Learning to "U-Turn"

[James Deuce]

NC24's sound so nice. I'd get soooo lost on a Gymkhana course and if I did get it wrong I reckon I'd just ride off and not return. The shame.

[jrandom]

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NC24's sound so nice. I'd get soooo lost on a Gymkhana course and if I did get it wrong I reckon I'd just ride off and not return. The shame.

Nonsense. You just whip back around to the end of the queue and have another go a few minutes later. Everyone else is worrying about exactly the same thing. It's like how fast you go at a trackday. Nobody but you cares about it. The point is to enjoy yourself.

[misterO]

The OP says: I can do them on the wider roads but the tighter roads prove difficult. This is what the "teardrop" shaped u-turn makes so much easier/better: it significantly reduces the amount of room you need to make the turn. At crawling speeds, if you want to turn hard to the right, first do a little turn to the left. If you want to turn left, first do a little flick to the right. It is a simple technique I've been taught in every advanced riding class I've attended, so I'm a little surprised that no one else has mentioned it (but only a little). Give it a try- see for yourself. It's not hard to do and it really does work.