In addition to counter steering I did some practice and training on body position to maximise grip on the road and increase control. I've always ridden like a puddin. Pretty static and upright on a bike like the cops on the old Beemers. I jumped on a Fireblade a few years ago and much to my horror it refused to go around tight corners without a wrestling match. Bloody sprot bikes thought I.
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Anyhoo, The techniques I learned are to pivot around the tank to get your weight onto the inside of the corner, this is not sliding across the seat and hanging a cheek off. You pivot around the tank pushing your inside knee further forward and weighting the inside footrest as your body weight shifts. A strong position, well braced by gripping with your knees. Drop your elbow and shoulder and turn your head to look as far through the corner as possible. The old scone is pretty heavy and getting it inside the centre line makes a difference to turning, quite a big one.
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It's taken me a couple of years to get this technique comfortable and natural and I only really move if I'm pressing on but I think I may be doing it subliminally quite often.
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From a road safety perspective the idea is to have the bike slightly more upright for a given speed to increase grip margins. From a riding perspective it just seems to increase corner speed.
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I jumped on a GSX R recently and it felt really agile and natural with the new inputs.
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Anyhoo, The techniques I learned are to pivot around the tank to get your weight onto the inside of the corner, this is not sliding across the seat and hanging a cheek off. You pivot around the tank pushing your inside knee further forward and weighting the inside footrest as your body weight shifts. A strong position, well braced by gripping with your knees. Drop your elbow and shoulder and turn your head to look as far through the corner as possible. The old scone is pretty heavy and getting it inside the centre line makes a difference to turning, quite a big one.
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It's taken me a couple of years to get this technique comfortable and natural and I only really move if I'm pressing on but I think I may be doing it subliminally quite often.
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From a road safety perspective the idea is to have the bike slightly more upright for a given speed to increase grip margins. From a riding perspective it just seems to increase corner speed.
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I jumped on a GSX R recently and it felt really agile and natural with the new inputs.
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