Riding Technique Knowledge

This is what we explain during training — the physics behind it, the typical mistakes, and what happens in a rider's head while the two meet.

The articles are ordered by topic, not by date. Riding physics does not go out of date, and none of these texts will be obsolete in two years. Each one answers a question we get asked regularly on the training ground, and ends with something you can try on your next ride.

Cornering & fundamentals

Vision Is Not a Tip. It Is a Sequence.“Look where you want to go” is not enough. Vision on a motorcycle is a sequence of three points — and it is the first thing that collapses under stress.

Braking & traction

Why Your Motorcycle Stands Up When You Brake in a CornerWhy a motorcycle stands up when you brake in a corner: brake steer torque, the explanation most people give and why it is wrong, and what follows for riding.
Trail Braking: Why the Brake Stays Your Tool for LongerCarrying brake pressure into the lean and releasing it progressively: what trail braking does, where its limits are, and why the taboo backfires.
The Traction Budget: One Supply for Lean, Brake and ThrottleLean angle, brake and throttle draw on the same limited supply. How the traction budget works, and why its actual size stays unknown to you.

Orientation

Riding Safety, Cornering, Race Track: What Each Format Can DoRiding safety training, cornering training, track days: what actually separates the formats, and how to choose between them.