Great tips, Paul. Every single one of your tips has helped me a lot. I always look forward to firing up my bike and hit the parking lot every time I finish watching one of your vids. 👍🏽
That is very exciting to hear. I am glad the videos are helping you and getting you excited about putting in the work. Thank you for taking the time to watch.
As a beginner, that looks exceptionally hard. I look forward to working on all of your tips (starting in the morning). Thank you for the time and effort you’ve put in to these videos.
Still struggling with lock to lock consistently. I can get to lock but not consistently. These drills will undoubtedly help. Thanks Paul. Love the short videos with specific “tips”😊
supherb footage. Thanks as always! when i watched your video of the figure eight, and how you leaned the bike over,,,,i was getting butterflies in my stomach,,,haha.
Thanks Paul; I note how remarkably smooth your turns are, with the handlebars held very steadily with virtually no adjustment. Very nice to watch. I am working on it, I wont give up.😊
Awesome stuff dude. It’s raining today but can’t wait to get out and practice this on my Suzuki. My wife was studying your stuff last night. She is a new subscriber and follower.
Just passed my MSF course for my license and your videos helped me out tremendously. I look forward to learning more and becoming a more skilled rider.
Hey Paul thanks for sharing your knowledge not everyone can explain as clearly as you can ,and also convince that it is. So great job brother god bless.
I have a 1985 Goldwing and I do practice exercises following Jerry Palladino Ride like a Pro for the last 5 years, about 1-2 hours every weekend. I have about 175 hours altogether practice with this bike and another Honda Pacific Coast 1995 which I gave away to my mechanic in perfect condition, I just suffered a heart attack then another, now I'm two years into it. I'm leaving right now to work on these video exercises of yours. While I do them, this video has given me another way of doing my practices and I'm looking forward to today, will post here later on today how it went compared to before. I'm not saying your or Jerry's is best, both have videos that are excellent and I'm subscribed to both. Keep up the good work, I like your training very much.
First let me say that I am glad you are ok and back riding. I believe it is always a good idea to watch different people when it comes to learning, everyone has different experiences and different ways of communicating. I get excited when I hear about riders putting in practice to improve. I will be waiting for the results of your practice.
Good video Went out today and had a good time trying these out. They were kind of wide, but I am sure I will dial them in with more practice. I have a 2018 Fatboy, and with the tips it all works the same. Ride safe
I will have to do this one In pieces. I can do the first u-turn not too wide staying In the first box and tighter but that second u-turn is out to never never land. I get in my head. Will practice practice…. Wish I had another bike for practice only.
Ha Ha I know what you mean. It you haven't seen this video yet check it out it will give you some ideas on how to tighten up your weakside. Here is the title of the video Slow Speed Turns On A Motorcycle / How To Fix Your Weak Side
Whew! I was getting dizzy! So Sgt. Paul? Let me understand that the more you turn your handlebars? Is that what makes the motorcycle lean naturally? Or do you have to push forward on them as you are circling? I do not have any cones so I circle the manhole cover in the culdesac in our development. I absolutely love the figure 8. That and the offset cone weave is my fave. Good video! :)
You can get the motorcycle to lean more by pushing down on the handlebars. In the video I was not pushing down I just turned the handlebars which tightened up the circle. Now as you turn the handlebars the tires dig in and causes the motorcycle to lose speed which also causes more lean. So I know I probably confused you with all of that ha ha but there are several things that cause the motorcycle to lean more. I hope I answered your question if not please let me know.
@@ProriderCentralTexasRU-vid Ahhhhhhh! Sgt. Paul! Thank you! Now I know to be mindful of my RPM’s ( sound of my motor) when I turn my handlebars. Thanks a bunch! 😊
Hi Paul....Just came across your channel and find them brief and informative. Have a question....do you or do you not countersteer for these slow speed manoeuvres?
For the slow speed maneuvers I turn the handlebars. So if I am going right I turn the handlebars to the right. Hope this makes sense ha ha. Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel
Hey, Paul! Greetings from Italy. This was by far the best video about slow speed maneuvers I've seen. Precise, concise, to the point, useful. I've been struggling for some days to turn my handlebars during a u-turn, this video helped me a lot. I own a sportbike. Everytime I make a u-turn I just can't turn the handlebars properly into the turn. I don't know if it's psychological, but since the handlebars are so low, when I make the turn I have the sensation I'm going to smash my head into the road. So my weight falls onto the bar I am supposed to turn and, of course, the bike wants to straight up itself and I go wide. In other words, I just can't commit to it. I hope it makes sense. Do you have any tips to fix this -- perhaps considering this kind of bike? Thanks, Paul! Every single one of your tips has helped me a lot. I wished I lived in the US I'd have definitely taken your live course.
