Counter-steering
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I couldn't read this whole thread so forgive me if this has been mentioned. When riding my bagger hard thru the twisties I push with my feet too, counter steer if you insist. Got my highway pegs where my heel rest on the floorboard with ***** of my feet on the highway pegs. Got other techniques also but that is in the advanced class.
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I couldn't read this whole thread so forgive me if this has been mentioned. When riding my bagger hard thru the twisties I push with my feet too, counter steer if you insist. Got my highway pegs where my heel rest on the floorboard with ***** of my feet on the highway pegs. Got other techniques also but that is in the advanced class.
Umm... You are joking right?
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When standing on your seat cruising down the freeway arms out parallel, open the palm of the hand in the direction you want to go perpendicular towards the wind creating resistance while maintaining a parallel or "knife edge" position of the opposite hand out to your side, the bike will drift towards the direction of the hand offering wind resistance
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I couldn't read this whole thread so forgive me if this has been mentioned. When riding my bagger hard thru the twisties I push with my feet too, counter steer if you insist. Got my highway pegs where my heel rest on the floorboard with ***** of my feet on the highway pegs. Got other techniques also but that is in the advanced class.
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Using counter-steering, you do not have to slow down in the curve, instead, counter-steering allows you to lean more and keep up your speed.
So there are two options...slow down and shift body weight, or do not slow down and counter-steer(lean more).
As the videos have shown us, for every lean angle there is a natural arc for the speed of your motorcycle. The less you lean the less curvature to the arc. The higher the lean angle the more curvature to the arc.
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Now that we got that out of the way, I have a question about accelerating. Some people say you're supposed to turn the throttle, but then others say you twist your wrist. Which is it? I haven't accelerated much in the year I've been riding, I've been focusing on my braking. But now I'd like to develop this skill.
Counter-carbing?
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If he presses on his footpegs he is shifting his body weight. You can lean the motorcycle by shifting your body weight, but you cannot lean it very far, so to be successful you also have to SLOW DOWN. As I said in another thread, if you SLOW DOWN in the curve you can create a small amount of lean by shifting your body weight. The sharper the curve the more you have to slow down.
Using counter-steering, you do not have to slow down in the curve, instead, counter-steering allows you to lean more and keep up your speed.
So there are two options...slow down and shift body weight, or do not slow down and counter-steer(lean more).
As the videos have shown us, for every lean angle there is a natural arc for the speed of your motorcycle. The less you lean the less curvature to the arc. The higher the lean angle the more curvature to the arc.
Using counter-steering, you do not have to slow down in the curve, instead, counter-steering allows you to lean more and keep up your speed.
So there are two options...slow down and shift body weight, or do not slow down and counter-steer(lean more).
As the videos have shown us, for every lean angle there is a natural arc for the speed of your motorcycle. The less you lean the less curvature to the arc. The higher the lean angle the more curvature to the arc.
"If you're riding your moto over 10mph, you're countersteering, whether you realize it or not."
Unless you only ride in a straight line.
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If he presses on his footpegs he is shifting his body weight. You can lean the motorcycle by shifting your body weight, but you cannot lean it very far, so to be successful you also have to SLOW DOWN. As I said in another thread, if you SLOW DOWN in the curve you can create a small amount of lean by shifting your body weight. The sharper the curve the more you have to slow down.
Using counter-steering, you do not have to slow down in the curve, instead, counter-steering allows you to lean more and keep up your speed.
So there are two options...slow down and shift body weight, or do not slow down and counter-steer(lean more).
As the videos have shown us, for every lean angle there is a natural arc for the speed of your motorcycle. The less you lean the less curvature to the arc. The higher the lean angle the more curvature to the arc.
Using counter-steering, you do not have to slow down in the curve, instead, counter-steering allows you to lean more and keep up your speed.
So there are two options...slow down and shift body weight, or do not slow down and counter-steer(lean more).
As the videos have shown us, for every lean angle there is a natural arc for the speed of your motorcycle. The less you lean the less curvature to the arc. The higher the lean angle the more curvature to the arc.
Serious question. Do you like bikes?
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