Yes, i am a new rider. call me a squid if youd like, i just purchased a used k8 gsxr 600 and feel pretty comfortable on it. put about 200 miles already. anyhow im comfortable with the dmv motorcycle test as ive taken the msf course and have been practicing the test everyday (still cant get the figure 8 down....) but to get back on topic i was looking for tips any of you experienced riders can give me on leaning the bike and cornering. i find myself looking through the turns, pushing handle bars, and "attempting" to lean my body. for some reason i just cant get comfortable with it and get nervous when i feel my bike start to lean more as if im going to lowside it. anyone have any tips on how to get over this or proper technique? thanks in advance.
Tips on leaning and cornering
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And here is a real kicker. Just like the car you can steer the bike can lean, and it still not turn... the tire tries to straighten out, slides, and goes past where it needs to be, tucks and unless the rider does something amazing... the bike crashes.
It both was steered and leaned. Just never turned
It both was steered and leaned. Just never turned
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Wrong. The act of moving the bars is steering. Steering is how you "
You can also steer by spinning the rear tire where it slides sideways, turning the chassis in a different direction. Steering is what you do to control the movement that causes the bike to turn, be it by turning the bars, adding or subtracting throttle, body English, or most commonly all of the above at once.
Are you drunk?high?
You are stil l confusing the act of steering, and the bike turning. The are not the same thing
Steering is an act you do to control the bike. Turning is what the bike does in response to you steering. Hopefully.
You said
Your act of counter steering, both by name and definition is steering. To say counter steering is not steering is categorically and laughably wrong.
Here is what you meant to say, I hope ..
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Better yet. When you hang off yo the left prior to turning left while braking and readying for an upcoming turn to the left, you have to lean the bike slightly right in order to keep going straight.
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Very true .
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Go do a track day.
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