How To Go Over An Obstacle Mid-Turn

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[MotoJitsu]

The suspension works best when upright, so get the bike upright as much as possible before hitting a rock, or gravel or squirrel or whatever else...and if you're able to, slow down as much as possible as well before hitting it...and of course, if you can just avoid it altogether, do that.

[MrWilson]

These little toy bikes might be the best investment you ever made.

[TT-bmkd]

This is Gold. Lets hope nobody gets in the situation where there is also oncoming traffic because the turn gets wider when you get the bike up and back down

[stuartgraham]

I’m 65 and have continuously own a motorcycle since I was 15, currently have a CBR600 and a CRF450. You give good sensible advice. Keep it up. Talk about safety gear. You see these vids with hot women in Lycra on a Panagale or some idiot pulling wheel stands on an R1 in shorts and no helmet. Insane and a bad bad role model. I’ve had a couple of huge crashes and I still ride cause I was wrapped in top end gear.

[brandonthomas]

These shorts could literally saves lives, absolute legend greg 👍

[IsmaelPoteau]

I would have freaked out and drop the bike. Thanks for the tip!

[sirdirtydog]

Square up (handlebars), straighten up (your bike) and stand up (on the pegs).
Taught at my motorcycle safety course, while getting my motorcycle endorsement.
Long time dirt bike rider, rode and raced for decades. I encourage all new riders to take a motorcycle safety course. Lots of very useful information.

[george_]

Solid advice. Saved me a few times. Gives you best chances even with gravel, oil or anything else in the middle of a corner, not just objects or obstacles that might be there

[cvx]

Hey Buds!! Have not seen you here until today, don't know if you're just staring here or I missed it, BUT THANK YOU!!

YOUR STUFF (SND YOUR SKILLS KNOWLEDGE IS TOP-NOTCH!! GREAT TO SEE YOU!!

[gerardlunow]

Ran over a 6by6 that fall of a flatbad. I knew I was done. All I know I yanked the fron end up to reduce the weight and save my wrists. The rear was not as bad as I expected. Of couirse I stood on the peg but got of them as soon as the front cleared. I made sure I hit it perpendicular. My instant choices came right out Vector Mechanics for Engineering, how forces work. I-464 Chesapeake VA, Oct 16, 1987. My personal Event log.

[robbieoneil]

I was always taught that when going over an obstacle, if You can't avoid going over it, then get the bike upright first, approach it at as close to a 90 degree angle as possible & stand up on the footpegs as You're going over it, the obstacle could be something that's fallen off the back of a truck, a length of timber or even somebody's muffler or exhaust pipe, or even if You just have to jump a gutter & get up onto a footpath or a medium strip in the middle of the road to use as an escape route or maybe it might just be a speed hump in the road that's been put there to slow the traffic down, the only time I probably would'nt stand up would be if I was going over sand or gravel or water on the road, standing up & staying relaxed with Your knees slightly bent, prevents a lot of jarring in Your back as You go over the object.

[pedroclaro]

Been doing that to go over sandy patches and roots on my commute to work (we’ve bad roads), but now you just confirmed my technique

[donovanmccoy]

Dirtbike rider's perspective: once you get decent at this it's really not stressful anymore. You have options.

1. Do just what you said in the video.

2. Combine that with predicting how the bike is going to kick, and moving your body to absorb the impact. You want your body CLOSEST to the wheel that is going to be kicked, ironically.

3. Deweight whatever wheel is going to impact (typically your front). Get on throttle/shift your weight back by pulling bars slightly and weighting pegs (try to time it so your wheel is lightest when it impacts)>shift your body forward again, right before you impact, and apply enough throttle to keep the wheel slightly lofted - the amount of throttle you apply will determine what happens. You might just bump it and roll right over, or you might actually pop off of the obstacle and catch a little air. If you air it out, land on the throttle. You can either ease off, and settle the bike back into a corner, or (if you know how) settle the chassis and apply even more throttle to go into a controlled slide through the corner.

I used to be terrified of wet roots riding my dirtbike. I'd slow down, roll over then and get caught up. Now, I'll hit them under power and use them like jumps to air out a section I don't want to roll through, or just for fun.

[UKTunedIn]

This is really interesting. I ride an Ebike 14inch wheels with just over a metre length wheel base, 3.2inch wide motorcycle tyres.. only about 50mph+ but alot of acceleration and only about maybe.. 35-40kg roughly, plus me as a 66kg rider.. at speed I am able employ alot of sport bike style riding.. albeit with a lighter frame, especially leaning into corners almost getting a knee down... But in the vids situation, I actually have to lean up a little, lift the bars so the front wheel kisses/clears the obstacle, and then resume corner.. if I don't the back will kick up..or depending on the lean, send me into wobble, then maybe high side...probably because it's a hard tail with front suspension 🤷🏾‍♂️.. still trying to work it out. But these vids help lol

[nitinjadhav-wjzv]

Shorts are life saving.
Many Thanks,
God Bless You.

[kennethenero]

Do you overshoot to oncoming traffic if you do this?

[Cerbera]

When i got my first bike i was taking a left turn in the rain, i saw the wet drain cover of misery too late and went straight over it full lean. The following powerslide was not fun. But i avoided a fall, somehow.

[Froggability]

Sounds good, but the lean at first is to follow the bend in the road, to stand up means to means you're quickly headed for the curb, thus it's wise to enter corners closer the inside, then a surprise gravel patch can be managed more easily

[subratabn]

Well into a bend, speed around 45 kmph, trail braking, visibility round the bend about 20 feet, and the obstacle appears--if I try to stand the bike up it will go into the wrong side of the double yellow lines, I can reduce the lean angle to maybe 15 degrees-to-vertical, but front suspension is partially compressed due to trail braking. What are my chances?

[kenwilson]

What are some tips to get comfortable to get comfortable at the lower lean angles?