(Relatively) newbie cornering questions

[merv]

No worries I asked early on if you'd got the tyre pressures right so all fixed and it doesn't handle like a pig (that was the other likely reason but others assured me the S4 isn't that bad).

[merv]

Geez 13 psi on the front and it should be about 36 I guess - it aint a trail bike Dave so keep the air to it.

[Zapf]

Sorted, tyre pressures were way off. Don't know why I didn't check this first (I had already reset suspension to the factory settings).

I measured the back ... 35. I measured the front ... 13. Really. I did it three times and got the same answer. Put some air in it, problem goes away. Completely new bike. Machine goes where you think it to go. Obviously I'm back at the bottom of the learning curve, but the squidgy, heavy, and slightly trampoline'y front end is now history.

I can't believe I didn't do that first. What a muppet.

Advice is, however, gratefully received and will be stored in the back of my head for further lessons.

Thanks,
Dave

EDIT: BTW, relaxation ... flappy arms etc. came really easily once actually using effort became unnecessary. Eyes up and further round the corner helped a lot today as well. Oh, and no wrist pain whatsoever.

yakes... 13 psi front... try not to do that again plz. Its down right dangrous

[Hitcher]

13 psi? You're lucky you didn't roll something off the rim. You didn't buy the Triumph off ANZA, by any chance?

[RantyDave]

yakes... 13 psi front... try not to do that again plz. Its down right dangrous

Yeah, I know. As soon as I realised that was the real number I was off to the local servo ... gently. I'll be checking the tyre a tad more often from now on.

Dave

[Edbear]

Really. I did it three times and got the same answer.

Whew...! Bet that was a relief... So did I, she said, "Do better next time!"

[sels1]

Hey Dave, was that you going round by Wgtn airport midday Sunday?....I saw ya....

[RantyDave]

About lunchtime? Quite probably. I was returning from the aborted (for me) run up to Castle Point.

[Devil]

Glad you got it sorted. The Speed Four is a great handling bike, very light, very nimble and well sprung. Get someone to set the suspension up for you, it's fully adjustable and it'll feel like a new bike when its right.

As Trumpy mentioned, when the roads get tighter, you need to keep your weight forward.
Pointing your shoulder into the corner will make everything happen just right. You dont need to shift your bum untill you're really going for it. If you have to shift your bum even on medium corners, then chances are you need to get your suspension sorted.

You need to practice being smooth and fluid with your motions. The S4 isn't a beginners bike, it'll do exactly what you tell it, if you tell it wrong you can end up scaring the the living shit out of yourself.