High_Revs_17
09-19-2005, 08:58 PM
I can recall at times entering turns on the street at speeds anywhere in the range of 50-90mph where the degree looked sharp enough to use more body hang than bike lean. But when that happened the bike wasn't leaned over enough and in standing more upright it wanted to shoot wide, so I'd quickly correct mid turn using less body hang and more bike lean and the bike would feel great thru the apex and exit.
I don't know if this is just because of my style of bike not being a true sportbike or if that's just the characteristics regarding the physics of taking a turn. For that reason upon entering a turn I'd always use bodyhang in case it quickly turned into a decreasing radius but if that wasn't the case I'd make adjustments to compensate for the degree of the turn.
Is this normal behavior for everyone, or is there an exact science to this situation?
Yeah-yeah I know, should'a-would'a-could'a done a track day. :)
I don't know if this is just because of my style of bike not being a true sportbike or if that's just the characteristics regarding the physics of taking a turn. For that reason upon entering a turn I'd always use bodyhang in case it quickly turned into a decreasing radius but if that wasn't the case I'd make adjustments to compensate for the degree of the turn.
Is this normal behavior for everyone, or is there an exact science to this situation?
Yeah-yeah I know, should'a-would'a-could'a done a track day. :)