Weigh, the outside peg, relax the grip on the left hand, just enough you are not gripping the bars in a death grip. This helped me, with Right hand corners.
Lee Parks' book, Total Control, I found easier to get into than Twist of the Wrist.
Bouncy...bouncy..
Weigh, the outside peg, relax the grip on the left hand, just enough you are not gripping the bars in a death grip. This helped me, with Right hand corners.
Lee Parks' book, Total Control, I found easier to get into than Twist of the Wrist.
"No matter what bike you ride. It's all the same wind in your face"
I am a killer blue mantee
I think we should get rid of all the weight the pegs, light grip here, hard grip there, pump more blood into your left cheek talk.
Just turn the motorcycle like you normally do, as you have been riding for a while and are still alive. Trust your tires and well just turn. Simple really.
And I searched this whole thread, just to see a response from katman but nothing.
RAMbo
Had the same problem - my solution was to completely take my left hand off the grip altogether, in a right hand corner (as a training exercise).
The reason I did this was that I realised that, when going into a right hander, I was pulling on the left bar end rather than pushing on the right. Hence why my right handers weren't feeling "good".
Hardcore Biker
It is all between the ears. Trackdays do wonders and even better is a track school, so they can iron out your bad habits.
Here is how I break down peg weighting:
You can push down on the inside peg in the beginning of the turn to help the bike turn in. You can also do it on corner exit to help square off the corner by inducing a slide (I'm too chicken to try that). On exit however you'd typically push down on the outside peg to help stand the bike up and allow you to open the throttle.
Honestly, this is pretty advanced stuff. Unless you are very experienced I'd suggest practicing lots of other things first. So, you can't go too far wrong with equal weight on each peg.
As far as chicken strips and camber, you'd typically wear out the edge more when you get negative camber (road sloping downwards away from the centre line) .... you'd need a lot more lean angle to wear out the same amount of the side profile of the tire if you were cornering with a positive camber.... think of the track at Daytona as an extreme example.
On a side note, interesting someone mentioned Total Control. I rode a few times with one of the photo subjects for that book. He was the smoothest rider I personally knew.... RIP Fast Eddie.
Forum whore
Actually, I haven't found the answers overly technical. In fact it's all stuff I learned and had 'down' many moons ago after various rider training days and lots of time scooting around bucket tracks...As I do occasionally thrash about on the track...well beside it be fairOriginally Posted by KoroJ
but once in a while I go and even remain upright all the way round! It's been too long actually - my road riding always improved out of sight when I'd spent a day at buckets hooning around.
The doctor has ordered - more conscious practise of THE BASICS and definitely a neck and back adjustment. Given what others have said I think I'll always find R handers uncomfortable but if I can atleast focus on what I'm doing/and not doing things should improve a little and that will be a good start
Smarty pants... since ages ago
If you think there is a problem with you doing right-handers ... you will tense up a bit ... and just make "the feeling" worse. Try just to relax ...
OR ... do a few laps the OTHER way ...
When life throws you a curve ... Lean into it ...
Forum whore
At bucket racing days I went to they always reversed the race direction after lunch so that's not an issue. Weirdly the roads I have been riding most lately have more R handers than L - probably why it's annoyed me so much.
As for the other stuff - yup practise practise practise and relaaax
Kiwibiker
This might help.....
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...post1129625275
Highway Biker
Search a thread called on "Right hand bend syndrome"
Nostalgia isn't what it used to be - (Anon)
Bardcore Hiker
I noticed it more when riding off road. I'm right handed, but am always more comfortable putting the left leg down in the corners. Putting the right leg down gives me a similar sensation as trying to do something left handed - all unco! It seems as if the left leg is stronger for some reason, even though I know it's not.
When I do a donut on the shingle/dirt/grass etc, I will always put the left down. It feels so much more natural.
On the road I do notice it a little as well. For me it doesn't seem to be related to the lines/camber or anyhing like that. Just seems to be a weaker side. Dunno, maybe just a mental thing.
Shaken, not stirred in the shakey city!
Every day I'm Dumblin'
I hate the fact that wherever I go, the majority of my turns are left handed. On the way to school in the mornings, I make 5 left turns, and 2 right ones.
It's unfair
Bardcore Hiker
try walking backwardsI hate the fact that wherever I go, the majority of my turns are left handed. On the way to school in the mornings, I make 5 left turns, and 2 right ones.
It's unfair
Forum whore
That's doubly weird given that right hand corners are longer than left hand corners. i.e. for the same corner taken in both directions you spend more time leaning to the right than the left as we ride on the LHS of the road.
Forum whore
Given you live in a house it shouldn't be too hard to get to a right hand race track for a while. Perhaps this would help?
Forum whore
Now that would go down a treat with the landlords..and unfortunately the house is not situated in such a way as to enable any kind of racetrack.
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