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i did one hand at my msf!

bad to the bone

I was curious once to see if I could steer by pure weight shift with no handlebar input, so I took my hands off the bars and tried it. The answer turns out to be: "Yes, but not quickly."

That having been said, if your front tire hits something with your hands off the bar, it can turn into a tankslapper and toss you into the next county. So if you gotta try it pick a good patch of road, cover the bars, and for gods' sake be wearing full gear.

And so by taking your hands off the bars, it becomes uncontrolled danger.

But I'd probably do it if there was a good reason.

XM23 wrote:Gee, I think my estimate of your new bike lasting 2-3 months might have been a wee bit liberal.

GOOD ONE!!!

camthepyro wrote:And so by taking your hands off the bars, it becomes uncontrolled danger.

But I'd probably do it if there was a good reason.

No, it is just less controlled danger. As the poster above you just stated you can still steer the bike, just not as much. Don't you guys remember doing this on a bicycle?

Also I posted this in another thread, but it is about steering with just the right hand and your body:

If I may, I'd like to inject the thread with my experience this past weekend. To set the scenario, I rode up through Skyline Drive in Virginia and after getting about 3800ft, the temperature must have dropped a good 10-15 degrees. Since I started my trip in 70*F temperature I was only equipped with summer weight full finger gloves. Since my hands were freezing, I relegated myself to driving with just my right hand with my left hand near the engine case to warm it up. Now Skyline Drive is very curvy and mountainous so it may be similar terrain to Japan (never been, but seen plenty of Japanese drifting movies ). I found that you can easily turn and control the bike with just one hand and leaning your body. Right hand turns seemed much easier, but I think that is because you are pressing with your right hand to turn right. Turning left was a bit harder because I had to learn to PULL with my right hand and lean left (Normally I push with my left hand to go left). Now I'm not a big guy at about 150lbs, and I was able to muscle my 550lb Magna around.

I can see the headline now:

LOS ANGELES, Ca (AP) -- A 25-year-old Los Angeles resident was killed this morning when his GSXR-750 motorcycle crashed into a concrete barrier. Witnesses said the victim's scarf got caught in his front wheel while he was attempting an imitation of the "I'm the King of the World!" scene from the movie Titanic.

XM23 wrote:I can see the headline now:

LOS ANGELES, Ca (AP) -- A 25-year-old Los Angeles resident was killed this morning when his GSXR-750 motorcycle crashed into a concrete barrier. Witnesses said the victim's scarf got caught in his front wheel while he was attempting an imitation of the "I'm the King of the World!" scene from the movie Titanic.

when i go, i'd like to go in flames but i hate the titanic movie.

camthepyro wrote:And so by taking your hands off the bars, it becomes uncontrolled danger.

But I'd probably do it if there was a good reason.

I have a throttle lock and have done that dumb maneuver so I could take a picture, or to fix or adjust my gloves...

Verm, why do you ask this stuff? Are you actually considering doing some of these things when you ask these questions.....?