Crappy cornering technique

[Swoop]

But!!!!

Did the rider wave???

[slofox]

Strangely it is usually cruiser riders I spot doing this. Odd as I'd expect they'd want to preserve all available lean angle....

Agree.............This guy was a prime example of getting in the shit by using poor technique.

[The Pastor]

bollocks.
Like someone else said - if anything they need to hang off on the inside, due to limited cornering clearance. As bd said (i think...), pushing the bike down into the corner works well for slow-speed turns such as carpark manoeuvering, but that's about it.
Something i have seen a lot when following some crusier riders is not keeping their head level and looking through the corners: Their whole body is in a straight line through the bike. Not the best technique - most people learn not to do that very early on.

weather its correct or not doesnt change the fact that they still do it.

[Goblin]

I wondered what the TWANGGGGGGGGgggggg noise was.......

Then again...coulda been the rubber band twanging.

[TimeOut]

I've seen it on quite a few U-Tube video clips, outcome usually not good.

Your chap was lucky it wasn't a left hander with a truck coming the other way

[OutForADuck]

Actually its a technique I would use with regularity. But probably in a slightly different way. When I have, say, a left hander that enters into a right hander (S's for instance) the rapid transition from hanging off the left to hanging off the right can produce some horrible upsetting motion on the bike.

Rather than do this, in this situation, given that ground clearance is not an issue on the first curve, I might set myself up and "lock in" for the second curve and ride through first curve easier and second harder, but wihout moving my body at all during the manouvre (using counter-steering to effect rapid direction change)

Your body weight is used primarily to stabilise the bike and secondly to gain a little less lean angle.. most of the time on modern sports bike the latter doesn't come into question too often

[slofox]

When I have, say, a left hander that enters into a right hander (S's for instance) the rapid transition from hanging off the left to hanging off the right can produce some horrible upsetting motion on the bike.

In my own case, I like to keep my body centre right in the middle of the bike ie I don't hang off. I will lean the upper body into a corner if necessary but I don't "climb off" as such - the centre stays on the tank.......so S's don't cause me the problem you have since I don't have to move around as much. Just my preference - I have always loved that feeling of being part of the machine.....

[johan]

Like this, 0:30 into the video. LOL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gK9KdTEYL2M

[Pussy]

I've got a good PC analysis of the described event... a shit for brains twat who can't ride to save him/her self. That just about covers it

[Big Dave]

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[slofox]

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Saw this sequence myself a day or two ago BD - was gonna post it but ya did it for me - t'anx.....

[Big Dave]

Yeah - done more rounds than Ali. Still makes me shake my head and skin crawl.

I've crashed slower than that and had friction burns through a full leather suit.

[Big Dave]

Hyar mr disco - this is what I meanses - This is the demonstration of countersteering at an RRRS course.

This bike was travelling in excess of 70kph and cleared all the obstacles (and the daft photographer lying in front of it).

[98tls]

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Are those pics taken at Deals Gap do you know?

[Big Dave]

Are those pics taken at Deals Gap do you know?

reckon - that guy whatsisname - you know.