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01-01-2007, 11:04pm
I am glad to read this
reason is this:
Ever since I low sided the busa - gaining confidence again in cornering took a while - I read lots up on it as well as I had never crashed in a corner before & haven't since either. But given a high percentage of crashes are in corners for bikes - I decided to practice with it.
First thing I tried was either sitting up close to the tank - or pushing my arse as far back as I could.
Well sitting up close made me feel top heavy & felt like there was more pressure on the front tyre & hence my entry speed to corners suxed!!
Slid my arse back & of course the weight evened out & solved part of my cornering problems.
Next was the hang off....
If anyone on the ride on saturday down here noticed - I hang off the bus heaps!!!
While practicing the hang off - how to use weight on my pegs while doing it as well - I found good markers to know if I am hanging off enough - in short - if the outside knee is touching the outside elbow on the tank - I am happy I also happen to feel really comfy doing this as well. (Also while doing this a mate who has been riding for 10 years road & racing dirt all his life - was on a cbr250 & he creams nearly all big bikes in the corners due to the lighter weight & experience - so chasing him through the likes of reefton & black spur plus practicing all of that above got my corning up to scratch ;) )
Now before doing all of this - like I said I read up heaps - & read something pretty much to the same affect of the first post
So if your having cornering issues - give some of that a try & get ya arse off the damn seat!!! (Feels wicked too when you nail it earlier out of corners as well!!) "Busa riders always count in three's.... 100, 200, 300"
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reason is this:
Ever since I low sided the busa - gaining confidence again in cornering took a while - I read lots up on it as well as I had never crashed in a corner before & haven't since either. But given a high percentage of crashes are in corners for bikes - I decided to practice with it.
First thing I tried was either sitting up close to the tank - or pushing my arse as far back as I could.
Well sitting up close made me feel top heavy & felt like there was more pressure on the front tyre & hence my entry speed to corners suxed!!
Slid my arse back & of course the weight evened out & solved part of my cornering problems.
Next was the hang off....
If anyone on the ride on saturday down here noticed - I hang off the bus heaps!!!
While practicing the hang off - how to use weight on my pegs while doing it as well - I found good markers to know if I am hanging off enough - in short - if the outside knee is touching the outside elbow on the tank - I am happy I also happen to feel really comfy doing this as well. (Also while doing this a mate who has been riding for 10 years road & racing dirt all his life - was on a cbr250 & he creams nearly all big bikes in the corners due to the lighter weight & experience - so chasing him through the likes of reefton & black spur plus practicing all of that above got my corning up to scratch ;) )
Now before doing all of this - like I said I read up heaps - & read something pretty much to the same affect of the first post
So if your having cornering issues - give some of that a try & get ya arse off the damn seat!!! (Feels wicked too when you nail it earlier out of corners as well!!) "Busa riders always count in three's.... 100, 200, 300"
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