tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21612698.post9078926302976122797..comments2024-01-26T10:57:33.473+05:30Comments on Motorcyclist At Large: Mailbag #6: How to lean morerearsethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08436775522778611766noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21612698.post-62155189531623358722007-06-29T21:39:00.000+05:302007-06-29T21:39:00.000+05:30hehe i dunno, you'd be suprised how fast the novic...hehe i dunno, you'd be suprised how fast the novice riders are at the races here ;-)...but yeah, i guess novice on street and novice on track are 2 different things.<BR/><BR/>My 2 cents, the faster you go through a corner, the more you will lean, this applies whether or not you hang off, having said that hanging off will let you go faster for a given lean angle than a rider who does not hang off because of the change in CG and availability of traction from keeping the bike more upright...and yes you do need to twist the throttle for any of that to work ;-). <BR/><BR/>If the objective is to feel good at lean then thats fine (as long as you dont have someone relaxed, using much less lean passing you on the outside lol). But if the objective is to go through the corner faster, then learn how to hang off and more importantly and not often realized, learn how to 'quick steer' (getting the bike from upright to required angle of lean as FAST as possible). When you learn to quicken your steering, you will find yourself needing to use much less lean through the bulk of the corner and you WILL go faster. If i were to look at any one skill i'd say this specific skill is what seperates the best racers/riders from good ones<BR/><BR/>As always, hers my disclaimer: - Dont try hanging off on the street because in a nutshell, unexpected variables means it isnt safe to commit to a corner that way<BR/><BR/>happy cornering ;-)<BR/><BR/>Killer<BR/>www.killerdude.netAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21612698.post-75718792234168893662007-06-08T17:51:00.000+05:302007-06-08T17:51:00.000+05:30Twisties..aah, I love them.. I love leaning, and d...Twisties..aah, I love them.. I love leaning, and do it for the pleasure of it. After making sure that I can lean my bike at my will, what I now do is, combine lean with hanging off - extremly fun and useful. When i lean, I use countersteering, and it gives me more control and confidence.--xh--https://www.blogger.com/profile/12695674712856611416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21612698.post-43068548290887235332007-06-08T16:29:00.000+05:302007-06-08T16:29:00.000+05:30@VibhuPerhaps I should have clarified, the rider i...@Vibhu<BR/>Perhaps I should have clarified, the rider isn't a newbie. He is someone who has ridden for a while and at speed. He's even tried his hand at cornering and fallen. But he still loves lean and wants a better approach to building greater off-the-vertical confidence...rearsethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08436775522778611766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21612698.post-55275985036389686682007-06-08T15:54:00.000+05:302007-06-08T15:54:00.000+05:30I think faith in machine/tyres is key point in lea...I think faith in machine/tyres is key point in leaning. I've started minor leaning (by foot peg scraping standards) since i've got CBZ-XT cause' she way better in feel and handling, also she's shode with MRF Zappers.<BR/>But leaning on old CBZ was no no.<BR/><BR/>MkMadhukarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02747948018440806474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21612698.post-41999445922107419202007-06-08T14:34:00.000+05:302007-06-08T14:34:00.000+05:30I had written a post long back on riding. Not much...I had written a <A HREF="http://vibhurishi.blogspot.com/2006/05/power-riding.html" REL="nofollow">post long back on riding</A>. Not much on leaning though.<BR/><BR/>I would not advice new people to lean and lean more like you said. Why ? cause it takes one slide to remove any confidence a person may have.Vibhu Rishihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11076858244754048141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21612698.post-31783823297721677262007-06-08T12:23:00.000+05:302007-06-08T12:23:00.000+05:30It is not a stupid question.But there are two ways...It is not a stupid question.<BR/><BR/>But there are two ways to look at it.<BR/><BR/>1) I love lean<BR/>When I'm not trying to go at the fastest possible pace, massive lean angles make a pleasant way to spend an afternoon. Purely for the heck of it. <BR/><BR/>2) Learning<BR/>Once you have learnt how to handle, as you put it, dangerous extremes, you can go back to not leaning so hard, right?rearsethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08436775522778611766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21612698.post-90015218126951095872007-06-08T10:43:00.000+05:302007-06-08T10:43:00.000+05:30I know this would sound stupid. Very stupid indeed...I know this would sound stupid. Very stupid indeed. But after having read your blog for so much time, I still don't get this.<BR/><BR/>Why lean the bike to dangerous extremes when we can lean out ourselves and do the weight shift significantly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com