Ive been riding for 5 years now on the street and this weekend i ran with a bunch of guys who just blew me away in the corners. It was only my second time out this season but it felt like it was my first time riding ever.. I forgot everything i learned about conering... slow, look ,lean, roll, and i got that feeling that the bike was gonna fall over in a turn..a feeling i havent felt in a long time..has anyone experienced this before? or am i going crazy? And how do it get it back I always ride a bit on the conservative side because im parinoid of getting T-BONED but I never rode as crappy as I did last weekend..Please Help:scratch

Nothing to worry about, just gotta get used to riding again.

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Yea You Will Get It Back In No Time

take it to the track .. problem fixed in the first session

I have noticed that I am not as comfortable in the corners during the beginning months of the season. As I continuously put in seat time, I get more and more comfortable. This has happened every year I have been riding so far. I think you'll get back into it quickly.

I have noticed that I am not as comfortable in the corners during the beginning months of the season. As I continuously put in seat time, I get more and more comfortable. This has happened every year I have been riding so far. I think you'll get back into it quickly.

Yeah come to think of it this has happened before and it was only my second time out this season,plus i just had surgery about a month ago on my hip so thanx for the support guys and i know ill get back into the swing of things cause i have a few noob friends from work that bought bikes that need some training,:cheers

Hey just take it slow and get back the feel.......i've been riding all year so i'm just cooking the corners now that the ground has warmed up. Hey i'm close to you hit me up if you ever want to ride.

same thing happened to me after i low sideded... just be patient.....

Hey just take it slow and get back the feel.......i've been riding all year so i'm just cooking the corners now that the ground has warmed up. Hey i'm close to you hit me up if you ever want to ride.


Thanx man..I could use a good training session im usually off most weekends.:cheers

This happens often when a rider is confronted with a much better group of riders. The shock often makes the rider ride even worse, leading to greater stress and anxiety. The lack of recent practice and make the situation even worse.

The problem is compounded due to the fact, that the rider often has delusional or rather distorted assessment of their riding skill -- or rather lack of.

The cure?

Accept a more realistic approach and work to improve.

That makes sense

This happens often when a rider is confronted with a much better group of riders. The shock often makes the rider ride even worse, leading to greater stress and anxiety. The lack of recent practice and make the situation even worse.

The problem is compounded due to the fact, that the rider often has delusional or rather distorted assessment of their riding skill -- or rather lack of.

The cure?

Accept a more realistic approach and work to improve.


this is great advice.

the cure is to slow down, work on the basics, and repeat until they are second nature. sometimes its hard to do this, because you have to put your ego in check and block out everything except you, the bike, and the road.

the one time i got into trouble and had a minor get-off was when i was trying to keep up with more experienced riders on an unfamiliar road. before i knew it, i had abandoned all mechanics and was racing to keep up. then i ran wide.

let them go on ahead. stay at your own pace and before you know it the speed will just be there.

this is great advice.

the cure is to slow down, work on the basics, and repeat until they are second nature. sometimes its hard to do this, because you have to put your ego in check and block out everything except you, the bike, and the road.

the one time i got into trouble and had a minor get-off was when i was trying to keep up with more experienced riders on an unfamiliar road. before i knew it, i had abandoned all mechanics and was racing to keep up. then i ran wide.

let them go on ahead. stay at your own pace and before you know it the speed will just be there.

Thats exactly what happened minus the get off..Like i mentioned those guys had been riding early in the season and it was only my second time out..I usually dont get "fast" untill mid season some time.Unfortunately work keeps me busy all week and i usually ride on the weekends. I havent been out since then but as soon as the weather breaks ill be practicing once more.:cheers

this is great advice.

the cure is to slow down, work on the basics, and repeat until they are second nature. sometimes its hard to do this, because you have to put your ego in check and block out everything except you, the bike, and the road.

the one time i got into trouble and had a minor get-off was when i was trying to keep up with more experienced riders on an unfamiliar road. before i knew it, i had abandoned all mechanics and was racing to keep up. then i ran wide.

let them go on ahead. stay at your own pace and before you know it the speed will just be there.

same exact thing happened to me, was riding with seasoned track riders round here, most with track prepped bikes and I had only been riding for about 6 months. They were flying on familiar roads and I purposefully put myself in the back so i could observe and learn, by the second weekend I was keeping up with the last rider and the 3rd weekend I was at the lead of the second pack, and the 4th I was in the lead pack. What did I do to accomplish this?? Nothing! I just rode and guided the bike, nothing more. I didnt worry about lean angles or any of that stuff. My off pavement excursion i was carrying too much speed into a corner, tried to throw it down in the corner and there was a little bump in the middle fo the corner and I hit it...it upset the suspension....startled me and I trail brakes unconsciously....rear end got squirrely and I dtood the bike straight up and ran off int some grass...let off throttle...put feet out......got back on the road and all was fine....then at our first stop i went to the bathroom and cleaned all the shit out of my pants.

Move to somewhere you can ride all year around!

I am riding my bike all year long. I may miss a couble of weekends and thats it. resentlry a friend came back after a very long break and when we stoped for a coffee the first thing he said was 'F***k you were going very fast'. I told him NO you were going too slow. People come back after a big break and they expect to be fast. its not like that you need time to grow confitence and to relearn the road. take it easy at first.

i went to deals gap this weekend and i really think that i improved...a group of guys were just flying through corners and i was sticking with them pretty good. when we pulled over they asked me how long i had been riding and when i told them i had the bike a month they about shit themselves...that made me feel really good. anyways about the corners, whats the best way to brake into them, use the engine to help or hold the clutch and the ease it back out once your slow enough to take the corner. im assuming using the engine braking kinda helps with the trail breaking affect, am i right?(my first bike was a pos drag only bike, never road the twisties)

If there is no down shifting there is no reason of using the clutch just close the throtle and brake.
if you are down shifting then you mast learne to much the revs of the engine when you let go the clutch otherwise the back will slide even if you have slipper clutch.

yeah I got the rev matching down decent. just didnt know if disengaging the clutch would let you stop faster...allowing u to drive deeper into the corner. basically does the brake rotor have to stop more reciprocating forces from the crank and tranny. I'm sure engine compression doesn't do all the work....does this make sense?

since you are not that experianced and also coz its a road i will give you an advice. the less thinks you have to worry about when driving the faster you will go. I usually dont use the brakes on the road i only use the engine to brake before entering a corner. This way all my consentretion goes to getting my entry speed right thus making me a lot faster than most of the people i now.
Saying the above means that the engine will help the bike to brake.
kipping your momemndum is the key. Dont bother with the braking at this moment. Try to get your entry speed right, this is more easy to do when you are not using a lot of brakes. Trust me on this.

Yeah come to think of it this has happened before and it was only my second time out this season,plus i just had surgery about a month ago on my hip so thanx for the support guys and i know ill get back into the swing of things cause i have a few noob friends from work that bought bikes that need some training,:cheers

What kind of hip surgery? I have a Birmingham replacement that I got back in November. It has taken me forever to get my confidence back after buying a new bike...

I Have And Or Had The Same Problem But I Believe My Cornering Anxiety Stemed From And Accident That I Had And Low And Behold Now I Am Even More Aggresive In The Corners, It's Just A Matter Of Overcoming Your Fear.