2 KEY SKILLS Every Motorcycle rider should know!! Spectacular Yorkshire Dales 

It was brilliant! Learnt loads from Gordon and Roy (Sorry about the Dance Roy). Some very useful techniques, obviously couldn't put everything in the video but it was invaluable advice. Some people have asked what we need to do to get a licence in the UK. First you need to do a Compulsory Basic Training, then you do a Mod 1 which is all slow maneuvering (figure of 8, U-turns, emergency braking etc) then you do your Mod 2 which is assessed riding in the real world where you follow instructions with an assessor and then do 10 mins of independent riding. The advanced rider training takes what you learnt and further develops those skills. Well worth it

So now I can officially say, “I rode my bike with the BunnyKings!” Well, I rode my bike while they rode their bikes on the screen of my phone attached to my handle bars with their voices coming through the speakers in my helmet! And I pulled off to a side street and watched the video while sitting on my Street Glide for the next 20minutes.

Push left to go left, push right to go right. Unless you have a sidecar, then you steer like a car. That is until the wind lifts your sidecar up , then you're back to counter steering, until the wind let's your hack drop back down. Actually though once you get used to push left go left and push right go right (counter steering), you'll be amazed how much smoother your turns become. And you'll be able to spot the choppyness of those who don't have that skill. Another awesome video!

Glad you are getting additional instruction and sharing. Triple benefit. You, others on the road, and folks you may influence through these videos.

Brian Carolyne, hats off to you both your vlogs are getting even better and this one's so funny, see naming someone a baby hippo they never forget it hmmmm hahaha, counter steering is a fantastic tool to have great job and again amazing roads. I bet Roy is crying watching him self dancing on the side of the road hahaha. 🤘🤘🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

I am constantly amazed by how beautiful the scenery is. No I’m envious of where you ride. West Virginia has some amazing scenery but I hate to admit that you have us beat. Keep the videos coming I look forward to seeing them. Thanks!!!

Great video again Carolyne and Brian. The photography was stunning. Makes you wonder why people want to go abroad to lie on a beach and burn all day when we have countryside like this.

Again WOW , what a beautiful country side ! You're doing great !

It may seem odd but it is safer to ride how he is riding 👍if your out in the middle you get to see the numptys a lot sooner giving you more time to react👍👍

Another great video! Motorcycle riding is a continuous learning experience. I think I learn something new every time I swing a leg over. Great job guys! Fun to watch. Beautiful scenery!

Advance riding skills are great once you get the hang of counter steering it makes riding so safe . Love you guys great entertainment 👍😎

Uk motorcycle tests: First you have to complete a compulsory basic training course. Then: Module 1 You'll take the module 1 test in an off-road motorcycle manoeuvring area. The test normally takes about 20 minutes and includes: wheeling the moped or motorcycle and using the stand riding a slalom and figure of 8 a slow ride a U-turn cornering and a controlled stop cornering and an emergency stop cornering and hazard avoidance For the hazard avoidance and emergency stop exercises you must ride at a minimum speed of: 19 mph on a moped 31 mph on a motorcycle Theory test needs to be taken before module 2. This is completed in an examination centre Module 2: The module 2 test normally takes about 40 minutes and includes: an eyesight check ‘show me, tell me’ vehicle safety questions road riding independent riding You must bring your module 1 pass certificate to the module 2 test, plus all the documents you had to bring to the module 1 test. Eyesight check You’ll have to read a number plate from a distance of: 20 metres for vehicles with a new-style number plate 20.5 metres for vehicles with an old-style number plate New-style number plates start with 2 letters followed by 2 numbers, for example AB51 ABC. You’ll fail your riding test if you fail the eyesight check. ‘Show me, tell me’ questions You’ll be asked 2 vehicle safety questions known as the ‘show me, tell me’ questions. These test that you know how to carry out basic safety checks. Road riding You’ll drive in various road and traffic conditions, but not on motorways. You’ll be asked to carry out: normal stops an angle start (pulling out from behind a parked vehicle) a hill start (where possible) The examiner will give you directions using a radio. They’ll normally follow you on a motorcycle. Driving test routes are not published, so you can not check them before your test. Independent riding You’ll have about 10 minutes of independent riding. This is designed to assess your ability to ride safely while making your own decisions. You can ask the examiner to repeat the directions if you forget them - you will not fail the test if you go off the route. You can not use sat nav.

