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Ridden 52 years, raced enduros 17, sponsored for 4 years, and I never stop learning new techniques and roads! Riding, for me, is spiritual, as I call my Street Glide Special, "my 70mph alter." Regarding riding rules in general; 1. look at where you want to go - NOT what you want to miss. 2. always approach corners, slow-in, fast-out. 3. use front brake for all braking - except soft or lose down hills. 4. until more seasoned, brake only approaching turns while upright, downshifting will suffice for most turns if done correctly. Practice downshifting and using the engine compression; especially on a Harley will drastically save brake wear, heat and brake fade on long down hills. So glad I found your channel, and i love the Christian, life lesson woven into your riding lesson; very well done! In Christ, Bikers Wave to All you Fellow Riders!

@OldNotDead-Club

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and also the good advice

@braves1667

Жыл бұрын

I've always heard the first part of #1, but not the "not what you want to miss". Thanks for sharing that. Peace be with you.

@williamsereyko3559

2 ай бұрын

Hawley roiders.....smh.....ANY MOTORCYCLE RIDER!

It's killin me to watch you all ride on the "wrong" side of the road! LOL

@OldNotDead-Club

Жыл бұрын

Lol, how do you think we feel growing up with American TV shows

@jonhelms6496

Жыл бұрын

Especially going into a blind corner 🤣

@OldNotDead-Club

Жыл бұрын

@@jonhelms6496 lol we are all budding stunt men

The fear comes from improper training and riding technique. Novice riders don't look through corners and don't point steer properly. When you start worrying that you went into a corner too fast you need to apply more pressure on the side of the handlebar that matches the direction you're going, look through the corner, and don't look at something in the road. It's not just Harley riders who have bad habits; it's all riders.

@OldNotDead-Club

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, you are correct it applies to all riders

@Oldnumber66

Жыл бұрын

I don’t think leaning more is the answer. Use the correct technic when applying the front brake when going to fast in the corner

@434srt90

Жыл бұрын

Have to say not always is it dued to experience, some have been low or high sided and you get nerves at times, some it make one side harder then the other, sometimes it just bad experience and time will get that back

@David..

Жыл бұрын

I think in this situation guy just needed to increase front brake pressure as he went through the turn. Radius is essentially speed + lean angle. Since he was tapped out on lean angle he needed to decrease is speed more but of course on a keyboard it’s easier to say that. It looks like he was trail braking into the corner trailed off then didn’t realize he could add brakes back on gently (something that has saved my ass).

@Oldnumber66

Жыл бұрын

@@David.. well said

Came hear for motorcycle tips and left with that and great life advice

@OldNotDead-Club

10 ай бұрын

Thank you

Great job explaining the main points of taking corners properly. The key word for new riders is practice. Find opportunities to practice and increase the speed over time. Everything you need to know is in this video and then practice your behind off, soon you’ll do it all like you have always known how. Very well done.

@OldNotDead-Club

Жыл бұрын

Thanks and spot on, practice

My brother in Christ you’re driving on the wrong side of the road

@OldNotDead-Club

Жыл бұрын

Lol, so I am getting told regularly

@jlynneubanks7348

Жыл бұрын

Europe??

@OldNotDead-Club

Жыл бұрын

@@jlynneubanks7348 Australia

@CoolOldBiker

7 ай бұрын

Other country ,he is correct

@DirtyWorka

5 ай бұрын

Stressed me out on that first curve 😅

Another good video. I like dandanthefiremans explanation of looking through the corner and keeping your chin where you want to go, but also “ratcheting” your eyes back and fourth for pot holes. Quick snappy looks at the road and then straight back up ahead. We all have alot to learn and it’s videos like this that help us think outside out riding and maybe think about what we could improve on that we might not have been aware of. Keep up the good work!

@OldNotDead-Club

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your kind words that's much appreciated

I’ve been riding Harleys for over 55 years and purchased a Hayabusa for my one and only sport bike. When I went down I was doing 42 in a 45. Blew a front tire in a pretty slow corner. But when that tire blew it went straight to the ground,so did I!!!. After that I went straight through a guardrail post with the side of my chest. I broke everything from my hips up except for my spine and my neck. Spent months in a hospital lost my left lung. Had a flail chest. ( look it up). Took almost a year to get back on a bike. Back to riding Harleys only. When I crashed I had 9 Harleys in my garage and my Hayabusa. Well wrecked the Hayabusa beyond repair. Sold 8 of my Harley’s and kept my 1999 Fatboy with a 124 166 hp. It’s not even close to as fast as the Hayabusa was. But at 72 I don’t need to fast !!!

