I am an “easy man”. Many of you have asked me for a video about cornering and that it be done with a whiteboard. Your wishes are our orders. So here we go with this video with lots of curves and lots of whiteboard. Let’s set the subject: We are talking about how to trace the curves on a motorcycle and on the road. With 4 wheels, things are different on the track. We will make a video about how to trace curves on the track, although the difference is not that much. I always say one thing: “Tracing well can help you go faster without falling or to go safer at the same speed”. But the difference is not that much except for one thing: In races there are some traces to make times in training and others to go fast in the race “covering” gaps. But, if you are interested, this will be another video. It is more difficult with 2 than with 4. Of course I go on the street on a motorcycle and in a car. And I have ridden on the same circuits with a motorcycle and a car. Be clear about one thing: With two wheels everything is more difficult. And I'm not just referring to the risk or the fact that it's more "physical", but to the line itself. For example, on the road, you can't do much with a car. If we assume that we are sensible drivers, which we are, and we don't leave our lane, we have little room to move with a car... but with a motorcycle, without leaving our lane, there is room to move, although here comes the first warning: Be careful on left turns! If we drive close to the centre line, when we lean, the motorcycle invades the opposite lane. Adapt! As a motorcycle driver you have to have the sensitivity to adapt to situations, to your motorcycle and its load. Let's take it step by step: If it's raining or the road is slippery, everything is slower and smoother. It's not just about leaning less, but about not "stressing" the tyres. With a less powerful bike, you will try to make lines that allow you to go through the curve at the highest speed, smoother and more open lines, while on powerful bikes what you will try to do, especially on slower curves, is to accelerate as soon as possible. I have put a double radius curve because it is where the line of a low-powered bike is best seen versus a very powerful one. And you have to adapt to the load taking into account three things: Smoothness, smoothness and smoothness… Types of curves. One of the things that make our hobby beautiful is that there are hundreds or thousands of different types of curves depending on whether they are slow or fast or more or less closed. But we forget that the type of asphalt or whether they are downhill or uphill changes things a lot. There is little to say about the type of asphalt: A good biker or motorcyclist must sense the grip of a surface, sometimes simply by dragging the foot or with a “mini-lock” of the rear wheel. It is one of the virtues that makes motorcyclists very good car drivers. The other is the curves going down or up. It's very simple, a curve going up is like it has banking, you can accelerate earlier and with more decision and just the opposite on a descent... The stronger the inclination, the more obvious what I'm saying is. On the road, the important thing after a curve is that there is another one and that we come out well positioned and at the right speed. 45-degree curve We start with a fast 45-degree curve. If there is visibility, the important thing is to keep the bike "flat" without braking or accelerating and good cornering. 90-degree curve This layout is suitable for most curves that are neither very fast nor very tight. The important thing in this case is if you have visibility at the exit, because if you don't, the layout is not very intuitive. 180-degree curve You'll all be thinking of a slow curve... well, the Montmeló parabolic curve has 180 degrees and is done in 3rd and 4th at full throttle. But yes, it's normal for it to be tight. It is important not to fail to brake, but not to “start” to go to the inside too soon. The tighter the curve, the greater the difference between the entry and exit speed and this has to be reflected in the line. Linked curves It is always said that “what is important in curves is how you exit, not how you enter”. This is always true except in linked curves, where what is important is how you enter the last curve… Many times, in the courses I give, I say that “driving a motorcycle has features in common with trucks”. People laugh and do not understand it. I will explain it to you: In both cases, if you do not have visibility, prepare for the worst, because fixing things in the middle of the curve is very complicated. In a car you have options but on a motorcycle, leaning, or in a truck, with 40 tons pushing you are screwed. I hope this video has met your expectations and if you feel like it we will do one of the circuit lines… if necessary I will look for help. The question of the day. I am sure you h