Hey all...
so i've been riding now for about 2 years....had a ZX2R for a year which i learnt on, then bought myself a ducati 748 because of the way it sounded. seriously. i fell in love. This bike then had an affair with the ducati service center and the divorce sent me broke - to rephrase it, very temperamental bike and i spent a lot of money on it.
Finally got rid of this and bought a GSXR750 K8, brand new...

Now, i just can't seem to lean this bike over...i try and i try, but i feel like i have to go VERY quick to maximise lean. I still have about 2cm+ on each side of the tire i haven't used. I'm not exaclty trying to get my knee down but i just can't lean it over. Maybe its faith in the bike?
I've low sided my ducati once when iwas doing a right hand turn, only doing maybe 15-20km/h, and it just slipped out from under me.

So, does anyone have any tips on how to lean it over? How should my weight distribution be?
I've tried putting my weight just on the pegs and i realised i'm mainly putting my weight on the INSIDE peg, and i read somewhere thats how u can get the back tire sliding out, aggresive cornering. I don't want that - yet.
I just want to be able to control the bike better.
Ive tried watching vids etc but haven't managed to find out about my weight distribution.

Another thing - i'm 5'7". my outside knee doesnt exactly grip the underside of the tank to help hold me in position. Is this a prob?!?!

I'm planning on doing a trackday/superbike course, but first of all i need the following: leather pants, money for track day.
All up its around 1000AU. i dont have that kind of money atm...
Any feedback would be good...hope this made sense... thanks,
-dim

Um, Well I'm sure you will get more than enough comments on this subject but I would recommend a few books on the subject. "A twist of the wrist" One and two.

And keep your weight OFF the bars! Real light grip and ride Smoooooth.

It all goes on and on from there.

I guess the most basic things, for me at least, are....

Have faith in your tires (make sure they're warmed up of course)
Make sure your feet are placed right. Up on your toes (balls of your feet), heels pressed in against the heel plates
Look way through the turn... look where you want to go and the bike will go there. To go along with this.... learn the road you're on REALLY well... you'll start going faster every time through and with that comes more lean angle. Don't ride over your head or too fast for conditions of course, but after a slow lap of a favorite section of road... you can get a good idea where it's safe to go fast and where you should go slow

Before you start worrying about really leaning it though, get full gear.... 1 or 2pc leather suit along with the race-style boots, full coverage gloves etc...

The best advice is šaccelerate through the cornerš.
Because you will never try this, go out and find some bike friends that they know what this mean and tell them to show it you.

Have faith in your tires (make sure they're warmed up of course)
Make sure your feet are placed right. Up on your toes (balls of your feet), heels pressed in against the heel plates



dam you always come out with shit i never knew existed. i thought it was just there because it was, but heel plate makes sense