@OldNotDead-Club

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, good story - just tragic. It's inspirational that you are riding at 72, well done. The Fat Boy you have sounds awesome!

@insanejoker972

Жыл бұрын

Damn. Sad story hut your still here and still riding so you still won the game of life.

@ltsgarage7898

Жыл бұрын

@@OldNotDead-Club I took a brand new S&S 124 with 130 horsepower. Took it apart changed the cam. Flowed the head’s changed valves and a good header ( RB Racing Black Hole) had it tuned on a Dyno and came up with 166hp. It’s pretty fun to ride.

@ltsgarage7898

Жыл бұрын

@@insanejoker972 along with my motorcycle crash I’ve had 5 heart attacks 2 strokes with no disabilities. I do consider myself a very lucky man. All of this has happened in the last 12 years. My stamina sucks but I’m a pretty happy man. 😋

@OldNotDead-Club

Жыл бұрын

@@ltsgarage7898 that's awesome

This is great info. I've been riding for 30+ years. One thing I think you overlooked. The mechanical setup of your Harley. A lot of your touring bikes have adjustable rear shocks. Many Harley riders don't know how to adjust the rear shocks to stiffen them up to make cornering easier. Also, with baggers, most riders I know don't monitor the rear tire pressure as well as they should. Mainly because it's such a pain in the ass to check the rear tire pressure, with the bags and crap in the way. My point is, if you're running incorrect tire pressure, and you're suspension is set too squishy, it's almost impossible to corner correctly.

@OldNotDead-Club

Жыл бұрын

Very valid points. On mine i have the suspension set near maximum (even when riding solo) and the bike has tyre pressure monitoring - which i though was a gimmick but has turned out to be ultra useful.

@ssg11b71

Жыл бұрын

@@OldNotDead-Club I ride a 1991 FLHTCU. And when I went to restore it the first thing I found was the adjustable air ride suspension in the rear was leaking. I ditched it an put a set of progressives on it, that I can adjust with a spanner. It's a safety thing. If there's too much "squish" on the rear, the bike is doing the opposite of loading the weight to the front.

@OldNotDead-Club

Жыл бұрын

@@ssg11b71 progressives are good I have used them many times

One of the BEST videos for cornering I've seen to date!! 😎👍🏻👍🏻

@OldNotDead-Club

Жыл бұрын

Thank you that's much appreciated

I don’t know how I never saw this channel until recently. I saw the video the channel did on safety but didn’t realize that there were videos with specifics as well. This man is 100% correct & has a great channel. He’s teaching longevity/survival on a bike.

@OldNotDead-Club

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

Thanks for the video. I've been riding since 1966 and didn't even know about counter steering until about 20 years ago. It made a hell of a difference in my riding and in my confidence. I'm 72 and still learning.

@OldNotDead-Club

Жыл бұрын

Great you are riding at 72! Keep it up and ride safe

@jeffreyyeater1780

9 ай бұрын

I just started about 7 or 8 years ago . Harley and sport bike . Once you counter steer it changes things alot.

@BendOver-vd5ur

9 ай бұрын

Your 72 and riding a bike now I am scared!

@BLAKHARTFILM

9 ай бұрын

@@BendOver-vd5ur You shoild be more concerned about the 16 year olds who are riding for the first time. By the way, my riding is better than your English grammar, punctuation and spelling; the contraction (or abbreviation, if you prefer that term) for 'you are' is - you're.

Very well said, agree 100% personally, professionally and recreationally. Like how you dismissed slowing down before the corner but emphasized that single most important factor in almost every scenario.

@OldNotDead-Club

11 ай бұрын

Thank you and thanks for watching

Great video! Just got my Sportster 1200 ( admittedly not the big bikes you’re talking about ) …it’s been 30 years since I’ve been on a bike and I’ve been working on all 7 of the issues you’ve raised. Your explanations really resonate and have given me food for thought for my next ride. Also you’ve got another subscriber !!! Thanks!!

