NEW FOR 2026!
Series 6
If you’ve ever wondered how to set the correct speed for every corner, or why group rides often seem slightly dicey, MCN has just launched a new series of videos that can help take your riding to the next level.
Made in conjunction with Bikertek and Rapid Training, the videos are a perfect way to kick off your riding season, with each episode containing dozens of tips for experienced and novice riders alike.
“The basics of great riding - superb vision, planning and machine control - are the same no matter how years in the saddle you’ve had,” says Giles Lamb from Rapid Training, an ex-traffic cop who presents the videos. “These videos let experienced riders brush up on skills that might have waned over winter, and give newer riders tips that could transform their riding.”
EPISODE 1:
Assessing Risk
Clearly this is a crucial skill for motorcyclists, but one that a lot of us regularly get wrong - perhaps being surprised by cars pulling out, or corners tightening up.
The video shows the techniques you can apply to both increase your safety margin and - crucially - enjoy your rides more.
EPISODE 2:
Left-hand Bends
Mucking up a left hand bends is one of motorcycling’s most terrifying experiences because running wide puts you on a collision course with oncoming traffic. That’s why MCN and Bikertek devoted their latest better riding video entirely to left-handers.
“Choosing the correct line is crucial,” says Rapid Training’s Giles Lamb, the ex-traffic cop who presents the series. “Turn in too early and you could run wide. But staying out wide for maximum vision can mean you ride dangerously close to oncoming traffic. It’s a tricky balance, and this video explains how to get it right, every time.”
EPISODE 3:
Perfect your corner speed
Judging how fast to take corners is a skill most motorcyclists learn by trial and error over the years, and yet a lot of us still mess up – either going in too slowly or, far worse, entering too fast. But it needn’t be like that.
There are proven techniques you can use to get it right each time and in the third video of MCN and Bikertek’s better riding series, Rapid Training coach Giles Lamb explains them all. “The crucial technique is to enter a corner at a speed and on a line that can maximise your exit,” he says. “That way you’re not only far safer, but quicker too.”
EPISODE 4:
Get right handers right
Right hand corners trip up a lot of experienced motorcyclists, and in MCN and Bikertek’s latest video we’ll explain how to get them right. “One of the key issues is that if you take the best line for vision - ie, staying out left - you’ve probably got trees or walls right beside you,” says Rapid Training coach Giles Lamb. “Our natural instinct is to turn into the corner to get away from all that. But if you turn in too early you come head to head with oncoming traffic in the middle of the corner, or run wide on the way out. In the video I’ll explain the techniques you need to stay on the perfect line.”