60 Second Lesson: Linking Curves

One turn is easy to plan! Putting 2 back to back can take some real skill. Here's help on linking curves.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Motorcycle
• corner
• turn
• curves
• apex

[2wheelsteve]

Yeah ok I think I see what your doing but does that not contradict putting yourself into a see and be seen position!!!, not so important on that particular road but a road where the bends are slightly tighter and blind???

[CaptCrashIdaho]

@2wheelsteve--staying to the outside gives you more visual lead, and likewise makes you easier to see. Make sense? On a blind curve, if you stick to the inside you block your vision and visibility.

[DeaconBlues0217]

Awesome stuff, Crash. Good to see you're using newbie-friendly turns too!

(cos if I'd have done this, I'd have used something so twisty that CW McCall would have sung about the time they had to drive a truck thru it with no brakes... )

[CaptCrashIdaho]

We know how things can be...way up on the great divide!

[340PD]

Crash: I'm a brand new rider.

Most people start riding bikes when they are maybe 10 years old.

Try to imagine a guy 68 years old who has never ridden a bike in his life.! I took the MSF course. I rode around a vacant airport runway for about four hours at maybe top speed of 20 mph.

I bought a 650cc Suzuki scooter that weighs in at 610 pounds.

And I am out there in the parking lots....learning to tighten up my turns. Thanks to you, I am going to do it!

You always say....practice!

Dan

[hughes111]

Dude, i love your videos, they're awesome! 5*

[2wheelsteve]

@CaptCrashIdaho Yeah I know that and thats how I have always rode but your vid confused me in regard to almost looking for a racing line, ok if thats what your saying, ride safe

[alehax27]

google earth is your friend when it comes to finding twisties. 

[elliotb92]

@Redsiix 17 for me

[kwhiskerz]

Crash, How about indepth on apexing, linking curves and crowned roads. Also, some roads, especially in the mountains that are reverse banked, eg, you're doing a right curve on a downward sloping hill, but the road slopes to the left side of the road.

I had a problem with a wicked one like that and my bike went waaaay over to the left and nearly caused a heart attack. Luckily, there was a concrete barrior separating the oncoming lanes at this well-known curve, but to hit a concrete wall... :(

[ohgood]

I've noticed, when I ride to work in the morning, I"ll early apex- then in the afternoons I'll be much smoother. DOn't know if it's because I hate going to work, or just early morning motion sickness ( sarcasm ). This is good stuff.

To the burgman rider, welcome, enjoy the ride, newbie ! :)

[gershonbenfranja]

Another lucky Burgman 650 owner.