Now when it comes to slow speed maneuvers we all strive for tighter turns
but just turning your handlebars is not enough, so in this video
I'm going to demo why you must lean the motorcycle to get tighter turns so hang tight.
Hey guys I'm Paul the motor guy and welcome to my channel. Where I pass on riding tips,
practice drills and defensive riding strategies. Now I'm a rider coach a motorcycle sergeant
and owner and instructor at Prorider Central Texas. if you watch the best slow speed riders
both motor officers and civilian riders, you will see that they all have something in common.
That's right they lean the motorcycle. Now most riders have a hard time just turning
the handlebars and leaning the motorcycle is out of the question. Now there are some
riders that will turn the handlebars but have a hard time leaning the motorcycle.
Now if you're able to turn the handlebars to full lock then you're further along than most riders.
But if you can start to add lean you will get tighter turns
and the more you lean the motorcycle the tighter your turns will be. I'm going to do two demos to
illustrate this. Now the box I'm going to use is 20 feet wide. In the first video I will turn the
handlebars to a full lock but keep the motorcycle straight up and down while walking the motorcycle.
As you can see I used all the space I could and I was not able to make the turn. Now I will do
the demo again but this time I would turn the handlebars to full lock and lean the motorcycle.
Now I have my son help me hold the motorcycle up doing this demo so let's go check it out.
As you can see when I turned the handlebar to full lock and added lean to the motorcycle the
turn was tighter and I was able to stay inside the boundary. Now I could have leaned the motorcycle
over much further which would have tightened up my turn even more but I didn't want to drop it.
Now depending on what type of motorcycle you ride the travel of the handlebars could be different.
The BMW RT 1250 that I ride at work has a little more handlebar travel before reaching full lock
compared to my concourse. Now if you ride a sport bike there is very little handlebar
turn before reaching full lock so to do the same U-turn dimensions requires more lean.
Now let me know in the comment section below if you have trouble leaning the motorcycle
and if you got value from this video. Don't forget to like it and share it
now until next time practice practice practice and ride safe.