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Title: How are you on corners?? Post by jbrough7 on 10/21/05 at 17:18:24 I'm right handed. I love taking left corners but I kinda suck at right corners. Anybody else notice a difference (and please no jokes about masturb-t-on!!) |
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Title: Re: How are you on corners?? Post by babbalou on 10/21/05 at 17:36:28 I'm left-handed but if I'm really pushing the limit I'm a little more comfortable on left turns. Don't know why but could be from the vacant lot mini-bike track I rode on as a kid. We all went counterclockwise for some reason, maybe from watching the Indy 550 or something. |
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Title: Re: How are you on corners?? Post by savage777 on 10/21/05 at 17:54:07 I'm a lefty but I seem to favor making right turns as far as being comfortable leaning really deep into the turn. I've been riding since I was 10 or 12 so I feel that I am a skilled rider (and by no means do I claim to be anything other than an " experienced novice " @ 25 if that makes sense") but I kinda know what you mean by favoring one side to the other. But like they say Practice Makes Perfect . |
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Title: Re: How are you on corners?? Post by bentwheel on 10/21/05 at 18:02:35 jbrough7 wrote:
That's a normal phenomenon. With more ride time, right turns will be just as natural |
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Title: Re: How are you on corners?? Post by Conway on 10/21/05 at 19:18:07 |
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Title: Re: How are you on corners?? Post by jbrough7 on 10/21/05 at 19:43:19 Yeah, when I give people directtions to my house they just end up going in circles but they do finally arrive! |
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Title: Re: How are you on corners?? Post by RadarORiley on 10/22/05 at 00:38:49 Since I took the Rider's course, everytime I head into a corner, I hear the instructor's voice saying " head and eyes". Try turning your head in the direction you plan to go and looking into the turn. Sounds dumb, but it works, I've made turns that I was sure were going to dump me with this method. My daughter & I also love to find a clear section of road and weave the white lines, that helps also, but we're in the country so don't have to worry about traffic. Our favorite rides are twisties and some of them have deep right and left turns, just keep practicing. |
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Title: Re: How are you on corners?? Post by jbrough7 on 10/22/05 at 02:17:14 It's just like anything else, practise makes perfect, I guess. I really believe corners are THE reason to ride a bike. Every single one is different and it's a real buzz to get through each one at speed. I'm sure not a racer, though. My nephew scrapes his pegs a lot, and I've never done it once. I imagine if I saw myself in action, I'd think, "Look at that old guy dawdling along!" but it seems fast at the time. I read where something like 35% of motorcycle accidents occur on corners and it's just the bike itself, with no cages around. Either the person was simply going too fast or he braked too late. Also read that most accidents with bikes and cages occur at an intersection where the biker is going straight through and a car is turning left at the lights in from of him and doesn't see him. I take country roads to work and sometimes only see three cars in 25 minutes. One time, I was coming up to an intersection where the crossroad had the stop sign and I could see an old farmer in his pickup just moseying right along...could tell he was going to run the stop sign and sure enough he did, didn't even look left or right. I had to jam on the brakes but I stopped in time. If I had barely noticed him and assumed he was going to stop, my wife would have already collected on our life insurance! Anyway, now I approach every single intersection as if the guy does not see me as me and the suzi have some sort of invisible cloak on! >:( Come to think of it, I wonder if she hired the guy!@#@! |
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Title: Re: How are you on corners?? Post by Greg_650 on 10/22/05 at 07:59:25 jbrough7 wrote:
It is the same for me and I'm right handed. I find right turns to be more difficult because I can't see as far ahead while I'm looking for that loose gravel in the road. On the other hand, the left turns offer a better view, but if there is a crown in the road, I tend to drag the left peg more. Gotta make sure not to hang my head over the center line, too...never know when a cager is taking a wide right hand turn from the other direction. |
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Title: Re: How are you on corners?? Post by jbrough7 on 10/22/05 at 15:36:42 I've never dragged a peg (or pegged a drag!). Is it quite a shock to the bike or is it no big deal? |
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Title: Re: How are you on corners?? Post by Reelthing on 10/22/05 at 15:56:22 Might wake you up the first time - sorta grinds and knocks your foot up a bit if it's a direct hit, as in gun it, lean it hard and bang hit it. If you slow lean over and just rub it not much happens. |
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Title: Re: How are you on corners?? Post by jbrough7 on 10/22/05 at 16:15:56 Worst thing I've ever done (i'm new at this) was not pay attention and then when I did see the brake lights in front of me, I hit my back brake without thinking. She locked up and I had time to think, "She's going down and I am going to die." But it really wasn't that bad. Had to pull off for a smoke and to settle my heart down, though! :o |
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Title: Re: How are you on corners?? Post by sluggo on 10/22/05 at 17:35:27 dam good, with enough miles under your belt the machine will become part of your body. your movements will be fluid, and when a scary moment happens you will just react and ride on. it's a wonderfull feeling. as i said it will come, just need lots of time in the saddle. |
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Title: Re: How are you on corners?? Post by SavageDude on 10/22/05 at 19:33:20 jbrough7 wrote:
Wheww!! I had a couple of those moments too :o I learned to prepare when ever I'm getting close to that stale green I just cover my front brake and get ready for the YELLOW. If I think that the bike will not stop completely by the time I got there, I gun the throttle and go right on through(just make sure that no car on the opposite traffic is waiting to turn left--it can be ugly if we both go for that YELLOW light) I guess that is why in MSF class, they say you need 100% of attention when riding. |
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Title: Re: How are you on corners?? Post by jbrough7 on 10/23/05 at 00:59:53 Yeah, but then a pretty seat cover walks by and whaddaya gonna do? |
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