Slow Speed Practice Is Not Embarrassing

Slow speed control is where a lot of riders feel awkward, so they avoid practising it. That is a shame, because it helps everywhere: fuel stops, car parks, tight junctions, U-turns, traffic, and group rides.

Find a quiet space and practise starts, stops, clutch control, rear brake use, figure-eights, and looking where you want to go. Keep it boring and repeatable. You are not performing. You are building calm hands.

The riders who look effortless at walking pace usually earned it somewhere quiet.