A fantastic video, great scenery great ride and you look as beautiful as ever. Carolyne and Brian I look forward to you next video ride .

Great video, 👍. These ones are my favourites, you two riding around, having a chat , a flirt and a laugh. Brilliant. Try and watch A Twist Of The Wrist, it's an in depth explanation of riding the right lines around bends and countersteering, I found it really interesting when I was doing my advanced riders course.

I just love you guys. Fabulous content, stunning scenery and lots of humour. My favourite RU-vid channel.

LMAO, Brian! The Cockney Roy bit is hysterical! Beautiful editing job! :D :D But you have to admit, Roy's got the moves!

Wow! The scenery is just breathtaking.

Another amazing tour of the country side. As far as your fear of switchbacks, remember that courage isn’t the absence of fear, it is being afraid, but pushing through it and overcoming it, or some shit like that, I butchered it badly. Keep the videos coming, it’s been roughly 30 years since I’ve been to GB, just wish I could have had the chance to see the parts you all were in when I was there. Gerry

I think you guys would enjoy Jerry paladino videos,he's a riding instructor here in the states that's pretty popular and has loads of great advice,I'm a 62 year old that's been riding since I was around 15,and I've learned lots from his videos, mostly about cornering and U-turns at slow speeds, loving your channel.

Great to see you picking up skills. It gets way easier the more you do it, trust me. Counter steer is key to twisty riding. You're going to love it even more.

Good on you both! Bravo Zulu! Your doing great, and as always I love your vlogs. Very down to earth and normal in your own way. Which is actually most entertaining and enjoyable. I always feel like I'm out for a putt with you two. 🤠

Good roads and great footage ,nice to watch .

I've been riding for a long time and have and have done a lot of practicing. It's always makes me laugh watching people learn new skills and makes me remember when I first started. Great video can't wait for the next one 😀 👍

I find it incredible that these two guys are telling you these things about riding, quite a long time after you taking your test, that you would have had to learn in 🇨🇭 *before* taking your driving test, in order to pass it.... wow! Makes me wanna come to 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 to take my test there and see what is actually involved to successfully pass!!

Superb yet again 🙌 great content, great editing and most importantly, great fun 🤩 some of the music you pick is so haunting and relaxing 😌 it just soothes your mind. Please don’t feel any pressure either on the bikes or when creating content, it stops being fun for you and if it stops being fun then why bother. Thanks again and I can’t wait for the next episode. 🙌👍🏍

As always, very entertaining. Well done learning new skills!

Naughty words? Perfect! Great stuff doing the rider training. No matter what your experience and years of riding are, it’s always good doing training.

you obviously learned plenty and made many of us watchers laugh at the same time

Top tips! Every day is a school day.

Great scenery as usual. Loved the impromptu dance routine. I’ve practiced counter steering one handed since I have a bike with cruise control now and ride with one hand on the bars fairly often. I want it to be second nature like doing it with two hands.

Congrats on a great class! You've always been counter steering you just didn't know it. I was taught it as push steering. Push on the right hand grip and the bike leans right. That is how bikes turn at speed. Getting used to the technique just takes practice. Also I struggled with turning my head with the turn, but it really works. Where you turn your head is where that bike will go. I rode mini / dirt bikes as a kid which is completely different from street bikes. I didnt get my first street bike till I was a lot older. Dont worry about speed, the better your technique / confidence, the speed will come. Ride your ride I was always told. Great job guys. Be safe.