@OldNotDead-Club

Жыл бұрын

Welcome to the channel. Great to hear you are back on the bike. Nothing wrong with a sportster!

@a1southernbelle

Жыл бұрын

Actually Sporty is harder than some bigger bikes they are top heavy I can handle by bigger bike better than my Sportster. Happy trails

@alanbenton1678

Жыл бұрын

This applies to all bikes!even a bicycle requires these fundamentals,only the size determines how heavily or lightly they should be applied.

Nice. Well done and Thank you. Lifetime rider, used to teach this, and hearing someone relay the messages to articulately is quite good. Appreciate it!

@OldNotDead-Club

9 ай бұрын

Thank you

Great video, i've been riding for roughly 20 years, and still some times something catches my eye and I have to be mindful of target fixation, I also find I tell myself "look where you are going" plenty of fun to be had on a bike, practice and thinking constantly to make it muscle memory 👍

@OldNotDead-Club

Жыл бұрын

Thanks that's much appreciated - ride safe!

@garychandler4296

Жыл бұрын

Rule for driving OR riding: never put a vehicle any place your eyes haven't been first. Another term used is "vanishing point". The point where the road disappears, left, right, or center. If the point is getting closer, you slow down, and vice versa. A trick I use in the mountain twisties is to scope the trees ahead; if the gap in the treetops goes to the right, the road most LIKELY will curve right, and so forth.

I am about to get my first Harley SG and I watch all of your videos! Very informative! Thank you

@OldNotDead-Club

11 ай бұрын

Thanks, it's going to be fun congratulations

Another great video! You nailed it. I wish every rider, old or new would watch this.

@OldNotDead-Club

Жыл бұрын

Thank you that's much appreciated

Its taken me about 3 years to really get back to being comfortable compressing myself into the corners like I did when I was young. I'm 60, and it not only feels good again, I ride safer than I used to. Thanks for the video, good stuff!

@OldNotDead-Club

Жыл бұрын

Thanks much appreciated

@BendOver-vd5ur

9 ай бұрын

That's the thing your not young your are OLD!

I appreciate this video, I put my bike down in a gravel washed corner about 2 years ago, I'm still riding but can't break away from that fear and have never rode the same way since, been slowly trying to get bike to the rider I used to be keep it upright and safe yall 🤟

@OldNotDead-Club

Жыл бұрын

Thank you and please don't let fear beat you. Check out this video it has a segment on fear in it... www.oldnotdead.club/articles/three-deadly-mistakes-new-harley-riders-make

@allenvayner4987

Жыл бұрын

Same, ever since I dumped the bike practicing in a parking lot with mud and gravel, I've been scared to lean like I used to. I don't even know what's sand and what's not.

@sterlingm2139

8 ай бұрын

I just had that happened, I had to relocate my finger 😂 but ima about to get my bike all ready to go

Thanks a lot, my friend! I've been riding since I was a kid, but that old saying "You learn something NEW everyday" definitely comes to mind watching your videos. My grandma and Paw Paw told me that when I was growing up and being a Helicopter Test Pilot has been undeniably a game changer. LOL 😅 God bless you and your family! 🙏🚁🚁🚁🚁🚁🚁🚁🚁

@OldNotDead-Club

Жыл бұрын

Thanks much appreciated

Great tips mate.....just returned from a tour of Tassie and without knowing I used most of these tips! For those who are new to riding, take note, these do work 👍

@OldNotDead-Club

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, hope Tassie was awesome

That was an awesome video. Much appreciated and thanks for the life’s corners, I’m dealing with life’s corners right now with my relationship great video

@OldNotDead-Club

9 ай бұрын

Glad it has helped

Very good and accurate advice. I personally think the focus on Harley riders is a positive change. This knowledge is often mistakenly associated with metric bikes/riders when it applies to all motorcycles. I also have find some riders are more reluctant than others to embrace these proven riding techniques. Cheers

@OldNotDead-Club

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Great point!

Once again a great job!!! Enjoy the channel IMMENSELY

@OldNotDead-Club

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, much appreciated

Great content and great job editing your video to keep it flowing. Also appreciate the life advice.

