looking through the corner is one of those basic principles you learn early, and i agree it helps tons. but ive found that when im driving on a road, almost any road really, when i am looking through the corners i feel like i cant see the road right in front of me, and i might not see a pothole or something. so then my eyes flit back and forth from the road to the corner. anybody else know what im talking about? what should i be doing here? do i just need more confidence? its not like im going too fast or driving on extremely low quality roads (although here in the city road quality is pretty awful).

Practice, practice, practice. It will come with time. I still have flitting eye syndrome from time to time in those sharper turns - especially blind ones - but you will get over that need to look right in front of you with time. It really is a confidence and trust thing. Trust in your bike and your skills. You brain does pick up those potholes even when your eye is not trained on them, and the Hornet will flick around them with no problem in a pinch. So just give it time and keep practicing.

Yep as above..... what helped me was to drive on a twisty road nice and slow and mellow and just kinda smoothly roll thru the turns staying relaxed and looking ahead..... once you get smooth you will begin to get fast and going slower will help your eyes stay up around the turn and not down in front of you..... The best I can describe it is you will begin to "Float" thru the turns with rythm and will find that you can do it faster with time :thumbsup

that makes sense. start slow and get used to it. why didnt i think of that....?

The other point to make here is to not wind it up on a road you don't know. If I don't know what the pavement is like, I'll be plenty conservative. I can always swing around an do a section again 8)

I know this is an old thread but I thought I would add my 2 cents. In the riding tips section there is a post on 50 ways to save your life. One of the 50 is you can't do anything about the 20 feet in front of your bike so don't look at it. Good advice. Before entering the turn it should be scanned for hazards and your speed and direction should be changed if you notice something. After that initial scan it's eyes forward as far as you can see. A book I read talked about spot light vision and flood light vision. Use the spotlight to examine an area in great detail like hazards in the corner. Then use the flood light to see everything else and to look as far forward through the turn. The flood light vision will also slow your sense of speed and keep that from being another source of anxiety in a turn.