cornering a harley a little too hard

[scumdog]

good advert for Harleys i reckon.. good advert why i will never own one....ever

someone once said to me ..... you know Matt, I really like Harley's its a pity they dont turn handle and stop. From memory i almost pissed my pants laughing

I guess it must have been somewhere in the middle of last century when that 'someone' last rode a Harley eh?

I guess a picky person could say " you know Matt I really like other bikes, it's a pity they look butt-ugly, cost as much as a Harley for parts and their re-sale value is nothing compared to a Harley"!!

[Skyryder]

Followed a 'bagger H-D from Deadwood to Sturgis, on all the left corners he leaned with the bike o.k. but on the right-hand ones he sort of sat upright like the dude in this crash appears to be doing, any theories as to WHY people do this?????

There's been a number of threads on variouse biker sites over the years on this very theme. Why do we have a preference to the left, but when it comes to taking right hand curves..........it's just not the same. There's a thread on this somewhere on this forum.............but from my experiance this 'fear' is as applicable here as it is in America, so it's not the side of the road that we ride on or camber influenced. It would appear that most riders prefer to lean to the left, or are more confident, that's a better word, than leaning to the right.

It may have something to do with the fact that the righthand grip is not as stable due to 'throttle roll' as the left hand grip and because of this the right hand lean is less secure or that's what our brain is telling us.

Then again, guys right and left parts of the brain are different than females so do the females have a preference that is different from the guys?? Or do lefthanders prefer leaning to the right as against right handers who prefer leaning to the left. Ene meanie minie mo.etc.

I tend to 'lean' towards the unstable right hand grip as an answer but who knows.

Skyryder

[Skyryder]

I think that taking his left hand off the 'bars while in a right hand turn caused the rider to apply 'too' much pressure on the right hand bar. This would have caused the front tire to 'bite' with the result that the bikes momentum would have 'aggrivated' the front of the bike to fall inward due to rider weight and momentum. Just another reason why I keep both hands on the bars. When shit happens...........and you can not find the toilet paper you sure as hell better have another option.............like in this case and new pair of jocks.

Skyryder

[Mattyc]

I guess it must have been somewhere in the middle of last century when that 'someone' last rode a Harley eh?

I guess a picky person could say " you know Matt I really like other bikes, it's a pity they look butt-ugly, cost as much as a Harley for parts and their re-sale value is nothing compared to a Harley"!!

Funny thing is, he owns a Harley currently, its some big bore 1340cc or something, It doesnt stop too well, needs brake upgrade