What amI doing wrong?
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From: Republic of Texas
I can tell when someone has got their skills down by looking at where they are looking. If they are still looking down anywhere in a curve instead of around the curve, they suck unless the road has ******* painted on it. Same thing with going down the road. Everyone I ride with that has been riding forever not only watches the road but they are constantly watching everything. Hard to explain but I call it relaxed riding with total concentration and situation awareness.
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From: Central Illinois, Between I-80 and I-74
One thing that hasn't been mentioned is if necessary slow down before entering the curve, accelerate through the curve. At least maintain speed through the curve, slowing down mid curve can cause the bike to "dive" in to the corner.
I can tell when someone has got their skills down by looking at where they are looking. If they are still looking down anywhere in a curve instead of around the curve, they suck unless the road has ******* painted on it. Same thing with going down the road. Everyone I ride with that has been riding forever not only watches the road but they are constantly watching everything. Hard to explain but I call it relaxed riding with total concentration and situation awareness.
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First make sure U'r not going too fast for the curve and as said above on a sweeping curve to the right I pull on my left grip, she'll go less or more pending on how much I pull.
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From: Ontario East
As a few posters have said, practice counter-steer, relax, set yourself up for entering the curve, throttle back slightly as you start your counter-steer into the curve,look as far ahead (turn your head in the direction you want to go) as possible to where you are going, keep a steady throttle in the curve and when exiting, throttle up. Throttling back in the curve will take you deeper into the curve, throttling up while in the curve will send you towards the outside. The throttle up while exiting will automatically help your bike to stand up by the time you are exiting the curve.
Practice LOTS in the twisties.
Practice LOTS in the twisties.
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From: Phoenixville, PA
Go take an MSF course. It could save your life. Self taught riders are statistically more likely to get into accidents.
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From: Aussie lost in Switzerland
Forward controls should have no effect on how a bike steers. At speed, in order for a bike to turn, it must lean. Push forward on the left grip, the bike leans left and goes left. Push forward on the right grip and the bike leand right and goes right. The most important thing to do though, is look only where you want the bike to go. Turn your head and eyes and look toward the end of the turn. Your hands will follow your eyes and the bike will steer where you are looking.
When I changed to forwards I "felt" like the bike got to a certain lean angle then just wanted to keep going, when in reality the lean angles and physics hadn't really changed, just my body weight and the way it was distributed. Take it easy and you'll get it sorted out. And as stated above, keep your eyes up and looking through the corner, do this above everything else and you'll find you stop thinking about lean angles and really start enjoying your ride.
As also stated, take a course, even if it's a refresher you'll learn something new and useful.
Last edited by Krazy8s; Mar 15, 2012 at 04:02 PM.
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