If you can tell from the pics, the bike had been lowered two inches, and because the previous owner had stripped out the bottom bolt on the link, I was only able to change the dogbone. I drilled through the stripped nut last night and put the stock link on, so im hoping that extra 1"-.5" will make a difference.

I got bar end mirrors on order, so that will fix that. Are you saying that by leaning off the bike, it tightens your cornering. As in, if you your weight is on one side of the bike it will cause it to turn tighter in that direction without the bike being leaned over? did not know that. I was under the impression that dragging a knee was simply to better judge "feel" the corner, because it helps me to. Where do you have your inside foot positioned when you are going into a turn? I had to put it flat on the heelguard to reduce scraping friction on my footpeg, and I have a feeling that is wrong. if you can show me a picture, it would help a lot.

 

Pm me when you do, Ill come ride with ya

 

Yep, you need to move your upper body into the turn more. On the second picture (camera behind you) you can see the crease in your suit on the right that shows your lower body is further off the bike than your upper body.

Foot positioning is mostly personal choice, aside from keeping the ***** of your feet on the peg. I'll position my toe towards the turn, and rest my heel against the heel guard.

Video I made on body positioning: