In my previous post I detailed the Five Most Common Causes of Motorcycle Crashes. The top 2 causes being related to Cornering.

This could be down to the failure to read the road and match the bike speed to the severity of the bend.

Here are the Four Principles of Safe Cornering.  These principles are the basis of the Police teaching for Patrol Motorcyclists and if applied in conjunction with good forward observation will always result in a safe exit to the bend.

The Four Principles of Safe Cornering are;

1 Your machine should be in the correct position on the approach.

2 You should be travelling at the correct speed for the corner or bend.

3 You should be in the correct gear for the speed of the machine.

and the most important one,

4 You should be able to stop safely on your own side of the road in the distance you can see to be clear.

At 1st Class Rider Training – Cardiff we can teach you to read a bend and help you to understand the adverse affects of the  ‘Cornering Forces’ acting upon the bike as we lean into a curve.

Remember these simple rules, especially number 4