@OldNotDead-Club

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, that's much appreciated

Very good video. I ride a BMW R1200CL. The best lesson I ever got was to look where I want the bike to go, not down at the curve of the road or whatever. Point your head and the bike will follow.

@OldNotDead-Club

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

Stopped by looking to sharpen my skills, was surprised at the life lesson in the middle. Starting a new business and that advice came at a good time. Thanks an ride safe.

@OldNotDead-Club

8 ай бұрын

Best of luck!

I love watching your videos, your an influence to all people who love to ride motorcycles in my opinion. Inspired me to start a channel. It has its challenges in itself for sure.

@OldNotDead-Club

4 ай бұрын

Thank you - god luck with your channel

Yes bro another good vid. There are some dudes that will go cautious on bends others scream it. Confidence, skill, maybe like accidents before or whatever....you ride to your comfort. All the years I've rode was only cruisers because I love the chill of cruising. Man for me its nothing to prove but some blokes ride way too quick for their ability man. All you said was 100% like starting at the tree to hit or turning in too quick but that comes with experience and their confidence and skills grow.

@OldNotDead-Club

Жыл бұрын

Thank you much appreciated

Great video! I’m a bike instructor in the Uk. Have a Glide & a Crossbones. Can’t fault any of your advice in the video. Spot on 👌🏻

@OldNotDead-Club

10 ай бұрын

Thank you that's great to hear

Great on point video. Celebrating 50 years on the street and I am on a Triumph but your advice will help anyone on any bike. Still ride after getting bashed by cagers twice in my 20's doing hospital time for both. I do ride with my high beam on during sunny days. Just want to be seen since that is my biggest personal fear. Thank you.

@OldNotDead-Club

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching stay safe

Awesome guidance love that you do these for us many thanks 🙏 oooh cant wait for riding season again yay !!

@OldNotDead-Club

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, you must live somewhere with very cold winters?

@alexursulajohnson8622

Жыл бұрын

@@OldNotDead-Club yes pretty snowy bc canada

Bro, thank you for this video. You have a subscriber for LIFE.

@OldNotDead-Club

Жыл бұрын

Thanks and welcome to the channel

Dragging floor boards is always a blast

@OldNotDead-Club

Жыл бұрын

Lol true

Really well explained instructions. Even if you know this stuff, this is well laid out and refreshing. Great video, thanks.

@OldNotDead-Club

Жыл бұрын

Thank you that's much appreciated

Sage wisdom indeed! Many thanks.

@OldNotDead-Club

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

I told my buddy who was struggling on corners to do exactly as you said and he looked at me like I was the idiot lmao...he now understands

New subscriber. Watched several of your vids and love the friendly banter. This vids got good advice for any riders of any bike. I'm a 60yr old guy whose been riding since I was 11yrs of age and built my first bike from bits at 11yrs of age back in 73. 👍🏍️💨🇬🇧

@OldNotDead-Club

Жыл бұрын

Thank you and welcome to the channel

@FREE_PUREBLOOD333

Жыл бұрын

@@OldNotDead-Club love and respect from an old arthritic biker in England who won't quit riding even tho I'm in pain until I can't get on my bike. 👍🏍️💨🇬🇧

@OldNotDead-Club

Жыл бұрын

@@FREE_PUREBLOOD333 Thank you

Most Harley's I have ridden have handled reasonably well and remarkably good at low speed manoeuvring once you have a feel for the bike and clutch control. Reading the road, picking the right gear and speed comes with experience. I grimace every time I see a rider braking too late into a bend and some even coasting around. Training is not to be ashamed of. I have seen many a mature rider at HD dealership taking a bike out for a test, clearly having not riden for years. I have not been on a motorcycle this year (health issues but on track for fitness for next year!) and will look for a rider assessment when back on the road, this despite having been an instructor and riding at an advanced level. Never too late to improve your skillset!

@OldNotDead-Club

10 ай бұрын

Tha ks, wise words

Great video. I really liked the info between #4 & 5. Great stuff.

