Bad luck mate but least you're ok so put it down to experience....Originally Posted by rG-150
Bad luck mate but least you're ok so put it down to experience....Originally Posted by rG-150
With right handers get as far forward on the bike as you can,twist the whole
of your right side body from your hips to your shoulder into the corner but keep your head level,push forward on the right hand bar.Most importantly look to were you want to come out of the corner,the bike will do the rest as long as you stay fixed on your exit point.
Don't look to the outside or freeze,you will run wide if you do.
As already stated most of us have more in store than we realise when it comes to leaning into corners,BUT,it's more about body language and counter stearing than trying to phisicaly lean the bike.The big thing with right handers is if your right handed you will be off balance going into a right hand corner.
This is why most right handed boxers lead with their left and left handed boxers lead with their right.It's called left/right bias and applys to a lot of things that are performed naturaly.Leftys that get lost in the bush walk in right hand circles and rightys walk in left hand circles because of this left/right bias thing.SAR will often ask if a lost hunter/tramper is left or right handed for this reason.Neat aye!!!
All that being said,the most important thing is to look where you want to go,the bike will follow your eyes every time.
well ive just got back to te kuiti after a great blat to mokau for a blackheart.hit rain on the way back and had two bloody big slids at the bottom of the mahonui hill.the first was due to a bump and the second was only just past the bump and i think it was tar bleed.needless to say i slowed up big time and thought about it.can be scary shit
Just take the bloody thing off and leave it off. No more worriesOriginally Posted by alarumba
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you live to learn some more on another day !!! well done
what a ride so far!!!!
I've got a crap CBR, free of fairings, not going because I'm cheap. Does that count?Originally Posted by alarumba
the bikes worse than i thought..When i hit the ground i must have disturbed the electrical system because now when i tap the breaks or use the indicators the bike just dies...I should take it into the bike shop instead of trying to fix it myself and making it worse![]()
anyone kno what could be wrong??
Yes.Originally Posted by rG-150
Probably something similar to the electrical problem my old FXR developed after I crashed it. Betcha a lot of the wiring is identical. Obviously not the *same* problem, exactly, because the symptoms are different. But it might help.
Search the forum for a post by Frosty talking about what he found. Or maybe just PM him for details.
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Ohh and another helpful tip when you get out of your comfort zone is beware of target fixation!
If you think you are going to run wide and you STARE at the bank you are heading for then thats where you are going to end up! You need to get a grip on yourself and look through the turn as usual and resist any urge to fixate on the ditch in front of you. To make it through the turn you need to be 100% commited and push any doubt aside as your whole body (and the bike) will follow where you are looking.
During races I often have to give myself a slapping and 9 times out of 10 I will make it through the turn without a hitch.....the 10th time is when I really am going too fast but on the track that really only results in a bit of off-roading (and dropping 5 or so places!).
I agree with all helpful advice so far. In 95% of bike crashes the rider has never outridden the the tyres but run wide for fear of losing traction. Look where you want to go!!!!!!
Next time you go out on a straight piece of tarmac, (because chances are you will want to lean over less) try what Two smoker said and push you right hand forward feel the bike lean right, then do the same with the left.
In an effortless motion you should be able to S your way down the road.
Then try it while cornering.
Can't hurt more than falling off.......................... Can it?
have a read.... i have found it very useful![]()
dont brake in a corner at all. performance bikes did an article on this and i agree. the thing that stood out was that if youve got enough front tyre grip to use the brakes than youve got enough to make it round the corner without the brakes. in english that means its all in the head.
Brake on the straight before it's too late - or is that just for cars!?!
Nope, that applies to bikes as well...Originally Posted by bear
For road riding do all your braking on the straights.... generally you wont be riding hard enough to need to brake in the corner... and if you are, you would have learnt how to brake in the corner.... the only time i brake in a corner is when i am racing and doing 1:20's on the RG around Puke.... but i wont go into that, it is quite difficult to understand and do as well.....
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