Roundabout skills.

[SMOKEU]

A quick flick of the wrist is the easiest way to go through roundabouts (counter steering).

[Biker Mice]

I need to learn how to drift my bike!!!!!!

[vifferman]

Only your peripheral vision?

Well... essentially, yes.
It's like what I said ("glancing") - looking for hazards without target-fixating on them. Being aware of what's going on, while keeping your head/focus pointed in the direction you intend to travel. It's easy (and very useful) to practice looking around without target-fixating. Comes in handy when you're in an "Oh Shit!!" situation and need to look for an escape route.
One way I've practiced it is when there's some crap on the road, like a piece of wood, a pothole, or even an imaginary one substituted by a road marking, caseye, or whatever. I've practiced swerving around it by being aware of it but looking where to go to miss it.

[superman]

Well... essentially, yes.
It's like what I said ("glancing") - looking for hazards without target-fixating on them. Being aware of what's going on, while keeping your head/focus pointed in the direction you intend to travel. It's easy (and very useful) to practice looking around without target-fixating. Comes in handy when you're in an "Oh Shit!!" situation and need to look for an escape route.
One way I've practiced it is when there's some crap on the road, like a piece of wood, a pothole, or even an imaginary one substituted by a road marking, caseye, or whatever. I've practiced swerving around it by being aware of it but looking where to go to miss it.

Yeah, he should have done that kind of thing at the basic handling course. You go down a slalom and never look at the cones, just at the very end of where the seperated cones finish. Works a treat and seems almost magical

[kerryhare]

is this stuff not taught on the basic skills test etc?

No it is not. And going thru the cones is nothing like going thru a roundabout imo. When I first started out a year ago I had problems with roundabouts as well.

[george formby]

Magic roundabouts, often a nightmare. All the hazards you can think of neatly collected in one place. I ride them like a blind corner, very steadily with maximum observation for cars dashing out, slippy goo, off camber slippy goo, white lines, the car behind closing to quick, the car behind trying to beat me to the exit ( lifesaver is my friend) etc etc, then it rains
Maximise your space on the round about, look well ahead round to your exit & be smooth with throttle, speed & braking. I have no hesitation in dominating my lane & riding slowly if I have any doubts about grip. I'm also very clear about indicating my intentions entering & exiting the roundabout & will use the horn at the slightest hint someone has not seen me. I also have no qualms using the bikes acceleration to get out of a potential situation.

[That looks like fun]

What I have found is that how you approach an intersection, roundabout has as much to do with success as anything else.
I do as much as I can before the roundabout, Where is the traffic? where is my exit? lane markings? all these type of decisions are able to be made or will have to be made at some stage so the earlier I can make them the less info I need to process while on the roundabout.
Less decisions means I give myself more time for the other issue's. Road surface, camber, shape of roundabout, girl with short skirt
Its about changing to a system of action instead of reaction
http://www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/ro...undabouts.html
This is the "legal" way of doing it. I have seen Highway Patrol cars doing it wrong so don't expect everyone one to be doing the right thing

[White trash]

I need to learn how to drift my bike!!!!!!

I'll teach ya