This is a very easy exercise from MCrider to practice head and eye placement – i.e. point your nose in the direction you want to go.  MCrider states that using good head and eye placement is an essential riding principal, and something riders need to continually work on.  Where you look through a corner impacts your turning radius, ability to avoid obstacles and your confidence rounding corners. 

Directions:

Begin about 20 feet outside the cone, and ride around it in a circle at a consistent lean angle.  Look over the cone at the horizon opposite of the cone.  Another instructor suggests turning your head as if you are looking for your license plate.

Coaching Tips:

• Do not look down at the cone. Keep your eyes on the horizon.
• The size of the circle is not important. This exercise centers on head and eye placement.
• 1st gear, no brakes, no clutch, just smooth easy circles around the cone.

Problem Correction:

• Trouble with balance. Do not look down, keep your eyes on the horizon.
• Bike is jerky rounding the corner. Use smooth throttle control. If necessary practice throttle control in a straight line first riding at a smooth slow speed in a straight line. Then begin to work on the exercise.