Twist of the Wrist II DVD: Precision Cornering Techniques for Today's High Performance Rider

I've bought a bunch of motorcycling DVDs over the years, but this one is hands down my favorite. I watch it every year just before I bring my bike out of winter storage.The technical information is laid out simply and more importantly VISUALLY. You see the physics of what they're explaining in a easy and straightforward way that's very digestible.Part of the video is a "fictional story" about 2 guys learning this information. It's kind of corny. But if you can suffer through it, the classroom and on track portions are excellent. The visual aids are the best at explaining the physics that I've ever seen.I've even bought copies of this movie and gifted it to young riders. It's that good.

Don’t judge a book by it’s cover. After I crashed riding up in Big Bear. I bought my first copy of Twist of the wrist over six years ago and I also bought the book. Everything came into focus on how and why I crashed. And it all pointed to me and my ego. I’ve since let all my friends know of this video and let them borrow it a few times. Hands down all of our riding skills have leveled up like you wouldn’t believe. And after watching this video it’s saved me from crashing more then a couple times. This video is for all riders of all levels. Keith Code nailed it.

I can’t imagine riding without having worked through this material. Probably cuts your risk in half, maybe more. I took rider training lessons when I first started riding, and this is more.

A Twist of the Wrist 2 DVDI hesitated to order this DVD based on all of the reviews that commented on the corny acting. Once I watched it, I have to admit the acting wasn't that bad and it did not detract from any of Keith Code's lessons. Some of the basic rules from his book are covered in an interesting way. Code lectures to a group of young riders, going over the basic concepts in a "slow" and elementary manner to show that this isn't rocket science.Usually the survival reactions and problems are introduced with the 2 main characters complaining after a ride on the road or a few laps on the track. Keith or someone else interjects and takes it into the classroom or the narrator begins covering the problem, solution, and theory. One of the problems I had was staying awake throughout the DVD. The English narrator's tone is extremely boring, but the lessons are important.I found the DVD to be far more useful than both of his books, although Twist of the Wrist 2 (the book) is something I'd highly recommend. The lessons are more oriented towards intermediate to experienced riders headed for track days, although as a beginner, I found the cornering lessons to be useful in passing the Basic RiderCourse and getting my endorsement.Overall: 4/5 stars

Let's face it, if you're a beginner/intermediate rider who has never see the track, all this DVD will do is make you realize how much you suck and that you really need to take a class to truly get better. The DVD is good enough to make you start making steps in taking better turns and feel confident, but if you want to look like the 10 year old kids in the footage who zoom around the track then you'll realize you definitely need to take a class, and probably get the accompanying book as well so you can have a visual guide to practice and check things off.With that said, I now realize that I do a lot of the errors mentioned in the DVD, so it's useful in recognizing why I never seem to get better when taking certain turns, and now I can start working on a couple things in order to break certain habits. But it's breaking those habits that are hard--many are involuntary survival reactions!--so it really looks like taking a class is the only way to make a serious step change in building the right habits and confidence you need in taking great turns. In my opinion, anyway!

The film is excellent, I did learn things I didn't know. The instruction and filming are top notch. This is a good addition to the motorcycle world. It goes into detail about how motorcycles work and riders input. These techniques can be used for street use.The consThis book was designed for race track; it was design for speed. Everything about this book talks Race Tracks.If you are inspired by this book to race on public and canyon roads but not on a race track, then you should not read this book. There are techniques that are worth learning, speeding is not one of them.

Anyone that rides should read this..it will save trial and error in learning to ride well and with confidence. It is a real life-saver if you get into a jamb by entering a turn to fast or any other sort of unexpected problem while cornering.Many riders end up being tragically inured (or worse) when they don't know what to do. This book will open your eyes. Read it. And get the DVD.J

Got the first book in the 80s when I started riding. Got the DVD and the Book for my son when he started riding. The Book is great and the DVD really shows how the techniques in the book are applied. My son reads the book and takes notes then uses the DVD to see how it works. Get these if you want to be a better rider and a safer rider

After returning to motorcycling in my 50 something, I wanted to be able to ride comfortably 'making progress' & capably too as a Brands Hatch track day was on my agenda the following year. Technology had moved on considerably in my 30 year absence and with my steed of choice being an Aprilia Falco 998cc V-Twin it was like learning to ride all over again. A twist of the wrist II provided all I needed and more and made the learning experience very 'real' and relevant with all the answers for a new, returning, or even seasoned bike rider could ever need. The whole cornering 'mystique' is removed and demonstrates, in everyday language, how to corner with confidence. It covers so much more too like why we fail to 'make that bend' which all makes sense once it's been said. How did Brands go after a year with this book - let's just say that more modern and higher output machinery struggled to stay with me in the bends and on the straights as I was able to get on the power earlier, and just consistently wind on the beans using that V-Twin torque. The day started very wet and dried out during the day and at every stage I felt more confident and in touch with what my bike was 'telling me' than a lot of the others in the novice category, simply because I understood what was happening and definitely would haven't enjoyed the day anywhere near as much without Keith's help - he's the master at this stuff and would buy it again without a second thought!!!

A bit corney but the information is as valid today as ever a bit long winded at getting to the point but if you want to learn more about controling your bike and find out what a chicken strip is I would recomend you buy this video and whatch it a few times to take in all the information to make you a better motorcyclist - cant say ive tried this video on the track but when I do a track day ill update this review but it certainly helped with controlling the bike on the road (well that and the bennefit of some good training)

A lot or reviewers have complained about the bad acting between to the two central riders in this video, but I have seen a lot worse acting. It's not that bad. If you focus on the content there's a lot to be learned from this DVD, especially the demonstrations where seeing is believing. It's worth watching.

Im a relatively new rider and suffered a reasonably mild crash about 6 months ago. If I had had this DVD prior to that i probably wouldnt have come off. This things is amazing. Since my crash i started following a lot of videos and articles by Andy Ibbot who is the the California Superbike Schools main man in Europe and just that alone helped improve my riding no end... it also turned me on to Kieth Code who owns CSS and wrote the book the DVD is based on and with some help from Andy Ibbott wrote the DVD as well. So i watched some videos on you tube and eventually decided to buy this dvd. The best way i can describe how this aids your riding is that before its like trying to do a jigsaw puzzle without and picture on the pieces... a bit might fit but you dont really know why. With Codes amazingly well illustrated tips and techniques you suddenly have the pictures to your pieces and you can see what fits where and why. I willl be buying the book very soon.I feel that as a novice this is an essential thing to have.Without a doubt 5 stars.And shipped promptly by 'Aladin's Cave' who had the courtesy to let me know that Royal Mail had messed up and sent it back to them by mistake. The package then arrived by recorded delivery the same day i received the email.

I've applied what I've learned from the video and it really has improved my riding skills and I consider myself a good fast rider. The main points are re-interacted and explained very clearly. Even the science is made clear which gave me the extra confidence to apply the techniques. The only downside, which actually made it comical and my girlfriend cringe, was the terrible acting of the two stooges who were used to apply and question the techniques on there journey to be better bikers.Will be watching it again before biking season starts again next year.