Riding Tips - part 2 (cornering)

CORNERING - It can make or break your racing career. It's essential to develop from your natural skills that you acquire from just going out and riding every weekend. You can do this by merging the tips and advice people give you with the natural skills you may or may not already have. When you can do this effectively you will be on your way to going pro.




Tip 1 - WHERE TO LOOK

You may think i'm crazy, but trust me this really is important. If you keep your eyes focused on the line/rut you wish to take but in the middle (not at the start) of the turn as you approach the corner and then once you begin executing the turn move your eyes to the end of your chosen line.

I'll make it simpler for you if you did'nt quite get that first paragraph.

When aproaching a corner-

• look to the middle of it where your chosen line is

When your halfway round the corner-

• Look to the end of your line

Tip 2 - Body Position

As you approach a corner you should be standing in the attack position right up until you begin to turn. This helps because as you shift from standing to sitting at the very last moment all your weight is transferred into downforce to give you more initial grip in the first part of the corner.

The position you should transition into from standing is having your body nearer to the front of the bike leaning into the turn (if it's bermed) with your inward legs foot being off the peg facing the front wheel at an angle like in the picture above.

The technique for off camber turns with no berms is different. You still lean the bike slightly into the turn but you sit in a more upright position on the seat. Also it is wise to  ease the throttle on smoothly for off camber turns as quick jolts of throttle can cause the back to slide out a bit to much , meaning you will lose speed and a few valuable seconds of your lap time!

Tip 3 - ACCELERATION

If you are executing a turn on a bermed corner , you should begin with a slow-mid throttle at the beggining of the turn then gradually as you get further round the corner start to get on the gas more and more. You'll know you've done it right if you feel a kind of slingshot affect from a bermed corner . By slingshot I mean you should come out of the corner faster than when you went in.

That's all for now I'll update this post soon giving more detail and also get ready for Riding Tips - part 3!! (jumping)

And remember practice makes perfect! dont forget to tell your mates about this site if you like the riding tips!! thanks for your support.