Top strategies to get better drives and understand high sides

This is the second part of our videos on mastering drive focused corners and getting good drives for @gasonbikeup-motorcycles. If you're interested in road racing or track days, this video is for you! You'll learn from Eric Wood, the head coach for the oldest motorcycle track training school in the United States. In this video, we discuss common reasons why riders are afraid to accelerate the way they should, and offer strategies to both improve your drives and your understanding of why high sides happen. When done right, your drives will both be faster and lower risk! Mastering drives is the #1 to drop your lap times - are you ready?!? Timecodes 0:00 Introduction 0:45 The importance of using all the track on corners leading to long straights 2:15 One test to analyze your corner speed and drive 2:35 The first 5% throttle - your key to better drives 3:37 Going back to roll speed and using it to improve your acceleration 5:38 Understanding high side crashes and their #1 cause 8:00 Goal for the three phases of the drive 9:12 Street versus track application of these concepts 9:38 Self analysis tools - how to know immediately if your changes helped 10:35 Wrap up Please subscribe and leave us comments - we'd love to hear what you like about this video and what else you'd like to see! Have feedback or suggestions? We'd love to hear from you! Check out our website at https://gasonbikeup.com or email us at [email protected]. Our partner companies: https://woodcraft-cfm.com/ https://penguinracing.com/ ‪@PenguinRacingSchool1‬ ‪@woodcrafttechnologies8836‬ #motorcycleriding #motorcycleracing #motorcycletraining