Hi,I've watched quite a lot of videos on YouTube but haven't been able to find a clear answer to this question (I probably missed it). I've also done 8/10 of my required lessons (each lesson is >1.5hr) before I can do my exam, so have trial-and-error tried a few different things during my rides.I'd be extremely disappointed if I failed the exam because given how busy the season is, I'd need to wait a minimum of 4-5 extra weeks to redo the exam. Not to mention the ridiculous price of additional lessons and exams. Oh and you can obviously only practice during lessons (ie I can't go out on the road myself to practice), so am trying to do as much mental preparation as possible.Anyway on to the question. Whats the best timing/method of changing gears and the gear itself based on the turn? Sorry if this sounds stupid but I feel that after more than 10-15 hours of city/highway riding, I'm not as confident as id like to be in this regard. What I currently do is: coming up to curve, look through it and gauge how tight it is. Then I break to speed I think is safe and change gears AHEAD of the turn. Lastly I try to keep rolling on the throttle through the turn to come out faster than I went in.Example: I'm driving 60km/hr and see an upcoming 90 degree left turn. I move to the right side of the lane and start breaking (prob a bit too early) so I can take the turn at probably 25-30 km/h. Before leaning, I will have switched gears to 2nd and get off the brakes. In some cases I've tried doing this in 3rd, but the bike clearly didn't like this (low revs, jittering, etc).Rationale for the question: I've heard of people failing the exam because they were taking turns too slowly.Any advice for improvements would be much appreciated! via /r/motorcycles https://www.reddit.com/r/motorcycles/comments/cfx5sy/question_re_gears_inwhile_turning_beginner_rider/?utm_source=ifttt
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