@OldNotDead-Club

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, that's much appreciated

Some great life advice there, lost my brother to suicide two years ago at the end of this month, it’s been bloody hard. He left his xr and a Buell Thunderbolt behind(not going unfortunately) but mentally riding has been a blessing unexpectedly. Hopefully all the practice I put into corners and u-turns on the xr650r pays off when I get a low rider s in September. It should have a far lower centre of gravity which should help. The xr was almost unrideable for the first 8 months before I put a lowering link on it, it was like a bloody draught horse. The new compulsory riding course to get your license was great for explaining how you start out wide and finish in tight. Your mix of riding talk and life talk is bloody good!

excellent discussion, Thank you

@OldNotDead-Club

3 ай бұрын

Thanks

That Indian Larry bike with the twisted down tube and concaved tank is one of my favorite custom bikes of all time... I fantasize about that bike all the time . I recognized him and the bike instantly.... Rip Indian Larry 😢

@OldNotDead-Club

3 ай бұрын

Thanks, one of my favourites too

Im glad you touched on gear choice for cornering. I road raced for over 20 years with many championship titles and can tell you that nothing is more nerve racking then going into a corner and missing a downshit, being in the wrong gear will unbalance the chassie and suspension, you are WAY better off being in to low of a gear then to high of a gear!

@OldNotDead-Club

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, wise words

@overwatch65

Жыл бұрын

Agreed, the HD gear box can take it

@Jeff82556

11 ай бұрын

I agree, it sucks to be "missing a downshit".

@ma3stro681

2 ай бұрын

then going? *than going …

On point video mate! Very informative on all accounts. 👍🏼

@OldNotDead-Club

Жыл бұрын

Much appreciated! Thank you.

Great video, great words of wisdom.

@OldNotDead-Club

7 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

I think most newbie motorcyclist have the most problems with Transitioning Steering Modes. see I am a motor bike mechanic, so I had to ride different bikes all the time. different bikes transition differently, so I had to learn to listen to the bike. ( which is why I can explain what most can't ) it's like establishing a feedback loop, constantly adjusting to maintain your chosen line. taking off through a corner, you're in bicycle mode, when the bike starts to lift you respond with a push on the inside hand grip, ( into counter-steer ); where when slowing down, say into a low speed parking lot, when you feel the bike start to fall, you pull on the inside bar ( back into bicycle mode ) so accelerating through the transition, push down ... decelerating through the transition, pull up .... both rules apply to the inside hand grip ... ride safe.

Good riding and cornering advice... AND some good "follow your dreams" advice!

@OldNotDead-Club

6 ай бұрын

Thank you

5:20 Woah that was such an excellent visual aid.... thank you!!!

@OldNotDead-Club

Жыл бұрын

thanks

Thanks for this video. Good advice for any bike, and any biker. Good stuff!

@OldNotDead-Club

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

Being in the right gear for the corner is probably the most important .being able to throttle out of the corner if need be huge

Just bought my first Harley today. My grandfathers Sportster 1200C. Pretty excited to start learning to ride it.

Thanks again for the (also outside the literally road cornering) wisdom. 🙂

@OldNotDead-Club

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

Excellent Tutorial Thank you

@OldNotDead-Club

5 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it

Hi gents. Great video. Very thoughtful, well presented. Thaks for that.

Great tips. One more. Ride as much as you can. I,ve been riding on and of for 35 years. ( hard and fast ) Got on a few months ago after a few years. I feel like i,m a newbie again. Just taking it easy. Getting the hang of it. I maybe old but not dead.

@OldNotDead-Club

Жыл бұрын

lol thanks. Take it easy until you have your eye in again

Here in the USA, taking a basic motorcycle course, on a lighter bike, of course, is a good refresher of all the points OND makes here, plus you get to EXPERIENCE exactly what he's talking about, on a closed course, supervised, with instructors to help curb any bad habits you might have developed in the past. I highly recommend it, it's a good health insurance policy for riding motorcycles, teaches you how to improve your knowledge so that it prevents you having to use those emergency skills and drills you've been taught also. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

@OldNotDead-Club

Жыл бұрын

I think taking a motorcycle course is great anywhere. There's always more to learn

Just stumbled across your channel. You do a great job of delivering your content!

@OldNotDead-Club

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate that! Thank you very much.