Your rides are so beautiful, different from what we have in the states. The scenery is spectacular. Your roads are incredibly tight with the hedges along side of them. I get nervous watching y’all ride waiting for a car to be on the wrong side of the road. We are taught to push when we counter steer. The guys had a lot of good advice, not sure I would be straying in the other lane on blind turns though. Carolyne stop being so hard on yourself, the more switch backs you ride your confidence will improve. Be safe out there.

I had a bad crash almost 20 years ago. It still affects my riding and confidence. But I’m so so much better than I was right after. In the States we have some wild roads like the Tail of the Dragon in Tennessee and North Carolina. We have the Pig Trail in Arkansas. They are twisty roads with switchbacks. I ride them fine. Maybe not as fast as some, but still faster than other. Ride your ride and enjoy this great hobby we all share a passion for.

I've watched quite of your videos now and I must say your seemed to be enjoying the moment more on this one and the kiss at the beginning confirms that despite a learning experience the joy of riding was back Glad to see

Awesome guys. So good to see you two grow together as riders. It’s one more facet, you both share.

Loved that, some useful info there. Ride safe

She is so funny. Love the accent! Awesome ride!

Hmm I found it strange that the instructors were teaching a pull of the opposite grip rather than a push of the inside turn grip. In a pull motion you need fingers engaged on the grip, which prevents you from feathering your brake or pulling on your clutch lever if you need to. In the California Motorcycle Safety Course the Counter Steering taught is always a slight push on the inside grip, thus "Counter Steering". Your pushing hand has much more control being closer to your body. The whole concept is centered around the Camber of the wheel. If you've ever stood next to a really heavy bike that you were going put on a center stand you always turn the wheel slightly away from you so that the bike will want to fall toward you (you don't want to be in the position of a 900 lb bike falling away from you cause trust me you won't pull it back after it hits the tipping point). Anyway . . .Geez thats probably too much right? Oh well good stuff all around.

Carolyn there are two types of riders those who just ride and those who ride safe. Riding safe is riding within your trained zone. I never tell my son, be careful. I always tell him be safe. He has a risky job as a police officer. Being careful will get him killed. Being safe keeps him within his trained zone. The more training the more safe you'll be. The more careful you are the more you think and try in yourself not to get hurt. That always leads to mistakes. So ride safe. The safer you are the more trained you are. I hope that has made sense. You're doing great. You were right its like your getting your exam all over again. We love you guys and we don't want a tragedy. So ride safe dear. (OK I will never mention this again.) Always ride your ride. You're a big girl now. You live with your consequences. ❤

Hmm I lot of this stuff we did in our basic class. I learned how to counter steer when I first started riding.

My god....What an incredibly beautiful country and I live in Canada. Makes me want to move to the Yorkshire Dales

Great job on learning counter skills it almost look like Roy was trying to dance 🕺when he was showing you how 🤣. But great video, keep up the learning skills and be safe.

thought counter steering was taught at every motorcycle course.learned that in my safety course back in 1974 in montreal.great vid as always.my gawd your roads are narrow.had to google the highest bar in canada.at 7700 feet its up a ways.ive been in the area but never rode up the mountain to the restaurant/bar/motel at the top.bet the view is awesome.on my list to do next summer now.

Awesome video! You all are doing great!!

thoroughly enjoyed!! much luv u 2! 🤘😘

Another excellent riding adventure. Your landscape there reminds me of Wyoming

Loved the video, such a great ride 👍

Another very good video guys. It is interesting watching your riding development, as we have all been there and experienced the same sorts of things you have. What I especially like is the honesty of your videos as many of us like to think we do things right in our riding all of the time, but of course we don't. What you two do is to talk about it and try to improve and that comes over as very genuine. Learning tips from more experienced riders like Gordon and Roy really helps. We all take in a different amount when we first learn to ride and counter-steering and lane positioning are things I see many many riders not truly understanding until someone reminds them again way after they passed their test. It wasn't until I rode behind a married couple who both ride and I watched them moving from one side of the lane to another as they approached left and right bends that I truly got to understand what correct lane positioning was all about - all of a sudden I got it and now many years later, that is an everyday part of my riding, as is counter-steering. When people come on our tours, they often leave as better riders because they have been able to follow other riders for a week or two and learn from them. Anyway, well done again to both of you for putting out such an entertaining and honest video.

