How To Conquer Your Fear Of Leaning

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[johny.]

Riding should never be about impressing others - only about enjoying the freedom of riding on two wheels, and riding safely with a clear, and focused mind.

[Sholby]

The low speed turn with the hand casually dragging WITH A PASSENGER.
I’m gonna shut up and practice.
Kudos

[edwardkeeter]

For me, learning to lean my bike more in a corner isn't about showing off, or riding like a squid/hooligan, it's about expanding my safety envelope. The faster and sharper I can take a corner safely and confidently, the more options I have in an emergency situation. Also that added (and legitimately earned) confidence will just make riding more enjoyable.

[longjonwhite]

I'll practice this in the hospital parking lot...

[MadChalet]

The 'lean angle barrier' is mental, IMO. (It's analogous to 'writer's block.') It stems from the fear, the risk, of possibly dropping the bike or losing traction, and getting hurt. I think it's a reasonable feeling to have. But as you say and demonstrate, the barrier can be lowered with practice.

[buddymckay]

I always use as little lean as possible when riding in public. Also become quite comfortable with my old 1994 CBR600 F2 as a newish rider after I figured out how to translate decades of bycycle/BMX riding into a motorcycle (quite different in weight, power delivery and how to operate it). It's a really flickable bike when you know what you're doing and the power is amazing (even though it's not beating modern RR bikes - still beasts most cars by far). No ABS or even fuel injection, just the sweet sound of flames being shot out the Vampire exhaust while downshifting within ideal engine temps. That sweet purr cruising at 3-3, 5K rpm when she's warm is just incomparable to a modern bikes and their strict requirements.

[mckricks]

A big help for me was when I would ride behind others faster than me, and be able to visualize how much they were leaning in a corner. That helped me realize how little I was actually leaning and much more I could safely go. And of course lots of practicing which helped leaning feel more natural.

[FedericoLucchi]

I had a "lean angle barrier" in my first weeks riding, it happened after I scared myself scraping the pegs in a relatively wide slow turn. After watching videos and practicing I realized I was counter-leaning. Getting a feel for the bike at low speeds really helps tremendously!

[CasualRiders]

this video is sooo appropriate for me right now!!! yesterday, for the first time ever, I dragged knee (for like 1 millisecond) in my local parking lot! which I never would have been able to do if it weren't for your MotoJitsu drills. Thanks for your tips Fast Eddie! # ShutUpAndPractice

[MrJunior]

I’ve been riding for 16 years since my early 20’s I’ve been on everything with 2 wheels and currently have a cruiser/muscle bike and a sport bike so I have experience on many different style bikes and I’ve learned by far the most by coming across your channel. Doesn’t matter how good you think you are there is always more to learn! Thanks for the amazing content!! 🙏🏻

[alexkotov]

For me personally, i was leaning normally before I felt few times on an oil spot or sand surface.
So now I stopped trusting the road and make simple turns at 15 kph because I don't want to lean the bike. So the treatment would be to learn how to analyse the road and to be sure that i can make a turn with minimum risk

[suburbanhobbyist]

You can call it whatever you want, but lean angle barriers exist with new riders. I would say almost all new riders experience it to some degree. This video offers excellent ways to overcome that fear of leaning to be able to ride at a safe and normal manner through corners and on the street. Or, as usual, the answer is to practice, ride more and learn as much as you can. For most people it has nothing to do wtih ego or impressing other people (of course there are always those types out there) but wanting to be safer and be able to take corners normally.

[terranhealer]

Excellent tutorial and just to add on: if you're pushing your envelope on the public roads, know that road and pavement first! Know if or where gravel might be, know the camber of the turns, and know that there isn't any oil slicks.

[pour-g]

That low lean speed turn with a passenger is in another high level skill.. thats a real skill not just someone trying to knee drag while the bike is still upright..

[ΑλεξανδροςΑμανατιδης-ιε]

Practicing the slow speed close turns took away my fear of leaning the bike . Before I be ever ride a motorcycle I was scared just by seeing other people lean their bikes 🤣 thankfully I've come a long way thnx to you.

[EllaBananas]

My interest in leaning forward, is less so I can go faster, and more so I can learn my bike. When practicing in a parking lot, theres an angle of lean where my gut tells me to immediately stop leaning further, and that pushes me wide at times. Its a remnant from my motorized bicycle days, where the tires I had were bicycle tires that I didnt trust to remain consistent. Upshot is I always leave more grip available for emergencies, downside is, my body wont let me use it. I've even almost blown corners and ran wide because of that. I hesitate to call it a fear, but, it somewhat is. I know leaning further = increased danger, I've drilled that into my head slightly too much.

[michealradd]

I know what u r doing yet I'm letting u reprogram my brain, I just love the way that u drill it in, now let me get rid of my lean angle illusion. Thanks.

[daninthepan]

Can't believe how jealous I am of all your car parks. Living in Tokyo, I'd have to travel an hour just to find a space wide enough for a U-turn.

[jannaessens]

Lean angle is the result of good riding techniques. It’s never a goal.

[Norton]

There's a big difference between getting maximum lean angle at 15mph in a car-park compared to doing it out on the road/track. At higher speeds the forces going through the tyre/bike are pretty extreme and the limit of grip is a fine line compared to sitting as upright as possible and pushing the bike down until the pegs/engine casing grounds out.