How far can I go...(cornering)?

**XP@** · 1st March 2005, 12:54

If you really must get your pegs down. then try finding a corner close to home and take it every day gradually increase your speed, but only when you feel comfortable. Usually a tight uphill works well. That's what I did and I'm missing some boot and footpeg

now.

But also remember to practice usefull things like stopping.

**ManDownUnder** · 1st March 2005, 13:26

Originally Posted by XP@

If you really must get your pegs down. then try finding a corner close to home and take it every day gradually increase your speed, but only when you feel comfortable. Usually a tight uphill works well. That's what I did and I'm missing some boot and footpeg

now.

But also remember to practice usefull things like stopping.

yes - stopping is good - need to be able to do that from time to time...

**Stevo** · 1st March 2005, 21:49

Getting to the edge of your tyres and having no chicken strips is done much more easily on a slow corner than a faster one. Plus you have more control, plus if you eff it up it is not gonna hurt much more than the pride and a bump and bruise.
Fast corners .............wellllllllll. Different story.
Besides which I have found that to get to the edge of the tyre on a faster corner ie, 75 or greater you have t be doing well above the legal speed limit. Eg I travel around a 75k corner on my way to work and generally speed up to 130 or so then slow back down again. To get to the edge I reckon I need to take an ugly line or do 145+ sort of thing. Tis easier to do 60-70 round a 35k corner.
One KBer calls chicken strips "wank factor" anyway, cos in his opinion it is just something to wank off about. Make your own mind up what the priority is. Many hours happy riding or getting to the limit of your tyres??????????? :spudwave:

**Aaron** · 2nd March 2005, 09:44

Originally Posted by Stevo

Make your own mind up what the priority is. Many hours happy riding or getting to the limit of your tyres??????????? :spudwave:

The former every time

Feedback is much appreciated folks, cheers

**Pwalo** · 2nd March 2005, 10:04

It's really simple Aaron. When you lean over far enough you fall off. Then you know you've gone a wee bit far. Apparently that's how some of the GP boys do it, but you might find it a bit extreme on the road.

Scraping pegs is cool, and you can do it on almost any bike (ah my old XL175), but when you getting that far over on the road you're really not leaving a lot of reserve.

**scumdog** · 2nd March 2005, 10:50

Originally Posted by Stevo

One KBer calls chicken strips "wank factor" anyway, cos in his opinion it is just something to wank off about. Make your own mind up what the priority is. Many hours happy riding or getting to the limit of your tyres??????????? :spudwave:

I second that, you are who you are and you ride how YOU want to and if that means 'chicken strips' an inch wide well so what?

Many a biker has come to grief trying to impress their mates, BFD!!

Just ride and enjoy it, try your cornering practice on low speed corners, less to worry about.

**scroter** · 2nd March 2005, 10:52

Originally Posted by White trash

Nope. Pegs first.

I used to lap Manfield on Loosebruces first one and scrape the pegs, right knee in the new hairpin in first gear.

Fuck I'm cool.

i only ever got the fairing down. some bikes make it look like it would be bloody close to the mufflers. actually i seen a hog at taupo going round with his mufflers on the deck in every corner.