How To Do A SLOW & TIGHT U-Turn On ANY Motorcycle

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[DanDanTheFireman]

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[pilgrim]

For what it's worth, I've been riding for 41 years and whenever I get a new bike one of the first things I do is practice at low speeds in an empty parking lot. I like to master the bike by turning the tightest circles that I can at the lowest possible speeds and then I expand the circle and gradually increase speed. Another drill is emergency stopping at various speeds just to get a good feel for the brakes and characteristics of the bike. One mistake that I avoid is hopping on a different bike right after riding a totally different style bike. You have to give your brain time to adjust and then make some strong mental notes (hope that makes sense).

[joeyp]

I almost dropped my bike practicing a slow uturn in an empty lot. I struggled with giving it enough throttle and finding the friction zone. I can ride at 50 mph all day but these tips are important.

[denly]

Raise rpm
Find friction zone
Counterbalacing
Turn head to shoulder
Apply rear brake
Don't look down you will go down
The lower you lean your bike the smaller you can make your circle. Even to 17 feet.
Thats it .

[HaffDeadFred]

I’ve been riding for 5 years and I still find these small tips and tricks useful to brush up on just for a refresher on the fundamentals! Always learning more if you wanna get better at riding guys !

[HaryBane]

that is some manly chest hair sticking out there Dan.... ;}

[efsyoo]

I practiced this just yesterday, along with your turn from a stop. I tapped the ground twice with my foot in total, so it went pretty well. Practice up peeps!!

[MrPeazy]

I just passed my test today! This video helped me a lot. The one thing I struggled with was committing to the turn 🤦🏽‍♂️

[brunopombo]

Got my bike yesterday (125cc here I only need car license for those) today trained for 2h+ and made +20km (+12 miles) on a parking lot using many of your tips on breaking, turning and using engine to slow down, head turn etc, then starting all over again but turning right. Thanks a lot man, still working on my lane position. Being ultra careful on those blind turns also. Your work is amazing and you are saving lifes with your tips and lessons. Big thanks from Portugal!

[coltonj.]

as someone who is getting into riding i really appreciate all that you do on this channel as i am someone who has the point of view of safe is fast. riding isnt about how fast you can go but how safe and how in control you are so your videos are just a breath of fresh air from many other channels who just review the bike or tell you things to do. you show, demonstrate, and encourage safety. keep up the great content and would kill to have some lessons from. probably will never happen but hey a boy can dream.

[throsbychurch]

I just stumbled upon this youtube video after watching some Aussie videos just getting a heads up on whats expected on test day for ones licence. I wanted to make sure I know what I am up for and the confidence in my abilities is there when I commit. I had my learners 30 years ago and never took the next step. So, Thank you so very much for taking the time to do this video its terrific. I was worried about the tight u-turns I need to do as I couldn't do them without putting my foot down. I didn't know that counter-balancing was needed. That is such an important thing to know and now I am eager to give it a try. I am looking forward to seeing what else you can teach me. This is great, I shall save the videos I need to re-watch for further reference and hopefully I will be well informed when I get my bike, be well practised and pass my licence. I didn't even know about using throttle friction for certain manoeuvres even though I do know how to do it. I am super excited to learn properly and can't say thanks enough.

[jayworthington]

Hi mate, I have been having trouble with these and always putting my foot down instead of counter-balancing. I watched your video a few times and it really helped. Today I had my license test and passed first go thanks to your help. Much love and gratitude from down under 🇦🇺 Perth, Western Australia 🤙🏻

[maksum]

This is really nice and educative. I just started riding 11months back, started with a 300cc, stepped up to a 1000cc now; no crashes on both bikes with more than 2000km on each and I attribute this to all I've learnt watching ur videos on road strategy and accidents. MC rider and Fast eddy videos also were of great help. God bless u for what u are doing. This is Maximus fm Nigeria. Out!

[RobFrederick_Koob]

On a funny note, I thought a piece of your beard fell off and stuck to your shirt... haha - Great video, looking forward to more in this series.

[slickwilly]

I am soo glad you are doing this series, AND involving the community. Thank you Dan!

[jonnymurphy]

Brilliant video, between you and fast Eddie I've learned a lot about reading the road, slow exercises, and loads more. Thanks for the videos.

[wenisinvietnam]

Thank you! Just went from a Ninja 400 to a V-Strom 1000 and this helped me take my turning circle from scared to lean a big boi back to nice and tight really whipping it within 2 parking spaces. Feels awesome!

[tophermatt]

Great content! I practice all basic skills each time I ride; clutch/throttle manipulation, start and stop, slow speed turning (stop, u-turns) in both directions, weaving, obstacle avoidance and quick stop braking. Usually do many at slow and then as close to speed as I typically ride...0-75 mph. Always feels good to know you can stop, swerve, or turn the bike where YOU want it to go.

[mfmsjdu]

We had lots of such exercises in my school. Actually instructors insisted on repeating them until we managed to successfully u-turn inside 1.5-2 parking slots depending on a motorcycle 9 out of 10 times. Then we added full stops right in the middle of it and then continue turning further without touching the ground with our legs. And by the end of the course this had become a completely regular and easy thing to do. And the exam was ridiculously easy to pass after all those exercises. After the course I was surprised to see that so many experienced bikers can’t perform it. I understood what a great instructors I got lucky to find only after I actually passed the exam and got to city driving. And I still keep on coming to my school to get more and more knowledge and skills from those guys. Not only for safety reasons but also for fun. I now love doing more and more difficult exercises on a parking lot. It gives so much fun and pleasure to me

[simbioscope]

I am a new moto driver and your videos helped me to build up my mind set changing from car driving to moto, I am still building my gear change ability (which feels harder than i expected) and the friction/throttle control, practice, practice and more practice, until becoming a bit more confident I will wait to go into big city, thank you for your info.