After the much awaited debut of Marc Marquez to the MotoGP circuit, one can’t browse the social media networks or open any respectable magazine without hearing or seeing all the commotion over his infamous form and extreme lean angles. Regardless of which school of thought you subscribe to on such drastic lean angles, one absolutely […]
No matter how long you have been riding, whether it has been in the dirt, on the street or at the track, and at absolutely any level… confidence is paramount. Confidence is what can often pull us through challenging situations in every circumstance elsewhere in our lives, why wouldn’t it be true for riding? […]
Is the front wheel or back wheel is responsible for steering your motorcycle? Well, they actually both play a role, the front end turns the bike or changes the lean angle, but once the motorcycle is leaned over and stable it is the rear that takes over to maintain that lean angle. Once you are […]
In my ongoing thirst for knowledge from different sources, I encountered a section in a book that discussed Lee Parks’ book Total Control and the concept he uses in the effort to help people understand counter steering. As I talked about countersteering in my last blog, it was guiding in an opposing manner or direction […]
We’ve gone over throttle control and how important it is in riding, so now let’s talk about steering. You can tell a lot by watching a rider steer, how experienced and comfortable he/she is. Counter steering is confusing to most people and it is also one of the reasons that they ask you if you […]
A lot can be said about throttle control and how crucial it is in riding and cornering. As riders we have the ability to make it easier, harder, smoother or scarier based on how we control our throttle. I learned from an instructor in an MSF class that you should treat your throttle like “Barry […]