Excellent tutorial whether you ride a Harley or not. I've been riding for over 50 years and I still make mistakes. It's always good to get back to basics and practice. I do quite a bit of steep mountain single lane switchback riding in Arizona and New Mexico on my Harley and proficiency in cornering is tantamount to survival.

@OldNotDead-Club

Жыл бұрын

Thank you and well said!

@corneilcorneil

Жыл бұрын

If you call your bike "a Harley", something tells me that... Not one biker calls a bike by the brand but by model and year.

@whiskeythrottleracing

Жыл бұрын

@@corneilcorneil what's the video title? What's your point then?

@corneilcorneil

Жыл бұрын

@@whiskeythrottleracing My point? That somebody who calls "his" bike only by brand is not a biker or rider, somhe have no riding experience or skills... and so we are back at the title... afraid of his own machine... or stupid and not afraid at all. In both cases, we have a deadly cocktail.

@yumaxr

Жыл бұрын

@@corneilcorneil I have no clue as to what you're talking about, Corneil. If a person's "biker or rider" vocabulary does not suite you then visit places where you can be with people of your caliber. Even if you were right in this instance, a real "biker" wouldn't waste his time pointing out something so trivial.

I'm not the biggest of Harley guys, as I'm more of a metric guy, but I love seeing American bikes being appreciated and enjoyed around the world. When I was stationed in Korea, I'd always have a wave of pride seeing a Harley in Seoul, or talking to some Finns on a TDY about their love of riding old Harleys back in Finland.

@OldNotDead-Club

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, there are plenty of other great bikes too. I have had great experiences with triumph and many Kawasaki's

Great advice!! Thanks for it.

@OldNotDead-Club

10 ай бұрын

My pleasure!

Good stuff, mate. Glad I found your channel and, yes, I am your most recent subscriber!

@OldNotDead-Club

Жыл бұрын

Welcome to the channel - thank you

Thanks for the clear information. From Arizona ✌🏻

@OldNotDead-Club

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

It’s crazy how much more fun riding is once you get over that fear. My buddy told me how to corner in the simplest way, n I couldn’t believe it. Now my pointed straight pipes are ground flat n dip so hard lol

@OldNotDead-Club

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

I was speeding through gears a few weeks ago, got up to fifth and went to downshift and didn't feel the shifter so I looked down and saw it was gone I was stuck in 5th for a lil over 6 miles, I didn't stop at stop signs and luckily I knew a route to get home without red lights. If you are working on your Harley or have someone else doing it make sure you put loctite or some adhesive on when tightening things down.

You know, I've attended 2 multi day riding coursers (one for me, and one with my wife), and I've watched hundreds, if not more, of videos. Your video is the first to cover counter steering with a clear explanation. You may be the first one to explain it at all.

@OldNotDead-Club

10 ай бұрын

Thank you

@kjbigslim

10 ай бұрын

@@OldNotDead-Club It gets to me every time I watch videos of people going down, or getting hit by a vehicle in a curve. If you watch carefully, you can almost always see them fighting the handlebars in the wrong direction, in what should have been a manageable curve.

steering by understand throttle control in a corner . applying a less throttle - slowing down - pulls you into the inside of a turn & adding a little throttle - speeding up - pushes you to the outside of a turn .

@OldNotDead-Club

15 күн бұрын

Thanks

Counter-steering is one of the most important defensive driving techniques a rider of any motorcycle can learn. It has saved me from so many wrecks when some a-hole 4-wheeler has cut me off or turned across in front of me. Definitely great in turns too, but a have to have in your defensive driving arsenal.

@OldNotDead-Club

Жыл бұрын

Thanks I agree

I agree with you if you always do what you did you'll always get what you got sometimes you have to look at yourself from Another person's perspective and check yourself.

@OldNotDead-Club

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, perspective is always good

Thanks great video!!!! I like the comparison!!

@OldNotDead-Club

Жыл бұрын

Thanks that's much appreciated

Wonderful Coaching Brother.... I ride an Ultra Limited so all this is so relevant

@OldNotDead-Club

10 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Very good pointers mate, we can all do with more practice cause that means more riding 😎👌

@OldNotDead-Club

Жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, yep we all need to practice

I ride, but not on a Harley, and this video has good advice for cornering.