Pushing your limits! What a Blast! Counter steering would be fun with your wide bar’s Caroline! Thanks for sharing your experience, beautiful ride!

Great video as normal. Did a advanced training years ago and it stays with you but counter steering does take time to sink in. Lovely place to ride very jealous.

I’m so proud of my BunnyKing Buddies for hitting 10,000 subscribers on this video! You guys do such a great job and you have put many smiles on my face and I assume many others over this last year… thank you!!!!

Beautiful scenery made me want to on my bike and drive over the pond lol

You resist everything but temptation. Don't either of you ever change.

HA! "Naughty word warning". We expect no less when Carolyne is narrating! :D

Yay a longer video 😁 part 2 ✌🏻

🤓 another great vid you two! Just love the countryside there. Counter steering can save your ass. It’s essential to know and do. Thanks for sharing 🤓😊😎🏍💨💨💨💨💨💨💨👍🏻🇨🇦

Yeah simply greatful Roadride and Places ... Thanks you lot 😊

You guys are a good team

Great video!! Fun stuff! Your training is much the same as Canada! Apex in the corners was something I had to learn, I was much like you would question like why you over there? Makes sense now when I am in the curves!!! Fun video!!!

Another interesting blog, from a beautiful place. What’s not to love?

What com system do you use it sounds superb, loved the silent stalkers. Great vlog thanks Steve

Very good video and safety always first !!

Are familiar with Abington. It is about 40 miles from London. It would make a nice day trip. When you get there ask for directions to “The Brewry Tap”. After getting to the tap, ask for JD or Matt and you’ll enjoy what most people don’t expect. A B/F extronaque. See ya.

Brilliant! Commentary very entertaining. 👍😂

Another great video I have all that to look forward to as I collected my first ever bike on Saturday morning I got a Vulcan s 650 because I'm kind of vertically challenged lol

another very nice video, thanks

Counter steering is something all motorcyclists (and cyclists) do subconsciously, because that is the only way to get around a corner above walking speed, but when you do it consciously, you have more control.

Very important to relax when riding. That’s what I told my first wife!

Great vid both. I used to counter steer all the time on my fatboy due to its size was easier to ride that way. I still do it on my sports tourer but not as much but find it helps a lot for avoidance. Ride safe 👍👍

In the opening song it mentioned Appalachians I only mention it myself because I live in the Appalachian mountains myself, I got kicked out of riding school so I’m totally self taught nice video

Doing advanced training is great fun and transforms the whole motorcycle riding experience. Another fab and funny film…well done both. Love the drone footage too. Question Caroline- your stickered helmet… is that the same one you wore when you had the spill and hit your head on the tarmac or a new helmet? I hope it is! Take care both.

2:52 Ten out of Ten Carolyn, because as Brian can testify, you can be very entertaining.

A group bike ride is fun sometimes 🏍️. Yep nothing wrong with looking around while yr riding. I do it all the time. Yeah counter steering is weird. I prefer leaning into the corner off the bike slightly as I think it's much easier & safer especially on tight corners. Great winding roads near the end of the vid. Hawes looks like a cool town. Ps you'll get your confidence back soon. Just keep on riding 🏍️👍

please make more cow drone footage it is wonderful!

I agree with millinutz. You would not have passed your riding test and gotten your license in the US if you had not already learned these techniques. I am glad however that you took my advice and started getting some proper training. What you really need though is to learn how to do U-turns and figure 8's. comfortable. You do this by practicing in a parking lot and not on the road. You know you are really weak in this area. Please get someone good to teach you these skills. Best Of Luck!!!

finally, I missed the country side for so long...I wanna hold the camera for you, with my love....💞😍🌷

Counter steering is how a bike turns. At anything over maybe 10mph, it's the only way to turn. You did great. I should take some additional training myself. You can never learn enough.

