Gummed, cooked and lost confidence

[ital916]

I'm still getting a little wobble on corners but i think ive found the problem, im leaning a little too much whilst going a little too slow..NOOB ERROR basically the back wobbles a little and starts to slide out, is this correct??

[discotex]

I'm still getting a little wobble on corners but i think ive found the problem, im leaning a little too much whilst going a little too slow..NOOB ERROR basically the back wobbles a little and starts to slide out, is this correct??

The rear shouldn't slide from going too slow.... I guess it could feel that way if you're off the gas the whole way around the corner though as the bike will be unsettled on the suspension. Sounds to me more like the rear suspension is wallowing or something else like too low tyre pressure.

Might pay to take someone more experienced out and have them follow you and you follow them.

[Daffyd]

What does WOT mean?

Wide Open Throttle?

[ital916]

I tried to put air in the tires today, got the front one done but the stupid air thingy couldn't reach my rear tire air thingy cos of the stupid disc brake and chain and sprocket lol will take the bike to the station tomorrow and try again

[Ixion]

I'm still getting a little wobble on corners but i think ive found the problem, im leaning a little too much whilst going a little too slow..NOOB ERROR basically the back wobbles a little and starts to slide out, is this correct??

Nope. Not at all right. Firstly you shouldn't be cornering by leaning over. Do you know what countersteering is ?

Secondly if you did oversteer ('lean too much') it wouldn't make the back wobble or slide out (unless you are cornering at speeds way way greater than a beginner should be - rear won't slide until race track speeds).

Dude, get thee to a RRRS course ASAP. They'll sort you out

[ital916]

Argh, i'm not leaning the bike is leaning, i countersteer, go in to corner at a slower speed look through the corner push gently in opposite direction bike leans hit apex then roll on throttle out of corner, i've just started riding so i'm not gonna be perfect at it lol thanks for the advice though

[ital916]

plus i've done an on road riding course with riderskills, they were very good spent the whole day out learning, riding and working on skills.

[FruitLooPs]

Hmm that is strange, yeah i'd be checking what quality tyres you've got - not plastic are they

My RG can go through the powerband while mid corner no worries, rear stays planted even in the wet although thats not something I do often. I did find trying an inline 4 was pretty strange after riding the RG as my first bike. Reckon for the twisties 4 strokes make ya lazy, especially if they've got power - nothing more fun than clicking up and down the box on a small bike to stop it from going backwards haha

Not sure what advice to give really, I know when I first rode I had the odd moment where it felt like the bike was gonna drop cause of low speeds round a roundabout or something - get used to it pretty quick though.

Give 'em death and they'll treat you right hehe. That and leave a smoke screen for the following cagers

[PrincessBandit]

What does WOT mean?

Definitely NOT where i want to go with my bike yet

[Number One]

I have had the unfortunate experiences of binning twice while cornering and have lost a lot of confidence.

Hee hee I remember my first bike also an RG150. Washed it out on the Rimutaka hill, the rain had just started and I was going around the outside of a car (in a passing lane btw) and the whole thing just let go front and back.

Also spent alot of time trying to master the clutch and gear thing...having only ever driven automatic cages previously this was a real learning curve...remember crawling up to red lights in the hope that I wouldn't have to stop! SHAME

If it has the original tyres on it - I'd definately recommend getting replacements - they are crap! BT39SS (Battleaxes)are the bomb! Real sticky and very very good for confidence as you can get away with quite a bit. Rock on Dririder and enjoy

[gtr boy]

get sum good leathers bro hehe

[2Cycle]

It sounds as though your rg is running too rich. Mine was running like that for a while.

Carbs need adjustment every so often. I just moved the needle up one position and adjusted the idle jet to match and it was sweet after that. If your unsure about this get a mechanic to do it as it can be dangerous to run too lean, I also just use the standard spark plug and it goes fine. Never carbons up.

As for cornering wobbles. The only problem I have had is when going for an open road ride in hot weather it will sometimes get a bit of head shake on corners at high speed. I think this is because as the tires get hotter than normal the air expands and they get a bit too hard, not sure but just a guess.

Hope this helps.

[Skyryder]

In simple terms look to where you want to go.............not where you are going. There is a difference and when you can tell what it is then you will know how to corner. Ride at a speed you are comfortable with.

Brake before you enter the corner, when the bike is upright, and then power out of the corner at a speed you feel confident with.

Better to come into a corner slowish and speed out than come into the corner with speed and slow out(bin etc.)


This might sound a bit girlish but riding pillion with an experianced rider and focusing on the vanishing point on the bends is not a bad way to learn either. The idea is so the the focus on the VP becomes a habit.

Skyryder

[breakaway]

That looking where you need to go stuff - I can never do that. I know I'm supposed to be looking at the vanishing point, but I'm far too worried about the immediate road surface, so I end up looking a few meters ahead of me, and 'updating' my focus point every 3-4 seconds. I presume this is bad? How to get aroudn this?

[discotex]

That looking where you need to go stuff - I can never do that. I know I'm supposed to be looking at the vanishing point, but I'm far too worried about the immediate road surface, so I end up looking a few meters ahead of me, and 'updating' my focus point every 3-4 seconds. I presume this is bad? How to get aroudn this?

It's *real* bad not looking ahead. At 100km/h you cover a shit load of ground in a second. If you're not scanning at least 4-12 seconds ahead you won't be able to react to any "issue" that comes up (such as a cow in the middle of the road).

If you're only looking a few meters ahead of your front wheel it's too late to do anything about what you see. The faster you go the more it gets important.

If you really struggle to look up ahead you should look to the vanishing point then closer (say mid way) then back etc.

Have you had your eyes tested? I'm only -1 in each eye (not enough to require glasses to drive) but it's still enough to make it hard for me to focus in the distance. Since I got contacts I'm much more confident scanning further ahead as it's crystal clear. Whenever I forget to put them in I find myself focussing closer which means I have to ride slower... Maybe that's what's happening with you.