How To Turn ANY Motorcycle At A Slow Speed (Tight Turn From A Stop)

This simple motorcycle exercise will prepare you for the U-Turn and Figure 8! So learn how to practice your motorcycle riding skills in a parking lot today!

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[DanDanTheFireman]

I want all of you to become SMART Riders and this training will help guide you there. If you don't need the training, but you have a friend that doesn't ride, go ahead and give them the coupon 😁.

[grantbradley]

My brother has never felt comfortable performing slow speed turns or U turns. We’ve both in our 60’s and have been riding motorcycles for decades. It’s time he learned the correct technique for performing an invaluable riding skill. Thanks for another informative video! 🏍

[cmfall]

I wish I had seen this before I took the MSF. All went well, but these tips would have made the learning process much easier.

[ryanmckenna]

I just got my first motorcycle. The main issue I have is tight turning from a stop. I went to an open parking lot Saturday and started doing circles and figure 8s. This video is great. I'm going to practice this exercise. Thanks for this video!

[GM-xrbw]

Glad to see trainng stuff rather than just crashes. Great video!!

[quikboarder]

Dan, I just want to thank you for your dedication to making so much content. I just started riding last month and despite having increased awareness from driving for 10 years, snowboarding for 18, years of experience mountain biking, dirt biking when I was younger, and skateboarding, there are still many things I wouldn’t have thought about had I not come across your videos.

Even the MSF course is NOT enough in my opinion!

Today on my way home, I turned onto my street and let my guard down for just a split second only to see a car backing out in front of me. I think the reason I didn’t see them was because they saw me, stopped before I finished turning, and the back end was sticking out almost exactly as much as a car parallel parked would be so it blended in.

Long story short, since they saw me and the car was stopped, I don’t believe I was ever really in any danger in this particular situation, but my first instinct was still to swerve because I PRACTICED my emergency maneuvers A LOT!

It is soooo important to just have it be second nature. Had the driver not been paying attention, there’s still a really good chance I would have been okay.

It was bitter sweet because I should have been tuned in to potential hazards on the street right away after turning, but it was also cool to just experience my instincts kicking in and almost feeling like I just watched my bike and body just do its thing without any effort from my part.

The hardest part of motorcycling to me so far is teaching myself not to take a breather just because I executed a turn safely or got through an intersection unscathed. There are always more hazards ahead to come and there’s never a right time to let your guard down at all.

[nspinicelli]

I really need to commit at least one day to practicing low speed u-turns/figure 8's. I have no excuse, I've been riding for 9 years and there's a church parking lot right behind my house. Thanks for the inspiration DanDan!

[danielshaw]

It's awesome that I can tell you have a personal interest in actual helping people, a lot of the other MC are very self absorbed, or pretentious, rude and or full of condemnation for others.

You have done a great job at only condemning the worst of behaviors and not people personally.

"Push the handle bar down" is what I've been missing,

Genuinely, thank you

[mzizg]

Where were you 24 hours ago during my test!! I failed and bawled the whole way home! But… I’m still going to practice and go again!😊

[allhaillelouch]

I just started riding for about a month now. This is one of the manoeuvres I am having difficulty with. This video has helped me a lot, so, thank you. Time to practice

[Tirfing]

the more i see these excercises the more i realize I used to do all of these when riding my bycicle at 12-13 years old, even the countersteering when I was going fast on my bike. It's kind of beautiful, nobody ever told me (or us) all of these techniques or the physics involved in them, but it came naturally and subconciously when you learn how to ride a bike, it's like the bike becomes an extension of your body, you assume a second form, like a transformer lol, when you hop in on the bike. I'm 33 now and it's been ages since I rode a bike, but now that I purchased my first motorcycle, I hope those skills are still somewhere in my brain ready to be used again in an automatic, subconscious way

[chloecavis]

More of this kind of stuff please, this is super helpful as a new rider!

[jalynsimpson]

Turning from a stop was my BIGGEST challenge since I’ve started riding, it’s kept me from taking my bike anywhere that was busy and this was the most helpful video ever 😂Thankyou man

[RamboHikes]

I honestly never thought of the tennis ball idea as cones, looks like I'll pick some up for my dog and me.

[davidw]

Just started riding. All of the material from MSF booklet, DDFM, and PA motorcycle guide has really boosted my confidence that SEE works. And seeing this instruction on things to practice is going to be helpful to start my riding life!

[TheKenab]

Dan....with myself having 45 years riding experience, it's nice to see you putting out videos to help riders improve their skills, especially newbies. Learning and practicing should never stop for us. The one very important thing I noticed though is you were saying to push DOWN on the handlebar instead of push FORWARD on the handlebar. Pushing down on a handlebar does absolutely nothing (ask Jerry Paladino) and I hope you'll correct that in your video.

[rashida]

Getting my head turned before I make that sharp left or right is the thing that helps me the most.

[michaelb.]

This is so good ! It's one thing to watch a video, but when I watch a video, practice it, then watch it again I can relate to the feeling of the movement and it makes way more sense.

[MrCats]

Hey Dan, loving your channel. Really educational. I live in the Netherlands, and over here we have a three step progress before we are allowed to ride anything above 50cc. The first practical part is exactly this. Before we ever ride in traffic we must learn, and pass an exam, to handle the bike. Braking, tight turning, swerving, usually about 10-15 hours of practice time with an instructor. I really think these cources should be mandatory in more parts of the world. Could really save a lot of lives.

[ronnie]

I've been riding for about 3 years now after a 30-year hiatus. For some reason I've always had a little bit of difficulty with slow u-turns. I do pretty good but I'm also a little bit too nervous. I think I worry I'm going to lay the bike down. Your videos help a lot. Stay safe!