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You And Your motorcycle: Riding Tips - Motorcycle Safety Foundation

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Exercise 6a<br />

72<br />

Sharp Turns Without Stopping<br />

Sharp Turns Without Stopping<br />

Practicing this exercise will help you to make sharp turns such as<br />

pulling out of parking spaces or driveways, and turning into a driveway<br />

or onto a narrow street.<br />

Directions<br />

Begin riding straight across the parking<br />

lot, increasing speed to approximately<br />

10 mph. Just before reaching the<br />

“Begin Turning” markers, slow down<br />

and use both brakes to adjust your<br />

speed. Then release the brakes, turn<br />

the handlebars, lean the <strong>motorcycle</strong><br />

slightly in the direction of the turn and<br />

turn your head, looking through the<br />

intended path of travel. Use controlled<br />

clutch release and throttle as you make<br />

the sharp turn. Practice finishing your<br />

turn inside line “A,” without touching it.<br />

Coaching <strong>Tips</strong><br />

Use both brakes to reduce speed<br />

before the turn.<br />

Keep head and eyes up; look<br />

through the turn.<br />

Turn the handlebars and lean the<br />

<strong>motorcycle</strong> in the direction of the<br />

turn.<br />

Use smooth clutch release and<br />

throttle as you exit.

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