Many motorcyclist struggle with low speed turns, the reason for this , is they don’t understand the laws of physics being applied to the motorcycle during turns.

1st the motorcycle can only turn while leaned over. When the motorcycle is leaned over the center of gravity is moved away from the traction patch (where the tires touch the road) and gravity pulls the bike to the ground. At road speeds, the bike in a lean is balanced by the centrifugal force created by the turn. BUT, when you are in a low speed turn there is not enough centrifugal force so the rider must be the counter balancing agent for the bike.

People tell rider lean your shoulders out away from the turn to balance the motorcycle. The problem is they don’t say how far to lean out. Your head and shoulders need to be directly over the traction patch to properly balance the bike. The way I like to accomplish this is to keep my shoulders still and lean the bike into the turn with my butt. This keeps the center of gravity over the traction patch and allows you to lean the bike without the feeling of it falling over.