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  1. #46
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    hey pyro- my tires are skinny too..dey move around alot in the rain...but about the leaning- best thing i did was read up about countersteering... it's like when you do it the bike just drops sideways into the turn and you don't have to go fast to do it. read some articles. also try moving your butt slightly sideways the same way the turn is going- it feels way more stuck to the road...so you can go faster next time..

    i know what you mean about pic no. 1- as in you can sort of bend at the waist through turns that way- but its superficial i think and prob not too usefull.

    i just came back from a mission morning in the pouring rain up piha way...grrr i slid and slid and slid quietly all the way home...

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    Quote Originally Posted by sAsLEX
    pretty much wrong
    "I am refering to the pic attached by sAsLEX on the 1st page of this thread"

    I know black guys have been known to be well hung but 3 of them per person and that long and blue!! Shit, that's a new way of shifting the weight to the inside of the corner... Too bad it doesn't work for us normal guys though.


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    Quote Originally Posted by surfchick
    hey pyro- my tires are skinny too..dey move around alot in the rain...but about the leaning- best thing i did was read up about countersteering... it's like when you do it the bike just drops sideways into the turn and you don't have to go fast to do it. read some articles. also try moving your butt slightly sideways the same way the turn is going- it feels way more stuck to the road...so you can go faster next time..

    i know what you mean about pic no. 1- as in you can sort of bend at the waist through turns that way- but its superficial i think and prob not too usefull.

    i just came back from a mission morning in the pouring rain up piha way...grrr i slid and slid and slid quietly all the way home...
    You're 100% right about that... and with practice it'll be a lot of fun throwing the bike around and scooting around those corners... just a bit quicker than you thought you could - but don't go for the "I wonder if I'll live through this"...

    Bad approach (esp for a newbie...)
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    Quote Originally Posted by ManDownUnder
    - but don't go for the "I wonder if I'll live through this"...

    Bad approach (esp for a newbie...)
    MDU
    had a few of those moments-you know me...no patience...but i'm trying to be like karatekid..wax-on-wax-off-wax-on-wax-off...when do i get to kick sensei??

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    Quote Originally Posted by ManDownUnder
    - but don't go for the "I wonder if I'll live through this"...

    Bad approach (esp for a newbie...)
    MDU
    Hehehehehehehee - the famous "I wonder if I'll live through this"... approach :

    Just take it easy Cammo - I too am an overanalytical biker -- but from my experience (6 months now ) just do what ever feels natural -with time you will get better and realise that it just comes naturally to you and you will be feeling a lot more comfortable.

    Here's a good pic I found off KB - of that loony racer - it shows good technique and body position. Also the bike tyres are pretty much as wide as yours.

    Good Luck
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