STOP Crashing Bikes in Corners // Part 1: The LINE

Today we’re starting a series of videos about the reasons why people crash in corners, which statistically makes up about half of all motorcycle crashes. If you watch this series, you can easily become twice as safe a rider!

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About Me:
My name is Andrei Bodrov. Originally from Moscow, Russia, I now live in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Back in Moscow, I was a motorcycle instructor and the creator of the Moto Control Beginner & Advanced motorcycle rider courses, which quickly became the most popular courses in the city (especially the advanced one 😁).

Course Highlights:

Beginner Course: Focuses on essential skills like good clutch and throttle control, proper riding posture, and effective use of vision.
Advanced Course: Emphasizes slow-speed riding techniques initially, then moves on to advanced skills like aggressive braking, trail braking, and achieving maximal lean angles. The course includes exercises from DOSAF slow-speed riding (similar to police rodeo training in the USA), as well as braking, cornering, and motogymkhana-style riding.
Since I am actively learning English, I've decided to share some useful videos for both your and my 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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[robluce]

That was the best explanation of lines to take into a turn I've ever seen.

[ocimb]

The contents of the channel is consistently the closest of all the YT game to what I was extensively thought here in Germany. It’s no BS, safety-first, down-to-earth and physics-based. I love every bit of contents I’ve seen so far. Well done!

[herbieschwartz]

A friend of mine crashed his street bike - twice. As a novice rider, he finally took my advice and got a small dirt bike to practice riding techniques. It took only one ride on the dirt bike for him to exclaim that he didn't know how to ride. After several months of riding the dirt bike and becoming an increasingly better rider, he then repaired his damaged bagger and has had no further accidents. He still rides dirt with me because he enjoys it and knows it will continue to make him a better rider.

[PatRick-bgdm]

95% of all corner issues are problems in the head, not running out of physics

[aussiebloke]

The one downside to staying near the centreline in the first half of the corner is if the corner tightens up. A reducing/tightening radius can mean you drift into the oncoming traffic if you're already at the limits of cornering, and you often can't tell in advance if the corner will do this. So I prefer to leave a couple of feet (0.5m or so) buffer and start the corner in the middle of the tyre tracks, just in case I need a little more room - or if an oncoming vehicle happens to be cutting the corner and crosses the line into your lane (a very common problem I'm finding in rural USA currently)

[PahaLukki]

This is the best motorcycle riding education channel.

[xnodet]

The French Police motorcyclist use and teach that last line you mentioned: on the outside until you see the exit.
It takes some getting used to, particularly for left corners, but that’s clearly the safest line!

[TheItalianZone]

This should be mandatory viewing for any street rider!

[lastlife]

When I started riding I learned this the hard way. Out riding in a state park in twisty roads, I misjudge a corner and turn in too soon. Realizing I'm going to fast and not comfortable enough to lean the bike further I instinctualy try to brake mid corner causing the front to lose grip and I end up low siding into a ditch.

Thankfully there was no oncoming traffic and I was able to walk away. The bike only had some scratched up fairings thanks to fame sliders I installed, and a tow was able to help me get the bike out and back on the road. Needless to say, I was lucky and started to practice more, especiallywhat motocontrol is describing here.

[trottermalone]

Congratulations on the success of your channel! Your production quality has become first class. Your content continues to be focused, relevent and well scripted. Look forward to seeing more of your content in the future.

[tiffany]

Mindset successfully shifted sir. Until this video I didn’t understand why drawing the lines mentioned mattered. I just thought I was skilled enough to take the corner on any line I wanted (for the sake of the challenge) because I was never going wide. I’m taking a trip in a few weeks and will ride on twisty roads and DEFINITELY needed this video. ❤

[WhiteChocolateTricks]

This is actually ridiculously interesting and I'm not sure I've ever seen anyone else mathematically do the work to show people what's happening. Countless videos of line selection and crashes due to line selection, but I appreciate you standing out doing your own thing here. The difference is extremely noticeable, and I hope newer riders appreciate the work that was put into this vid.

[johnherian]

Once you master these concepts, you become faster.Its not the speed but the efficientcy that you have in cornering.Easy in, maintain speed, when the bike is heading toward the exit, hammer on it.Head and eyes up so you look thru the turn.Stay safe.

[gatis.pastars]

Damn, man! You nailed it! Learned a lot! Greetings from Latvia!

[Sean-gutq]

I’m 55 and have ridden all my adult life .
Currently in Peru on Desert X having ridden some from USA.
Done super bike schools ..countless track days and this is by far the best explanation of what is safest ..late wide corner entry.
It’s brilliant how the math backs it up . Fantastic work . Many others try to explain this …but this is by far the best. My only caveat would be that many South American drivers are crazy and you cannot assume the same respect for lanes as in more developed countries. So that’s when the inside is safer …but as he demonstrates…you must then carry less speed to compensate for the more shallow arc . Safe riding everyone .🙏

[inzana]

It's not just motorcyclists, I see people turn in too early all the time in cars, frequently cornering slowly but still crossing the centre line. This kind of bad cornering becomes embedded in the subconscious mind, and if these people are confronted with oncoming traffic the switch from subconscious to executive function is too slow for them to respond and get to the correct side of road in time.

[wadeblake]

Excellent demonstration and overall video. This is the type of physic based advice which is all to often missing when trying to improve our riding. One of the top videos I’ve seen by a long shot. Much appreciated.

[rogue]

Hell yeah! This is slowly becoming my favorite YouTube place for motorcycle skills :)

[dertyberty]

I often feel im entering too fast, so i ease off throttle to try delayed apex. Then i feel i slowed too much and not carrying enough speed entering, so i accelerate again a bit, ease off, then accelerate hard when i see exit. But it seems im messing about too much on off on off on the gas and not as smooth as i would like, then i hate myself.
Hope you can overstand what im saying.
Your the best teacher, my favourite for sure.

[soujrnr]

And this sums up so nicely why trail braking is so very effective! The delayed apex model is definitely the way to go! It's safer, allows for a faster exit, allows for better visibility up the road, and also preloads the bike with the weight shifted onto the front tire for more effective and efficient slowing, if necessary. Great explanation!! And the math doesn't lie!! Thanks for that!! I'm looking forward to the next video on this topic! Ride safe, ride well, and ride often!