Right Turns?

[m50]

Hey Folks,
New here to the forums and a new rider. Just got a 2006 Suzuki M50 Boulrvard. Beautiful blue.
Just wanted to know if anyone else has had trouble with right turns.
My rights are pretty wide , especially from a dead stop.
I just feel like I'm going to dump it. For some reason my body and brain isn't comfortable doing it.

Don't worry too much. I am attending the MSF training course in September. I'm sure that they can help clear this up for me.

But if you have had troubles such as mine let me kniw how you overcame it.

Thanks for looking and nice to meet you all

[stock28]

First go to an empty lot to practice. From a stop, turn your head and eyes and look in the direction you want to go. This will be one of the first and most important things you will learn in the MSF. The rest just takes practice with throttle and clutch control. feathering the rear break helps to stabalize the bike and controls your speed.

[TimeWarp]

Hey, welcome aboard....

I agree with stock28

turn your head and eyes and look in the direction you want to go.

It doesn't sound like much, but it makes ALL the difference.

I couldn't believe it until during the MSF course, the instructor make me really look where I wanted to go and it worked!!!

Ride safe

[DivideOverflow]

I dont have problems doing either. I can u-turn right or left without going wide... I did take the MSF, and I do look into my turns.

[PhilD9er]

Practice in an empty parking lot. No, you won't dump the bike. Just keep steady power on, steer, and learn how to lean your lower body.

It's unsafe to run wide in slow right turns into traffic. You need to manhandle that bike into the near side of the lane to avoid the bounding SUV driver who is about to make his appearance halfway in your lane.

What does that Boulevard 50 weigh? Is it your first bike? I saw the b-40 at the shop when I got my new bike, and it seemed an excellent biginner bike. Except for the scary front brake. It looked like it belonged on a BMX bike.

[Sev]

Look farther to the right when you make your turn, the only way you'll fall is if you cut the power coming through the corner, or grab the brake. That or some crap on the road, but you would have seen that while you're waiting for a safe place to turn.

Keep the power to the back wheel, and your head turned to where you want to go. If you look wide, you will turn wide.

[PhilD9er]

Wow! Another Hornet rider here. And a 599 pilot at that. I was seriously interested in that bike, but they aren't sending them over here any more, due to the Euro Dollar thing.

[iwannadie]

i read something about this problem having to do with natural instinct to put your hand forward to catch yourself.

if your right handed making a right turn(leaning the bike so your brain thinks your falling) your pulling your right hand towards you which goes against instinct. making a left turn pushing your right hand away isnt a problem though.

[Analog]

I just started riding a few weeks ago. I have a similar bike. I've riden it every day since I got it and I had the same problem... and at about the 2 week mark, I started feeling very comfortable with all turns, especially the rights... I learned to lean into them with no problem.... listen to what these guys say... keep practicing.

[Craig7220]

The biggest thing that helped me is to look in the direction of the turn. Also don't look down.....