Right way vs wrong way of turning

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hi-side · #11 Unread post by **hi-side** » Sun Nov 25, 2007 5:40 am

dakals wrote:Those are awesome pics. But i don't think he should lean that far over should he? You are going at very fast speeds and he will be going about 20 to 40mph. If he turns that way won't he dump his bike? I hope i am not offending you i don't know i would like to know for my knowledge if you should really lean that far. I learned to ride a couple years ago but have yet to really get out on the wide open road. Just looking for input. Hope i didn't "pee" anyone off. I didn't mean too.

The concept is the same. No one should be leaning over like that on the street.

hi-side · #12 Unread post by **hi-side** » Sun Nov 25, 2007 5:45 am

slimcolo wrote:SHADOW1100T said
ever wonder why the Big Dogs get way to the inside of there bike when in a turn at 120+mph,
Say what 120mph on the Big Dog NO WAY! Most of the roads (if you can call them that) are barely passable at slow speeds. The only place that you can even hit 60 is some of the paved legs between the trails. (the majority of the Big Dog is usually ridden in 1st and 2nd gear)

Do you really think you can do 120 here go ahead and try. Really 120mph on a Duel sport ride!

Dude, he meant the fast guys... on the track.

slimcolo · #13 Unread post by **slimcolo** » Sun Nov 25, 2007 6:07 am

This is the Big Dog I was talking about

http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/bigdog/

That or this are the only Big Dogs that I know about

http://www.bdm.com/index.php

And I damn sure wouldn't do 120 on one of these.

SHADOW1100T · Sun Nov 25, 2007 6:08 am

Thank You

Brackstone · Sun Nov 25, 2007 6:43 am

slimcolo wrote:
http://www.bdm.com/index.php

Just watched the minivan commercial on that site, pretty funny

beardking · Mon Nov 26, 2007 7:28 am

hi-side wrote:At the superbike school, probably the best tip for body position is that your spine should remain parallel with the centerline of the bike. If you move a little or alot, just make sure you stay parallel. If you're going to move to the inside, relax your inside elbow, and point it down, head down and to the inside (the mirror or side of the fairing is a good reference point).

The idea is to keep as much tire on the ground for a given corner speed as possible. When you're coming out of a corner, you can also pick the bike up early to get on the gas early.

Something like this...

Hi-side, what would it take to get you to teach me how to do that??

hi-side · #17 Unread post by **hi-side** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 10:28 am

Well I sold my race bike but if you're local, I'd be more than willing to come out to the track and work with you for free. After I left the superbike school, I worked for both local track orgs in Phoenix basically giving free lessons and tips to whoever signed up for the track day. Oh and I'm in Dallas now.

If you're not in my area, then I'd highly recommend the superbike school. They travel all over the U.S. and should hit a track in your general vicinity.

http://www.superbikeschool.com/

And Keith is not only a pretty cool character, but he's the master of motorcycle training.

beardking · Mon Nov 26, 2007 10:33 am

hi-side wrote:Well I sold my race bike but if you're local, I'd be more than willing to come out to the track and work with you for free. After I left the superbike school, I worked for both local track orgs in Phoenix basically giving free lessons and tips to whoever signed up for the track day. Oh and I'm in Dallas now.

If you're not in my area, then I'd highly recommend the superbike school. They travel all over the U.S. and should hit a track in your general vicinity.

http://www.superbikeschool.com/

And Keith is not only a pretty cool character, but he's the master of motorcycle training.

Actually, depending on where in Dallas you are, I'm just north of you between Lewisville and Frisco.

And I really need more "tutoring" on proper turning technique rather than trying to lay my knee on the ground while turning. Something tells me if I got my fat *ss that far off the bike, it wouldn't end well at all. Besides, I'm not sure a 99 Nighthawk 750 is even capable of that.

mysta2 · #19 Unread post by **mysta2** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 11:18 am

Living in Texas and riding my Duc as a commuter, I often find myself leaning out of a turn...

...we don't see a lot of turns around here, and I like to scrub in as much of the tire as I can. Texas roads eat tires right up the center.

hi-side · #20 Unread post by **hi-side** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 3:09 pm

beardking wrote:
hi-side wrote:Well I sold my race bike but if you're local, I'd be more than willing to come out to the track and work with you for free. After I left the superbike school, I worked for both local track orgs in Phoenix basically giving free lessons and tips to whoever signed up for the track day. Oh and I'm in Dallas now.

If you're not in my area, then I'd highly recommend the superbike school. They travel all over the U.S. and should hit a track in your general vicinity.

http://www.superbikeschool.com/

And Keith is not only a pretty cool character, but he's the master of motorcycle training.
Actually, depending on where in Dallas you are, I'm just north of you between Lewisville and Frisco. And I really need more "tutoring" on proper turning technique rather than trying to lay my knee on the ground while turning. Something tells me if I got my fat *ss that far off the bike, it wouldn't end well at all. Besides, I'm not sure a 99 Nighthawk 750 is even capable of that.

LOL well I'm in Parker, out near South Fork Ranch, basically east Allen. I'm open any time you want to get together.