My thoughts on learning to corner
There is a little more to the Kenny Roberts style of riding to mention.
I bring the bike down into the turn as mentioned in the forum but with a twist.
While turning left for example, slide forward leaning down while weighting the left side of the saddle. With both the ***** of the feet on the pegs, weighting the left peg, slightly pushing the left handlebar. In real high-speed tight turns I find I need to pull the bike over with the right thigh. I find that the indent in the tank is just right to place my left knee into for left turns. I don't do the full KR turns with the left leg out on the 1kF; instead I lock my legs tightly squeezing the tank.
It is very; very important to keep the eyes level with the horizon.
Your brain has two ways to determine up from down and not getting confused making you disorientated in a turn. Those two things are the equilibrium from the fluid in your middle ear and your line of sight. In a turn the G-force pulls the fluid in the middle ear to an angle other than down and the brain tries to compare it with the feedback from the eyes and it will get real confused. It is important to keep the eyes level and the brain will take that information and override the middle ear info keeping you from getting confused.
Hanging off the bike lowers the center of gravity and you can go faster. It helps in the rain also. When I rode my CB750F I could grind my side cases when I was sliding my inside kneecap on the road. To do this my face was behind the inside handlebar and down near the tank. I often thought of myself as a monkey hanging off the side of the bike.
What ever you do, just be careful.
I bring the bike down into the turn as mentioned in the forum but with a twist.
While turning left for example, slide forward leaning down while weighting the left side of the saddle. With both the ***** of the feet on the pegs, weighting the left peg, slightly pushing the left handlebar. In real high-speed tight turns I find I need to pull the bike over with the right thigh. I find that the indent in the tank is just right to place my left knee into for left turns. I don't do the full KR turns with the left leg out on the 1kF; instead I lock my legs tightly squeezing the tank.
It is very; very important to keep the eyes level with the horizon.
Your brain has two ways to determine up from down and not getting confused making you disorientated in a turn. Those two things are the equilibrium from the fluid in your middle ear and your line of sight. In a turn the G-force pulls the fluid in the middle ear to an angle other than down and the brain tries to compare it with the feedback from the eyes and it will get real confused. It is important to keep the eyes level and the brain will take that information and override the middle ear info keeping you from getting confused.
Hanging off the bike lowers the center of gravity and you can go faster. It helps in the rain also. When I rode my CB750F I could grind my side cases when I was sliding my inside kneecap on the road. To do this my face was behind the inside handlebar and down near the tank. I often thought of myself as a monkey hanging off the side of the bike.
What ever you do, just be careful.
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