Be Afraid of This Motorcycle Technique
In our video How to Defeat Fear, I spend a lot of time discussing where fear comes from and then some strategies on how we manage those fears to put ourselves into the best position for learning, but...
View ArticleHow to Master Downhill Corners
You might’ve seen a downhill corner and been filled with dread. That certainly was the case for me. But now, these are some of my favorite corners on the road. So, what is the trick to make a steep,...
View ArticleThe Riding Technique Only Expert Riders Understand
I can go through the exact same corner a thousand times, and it will be slightly different each and every time. Maybe the wind pushed me into it a little wider, a little faster. Maybe my tires are...
View ArticleAre You Discouraged About Your Riding?
You need to hear this. So I’m going to be the one to say it, but you deserve some credit for how far you’ve come as a rider. No, you really do. What you’ve accomplished and how far you’ve come is...
View ArticleFive Mistakes Made By New Riders
I’ve been a professional motorcycle coach since the year 2000. And these are some of the biggest mistakes I see new riders make that slow down and sometimes even stop their learning progress.Advice...
View Article87% of Riders Don’t Understand This
You’ve been thinking about your tires the wrong way. I know we get all caught up in compounds and carcass construction and all that, but that misses the most important thing about tires. Now, it’s...
View ArticleStop Getting Scared in Corners
What if I told you that what you read on the internet, or maybe what you were taught was totally wrong? What if us as a motorcycle community have been looking at corner entrance the wrong way? Let me...
View ArticleLearn How to Gain Confidence In Your Tires
You want to be able to trust your tires? Yeah? You want to know what it feels like to be able to lean into a corner or go to the brakes and know they will stick. Tires are crazy complicated things...
View ArticleHow Do Motorcycles Actually Turn
Countersteering is probably the most misunderstood concepts in motorcycling. When I was learning to ride, it was widely dismissed. Then when I became a riding instructor, it was believed that it only...
View ArticleHave You Been Wrong About Foot Position?
Every summer, I coach what we call the A.R.T., the Advanced Rider Training. It’s a riding school taught at our local track, using a Yamaha Champ School-approved curriculum. The goal is to help riders...
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