Against the curve

Days ago, i begin to be interested in learn more about riding my GS500, i really dont want to become a pilot but i like to learn some techniques to be more safe or to be prepared to the issues of the road. There are two things i learn, i use, and i like to highlight in this post: motor brake and lie down to the curves.

Motor brake, is the dificult way to brake but is really useful in most of cases, it means that when you are going to brake dont use the back brake, instead you down a gear making your engine increase revs wich without accelerating become a brake. But why?, well first you dont use your brakes so it doesnt get heat (simple), and second at the end of brake your engine is in high revs so you have all the power of your bike wich always are in high revs.

So when is more useful? in the road specially when you are going to take a curve, remember we always brake before the curve not inside it, so in the moment you are at the begining of the curve you are at low speed but high revs, perfect conditions to take it.

Now, the most interesting thing is lie down to the curves, so i have been use a technique i learn a month ago: pushing your handlebars in the opposite way you take the curve (against the curve), it means if you are going to turn right, you push with your right hand. It sounds weird at begining but physics dont make mistakes, i do the test, it doesnt need much practice, but be careful and dont push so much is the key.

Pushing in the opposite way causes your bike lie down easy, because the inertia make your bike continue at the direction it has so it lies at the opposite way you turn, so you take advatage of this lie and when your bike is completely lied you stop pushing and take the curve in the ususal way. It is useful if you see the other side too: if you want to pull up your bike, at the end of the curve you pull your handle bars in the same side you take the curve making it stand up.