Struggling with turning the handlebars is very common. Try sitting up straighter it will take some pressure off the handlebars. On a sportbike you have to really work on it because the riding position leans you forward. I think this will help Keep me posted
@@ProriderCentralTexasRU-vid Hey Paul! Just wanted to give you a quick update. After a few days of practice, I've finally been able to do 20feet u-turns with a full-blown sportbike. Darn it felt good! Your tips helped me big time. Regarding this particular bike, the things that made the most difference for me were 1) handlebar full-lock 2) relax, don't wrestle with you handlebars (as it to take pressure off the handlebars) 3) stay in the friction zone. Actually, since idle on a sportbike is quite high, in order to make really tight turns you have to stay on the "slowest" side of the friction zone -- literally millimeters out of complete disengage. Even in the friction zone, the amount of power transferred to the rear wheel on a sportbike is quite aggressive, the bike speeds up quickly -- increasing your radius when turning. So you have to deal with the "quick dip" unfortunately, and manage it as much as you can with the clutch, because of the propelling force that you need to counter in order to make those very tight maneuvers. Thank you again, Paul -- please keep it up, you're doing a great service to riders all over the world.
Great video! Perhaps you could give some insights on how certain type of handlebars affect slow speed maneuvering.( esp at full lock).Is there a ideal handle bar that would make it easier?
No sir It really depends more on how they are setup or positioned such as pulled back. If you have taller handlebars it can also affect how much they will turn. I hope I answered your question
My question relates to the handlebar setup. I can almost do a full lock, but moving the handlebars the last bit means I have to stretch forward and it throws off my balance bringing it forward and in. However I find the handlebar set up perfect for everything else. More practice or should I consider adjusting my handlebars somehow? Thank you.
It depends. If you are on a Harley many riders will move up closer to the gas tank when slow speed maneuvers. Because we all built different such as longer arms one handlebar doesn't really fit every rider.
Thank you for taking the time to make these videos. I'm a newer rider, and find you to be a great resource. For some reason, I find it much less comfortable making tight turns to the right, but my left turns are coming along fine. I'm not sure why it feels so different turnibg to the right though. I'm not changing my seating position or varying my throttle control or rear brake, but there is a definite intimidating feel when going to the right. Is there something you can suggest I try to get over this? Again, thank you!
Thank you for taking the time to watch and leave a comment. I did a video on whey I think we struggle on our weak side. In the video I give an exercise that will help. Here is the link ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6inbfAXkG94.html. Keep me posted on your progress.
Thinking about riding the Tail of the Dragon, but haven't conquered the slow turn, locking the handlebars maneuver yet. What's your recommendation for making or even considering a trip like this one
Been riding since the age of 52, currently 65. You can understand how you have the skill when you take the MSF course, but not using the skill causes you to lose it, so this is where I am now.
Paul another retired NYPD on you tube said the 2022 Fat Boy was not for him as the mirrors make road more jumped and hard to do slow ride maneuvers and tight upturns, but I find this not so with my motorcycle as I make full lock turns and mirrors steady. Please advise if you see it differently.
I haven't riden a Fat Boy. Some bikes don't fit some riders. The way bike is setup can also make a big difference. Thank you for watching and leaving your comment.
Thanks for the video! May I ask do we need to shift to second gear when doing the figure 8? Also, is riding on the friction zone only applies to first gear or we can used it on second gear? Thanks!
I did all low speed maneuvers in first gear. You can ride in the friction in second gear also but the motorcycle will feel more sluggish in my opinion. There have been a couple times I accidently in second gear doing slow speed maneuvers and I could tell right away because of how the motorcycle felt.
So for us still struggling with doing that first full lock turn.... aside from just going in circles and gradually turning the handlebars more and more towards the full lock position as we continue to make circles... what is a mindset to get us over the fear of that first time?
The mental part is the hardest ha ha. I covered the mental aspect and why I think we struggle with turning the handlebars in a couple of videos I did. The title is How To Make Slow Speed Turns On A Motorcycle / Full Handlebar Turns Why Do We Struggle? Have you seen this one yet?
@@ProriderCentralTexasRU-vid Understandable Gotta do what I did when you can. Hang up the badge and retire!!!! Glad you’re still around waiting for next video.
