Left/Right Cornering

[Goblin]

But I still prefer lh corners and have to make the extra effort to be as 'fast' on a rh bend. All my crashes have been on lh bends though - think I need help too !

I wonder if those who prefer left handers and have binned on lefties, did so because they feel more comfortable going left, therefore pushed that bit harder and crashed?

Oh and welcome to KB

[Squeak the Rat]

It's well known that right hand people are intelligent and lefties are weirdo arty types. Left side brain controls right hand, so if these people are more intelligent then maybe the left brain has more mass. Larger mass naturally leans into the corner better, therefore left turns are easier.

[mynameis]

Ok so I am r/handed,r/thumbed,r/footed. Lived and ridden in both North and Southern hemispheres and in countries that ride on both lh and rh (not at the same time obviously!
But I still prefer lh corners and have to make the extra effort to be as 'fast' on a rh bend. All my crashes have been on lh bends though - think I need help too !

Welcome to the site mate, " quickbuck " this just cuts it short and dry to the point that it is more the throttle than any other factor. What are your thoughts? And please stop analysing the brains dude. Confusing the hell out me !! Grrr .. lol

[quickbuck]

Confusing the hell out me !! Grrr .. lol

Sorry to confuse you.
Analysts is part of my job, and I have the day off. Maybe I should have gone to work!

To answer goblins question:I wonder if those who prefer left handers and have binned on lefties, did so because they feel more comfortable going left, therefore pushed that bit harder and crashed?

Well, me, my worst bin was on a left, but I still preferred them to rights for some time. (Slipped on diesel on a wet night).
I guess it was because I could explain why I binned and believed it wasn't my fault. (Now I realise there was things I could have done to avoid the crash).

[Motu]

Who has a DVD of Ben Hur?

See if you can find out which way round Charlton Heston was driving his chariot....and did he have the reins in his right hand?

[McJim]

Wow! lot's of info too much to quote.

I am right handed, left thumbed, left legged and left eyed (long story for another day perhaps). I have binned once turning left and once turning right.

I have therefore devised the following approach - If I have to turn a corner I get off the bike, park it and try to hitch a lift on a bike going in the right direction.

[texmo]

I believe it isn't one simple answer. It will be different reasons for different riders.
If it were that easy, anybody could ride, or be a riding instructor (of which I am not, but I like to offer advise as I have riden a few years (29)).

I was reading the back of a PB mag the other night, and was reading an article written by Keith Code (google him, there is some great stuff on his site), and he was talking about 48 points of cornering a motorcycle.
Point 27 is "Line".
There was a break down of all the questions a rider must ask himself before he puts the bike on the correct line.
Well, lets just say, point 27 took up most of the page (remember there are 48 points), so that means there is a book out there on the whole process.

Remember there are only two things you can do on a motorcycle (change it's speed, and change it's direction) but there are many ways to do those things.

I didnt say that was the only thing to riding, just perhaps why people find left handers easyer than right.

[Skyryder]

Who has a DVD of Ben Hur?

See if you can find out which way round Charlton Heston was driving his chariot....and did he have the reins in his right hand?

Not me but have you read the book??

Skyryder

[Motu]

Chocolate microdot - Cinerama....front row...

It doesn't get more real than that....

[quickbuck]

I didnt say that was the only thing to riding, just perhaps why people find left handers easyer than right.

Neither did I.
The abridged version to what I said was that this is not the only reason ("throtle") that people find it easier to turn one way or the other.

[DesmoJohnny]

I wonder if those who prefer left handers and have binned on lefties, did so because they feel more comfortable going left, therefore pushed that bit harder and crashed?

Oh and welcome to KB

Cheers for the welcomes folks
But here's another angle on it - I prefer riding on the rh side of the road,but still prefer lh bends ?? Even when I used to do some kart racing I prefered lh tracks - think I need a shrink !
But yes to the above - trying harder because it felt good