Inside peg or outside peg?

[Romeo]

Nearly binned it when I was learning because I was putting too much weight on the inside peg.

[Chrislost]

I once went for a ride, started getting a bit lazy and sitting down, thus weighting the inside peg more...

bike told me it didnt like it by tossing me up onto the windscreen.

[t3mp0r4ry nzr]

weigh the inside peg to tip the bike into a turn, and on exit weight the outside peg to get more grip from the rear.

weighting the inside peg too much will only tire out your thighs. but to be honest, it looks like your trying to hard and moving around too much.this will only wear you out its a motard, they dont really carry mid turn speed, so square the turn off, brake late and back in and throttle the bastard out. on sweeper turns wear you cant back it in, just sit upright,wait til you can throttle it 100%, then hit the gas, slidding the rear to help you turn it.

just my honest opinion, hope you dont take it the wrong way :>

[scorry]

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just my honest opinion, hope you dont take it the wrong way :>

na mate that why i put this thread on here, so i could get others opinions

[imne1]

I never thought about weighting in either direction although i guess i was doing it before on the scooter. I'll have to try this out with the new bike.

[rocketman1]

Yeah I agree,
You weight the inside peg, as you start to countersteer, this helps the bike tip to the desired lean angle, then weight the outside peg through the turn, till your upright again, all the time using the countersteering to a greater or lessor effect to control your lean angle and direction. A little ( ie I mean a little) bit of back brake can assist as well for tighter cornering.
Hold your head level, to keep the horizon keep its true perspective, bend your elbows a bit too.
You know when your heads level, you dribble evenly out out both sides of your mouth, especially when your tailgating some h-h-h hot chicks arse in t-t-t-ttight leathers around the Taupo race track.
Cant believe an old bastard like me said that!

[johan]

Here's a question for you all:

How does it affect the bike, if at all, if you move your support from the seat to the foot pegs, i.e. hover over the seat half an inch.
Does the Center of Gravity change? If yes, up or down?

[Mom]

When leaning into a right hander I find it best to be pushing the right hand bar away from me (I believe it is commonly known as counter steering) but weighting the (left) outside peg provides balance at the same time. I have saved a few overcooked corners by "stomping" on an opposing peg before today. Reverse the L/R thing going the other way.

Weighting the pegs is an overlooked part of riding a bike

[Mom]

You know when your heads level, you dribble evenly out out both sides of your mouth, especially when your tailgating some h-h-h hot chicks arse in t-t-t-ttight leathers around the Taupo race track.
Cant believe an old bastard like me said that!

Dribble away mate

Keeping your horizon is very important. These days it is called looking where you want to go, but yes heads up, look where you are going.

For me it is about being one with your ride. Know your bike, how it handles, help it negotiate our roads/tracks by being alert and countering any adverse reactions it might have by moving yourself on the bike, or praying hard in some cases.

By the way..personally I prefer hard buns, in less than fitting leather

[Moki]

Weight the inside if you want to lowside.
Weight the outside if you don't.

Remember the physics classes from school.....?

[CM2005]

i'm not honestly sure what i do?? almost crashed on the weekend and had both feet off the pegs, while kneedown.. what the?

[NordieBoy]

Remember the physics classes from school.....?

Yep.
Never handed in a physics assignment all 6th form.

[scroter]

well i know bugger all bout motarding, but why dont you try different things at a slower speed, this should let you spend some energy to concentrate on how the bike reacts and if it works for you.

I have been racing in the pro twins and I load the inside peg going into corners which seems to help turn the bike, then when I get back on the gas i swap to the outside peg which seems to let me wind it on a bit more. this feels like it works to me but I may be wrong there may be a faster way.

Besides like I said try a few differnt things yourself, just make sure your going slow enough to feel whats going on, and then when you decide what you like chuck some speed at it. Good Luck

[McJim]

Remember the physics classes from school.....?

Bugger - in Scotland we got taught about thermonuclear dynamics in Physics not much use for a bike eh?