The #1 mistake that makes riders crash in the twisties is this... riding at someone else's speed. I spent a number of years riding with friends on twisty roads and almost every time somebody crashed it's because they were trying to keep up with a riding buddy that's faster than they are. Always ride at your own pace no matter what. If you have a friend that's faster than you... don't try to keep up with them at all times, you will crash.

Man, you literally taught me how to ride by myself at home a few years ago, about a year ago my motorcycle was stolen. I watch these videos to still keep my mind sharp for when I get another motorcycle 👊🏻 keep it up teacher I love your content, and you’ve saved my life on multiple occasions ❕

Amazing lesson! I'm a total newbie and this really helps to understand how to get through curves safely.

I've been riding 7 years in UK now and did advanced and masters level courses, YET never were braking skills covered!! Watching and practicing my brakes as my main control inputs from your videos has transformed my riding!! Thank you so much!!

Priceless life saving tips. You are 100% correct mate, these mistakes are soooo common and your tuitions are so clear and Thanks a million for sharing. Amazing advice for all riders.

At 70 yo, I finally got my second bike after 50 years of waiting . been watching a lot of KZfaq. You put on a great video. Sincerely appreciate all your time and effort. Wish you I would continue them.

I'm not a rider yet, but I want to be. Your videos have taught me way more than I thought went into riding. I also noticed how some of the principles you addressed here, apply to other aspects of driving. As a truck driver, I've lost count of how many nervous drivers have made mistakes. Crossing lines, jumping curbs, braking too hard and fast (myself included). We need someone like you in every part of driving. Cars, motorcycles, big rigs... so many people would benefit from the knowledge and experience.

Great video! I have been riding 25 yrs and spent some time at open track days. Downshifting in turns vs braking, go with braking. Like Mojo says, more control. I wanted to point out that throttle control should be considered before the braking. Letting off the throttle in small increments will slow down the bike. Now if you got into a turn too fast, use the brakes. I really improved my turns when i noticed much better riders in front of me never had their brakes lights come on. They were letting down the throttle BEFORE the turn. No braking required and they carried more momentum through the curve. Now we all come into a situation (in a turn) where we need to apply the brakes. What i have strived to was to be better at anticipating how much speed to bleed off before i enter the turn. Throttle control first then brakes if required. Also, downshifting Like Mojo says, is not going to give you what you think you want. You could upset the bike as well.

Another great how-to or not-to video! Keep up the great content. The riding community needs it!

Great video. I've had a few bikes but have never gotten much formal training. Your video makes me realize I should. In the meantime, I'll practice this. Thanks.

🙏 great post. I'm a little older and had always been taught to lean the bike with my body weight. That is until I started counter steering. Absolutely a game changer, look where you want to go counter steer and I've never had an issue. All those guys tearing up the twisties when it's about taking it all in. I'll filter when traffic is slow but I'm happy to sit in free flowing traffic these days. Never a race to get somewhere. We need many more people teaching the idiots out there thinking it's a race track

Beautifully explained and demonstrated. Fantastic video! Many thanks from a newbie who is working on his cornering technique.

I once saw a TV program on car racing techniques. On an animated diagram they drew the Apex of the turn on the road diagram... The same technique applies to motorcycles entering and existing a turn at high speeds. That's a "visual lesson" that I have never forgotten... Nice video, keep up the good advice.

46 and just started riding a motorcycle. I have learned so much from your channel. Incredible. Thank you very much from Belgium 🇧🇪

10:16 This just happened to me on saturday on an unfamiliar road. Started leaning in way too soon found myself just on the double yellow with a car in the opposing lane. Thankfully i wasn’t going too fast (maybe 30mph) and was able to lean harder and avoid disaster. I need to practice this video!! I’m not a fast twisty kinda guy. These skills are so important regardless of your riding style!! THANK YOU…. Hope you survived all the rain!! 👍🏽😀

Probably the best explanation of this subject anywhere! Please keep it up! You probably already saved a life!

Im trying to get my first bike and preparing myself for the safety class. This video was a lot of help. A lot of guys I ask around just tell me to learn how to down shift, but it never made sense to me. Well done explaining this.

Thanks for the turn in too early lesson. It really helped me. What I do now is almost hug the white line. If you follow the white line you're only turning as the road does😎

Awesome stuff !! I’ve been riding on and off for about 10 years. I’m no pro. The part in this video that really opened my eyes was the acceleration part. It’s so true. And it happens. Easily. Thank you so much for the tip.

Great vid man, made me realize ive been turning in to early as I often find myself worrying about going wide exiting a turn. Time to put the knowledge to work.

Just started riding again after a ten year pause. Your videos are extremely helpful. And I enjoy my bike so much more. Thanks! Lottsa love from Norway

This session is so helpful, I was having issues on what to do on turns, I was shifting and releasing the throttle now I see the difference, Thank you

Thank you so much 'Musashi', there was no internet when me and my mates all taught ourselves to ride, that was 40 years ago, now relearning and releasing many old habits , love your work, presence and passion.

