Mates - i cam accross the below, thoughti d share it with ya.

Also feel free to share your experience on the best cornering practices till we all get it right everytime.

http://www.lazymotorbike.eu/tips/corners/#corner

Mo

I turn my head in the direction of the turn and trace the route I want the bike to follow with my eyes. A little opposite handle bar nudge all the while on high alert. Looking ahead scanning road surface, traffic, and critters, and always jump when the floor boards drag. Am I the only one that has this problem of the dragging floor boards? javascript:void(0);

One thing you don't want to do is to fix your site right in front of you. Most roads do not have a uniform bend in a curve. For this reason it is necessary to make small adjustments while in the curve. If you are fixed on following the center stripe you will find yourself making large adjustments in your lean angle while in the curve resulting in seesawing the lean angle back and forth while in the curve. Instead, look as far ahead as possible and follow the road instead of the center stripe. Looking ahead will give you better perception of the big picture and will result in less and smaller lean adjustments in the curve. Also, you have a better chance of seeing dangers ahead before you get there. One thing in the article I do not agree with is braking only with the front brake while in a curve. Pulling only the front brake while in a lean can have you on the ground in a hurry. I was surprised to see that in the article. Ideally, you want to brake before entering the curve and be off the brakes before entering the curve. If braking is needed while in the curve, a light touch on the rear brake will usually suffice. If emergency braking is needed, apply both brakes together being careful not to apply so much that the tires break loose. Once you have a feel for your machine, you will instinctively know how much brake you can apply before this occurs.

Cornering is not to hard to do well and safely. As others have said, keep your head up and look where you want to go not directly in front of the bike. Brake before the curve and power out of the curve. Be in the correct gear so that rolling off the throttle will give a little engine braking and rolling on the throttle will speed you up. After pacticing this you will find if you start to get to tight in the curve you can roll on a little throttle and it will push you out and rolling off the throttle will pull you tighter. As others have said, if you have to brake in a curve the back brake is your friend. Tires, tires tires! the small amount you may save on cheap tires is not worth one a$$ busting in a curve! Matched tires are importnat so that they drift or slide at the same speed, not one before the other that will turn you sideways and highside you or drop you to the inside. Trust your tires. Many curve type accidents occur when riders think there is no way they can stay up in a curve and instictly bring the bike more upright followed by applying the brakes. Remember that even if you loose traction leaned over and go down it will be much better and less of a drop than if you straighten up and high side or hit whatever is in the other lane or far side of the road. If she does start to go down just lift your lower leg out from under the bike and ride her out. All of this was learned many years ago when I roadraced with WERA. With a little practice those twisties become great fun and very relaxing!

Here is how NOT to corner. This is called target fixation. You go where you stare.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whVXD3ex9DA

This is VERY true and in a bad situation it is hard not to look at something you are headed for. Trust me I KNOW the hard way.

Some one once said... "Don't look where you're going... look where you want to go..."
Funny enough... It works!

Considering that there are very many incidents with motorcycles where the lack of ability to negotiate a curve was the main cause of a crash I also give TWICE the amount of space between me and whatever it is I'm following.

If it's a fellow motorcyclist I'm even more aware to keep my distance. If they "loose it" and miss the curve I don't want to follow them into a crack up by being distracted at their mistake. We had this happen on a group ride back in the spring.

One fellow missed the curve and hit some gravel but managed to keep his bike up. The next fellow was watching the first and followed right after him but wasn't able to stop and struck the first guy breaking his ankle when they bumped.

-M7