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so if im gonna go a curved downhill what's the best technique?

for a straight downhill, it's easy to just choose a lower gear and not use the throttle to limit speed.

but for a curved downhill, throttle keeps the bike up on a lean, right? but if you use it, you'll be going faster than what you might want.

Engine braking you have enough forward momentum to make the turn.

Alternately you can slow way down before the turn. Or just look around the corner push out that hand and scrape the pegs.

Sevulturus wrote:Engine braking you have enough forward momentum to make the turn.

Alternately you can slow way down before the turn. Or just look around the corner push out that hand and scrape the pegs.

scrape the pegs??? maybe i should buy knee sliders instead. wouldn't that be better?

anyway, i won't try such an agressive lean w/o supervison from an experienced rider/racer.

I dont think peg scraping is going to be an issue on a Gixxer 1000.

The gixxer will probably lowside before it scrapes a peg.

I would just slow down more than usual and use some engine braking, and take a late apex so you can use less lean angle on the exit when you will be going faster

thanks, go even slower... i'll do that for now until i get more experience.

stick to the posted speed limits on twisty roads and you should have little trouble.

Make a concious effort to look all the way around the corner and just move your hands naturally. For whatever reason, where you look is where you end up on a bike. If you look at the curb, the ground, oncoming traffic, that'll be where the bike ends up going.

This is one of the toughest things to do while riding, because you will instinctually focus on a threat.

thanks, but like i said, until i get personal training for advanced cornering skills, i'll play it safe for now and go slower.

are the stock tires on a gixxer 1000 good enough to lean say... 45º?

Don't be afraid to get your butt off the seat and shift the center of mass with your body. A little engine braking coupled with a light hand on the front brake will suffice, unless you detect some sand or other loose aggregate.

VermilionX wrote:thanks, but like i said, until i get personal training for advanced cornering skills, i'll play it safe for now and go slower.

are the stock tires on a gixxer 1000 good enough to lean say... 45º?

i know absolutely nothing about tires but on my 2005 ex500 which has stock tires, i can lean very much, very easily too....at 10-25 mph, maybe 25º - 45º

your gixxer ways less than my ex so you should be able to lean it very easily.

and like ZooTech said, "Don't be afraid to get your butt off the seat" ...for me it actually makes the lean easier & more comfortable.

eventually you'll be able to: