At the risk of sounding like a cocky new member, i still got to ask "do most people who ride not have a clue how to take a corner? This question coming after a trip a few weeks ago down to North Carolina. The wife and I were following a guy and girl on a goldwing one morning ,traffic was very light as we came to the Famous "tail of the Dragon" the very first corner was a sharp nicely banked right turn. Watching the goldwing enter the corner low and inside I grabbed the brake and yelled to the wife "this is ugly" as we watched the guy and his passenger over shoot the corner, nearly getting t-boned by a Hardly and came to a rest in the shoulder of the far lane, not far from a killer drop. I know BMW riders are a different breed , and like me enjoy learning all they can about riding safely. Taking a corner safely and cutting the apex seem like "riding 101" but after watching many riders including some with years of riding experience, I'm starting to wonder if cornering by cutting the apex is my own little secret to cornering faster and safer?