Counter-steering
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Not hardly. I am not qualified to explain to you how to ride a motorcycle. If you want to learn how to ride, the absolute best thing to do is buy a motorcycle and go ride it. If you want to learn how to ride like a pro, then you need to take a class. Even if I were a racer or stunt rider, I am not an instructor, and would not help you the way a qualified instructor would.
I do not consider myself a novice however and I am more than capable of riding my Harley beyond its limitations. I have little interest in erasing the chicken strips on my tires, or grinding my foot rests off.
I do not consider myself a novice however and I am more than capable of riding my Harley beyond its limitations. I have little interest in erasing the chicken strips on my tires, or grinding my foot rests off.
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Not hardly. I am not qualified to explain to you how to ride a motorcycle. If you want to learn how to ride, the absolute best thing to do is buy a motorcycle and go ride it. If you want to learn how to ride like a pro, then you need to take a class. Even if I were a racer or stunt rider, I am not an instructor, and would not help you the way a qualified instructor would.
I do not consider myself a novice however and I am more than capable of riding my Harley beyond its limitations. I have little interest in erasing the chicken strips on my tires, or grinding my foot rests off.
I do not consider myself a novice however and I am more than capable of riding my Harley beyond its limitations. I have little interest in erasing the chicken strips on my tires, or grinding my foot rests off.
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I did not know what is "trail braking". I just looked it up. This may be what I have been looking for. I need a way to negotiate high speed sweeping turns on the highway. When I say "high speed" I mean highway speeds, 70mph. I have been slowing down to negotiate those turns but I realize that I can't continue to do that on the highways.
At regular highway speeds, there should be no need for you to slow down to negotiate curves. They are designed to be ridden at those speeds.
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I know what to do...
You slow down, you counter-steer and then accelerate. Or as some said, you Look, lean and roll.
Look, Lean and Roll
Last edited by MikerR1; Oct 18, 2016 at 07:31 PM.
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If people want to be so critical in this thread about high speed turning on a motorcycle, I highly recommend a beginners racing course. Or, just go hang out at the track on track days. You will learn something, I promise.
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Lets say you are right. Lets pretend I am traveling 70 mph. I enter a sweeping curve and begin to feel my motorcycle wanting to be pushed to the outside (or go into the ditch as keith would say). What do I do? If you say I do not slow down, what am I supposed to do? Do I counter-steer without slowing down?
I know what to do...
You slow down, you counter-steer and then accelerate. Or as some said, you Look, lean and roll.
Look, Lean and Roll
I know what to do...
You slow down, you counter-steer and then accelerate. Or as some said, you Look, lean and roll.
Look, Lean and Roll
Last edited by skratch; Oct 18, 2016 at 07:39 PM.
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Note: Positive Steering is counter-steering
This is exactly what the diagram I posted earlier showed.
Last edited by MikerR1; Oct 18, 2016 at 07:42 PM.