@OldNotDead-Club

6 ай бұрын

Thank you

New adventures of a better control I I have had motorcycle training but thanks for two new tips I will be implementing in my ride thank again for your time for my safety of riding my 2022 cvo road glide. The wicked orange colored one.

@OldNotDead-Club

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching that's much appreciated

cornering is the most fun . even on a scooter ; the bro loved cornering his 50 cc bms yamaha thru the turns . here on the west coast in canada we have narrow blind twisties on roads cut thru rocks - learning RIDING to predict oncoming traffic ; wide in their lanes practice Positioning your self in the turns - -out of the turn radius of - oncoming traffic around blind corners . is safer & a lot more relaxing i go as wide as possible entering thru the blind corners and until i can see around the corner ; often uncoming cars are wide

Thank you for the video!!

@OldNotDead-Club

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

Taking a right hand curve, push on the right handle. Going left, push left.

@OldNotDead-Club

8 ай бұрын

Thanks

@derfskittlers6125

8 ай бұрын

@@OldNotDead-Club I was just simplifying. the way you explained it was a little confusing to me. I enjoy your videos

@user-lz9nq8nc4x

13 күн бұрын

any kid who has ridden a pushy should know this. Stunned that he needs to tell anyone

Excellent video brother, great info. God bless.

@OldNotDead-Club

Жыл бұрын

Much appreciated, thank you

Very good advice explained very well👏

@OldNotDead-Club

Жыл бұрын

Thank you . Glad it was helpful!

Thanks all the techniques good stuff

@OldNotDead-Club

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching much appreciated

Great advices, especially the last one, bringing your body inside, is the most important imh => on every motorcycle, on harleys where lean angle is limited evwn more, it is even more important to understand that, as you mentioned, it reduces the required lean angle at a given speed, makes it more safe!... Thumbs up!

@OldNotDead-Club

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, yeah that's probably the most important one

Good stuff here. Did 3 plus hours in the mountains here practicing on the curves.

@OldNotDead-Club

Жыл бұрын

That would be fun

Good talk thank you

@OldNotDead-Club

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, that's much appreciated

Fella Aussie here.Great points and explanations.I find explaining what to do when cornering.instead of saying turn your head in the direction you want to go.I say point your nose where you want to go……Why ?.Cos turning your head doesn’t tell you how much.Pointing your nose to where you want to go,literally forces you to turn your head the correct amount. Once you in the corner,your nose direction should be continually be changing as you go through and exit the corner,so if your exit is to a straight,your head will be looking straight down the road ahead. IF there is an immediate change from a RH corner to a LH corner,you have already started to point your nose towards it and much easier and less movement of head to pointing your nose to the LHS…..Been riding 50 years,done 2 advanced riders courses,Rode Perth to Sydney via coast on a 650 Yammie in 1978,then Sports/sports tourers,most of the time.Ducatis St3s-abs was last then a 10 yr break due to illness,Now on a 2020 HD Lowriders with upgraded suspension.Even after 10 yrs off bikes,I found I still had all the right understanding and skillsof how to handle a bike in the twisties,just needed to sharpen them up and get use to the weight of the Harley.

@OldNotDead-Club

Жыл бұрын

Great advice, thanks for watching

Wow. Pretty tough crowd judging from some of the comments. Excellent content and promotes having fun on two wheels which is never a bad thing.

@OldNotDead-Club

Жыл бұрын

Thanks and the crowd is no problem at all - love reading the comments from the "triggered" crowd

I was doing some great cornering today.. on the interstate where multiple freeways converge.. it’s always my favorite spot to ride.. because .. there are so many lanes all turning into different directions and one point there are 8 lanes..that’s were they all split apart.. so no matter which direction you coming from or going, you have a lot of pavement…and at certain times there will be little traffic.. so you can come flying fast and max out your lean angle ,, if you overshoot your lane you’ll still be safe provided you don’t hit another vehicle.. it’s just a great patch of freeway for high speed deep turns

@OldNotDead-Club

Жыл бұрын

There are some excellent roads every where, sounds awesome

Awesome awesome video especially the words of wisdom at the end! Like attracts like brother

@OldNotDead-Club

7 ай бұрын

I appreciate that!

