A discussion on cornering.
Some recent, non anal musings from "me old china" Mr Formby got me thinking about cornering. I was out and about on Millie yesterday and spent most of the 300+ kms playing with various situations on corners in an attempt to see what works, and how it works. I managed to avoid crossing the centre line which is where the brick wall perspective comes in.
I have a really bad habit of straightening out corners and have had to really work on not hanging my head over the centre line (banging it on the brick wall) on right handers.
So what makes for a smooth and successful cornering technique? Is it your starting point for taking the turn? Is it the gear you select to take the corner? Is it when you apply the power on exit? Is it entry speed? Is it trailing the rear brake? Is it counter steering? Is it weighting the pegs? Is it something else?
Or is it some combination of the above?
What techniques do you use when cornering?
The one that I really needed at times yesterday was simply the lean angle, compensating for the wrong gear/speed in the corner. Learned heaps about my cornering ability.
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