Newbie Question.....
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Cruiser
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Newbie Question.....
Is it normal to have a strong and a weak side when countersteering? I feel pretty strong going into turns that bank left. However, I am not as comfortable going into turns banking right. When going around a right bearing curve, I find myself pressing on the right grip while ALSO pulling on the left grip.
I know that it takes practice; but, do most people have a dominant turning side? I am left handed so that may be why I feel more comfortable turning left.
I apologize in advance if this question does not make sense. I have only been riding for a couple of months.
I know that it takes practice; but, do most people have a dominant turning side? I am left handed so that may be why I feel more comfortable turning left.
I apologize in advance if this question does not make sense. I have only been riding for a couple of months.
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Thanks for that information. When I told one of the MSF instructors that I felt more comfortable turning left rather than right, he said that was a new one to him. The he told me with a smile that the test was banking right.
Same experience in the tight turns at < 24 ft. Felt good going left, had a harder time going right. Getting more comfortable, but still need practice!
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Agreed. Confident is the better word. I slow more going right than I do going left.
Completely normal.
I sometimes ride with a friend who is a newer rider and he is at the point where he likes to lead once in awhile. Whenever he does, I notice he adjusts his lean once or twice for every relatively tight left turn. He is aware of it and just keeps practicing.
I sometimes ride with a friend who is a newer rider and he is at the point where he likes to lead once in awhile. Whenever he does, I notice he adjusts his lean once or twice for every relatively tight left turn. He is aware of it and just keeps practicing.
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I wonder if part of the difference is that, in street riding, the right turns at intersections are sharper than the left turns ?
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I am also left handed and I find that left turns are easier than right ones. However, I think edilgdaor is right. Right turns are usually sharper.
I've been riding for two years now and one on my harley. It makes a huge difference when you have a well made bike as well. I am much more confident on my Deluxe than I ever was on my Intruder. I also get more practice because I enjoy being out on this bike.
I've been riding for two years now and one on my harley. It makes a huge difference when you have a well made bike as well. I am much more confident on my Deluxe than I ever was on my Intruder. I also get more practice because I enjoy being out on this bike.
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I kinda do the same thing only at slower speeds. On twistie roads I am comfortable going in either direction but in a parking lot, that is a different story. I do prefer to make a tight u-turn to the left. I think that is partly because when I pull into the driveway and up to the garage and turn around, it is always to the left. Maybe I need to start and do the same thing to the right and get more practice doing it that way. Like others have said.......Practice, Practice, Practice.