Your push steering explanation was easy to understand

@OldNotDead-Club

3 ай бұрын

thank you

In the US they train us to turn our head fast so it gives us time to look for hazards. I noticed this year when I went snow skiing the same thing applies. I love counter steering, I read an article about this years ago. It will let your bike lean over much more. In some cases you have to counter weight as well, move around on your bike to help balance it when you roll it over.

@OldNotDead-Club

Жыл бұрын

Thanks - the head turn works really well.

@davidellis7081

Жыл бұрын

I call it "sneaking a peek". Your brain will recognize in an instant if there's a hazard. Too many people "gaze longingly" over their shoulders, etc. and miss what they need to see ahead of them. Pay attention, people!

@Wildturkey10121

Жыл бұрын

@@davidellis7081 I do do this if there is a hazard like loose dirt, I turn my head but I watch the hazard like it is going to move. It is my ocd I think. I know I'm going to miss it, I have my head turned, but my eyes always want to go back to the hazard. It isn't exactly target fixation, just my brain not working right. It drives me nuts, but turning your head to rotate your shoulders is more important... I am still working on that it is just something I have to deal with. I think it is from losing the front too often on dirt that caused a serious crash, and on my last street bike that would slide the front end unexpectedly.

@zacharyhazard6646

10 ай бұрын

On skis you want your upper body facing down hill, not in the direction you’re turning.

Excellent advice, Once you get over target fixation, I say "keep your eyes on the horizon and your brain will take you where you need to go" All your advice is good, bro. I used these techniques on my Hayabusa before I got an HD, used to scrape the fairing on my favorite off ramps.

@OldNotDead-Club

Жыл бұрын

Thats hard riding!

@joebutler3608

Жыл бұрын

@@OldNotDead-Club Yes, I wouldn' do it now, but I recommend 1st gen busa if you can find one unmolested. There are a lot of guys who thought they could buy extended swing arm kits and "improve" their bike lol. pass.

more Emphasis should be put on PUSHING the inside bar and maintaining body position with bike. You're Spot on about moving your eyes away from objects that are Is a danger. I was always taught to see the danger, look for an exit and put your eyes there.

@OldNotDead-Club

Жыл бұрын

Thanks good advice

Good vid, with a lot of truth about many things, not just riding

@OldNotDead-Club

Жыл бұрын

Thank you that's much appreciated

I think the without being afraid part just comes with experience. The more you push yourself, etc…

@OldNotDead-Club

Жыл бұрын

100% agree

A great reason to go riding

@OldNotDead-Club

Жыл бұрын

It certainly is!

Really good video and helpful tips, You should make a video of what to expect/how to ride differently when having a passenger, something that can help first time passengers and riders that are having their fist passenger.

@OldNotDead-Club

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, and that's on the list

IMO The most important piece of advice listed here is "Don't Counter-Lean your bike in a turn " This is something I see Harley Riders do all the time and it's a really unskilled and increases the risk of handling a motorcycle through a counter. Instead Harley Riders need to learn to stay flat with the seat and lean WITH the bike, OR learn to lean over the tank into the inside of the turn, just like those King of the Baggers Riders. If you watch my videos you'll that this is what I do. I ride my Fat Boy, with those floorboards and fat tires, hard into turns confidently with easy because I Lean over the tank just like a King if the Baggers Rider/MotoGP Rider. THIS BODY POSITION IS CRITICAL for Riding Faster, and Safer. Im very glad you brought this up, it's super important.

@OldNotDead-Club

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, you are correct. By the way check out this video same paint job... www.oldnotdead.club/articles/i-took-his-custom-harley-davidson-fat-boy-keep-it-or-not

@FranBunnyFFXII

Жыл бұрын

@@OldNotDead-Club Nice, thank you!

Your videos are well done.

@OldNotDead-Club

5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

Riding a sportsbike through a corner at twice the speed of a Harley with a lot more lean angle, then punching out so much quicker, is a lot more fun than trying to turn a heavy barge slowly through a corner, in my opinion. Good cornering advice though, especially for newbie riders …

@OldNotDead-Club

2 ай бұрын

Thanks I have done both and found the opposite... like the saying more fun riding a slow bike fast than a fast bike slow