Always good to get training on how to ride safely! It's funny that Carolyne has problems with authority! Always the bad girl! 😂👍🍻

Yeyyyyy nearly 30 minutes of my favourite RU-vid couple 💑. Brilliant video as always 👏 😀 👌 #cockneyroy 🤣🤣

Three lucky guy.............I wish I was beyond you😉😁🌹💖

Finally you start to get it. You find that now you know so much more about looking thru corners, positioning yourself upon approach to a bend and counter steering etc that you are now focusing on the road and what you are doing that you find commentary hard. When you are on the road on a motorbike you need to concentrate on riding to stay alive. As you get more experienced you can commentate more. Do you wonder about what you had been doing and getting away with now that you have more of an understanding of riding? One important thing they haven’t mentioned (maybe they will as I haven’t got to the end yet) but look where you want to go and you go there. Look where you don’t want to go and you will sadly go there instead. And with counter steering you will find the push forward is even more responsive if you lean forward with it. Go watch a GP on tv.

I just passed my basic motorcycle safety coarse yesterday. I been riding for 3 and a half years. May look into an advanced class after I practice the basic stuff til it is second nature and natural.

Finally I understood what I want, a touring (road king) on evo, with carburetor. Other engines, TC 88 and higher are acceptable as an exception, as TC is little bit cheaper then evo, also a softail acceptable in good combination condition and cost. Have you ever seen 88TC electra glide standard without music?

I’ll wait for the naughty school girl video!

Did Gordon do the great relay on the pan American ? Think I met him in Waterford southern Ireland, Nice guy

Another Great ride through some beautiful scenery. 👍👍 You two are full of surprises.😁 So far, with the exception of the Pan Am drop I've loved all of them. 😁 I can't say that I've ever seen instructors use those methods of teaching basic MC riding skills. 🤔😊 At this point I'm reasonably sure that I've seen most if not all of your videos including the Swiss series. You haven't been using Counter Steering!!!?😨 I have to ask. 🤷‍♂️ Are you familiar with the principles of Counter Balancing? If not then you should check into it. Respect & Best Wishes 🙋‍♂️

You might also want to think about taking it one step further and doing ROSPA or IAM. Which is similar to what you have just done just more in depth/more systematic and over a longer period of time. (ROSPA requires recertification every couple of years as well)

I hate switchbacks too. Especially going down hill. It's funny though. I ride a Harley Davidson Dyna Switchback. Lol

Love your vlogs guys. Brian did it work?

Let’s hear it for Cockney Roy!

Now lane position in England? Well that paints a whole new picture on CAREFUL!!

😂 Love the Cockney Roy mix!, but more importantly what is humbolt mint cake ?

Great video guys I don't a lot of people that needs to watch that lol I never heard of call it counter staring before but yeah work I learned when I was riding dirt bikes... lol apparently a lot of people has never heard in riding in a staggered formation I rode in a Memorial Day ride there was over 1000 bikes there and it would really piss me off when somebody tried to pass me if you have one lane to ride in you are not supposed to try to pass the bike in front of you LOL I had a trike one single Lane to ride in he didn't leave me no room they just about pushed me into the oncoming traffic

Excited for this!! Lets get the show started!

You have to get over to the Isle of Man if you like scenery and bikes!

Isn’t counter steering fun but also a mystery? It eventually becomes natural to you but you were doing great. Don’t get down on yourself about the switchback turns. You took a tough fall and you have to build your confidence up to learn how to do them. You’ll get there I’m sure. Just keep having fun!

Counter steering … outer lane to enter a curve

Push left go left push right go right

Awesome 👌 I didn't understand was you Swerving or Swearing?

If you change your Speedo to KMs/hr Brian you can say you are going faster!!!