[WildGreenLeave]

I've got my motorbike license but (for private reasons) I never bought a motorbike, so maybe I am making a stupid comment here. However, do experienced motorbikers really use the engine braking to through a turn? I use engine braking in my car but I've never learnt to use engine braking on a motorbike, and also I've always been thaught to never take a corner without gas. Obviously not full throttle, but take a corner while very slowly increasing your speed because it is easier.

[mdip]

To answer your question, and I'm trying to translate something that happens "automatically" for me, now, but it all hinges on: more throttle makes the bike stand up/go straight in a turn. The first part of the turn involves slowing down.

If you want to make a quick turn, you can keep a higher speed up to the turn, engine brake through the first 1/2 (by angle), ease off and apply throttle by the 3/4 point.

Done correctly, the bike will make a graceful turn with a somewhat rapid "dip" in the middle. On a winding road in minimal traffic, you'll spend most of the time in the same gear, hand/foot off the brake, tweaking your right angle to control speed through the curves.