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    Quote Originally Posted by Leyton View Post
    Good point to consider I will see if I improve following the advice here before pointing finger at me bike

    I was pissing around tonight testing this theory acually hehe, hanging off one side to shift my weight and counterstearing to keep the bike inline.. not the best thing to do in the street hehe but I wanted to see how it felt on either side. The bike felt well balanced from either side taking into account the slight camber on the road.
    just be careful shifting to much on the bike. if your having trouble without moving at all youll often find shifting weight makes things feel worse. i suggest you find a nice quiet road that you can practice on (i.e. learn the corners.) and find a way to be relaxed and work out ye troubles.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Leyton View Post
    Summary in this order of points to try Cheers all for very quick advice!

    1. Start the righty from the lefter side of the road whilst not to confuse traffic, Do this every time!
    2. Try checking the hazards alot sooner and be sure sooner it is safe to cross the center line
    3. Look down where I am turning
    dont look down. look through the corner where your going. where you look is where you go

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    I dont have to shift for the corners, the right speed and the counter drops me into it normaly.

    It would be good if someone could follow me and see if I am shifting without realising it though.. maybe I shift for left all the time.. and not for the right thus find it difficult this way ? Who knows :P

    I have exactly the same issue on the minibike not just the road bike its real weird hehe.

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    Quote Originally Posted by lostinflyz View Post
    dont look down. look through the corner where your going. where you look is where you go
    I mean down the road where I am turning into Hehe sorry. If I looked down I would probably end up in the drain on the curb :P

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    Are you sighting using the solid line on the right side of the road or the center line?


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    Mate I'm lost, do you mean corners/bends or turning into another road. Positioning is very different for both maneuvers. I ask because you mentioned crossing the centre line, so I assume you mean turning at a junction ?
    Oh bugger

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    Quote Originally Posted by martybabe View Post
    Mate I'm lost, do you mean corners/bends or turning into another road. Positioning is very different for both maneuvers. I ask because you mentioned crossing the centre line, so I assume you mean turning at a junction ?
    I am refering to any time you have to cross the center line to turn 90 right. The biggest trouble I have is at T intersections and a right hander

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    Quote Originally Posted by Leyton View Post
    I am refering to any time you have to cross the center line to turn 90 right. The biggest trouble I have is at T intersections and a right hander
    Ignore my post above, thought you were talking about cornering on the open road


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    Quote Originally Posted by Squiggles View Post
    Are you sighting using the solid line on the right side of the road or the center line?
    Right hand track from the center line of the road I am turning into. Are you suggesting trying for the very right hand line on the right hand side of the road you are about to turn up ? hehe

    I acually find around town most of the time it is obscured by those silly bush's in the middle of the road in Hammy so you cant always see it before coming up to the turn.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Squiggles View Post
    Ignore my post above, thought you were talking about cornering on the open road
    Ahhh in that case I am looking down the right hand side of the road for cars and I slowly start looking to the right hand track on the left side of the road.

    Its just at slow speeds I have issues, I think I have enough to try from all the responces I have recieved tonight

    The big ones are position on road before I turn, Searching alot sooner to give me enough time to be happy that there is completely nothing that will cross my path, bikes, pedestrians etc.. and always looking down the road I am turning into.

    I think I just need to try and try and try. And have some one watch me do it an vs versa. I nail leftys though! hehe, Oh and funny enough I dont have problems with round abouts btw! Nothing coming from my left, mostly might right! I am %70 sure its a safety thing.

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    It's inexplicable.

    I have been on 2 wheels on the open road since around 1978 in some form or another and I have NEVER been comfortable on right handers at ANY speed. So much so that if I am turning the bike round on an empty piece of tarmac I will do a U turn to the left.

    I can go round left handers until the cows come home and I feel comfortable leaning the bike over waaay more to the left. I look through the corner and take a comfortable line every time on a left hander but if I look through a Right hander I take it too tight and end up turning too soon - therefore I have developed the habit of breaking up right handers into little pieces and not looking through the corner at all. this gets me round without cutting the corner.

    I've tried to cure this but the more I think about it the worse it gets.

    Weird huh?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Leyton View Post
    Ahhh in that case I am looking down the right hand side of the road for cars and I slowly start looking to the right hand track on the left side of the road.

    Its just at slow speeds I have issues, I think I have enough to try from all the responses I have received tonight

    The big ones are position before I turn, Searching a lot sooner to give me enough time to be happy that there are completely nothing that will cross my path, bikes, pedestrians etc.. and always looking down the road I am turning into.

    I think I just need to try and try and try. And have some one watch me do it an vs versa. I nail lefty's though! he, Oh and funny enough I don't have problems with round abouts btw! Nothing coming from my left, mostly might right! I am %70 sure its a safety thing.
    It's all good bud, a lot of folks have given you info on taking bends as opposed to turning into another road. Don't for heavens sake turn right from the left of your lane.

    Turning right into a new road; approach in the right wheel track of your lane and look to enter the new road at about the middle to right wheel track of your lane. I wonder if you're finding yourself heading to cut the corner and re-adjusting your line . It's impossible to tell from here, you really should get an experienced rider to accompany you mate.
    Oh bugger

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    McJim, So I am not the only one!!! hehe thank goodness But I am determined to beat this deamon! hehe

    And yeah an accompanyed ride sounds like the plan!

    Nite all Cheers a ton! No doubt you will see my on the open road I can be identifyed as the only one with the L plate whilst doing 100..

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    Quote Originally Posted by McJim View Post
    I have NEVER been comfortable on right handers at ANY speed.

    I've tried to cure this but the more I think about it the worse it gets.
    Of course, the sound of a pipe scraping the road wouldn't help. On a strange bike an'all. Eh, Jimbob???
    Do you realise how many holes there could be if people would just take the time to take the dirt out of them?

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    Quote Originally Posted by McJim View Post

    Weird huh?
    yes.


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