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I am left handed and I personally have always been more confident in the right handers. I don't know that I know a reason why, but I seem to take the right handed curves with more "accuracy". By that I mean not having to adjust my angle and finding the right line through the curve on the first lean adjustment.
Best thing to do is practice. My buddies and I will occasionally take a ride with the intent of practicing a few maneuvers. If we find a curve we like that maybe one of us is having issues with we will ride it turn around and repeat it just for the extra practice.
I think left hand u-turns are easier because that's the normal way we do u-turns, so have much more practice turning left.
If you miss a turn, it's only normal to do a left handed u-turn. Maybe in countries that drive on the left, right u-turns are more natural?
Maybe that effect carries over to open road turns as well.
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