Very good tips. Thank you for sharing. I’ve been riding for approx 20 years and I’m constantly looking to learn.

Oh my gosh, thank you so much! It’s like the bike gods sent me this video exactly when I needed it. I’ve been riding for only a few months and am trying to refine how I corner. The first issue is 100% me. Thank you for explaining so well and giving a such a practical, implementable technique!

Solid advice!!! Thanks for sharing!

I saw you video a few month ago and it really thought me that I needed to relearn to correctly ride my new 2021 Yamaha FJR after being used to riding my Hayabusa for 20 years which it seems not quite the correct way. Thanks my man for your awesome safety advice, you’ve saved countless lives for sure🙏🏻

Two comments though, I use counter leaning in 35-45 mph corners ONLY when I don't have great visibility on blind corners, sometimes that doubles my visibility range, tied with holding the outside edge of the corner helps a lot. Not doing 45 in a 25 and counter leaning, but in a 45 mph corner going 45 with short visibility, I think it is much safer. Also, it is ok to accelerate if you enter slower than max speed, you can accelerate to a comfortable speed which you also did many times in this video. Don't peg the throttle, but it is ok to accelerate up to a safe comfort level.

Great information! Thank you sir!

After watching this video, I realize I was doing a lot of things wrong. So lucky it never get to me. Now it's a matter of unlearning those bad habits and learning the proper and safer habits of cornering. One of them is excessive engine braking( I really don't use my brakes on curves a lot of times. Second is where to position myself before a turn, when to start giving gas and lastly fighting off the bike(doing unnecessary leaning). I went riding today and notice a huge difference by not doing what I used to do and apply all of your advices. I gain more confidence on taking those turns and me(leaning more) rather than leaning the bike more. Love your videos man!

I’m so glad I started trail braking early on as it has saved me a few times while making other mistakes. Because the front tyre is already loaded I have been able to apply heavy brakes smoothly and get out of trouble.

Good advice there, thanks. Many people say don’t touch the brakes during cornering, do all the braking beforehand and rely on engine braking during the turn itself, but you confirmed what all my instincts tell me… of course it’s ok to use the brakes but very smoothly and gradually. In some situations like steep downhill hairpins I don’t see how you can safely rely on engine braking except maybe in 1st gear after slowing to a crawl on approach. After braking as I approach a bend like that, I release slowly but not completely, I still have some light brake contact through the turn.

Thanks for the great advice!

This video is incredibly helpful! Watching your videos is giving me lots more confidence (but not ego) and knowledge, so that when I start riding in the next few weeks I'll feel prepared and knowleadge enough to properly control my bike, and will keep practicing stopping, cornering and safe riding techniques to protect myself and others on the road. Thanks for all you do!!

Excellent video. Your advices are great, thank you very much!

I started on a r3 recently and listen to to your videos frequently before I go out and practice. Feeling more and more confident week after week. Thanks for all you do!

Excellently put. This one video, if diligently practiced can make one a helluva lot safer and faster. Excellent insight Greg!

Good stuff! Thank you.

I really like these videos. It's perfect since he explains it all so slow and detailed while he's actually doing it. I'm just starting out and definitely scared of my brakes right now. These vids are giving me a lot more confidence. My neighbors are going to really hate me by the time I'm done practicing around my neighborhood 😅

Great video. Hate to admit I've been riding for twelve years and fast on a Harley touring bike and I learned quite a bit

Great video Fast! I feel more confident taking the corners now. Thanks.

Awesome vid, thanks so much man…subscribed!

Super important info every rider should know and well explained ! listen to this guy ! Keep up the good work

You are a great instructor. Thank you for the info.

This is excellent! Subscribed

Such a helpful video for a brand new rider here. Thanks ever so much! x

Great instructions!

Great video!

Been watching you for about a year now! Started riding last November, haven’t stopped learning 👏🏼🙌🏼

Great instruction...thank you for sharing.

Excellent video! Thanks a lot for making them, they're essential.

This was very educational, you makes sense to me. I’m a new rider from Oklahoma so we have nothing like this out here I’m cruising around at, but this is one of the funniest videos ever watched. It really made me feel like I was in those terms with you.. awesome

Thanks for sharing your awesome knowledge Greg... I bought your App dude...love it bro. Sean South Africa

Great information! Thanks for the very helpful video

That was a good one. Recommend to everyone. Thanks!

Thank you from Rome, good tutorial especially how you cut the parts of a turn it was rly crystal clear..!

You’ve helped me alot. Thanks so much.

Most excellent video! Thanks.

Those videos saves life. Thanks so much

Wow! Excellent! Keep these videos coming.

Thank you men. Great advice for someone like me at begining.

I felt like I was riding the bike, such a profound experience. Thank you!

