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Ok I just completed my MSF course yesterday the 17th of July. I got a perfect score on the written and lost a few points on the skills because I went too slowly through the decreasing radius curve which is funny since I was getting yelled at the instructors for going too fast during the practice and to slow it DOWN!!! It was easy though, I even did the boxed figure eight using only half the box. However, I came out a bit confused so I would like to ask these questions and get an exact answer before I find out the hard way.
To steer the motorcycle at slow speeds 10mph or under, you turn the motorcycle into the direction you want and lean the opposite way, which would be counter steering the bike.
To steer the motorcycle at speeds above 10mph you lean into the direction of the turn and use your hand to push the bike.
e.g. To make a right turn you would look right, push with your right hand and lean right.
Also, the course is great and even though I had 2 months experience on my ninja 250 and found most of the riding exercises were a breeze; I would still highly recommend this course because I did learn some things that I feel will be the basis for being a better and safer rider.
To steer the motorcycle at slow speeds 10mph or under, you turn the motorcycle into the direction you want and lean the opposite way, which would be counter steering the bike.
To steer the motorcycle at speeds above 10mph you lean into the direction of the turn and use your hand to push the bike.
e.g. To make a right turn you would look right, push with your right hand and lean right.
Also, the course is great and even though I had 2 months experience on my ninja 250 and found most of the riding exercises were a breeze; I would still highly recommend this course because I did learn some things that I feel will be the basis for being a better and safer rider.