ㅎ

@user_name_redacted Жыл бұрын

Ваши видео помогают мне болше наклоняця в поворотах и понимать как я катаюсь. Я надеюс стат профессионалным каскадером к следующей неделе )

@ShadowMcSneaky Жыл бұрын

thanks that was helpful!

@user-ni6hz9wx5j Жыл бұрын

Nice n tnx

@MsDenver2 Жыл бұрын

I’ve noticed on a lot of American videos when they trail break they are low siding but in uk you don’t see this very often

@stef2269 Жыл бұрын

Excellent work !! Love this channel. As much as I consider trail braking a must in blind corners and downhill turns, I am not convinced that the use of it during a race is to go faster. I think GP riders trail brake to prevent other riders to pass them at corner entry. During qualifying laps, you don't see much trail braking on the telemetry (e.g., Quartararo).

@mildyproductive9726 Жыл бұрын

It doesn't allow a race bike to corner faster. It allows the bike to brake later on the approach to the corner. Racers are aiming to brake at the last possible moment they can, while still making the corner with a good line. In some corners, they might occasionally enter it with nearly 100% of the bike/rider wieght on the front tire. From here, the brakes must be trailed off while leaning in the bike; if you simply let go of 100% brakes all at once as you leaned, the forks would sproing up like a jack in the box. Apex/exit speeds will actually decrease, the more a racer does this... he's shaving time in the braking zone, by braking later, despite making the apex slightly tighter and slower. So on a given track, on a given bike, a racer might trail brakes fairly deep on some of the corners, even in a qualifying lap. For sure, racers change up how they take the corners to avoid getting passed and/or to setup passes. But trail braking can improve lap times with the right conditions, by allowing the rider to brake later coming into the corner. This is exactly why lower class bikes carry slightly more apex speed on a given track, on average. They aren't approaching the corners as fast, so they don't need to brake as hard. Thus they won't achieve maximum 100% weight transfer to the front tire on as many of their corners, even when braking as late as possible. Thus they don't have the same degree of "penalty." They don't have to trail off brakes as long/deep to retain front traction as they lean, because they started with less weight on the front tire to begin with.

@MrSEDATASIROGLU Жыл бұрын

Great practice. Thank you. I will be glad if you reply this, if we do trail breaking in the corner and keep it until we see exit, how much counter steering force we will apply high, less or medium? In standard cornering method we use instant counter steering but is that same for tail breaking method

@maritestaylor8458 Жыл бұрын

😊😊😊😊😊😊 thanks again great information

@miva55 Жыл бұрын

Большое спасибо за отличный контент!

@MotoControlEn Жыл бұрын

Спасибо, буду стараться!🙂

@cristanobrero2602 Жыл бұрын

Is this also applicable on a scooter?

@skyanddream1 Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@allenpearson9716 5 ай бұрын

You’re a great instructor. You tamales about what to do with the front break while turning fast through a turn but Ibdont understand what you do with the throttle during trail breaking. Do you come off the throttle completely when entering the turn and let the engine coast? Do you stay on the throttle and keep it constant? I know you accelerate when existing a turn but what do you do with the throttle when entering a turn and while inside the turn?

@erickdorsey556 Жыл бұрын

Letting off the throttle will pull the front tire to the inside of the turn as well.

@deshawndarius Жыл бұрын

Thank hou

@fishyfish06 Ай бұрын

Our car parks ( parking lots ) in the uk are shit. Terrible surfaces mostly, too many cars. They are never empty.

@MsStelab Жыл бұрын

I ❤ your videos👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@DJ_suzxki666_ 4 ай бұрын

Explained very clearly! (Я бы хотел знать, есть ли канал на русском или с переводом?)

@guhuslayer7393 29 күн бұрын

Hi moto control. Thank you for the video. Question, i use rear brake as well, any problem with that?

@ErnieOne Жыл бұрын

Спасибо огромное

@MsDenver2 Жыл бұрын

The police motorcycle riders in uk say you should not trail break and these are experts

@charlesfournierletourneau9369 Ай бұрын

Magnifique

@pathebert31 Жыл бұрын

Do I keep the throtle while i'm brakin?

@frederickking1660 4 ай бұрын

No smoothly apply some front brake and slow until you can see thru the turn and see the exit. Ease off the brake and when you got the bike lined up for the exit start rolling on the power. You will feel how the much more control you have over the bike with even a very small amount if front brake. Practice slowly and you will see how much better and safer this method is. Learn about counter steering and soon you will see how easy it is to control a bike with minimal effort and precise control.

@YellowbuIb Ай бұрын

New rider here. How is that when you apply the brakes harder mid corner the bike stands up? I assumed it would just fall into a deeper lean angle and fall due to the fact that only acceleration brings the bike up straight.

@kawigoodtimesroll Жыл бұрын

btw i know you aren't in Argentina ... but i remember that you have said that you are?

@douguk1097 Жыл бұрын

I’m a slow rider and always used trail braking. I didn’t even know what it was until someone told me. A very fast mate says he never trail brakes and if his entry speed is too high he’s screwed. I don’t believe him but can’t keep up long enough to check his brake light😂

@mildyproductive9726 Ай бұрын

A good rider hardly ever uses trail braking in street. They turn in later and quicker to make safer and faster lines. Staying wide makes you safer than continued braking. By staying wide, you can see farther into the corner and can simply lean the bike a bit deeper if the vanishing point moves closer. If you're already on your inside line, you won't be able to do that. It's riders who can't make this safe line who need to brake into corners. They turn in too early. Often they are forced to turn in early because they don't know how to make their bike lean fast. Turning in early makes the bike reach the inside of the lane too early. Then the rider needs to continue braking until they can either see the exit or until they can get their bike back away from the inner edge of their lane to gain some margin of space. If you're the latter rider, you will never be able to enter corners as fast as your mate. He's not necessarily taking as much risk as you think. He has a margin of safety that you can't experience until you learn how to enter the corners late and quick as he does.