cornering

beatnck · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 29 May 2006 Karma :

im really getting the hang of cornering now, shifting my weight, looking where i want to go and not fixating on the hedge/wall/white lines etc, but only on right hand bends...
on left bends i can get round ok, but i cant seem to move around on the bike so much for some reason, it just doesnt feel right.
am i mad, or do other people prefer right or left bends?? Sad

flame220 · Banned Joined: 06 Aug 2006 Karma :

Nope, an aversity to getting it over on left handers means you are a closet pervert ! Laughing

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beatnck · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 29 May 2006 Karma :

i was afraid that might be the case... Laughing

flame220 · Banned Joined: 06 Aug 2006 Karma :

try going around a roundabout the wrong way.... that should perfect your technique ( & reactions if done at rushour)
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Wafer_Thin_Ham · Super Spammer Joined: 18 Nov 2005 Karma :

on normal riding i go round left hand bends faster. It's a natural human reaction because on right hands you have lorries, cement mixers, boy racers etc. on the inside of you. On a left hander there is nothing. Just try getting used to going at left handers hard, if you look where you want to go you won't end up on the wrong side of the road.
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_Will_ · World Chat Champion Joined: 16 Jan 2006 Karma :

When i first started out i found u turns left much easier than right, just gradually push lefties a bit more and try and do more left corners, should just naturally come to you Thumbs Up

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maybe your french at heart....
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Dark · World Chat Champion Joined: 02 Jun 2004 Karma :

I prefer left handers to right handers, always have, don't know why Neutral

Its very rare i touch a knee down on any right handers and unfortunately most race tracks are clockwise circuits.

It took a long time but i'm pretty much as quick in right turns as i am in lefty's, i just have a completely different riding style for each Shocked

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suzi_bandit · Traffic Copper Joined: 21 Jul 2005 Karma :

I think I'm okayish with either but I do tend to power around left handers far more than I do right handers. I tend to think more about my road position with right handers because if I don't then I find myself cutting the corner a bit which is pretty dangerous.
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akaDAVE · World Chat Champion Joined: 01 Sep 2005 Karma :

I'm the same as I simply have less fear of ending up in a hedge/field/(tree) rather than piling head on into a car. Fear still governs my riding I have to admit.

Also I think it's the amount of practice I've had on roundabouts it just feels more comfortable.
I prefer to have the throttle hand close to my body for more control.
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Kaben · World Chat Champion Joined: 09 Mar 2005 Karma :

On left handers i feel like i can lean the bike right over, but on rights it doesnt feel anywhere as confidence inspiring. Its quite funny as i have much bigger chicken strips on the right of my tyre than on the left lol Embarassed

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Slickfish · Crazy Courier Joined: 24 May 2005 Karma :

This is a huge trend I've noticed, but for me I much much prefer right handers!!!!!
You can practice on roundabouts, finding a decent left hand bend is almost imposible around here.

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suzi_bandit · Traffic Copper Joined: 21 Jul 2005 Karma :

You poor bugg3rs having to go on roundabouts just to feel like you're cornering.
Pack your tents and sleeping bags on your bikes and go to different parts of the country to ride some decent roads.
You're missing out on so much!
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Irezumi aka Reuben · Carrot Top Joined: 28 Sep 2004 Karma :

Find left handers harder mainly due to the fact that you can't see as far round the bend/into the distance.

Before people say I should be looking further ahead or positioning myself better I am well aware of this, although 20ft heges make these quite hard at times.
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bigwill · Trackday Trickster Joined: 06 Aug 2006 Karma :

left handers are great, i almost get the feeling that once done a good one i get the feeling of being slingshot out of the corner when i accelerate. Lovely stuff!!

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HardBoiledEgg · Borekit Bruiser Joined: 08 May 2006 Karma :

i'm okey on corners, time spend on the velodrome at manchester tought me that you have to maintain a relaxed arm and shoulder position avoid tensing and lean as deep as necessary into the turn, alot of the time i get around with very little handle bar movement and a lot of leaning. left or right, try it on a 75 degree camber on a corner, when you don't relax there is a violent shaking of the bike, moved off your centre of gravity and your guaranteed to fall, all from not maintaining that relaxed position. it seems to work applying the same rules on cornering on the road Very Happy

on the 75degrees the movements of the bike is raised and noticed more on the corner but at higher speeds it alot more noticable.