HOW TO use your BODY WEIGHT properly on Motorcycle

How can we use our body weight properly? How exactly moving our body on the bike can improve our traction, cornering, braking and accelerating, how can it help us to swerve around road obstacles and how can it help us to react faster in blind corners? This and much more we’ll learn in this video. By the way, I looked around the Youtube and I think this will be the first video out there which explains all the body position systematically, not just one single aspect, like only counterbalancing, or only hanging off, or whatever. This is wider, more general video. So let more people watch it, put a like right now!


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On Moto Control channel you will find videos about motorcycles, motorcycle riding techniques, tips & tricks and online motorcycle training for beginner and advanced riders!
A little info about me. My name is Andrei Bodrov, originally I'm from Moscow, Russia, and now I live in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Back in Moscow I was a motorcycle instructor and creator of Moto Control Beginner & Advanced motorcycle rider courses, which quickly became the most popular courses in Moscow (well, at least the advanced one😁). My advanced training course makes emphasis on slow speed riding techniques at first (such as good clutch and throttle control, proper riding posture, proper use of vision, etc.), then proceeds to more advanced techniques (such as aggressive braking, trail braking, maximal lean angle). The course incorporates a lot of exercises from DOSAF slow speed riding (similar to police rodeo like motorcycle training in USA), braking and cornering exercises and motogymkhana style riding. And now, since I actively learn English - I decided to post some useful videos for both your and mine practice!😉
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Since everyone writes this, it's necessary, I suppose 🤷, so here we go. Disclaimer: Ride at your own risk, you are responsible for your own safety. Me, Andrey Bodrov and my channel, Moto Control disclaim any liability incurred in connection with the use of riding techniques from this channel. Use common sense, wear full protective gear and ride in a safe and predictable manner!
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[Ramon]

This tutorial is like having a reference manual on a single page; you cover so many topics in depth! Thank you!

[jhoned]

Out of skateboard, bmx, in-line skating, fixed gear cycling, car driving; motorcycle still brings the most joy and euphoric feeling.

[mustafasaricoban]

Today i got my A class licence, i was having trouble in right U turns.. I watched your right U turn almost 50 times at 11:13 and passed the exam 🤩🤩🤩 Thank you so much for everything!!!

[quefreemind]

This reminds me so much of Mountain biking. On a mountain bike, body positioning is super important to safety cornering without flying off a cliff at 30mph.

[glennpuckeridge]

Hi Andrey,
I am a fellow trainer in Australia and I absolutely love your work and often refer my students to your videos. Your videos are full of great information explained in an easy to understand and often very humorous way. Keep up the fantastic work.

[RomanIsHungry]

I have always cornered in neutral position, people make fun of me, but I always go faster in the corners. Sure I don't look like a MotoGP racer on the street but it just shows that just because it works in racing, that doesn't mean it will necessarily work in the streets. I will recommend this channel to anyone who asks me about riding/cornering. Great video, I know this is many months late but keep up the good work.

[oktaysafaciflikci]

The content I was looking for! You are amazing on instructing these skills to the riders, great explanation and visuals 👏

[Dragomire]

This is such a good video, phenomenal job covering every aspect of body position.
So well done, every time I try one variant of a suggested technique I always wonder how it compares to its alternatives so I always go from video to video comparing and contrasting and it's a haggard process.
Here everything is all in one and compared and contrasted with each other giving you a much higher level of understanding on each individual techniques applications.

[subject]

Thank you for the most concise and informative video on this subject. My sister just recently had a close call and I was trying to explain what the body position does to the bike, now I have this video to show her.

[marcuselia]

One of the best ‘sales pitches’ for ongoing learning, regular practice, and carefully-adjusted ergos. If a rider truly wants to increase the enjoyment of riding, these are way more important than fancy tunes and expensive slip-ons.

[jancoetzer]

Great job!
I have often heard about leaning one's body in turns, and I have often heard that one could lean into the turn when going fast, and lean outward during slow-speed maneuvers, but nobody has ever explained the WHY behind it as well as this video. I have been riding for a long time, and I have been implementing these elements, but today was an AH-HA-moment for me - this concept was made very clear to me - big thanks!! I understand it now to the point that I think I could also explain it to a new rider. Keep it up, man!! 👍🏻

[hdieva-castlesbydrone]

One of the best, if not the best tutorial I have seen on this topic, mate. Excellent explanations and demonstrations, making it very easy to follow and practise. Very well done, my dear friend.🤘👏

[psjmejia]

Thanks for such a comprehensive review on body position. I really enjoy and learn with every video you make!

[ndahiya]

The best explanations I ve seen so far.
Explaining what, why, how, when, where, & how much, of leaning etc.
Most self designated experts never talk about weight of the bike or where is the trick applicable - race track, normal road or off-road.
Keep up the good work bro.

[charlestevo]

I'm a complete noob to riding and I have to stay this is the most educational youtube page out there. Keep up the good work 👍👍👍

[platibloem]

Really good video! Riding for 5 years but this helps fresh up and improve riding skills. Got yourself a new sub mate! Ride safe brothers ✌️

[jimf]

A sensible analysis, which is rare in internet presentations on motorcycling. A neutral position for road riding is generally the ideal since one maintains a useful view ahead and a good relationship with all the controls of the bike. Countersteer, as shown in your other video, is the major capability multiplier for motorcyclists, particularly on the road.

[bokfink]

Your tutorials are really spectacular. Straight to the point, perfectly delivered!

[samjackson]

I have been searching for content like this for a while now, greatly appreciate your work!!!

[rkidlat]

Single best video on this topic I've seen on Youtube so far and I've see a lot on turning