This one is for riders only. Suppose I've entered a right curve at the speed limit, and I find I'm drifting wide. The pucker factor is increasing as there is a tour bus coming the other direction...
What specifically do I do to avoid becoming a splat on the front of the tour bus?
Answer from your own experience without providing reference as you won't have them on your bike.
2007-11-17 23:26:14 · 11 answers · asked by Gershon b 5 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Motorcycles
Forget about shifting weight. That's not how you turn a motorcyle. At the speedlimit, it serves no function.
Look in the direction of the turn and push forward on the right handgrip.
For those who didn't get this right who ride, please google "motorcycle countersteering."
2007-11-18 10:34:59 · update #1
Wow, there are a lot of cycle drivers that need to go to a MSF course and learn how to drive!
2007-11-18 12:37:00 · answer #1 · answered by Blitzpup 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
As you enter a bend you should be looking ahead as far possible note the point where the kerbs meet, if that point appears to be moving towards you the bend is getting tighter and you should back off, if it moves away the bend is opening up and you can think about getting on the throttle.
The best way to avoid becoming an interesting ornament is to avoid getting in that position in the first place, if, through reasons of overeagerness, you get in that position push gently on the right bar which will help you lean further, focus on the exit not the bus and Bob's your uncle. Before you complain that you can't lean any further have a look at your tyres – there will be a narrow strip of virgin rubber on each edge.
2007-11-18 02:25:53 · answer #2 · answered by Tim D 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do not brake and do not deaccelerate when you are already leaned over into the corner, you must just lean the bike over more. Its amazing how low you can go when you really have to . If you try to brake in the turn, you will tend to stand the bike up and run wide, straight into that tour bus! This is one reason why bikes (especially quick ones) require so much more skill, since your instinctive reaction when you find you have too much speed in a corner is to yank on the anchors but that makes the situation worse.
One of the answers here is referring to countersteering and this works on all bikes not just the clever japanese ones.
2007-11-17 23:59:14 · answer #3 · answered by cosso77 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is a alot of things that you can do. The first absolute thing not to do is grab your brakes. By grabbing your breaks it will cause thebike to stand up and go straight..last think you want to do with a tour bus. The first thing you should do isnt lean off the bike or anything crazy. The first thing you should do is look as far into your right hand turn as you can...ignore the bus, ignore the pucker factor...look as far into the turn as you can. Once you have dont this push as hard as you can on the right (throttle) hand. this will cause the bike to lean to the right and hopefully correct your problem. But the most important thing is to look as far into the corner as you can!!! Something that will help you with this if your interested is track riding. Good luck with your problem.
2007-11-18 09:20:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I never find myself in a situation like that.
Since I'm usually accelerating out of the curve, I never enter at the speed limit. That would put me over the limit at exit. Entering at a reasonable speed lengthens the possible reaction speed, make avoidance maneuvers easier, and definitely reduces the pucker factor.
If you're all puckered up, there's something wrong.
And it's usually the rider.
2007-11-19 09:54:18 · answer #5 · answered by Firecracker . 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well firstly before going in to the bend road position is important as you will drift toward the middle of the rd as you accelerate out of the bend, the thing is you need to reduce the speed to stop the drift but you don`t want to slam on the brake half way into a bend, decrerase the revs and use this to stop the drift until you can straighten up an adjust the position and then accelerate out of the bend. You should really wait till you are in the bend before giving wellie any way don`t you think?
2007-11-18 00:30:17 · answer #6 · answered by finn mchuil 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you didn't enter with your knee down already, hang off the right side as far as you can. you usually have a little wider contact patch in the center of your tire than higher up the side wall. when you hang off you can rotate the bike up a little towards vertical & get more of that center patch on the pavement. then pucker tighter & enjoy the cold sweat that pops out on your face.
another reason to only ride at 65% on strange roads!
2007-11-18 09:53:58 · answer #7 · answered by Who Dat ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lean right like you've never leaned before (brake, obviously). It sounds bizarre but this works on Japanese bikes, if you turn the bars slightly out of the corner you can drop the bike into a deeper leaning angle more quickly i.e. in a right hand corner you turn the bars ever so slightly left then back again. It's a bit unnerving the first time you try it but it does work.
2007-11-17 23:38:07 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I find if I decelarate a tad, my bike comes right back where I want it. usually the drift is caused by the force of the speed against the turn. thats why the road racers lay off the side of the bike in turns, puts less force against the turn.
2007-11-17 23:33:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do not look at the bus! We tend to go where we are looking. Look farther into the curve where you want to be. Do not hit the brakes. You will naturally lean the bike more to get to the place you want to go.
2007-11-18 10:34:41 · answer #10 · answered by shadouse 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