What happens if you go too fast around a corner on a motorcycle?

The bike decks out with a footrest or fairing, frame exhaust etc hitting the road, the weight comes off the tyres and you exit the corner at a tangent through the scenery if you’re lucky, or hit something solid like an oncoming vehicle, tree etc if you’re not.

However, in most instances the rider just thinks they are going too fast, panics and either hits the front brake or tries to sit the bike up and then brake, which often leads to a fall or simply running off the road.

If riders are confident and competent, they would simply ride around the corner at a higher lean angle, or apply the rear brake and or countersteer and avoid a crash.

On a racing bike with more ground clearance when leant, you can bank the bike until the tyre grip runs out – at around 60 degrees of lean.

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