Body Positioning when cornering

MCN road tester Michael Neeves gives some important tips on how to get your body positioning right when cornering

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[KitchenMarshall]

Bikers that take time to teach other bikers to ride safer by using some technique, are without question the coolest bikers!

[yiknai]

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[17pixel]

Im the same as this guy, im trying to get my body a bit on sides and stick my knee out and i'm doing pretty well, just started about week ago and when you will turn with your body it will feel a bit strange like the bike is...slippin out of your hands but its normal feeling you will get use to it, any way some times im just a bit scared to use it coz im scared my bike will fall with me. never do it on wet road ;)

[106457915]

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[HuffPCair]

@pilot7180 Get Twist of the Wrist 2 and the video. You will learn a lot, but not squeezing the tank with both legs also works.

[pilot7180]

Ok I understand the uppper body, but what do you do with the legs and the feet? I'm seeing this guy using one knee against the tank, while I see others pushing out both away from the tank. I personally try to use one knee or my inner thigh, but am I cornering wrong?

[disturbingthepeace34]

@Woifeei yea too true mate I must admit I havn't been riding long and I do the old 'ass off' and thats all.. He is right in what he says andthinking back on it now I was twisted while riding. This vid is really good tips like this might save a few lives hope other wannabes learnt something from it

[Woifeei]

Michael is absolutely right! Most of the wannabes just hang their ass off, but men's upper body is much heavier than the lower body.

[kellyjanay3]

@haptenmitogen Buy the book "Twist of the wrist 2" Keith code.  It will answer all your questions. It is for performance bike riding but applicable to all riders. It will give you all the tools you need.

[haptenmitogen]

can I do this on a cruiser suzuki marauder 125, to a lesser extent? when im corning I feel like alot of the time the bike just wants to go straight and if I lean it even a little too much it feels like it will definitely fall.

[freddietz96]

Not always done well on bumpy public streets. On public streets, half of my technique is feeling every inch of the road as I go along it—immediate compensation w/ steering & braking (even engine braking). And I’m humble—I won’t do curves quick. These things allow me to practically muscle-around a 650lb sport touring bike I can barely lift (probably do wonders on a 450lb R1 or 570lb Busa).

[blackpredator11]

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