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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...

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How 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,...

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The 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...

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Are 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...

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Five 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...

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87% 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...

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Stop 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...

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Learn 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...

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How 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...

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Have 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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