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I think the main thing I want to know, and people can feel to disagree, would it make more sense to ride the inside of the cuve as opposed to the outside (which I have been doing ) so that when I have to stand the bike up I will have more pavement room to stay in my lane without going into the adjacent one.

Remember the street survivor's adage- "Ride like you're invisible and ride like everyone is deliberately trying to kill you." The best way to give yourself more time is to give yourself more time. In other words, anticipate the most stupid thing a cage pilot will do and decide what you will do about it and always look for an out.

Sad thing is, too many times, the cage pilots live up to expectations on that stupid thing.

Greg

smakawhat wrote:I think the main thing I want to know, and people can feel to disagree, would it make more sense to ride the inside of the cuve as opposed to the outside (which I have been doing ) so that when I have to stand the bike up I will have more pavement room to stay in my lane without going into the adjacent one.

i usually stay on the inside. i feel more safe passing there.

of course, i only pass when there's no nobody on the opposite lane or if they are too far and i know i can make it.

but still, don't tailgate anybody if the pace is too fast.

That's definately something to consider. Bikes have problems with turning. You can't go as fast through a turn and breaking does start creating issues. However you should be able to slow down considerably while still turning

ah okay, I think the last 2 posts pretty much got it down to what I was getting at, plus everything else that was mentioned

smakawhat wrote:I think the main thing I want to know, and people can feel to disagree, would it make more sense to ride the inside of the cuve as opposed to the outside (which I have been doing ) so that when I have to stand the bike up I will have more pavement room to stay in my lane without going into the adjacent one.

according to my states written test the best place to ride for a curve is in the middle of the lane. that way it gives you the best option for being able to move in any direction if you have to.

Sometimes if I have to scrub off speed in the middle of a turn I'll slowly apply the rear break, at the same time, slowly start to stand the bike up. This really only applies if you're gradually slowing through the turn, not when you have to really get on the brakes while leaned over.