Not too many grid girls on my rides these days.
Need to make it tighter cornering, when I need to.
Not too many grid girls on my rides these days.
Need to make it tighter cornering, when I need to.
READ AND UDESTAND
Lets start now.
Do you counter steer a trials bike?
Which leads too...... Does counter steering still work at slow speeds?
And we come too.... Do moto gymkhana riders counter steer?
Or maybe..... For a laugh. If using a hand signal to indicate turning left on a classic bike, how are you steering?
Don't fix what ain't broken and have a full understanding of motorcycle dynamics.
Just sayin.
Manopausal.
Yeah, build up the practice.
I've got as far as 3mtrs lateral travel each way (evasion maneuver) for 10 - 15 mtrs traveled forward at 40 - 50kmh. A bit more than counter steering involved and it's quite violent. Great fun, too.
I'm sure this can be improved upon, but I would rather use someone elses bike.
Manopausal.
ok
i seem to countersteer to make it around the corner as I see it.
but occasionally I need to corner more than current position.
eg underestimated corner, vehicle or furniture wrong side of road etc.
the speed isn’t to great, it’s changing position on road I want to improve/work on.
While I do get some good advice I also plan to get more expert advice. Once I get more comfortable riding the bike.
a couple of thousand k rides did it for the last bike.
READ AND UDESTAND
Good starting point is the Ride Forever courses. Best to get some advice first, as doing the right thing will make you more comfortable on the bike.
Apart from counter steering, couple of other ways to tighten up a corner, but that's best taught in situ rather than over a keyboard...
Not planning on a ride forever course.
dont expect keyboard training, just an outline.
i now know it’s ok to push harder, getting over a self imposed limitation, will be difficult, but not impossible. Just time and practise. The path is now visible I just need to ride it, usual story.
READ AND UDESTAND
I cannot advocate slow speed practice enough, car park training. Counter steering is limited as it is speed dependent but head and body position, throttle and brake control to steer and stand the bike up, pegs, gripping the bike.... it goes on. As the speed increases counter steering has more of an effect but it's not the be all and all of getting around a corner.
I had to learn all this stuff in the saddle with a trainer beating me with a huge stick, computer said no chance. It's just too weird. Hands on training is the way to go.
IMHO
Manopausal.
Going into a corner too hot, hit the picks and the bike stands back up, sending you over the white line, counter steer it back down and follow your intended line. Practice that, when you can put it all together you can go in way hotter.
This doesn't happen very often - going in to hot. More cautious, as I lived in Franklin area for a while and VERY AWARE of dickheads crossing the median.
It is more to do with, the position on the road, I want to be able to modify it.
It seems that I set a maximum counter steer and that's all.
I want to be able to adjust my own ability and get an idea of how much further I can trust the bike.
READ AND UDESTAND
You need to take the right line for the bend. If you are ending up on the wrong side of the road, you are turning in too early. Counter steering won't help you if your speed and line are wrong. All that will happen is that your corrective counter-steer will cause a low-side and down you go.
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