matty
Border raider.
U Turns tight turns up hill turns downhill turns, All basic skills which are part of all motorcycle riding and often broadly overlooked dare i say ignored by some riders.
I apologize right from the start for saying this "AGAIN" but feel i need to point it out, I am of the opinion that Trials riding is the core for all motorcycle riding, its the basic tools needed for the job its not the only route by any means but its a good one and one i stemmed from and continue to aspire to.
U TURNS, Can be approached to varying degrees of success or failure down to skill level, technique , and Motorcycle size and set up although the later can be dialed out of the equation to some extent by refining the other factors .
Practice makes perfect. The day we stop learning is the day we stop living. The old adages but true, time on the bike any bike pays dividends and we can all of us regardless of age ability or experience gain a lot from practicing.. A LOT!.
We are all going to be at different places on the learning curve of the U turn, this will depend on how much it cropped up or was peceved to be a problem or intreaguing riding aspect worthy of further investigation or not. Many could have ridden years millions of miles and just got around this without much thought or ever seeing a need to develop or improve the technique.
Controlling a bike at slow speeds in U turns tight turns ETC can prove some of the most challenging for us al, and i dare say we can recount incidents where we got it wrong turning in tight circumstances and we nearly dropped the bike or even did drop it, I remember loosing my XS1100 in a U turn in a works yard and it was just poor control i got it wrong i was to blame not the 600+lb monster that was a known quantity i simply failed to address properly and broke a mirror and thankfully nothing else.
I will now post a video my daughter found when looking to improve her U turns on her DRZ400, i though it was interesting and a good souse for some background info and talking points.
Please share your thought and Experiences of U turns and any technical aspects you want to discuss or ask questions on .
I apologize right from the start for saying this "AGAIN" but feel i need to point it out, I am of the opinion that Trials riding is the core for all motorcycle riding, its the basic tools needed for the job its not the only route by any means but its a good one and one i stemmed from and continue to aspire to.
U TURNS, Can be approached to varying degrees of success or failure down to skill level, technique , and Motorcycle size and set up although the later can be dialed out of the equation to some extent by refining the other factors .
Practice makes perfect. The day we stop learning is the day we stop living. The old adages but true, time on the bike any bike pays dividends and we can all of us regardless of age ability or experience gain a lot from practicing.. A LOT!.
We are all going to be at different places on the learning curve of the U turn, this will depend on how much it cropped up or was peceved to be a problem or intreaguing riding aspect worthy of further investigation or not. Many could have ridden years millions of miles and just got around this without much thought or ever seeing a need to develop or improve the technique.
Controlling a bike at slow speeds in U turns tight turns ETC can prove some of the most challenging for us al, and i dare say we can recount incidents where we got it wrong turning in tight circumstances and we nearly dropped the bike or even did drop it, I remember loosing my XS1100 in a U turn in a works yard and it was just poor control i got it wrong i was to blame not the 600+lb monster that was a known quantity i simply failed to address properly and broke a mirror and thankfully nothing else.
I will now post a video my daughter found when looking to improve her U turns on her DRZ400, i though it was interesting and a good souse for some background info and talking points.
Please share your thought and Experiences of U turns and any technical aspects you want to discuss or ask questions on .
