{"id":5426,"date":"2013-08-26T04:00:10","date_gmt":"2013-08-26T08:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=5426"},"modified":"2019-04-10T07:37:06","modified_gmt":"2019-04-10T11:37:06","slug":"riding-technique-demonstrated-by-pros","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=5426","title":{"rendered":"Riding Technique Demonstrated By Pros"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Look1.jpg?resize=350%2C610\" alt=\"Look1\" width=\"350\" height=\"610\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-5427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Look1.jpg?w=350&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Look1.jpg?resize=300%2C523&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Look1.jpg?resize=86%2C150&amp;ssl=1 86w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Look1.jpg?resize=172%2C300&amp;ssl=1 172w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>Back in my youth, I used to teach motorcycle riding courses.  Two main points I harped on with my students were &#8220;look where you want the bike to be, NOT where it is pointed&#8221; (especially when making tight turns) and &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Countersteering#Motorcycles\" target=\"_blank\">countersteering<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Few demonstrate those techniques better than motorcycle cops&#8230;<br \/>\n<!--more-->&#8230; who do this technique each time they ride &#8212; and often, they don&#8217;t even think about it; the techniques come so easy to them.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some photos that show this technique by cops I observed in a riding competition last Saturday.  The photos speak for themselves.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Look2.jpg?resize=584%2C762\" alt=\"Look2\" width=\"584\" height=\"762\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Look2.jpg?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Look2.jpg?resize=300%2C391&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Look2.jpg?resize=115%2C150&amp;ssl=1 115w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Look2.jpg?resize=230%2C300&amp;ssl=1 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Look3.jpg?resize=584%2C440\" alt=\"Look3\" width=\"584\" height=\"440\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Look3.jpg?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Look3.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Look3.jpg?resize=150%2C112&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Look3.jpg?resize=398%2C300&amp;ssl=1 398w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Look4.jpg?resize=584%2C552\" alt=\"Look4\" width=\"584\" height=\"552\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Look4.jpg?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Look4.jpg?resize=300%2C283&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Look4.jpg?resize=150%2C141&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Look4.jpg?resize=317%2C300&amp;ssl=1 317w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Look5.jpg?resize=584%2C420\" alt=\"Look5\" width=\"584\" height=\"420\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Look5.jpg?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Look5.jpg?resize=300%2C216&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Look5.jpg?resize=150%2C108&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Look5.jpg?resize=416%2C300&amp;ssl=1 416w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Look6.jpg?resize=584%2C768\" alt=\"Look6\" width=\"584\" height=\"768\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Look6.jpg?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Look6.jpg?resize=300%2C394&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Look6.jpg?resize=114%2C150&amp;ssl=1 114w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Look6.jpg?resize=228%2C300&amp;ssl=1 228w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Look7.jpg?resize=584%2C429\" alt=\"Look7\" width=\"584\" height=\"429\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Look7.jpg?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Look7.jpg?resize=300%2C220&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Look7.jpg?resize=150%2C110&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Look7.jpg?resize=408%2C300&amp;ssl=1 408w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><br \/>\nLife is short:  ride like the pros.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back in my youth, I used to teach motorcycle riding courses. Two main points I harped on with my students were &#8220;look where you want the bike to be, NOT where it is pointed&#8221; (especially when making tight turns) and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=5426\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5426","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cop-boots","category-motorcycle-ride"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5426","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5426"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5426\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5426"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5426"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5426"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}