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i know countersteering but whats counter balancing does it mean i lean opposite to direction bike is leaning?

@2:11 You might not have known this but at 2 minutes and 11 seconds into this video you were in the location that a majority of the sons of anarchy "Charming" scenes riding were filmed. I know this because not only did I ride it I was on site.

Your gear list was very great to see for track vs street vs dirt, but I am wondering what are you using for your vlogging gear. What GoPro are you using and are you using an external mic as well , because all your videos are top notch quality. 🤓👌🏽

Do you have a video on road positioning in the in mid cornering

Problem is on videos it looks like your out of a corner then you punch the gas. i know camera,slower pace etc. But god for begginers and commebacks .

Congratulations on getting into the sport. Hey man we were all newbies at one point. When I started riding there was no RU-vid or MotoJitsu. So you’re very fortunate to have these resources. Please keep using them and please keep learning and if you do, you’ll be riding for a lifetime!!!

I second the sentiment of the original poster.

Good on you lady it's very cool that you're living and not fading 😉 enjoy your riding.

I’m 50+ years old and I just started learning how to ride. Motojitsu is a great help for us, older riders. Calm and precise in his explanations, preaching exercises on the parking lot….exactly what we need! The only thing that we don’t have to worry about is being a hothead or compete with buddies. Older age has some advantages:)

I am a couple of years older and learnt to drive manual bikes from the age of sixteen ., at least on the roads . My brother gave me my first car , a very secondhand Renault 5 , when I was 28 ! If I had to drive an automatic anything I hope its a boat , lol , as I would probably rear end crash someone on a road . Yes , I am in the UK ! When I read your word exhausting , I thought exhilarating .would be a better . Learning to use a new bike is fun I reckon , so long as it fits you and so long as it is not too intimidating and it is up to you not to frighten yourself silly ! Enjoy it lady Liz . .

Don't make them like they used too 😅

Greg is known for getting to the point!

I catch myself doing the same thing more often than I care to admit, so much so sometimes I have to tell myself aloud as I enter a turn "stay up stay up!"

He specifically said downshift though, not engine braking. In my experience they are different beasts. Hear me out. I basically never use downshifting to slow down. It creates wear on the engine jumping to higher rpm suddenly as well as a risk of losing traction if that jump is too great. A drop from 5th to 1st suddenly is bad. If downshifting go through all gears sequentialy. I grew up driving on snowy/icy mountain passes and this is where "engine braking" is different than "down shifting". When descending these roads in icy conditions it is best to remain in a lower gear and stay off of the gas as the engine slows you down. 3rd gear is usually the best but sometimes 2nd cause it has more slowing power. Brake or sudden change to rpm will result in loss of traction. Coasting down hill with constant resistance applied by the engine is the way to go. Try coasting in gear the next time you encounter a long decent. 1st and 2nd will probably be too slow. You should be able to coast down a mountain pass in 3rd gear with a max speed of 45mph delivering power to the drive train the whole time. That is engine braking.

That crazy notion is because of the first edition of "the pace". Do a search for "the pace 2.0" which was revised by Nick Ienatsch. The first version was basically a call to ride sensible speed on public roads, and that's fine. People interpreted it to mean not to use the brakes mid turn, and the revision clarifies that.

If you're not counter steering, you will be going straight, it's the only way to get a bike to turn!! (Above walking/very slow pace)

It is a natural instic and it work against us, because (maybe) we are not build to go fast.

Yamaha champ school and California super bike, two of premium riding schools in the US, teach higher speed riding techniques which are practiced by many world class riders. Neither of the fore mentioned teach counter leaning for higher speeds. IMO counter leaning works very well for slower speed manoeuvres and Ryan’s training is an excellent program to learn this skill.

If you have a CBX500 you better be taking notes , reading between the lines and have Jitsu as a pillion ! Kinell