LOL love it.. nice one mate. Great learnings!

Good instruction.Thanks

Great video thanks for the advice

Ive been riding rot about 6 months and literally ive been doing everything your not suposse to. Thanks for this! I will start practicing this

Excellent video. Thank you.

Really good video- I gotta believe your videos have saved some lives!!

I been thinking about buying a bike and this info is gold to me thank you so much for this.

This is great stuff as always. I had a few close calls in Suches, and part of it was due to not fully understanding a few of these.

Man.thank you for making those videos and explaining how to control your motorcycle on the road. I been following you and really helping me a lot. I really appreciate. Thank you

Awesome guidance for cornering😊

fantastic all in one video. You made my day and much more cheers

Thanks for teaching us.

Bro your videos are awesome. I'm a new rider and this info is priceless. Ty so much for the effort you put into these videos

Very well informed. Thank you.

Tu es toujours pertinent. Supers conseils bien résumé! Tu es chanceux de pouvoir rouler… Au Québec, faudra attendre encore 3 mois!!! 😕

Awesome lesson. Thank you for sharing your video ❤

Great videos just got back from a trip to the Smokey mountains practiced your techniques. Just awesome thanks you for the knowledge.

Another lifesaving video thank you

Another excellent video. Thank you.

💕👌👍 Never get tired of rewatching these videos. Another nugget!

That was literally one of the most helpful videos I've watched. Thank you for that.

Just got ur app man, cant wait to put in some practise 👌🏼🙏

I would say that I’m learning how to ride a motorcycle just by looking this channel motojitsu’s videos tomorrow I will be riding on twisties here in NorCal definitely I will follow these tips . Thanks for having these type of channel motojitsu

This was really helpful for me. I've just gone from a Harley to a Ducati and I've realised my riding skills suck. This really helped.

Great video, very helpful

14:18 that's exactly what the bikes going to do. Braking makes the bike straighten itself up. Not grabbing the brakes is totally correct. You have to preload the suspension and then apply brake pressure. We call in 'Schwammbremse' in german which translates to sponge braking. Light in the beginning and really hard afterwards if necessary. As you said a bike can't handle abrupt loads. But either way, if you brake mid corner the bike is going to stand up. Thats another reason why you see so many people going straight. When choosing the wrong line and being to fast for example people tend to panic. Thats when target fixation and panic braking occurs. Braking makes their bike stand up and target fixation does the rest. When braking in a corner you must always push the bike downwards against the motion of it to set itself straight. Obviously very carefully because the centrifugal forces (lateral) as well as brake forces (longitudinal) are adding up which brings the tire to it's limit faster. Here's a video for reference (he's talking about accelerating but it's the same principle): kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qrajndVoz96zYKM.html Cornering ABS is a great improvement from normal ABS or even no ABS. Have a look at this video which shows the upwards motion when braking in a corner: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nq6Cispqls7aXYE.html I can't agree with your third statement, never counter lean. It really depends on the situation you find yourself in. if you're tackling a long stretched curve regular leaning is the right way. Regarding quick evasive manoeuvres (obstacle in the road) it is best practice to initiate the evading motion by conter steering and then pushing the bike down (counter leaning). Even at speeds at around 50-60 kph. See this one for reference: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/i5edhsSntsWoiKc.html Great first tip when entering a corner. Here's an example where this would have been helpful (4:34): kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kKmZpLp4vafNfn0.html Another one for target fixation (0:58): kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ZtuheZqcu56qeZ8.html

best informative video…to date. Thank you very much.

This video saved my life. Thank you !

Very good content here! Thank you.

Thanks for the lesson I learn and retain the information very well with your teaching style.

This dude totally described my lucky learning curve it its entirety. LOL I did it on a dirt bike though, and knew how to skid as a first practice lesson, so that is the lucky part. When I got on a street bike, it was sooooo easy to learn what traction is!

Great lesson, I need to write this on the inside of my visor🤣

Great tips to master cornering. The first one to learn/understand is "counter steering". Too many people do not understand this and use their body wieght to initiate a turn vs using the handlebars to apply pressure on inside bar (turning left to go right) to make the bike turn.

Beautiful MT07 btw, I just bought the same one yesterday! Thnx for the advices.

Man I love these. Successful lean angle (as in, not falling over) is a function of speed and curve radius. The equation is very rigid. If you grab the brake on a curve, you are changing speed, but your curve radius and lean angle are unchanged, therefore you will fail to maintain a successful lean angle. Physics ftw. Also I love how you showed in the beginning basically the same thing, but modifying curve radius by modifying speed vs just modifying speed. Higher speed with a constant lean angle = larger radius, which in non-nerd speak means "Go faster, be pushed toward the outside of the curve. Go slower, be pushed toward the inside of the curve." Youre essentially showing the derivative and integral of the same thing, its amazing.

Helpful thx!

Man, you're such a MASTER. Thanks very much! ❤

Good stuff!