Those effing offset cones

[nodrog:Me]

Replace the cones with babies.

[george formby]

Replace the cones with babies.

Puppies & kittens are cheaper.

[Headbanger]

My advice, is:

Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice.

and when your done; Practice some more....

You want to get to a stage when your on the other side and say 'didn't even have to think about how to do that'.

This.

Everything else is just fluff, practise it untill the connections are made in your brain at a level lower then your conscious thought. Then rather then thinking about how to do it, it will instead be a natural action.

If after shitloads of practise you still can't do it, Then stay off my road.

I find it difficult to fathom anyone having trouble riding around cones, But Im an asshole like that.

[Headbanger]

Puppies & kittens are cheaper.

They move to fast, These are learners after all.

[nodrog:Me]

Puppies & kittens are cheaper.

Doubt it, you have to buy food for those things, babies just live off tit juice.

[DMNTD:Me]

Chicks dig corners....

Was waiting for her to get her knees down

[Maha]

Was waiting for her to get her knees down

Takes more than tits and short shorts to make that happen.

[wingnutt]

1. use the friction zone on the clutch ( this is where the clutch just starts to bite, and bike begins to move) takes practice to get this right.

2. use the back brake only to control your speed, hold a wee bit of throttle, where the bike is moving in the friction zone.

3. at the start, look to cone about 1/2 way down the course, keep looking at it, until you reach it, and then look ahead the same amount.

4. counter steer will not work at under about 20kph, so you will need to steer the bike, keep you back straight, steer into the space, and let you weight naturally move away from the turn (contary to leaning into a curve above about 20kph where countersteering kicks in.

5. this will not work on all bikes but might be worth a go, instead of friction zone, use 3rd gear, no throttle, and back brake only, if it works the bike will not stall while moving.

6. do a search for ride like a pro on you tube.

6a in tight turning look to where you want to go, if its a tight circle, pick a centre point in the middle of the circle, and keep your eyes there.

7. practice practice practice.

8. at your own risk be it.

[Fast Eddie]

...so that the thread is then useful to people with a range of cone-related issues.

I got some cone related issues.. mines blocked up. how do I fix it?

[HenryDorsetCase]

LOL I just watched that video with sound...

"Don't look left" *shows example by looking right*

She's a winner.

well, not to pick holes or anything, but she is demonstrating (in the loosest sense of the word) motorcycle cornerning wearing stilettos, a bikini top and shorty short shorts.

What she was saying actually made sense once I stopped looking at her legs and boobies and whatnot.

[HenryDorsetCase]

Was waiting for her to get her knees down

or, you know, up.

[DMNTD:Me]

Takes more than tits and short shorts to make that happen.

Maybe you're using the wrong bait sir?

[jellywrestler]

well, not to pick holes or anything, but she is demonstrating (in the loosest sense of the word) motorcycle cornerning wearing stilettos, a bikini top and shorty short shorts.

What she was saying actually made sense once I stopped looking at her legs and boobies and whatnot.

really, even the bit about putting the tips of your toes on the pegs so every time you want to change gear you have to move your whole foot???? and the same with the brake...

[aderino4]

Don't even try doing it on Sportsbike.

Did mine many years ago; roll into the test area on 89CBR250R. Instruction said to me, "I've never had anyone pass the cone test on sports bike"
Being young and bullet proof, I challenged him.

Tried it 3 - 4 times; I got half way and fail.

So I borrowed his GN125; pass in 1st go.

If I remember correctly; I did it on 2nd gear, clutch fully out and control the speed using the rear brake. Throttle is pretty much shut the whole way
Then ride it like you ride a bicycle, i.e. turn the handle bar; don't even think about counter steering or leaning.

[hippie]

I Sat my BHT a few weeks ago and the cones were the one thing sthat got me throughly unstuck and worried i might never master the skill.

Eventually i got it after so many half attempts etc etc I personally looked towards the distance and saw the cones in my pheriphial vision (how ever that is spelt.) An i followed a rhythm in my head relax relax turn relax relax turn relax relax turn actually relaxing and having a rhythm made all the difference it also took my mind off fighting the bike and moving with it naturally. Just incase this may help anybody.