billwest Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Turning left is easier 'cause your chain is on the left ........ Torsion , and all that physics. My 2c. Bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spraguepsycho1 Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 do you mean right corners or right out of junctions? I have a theory it is a psychological thing when turning left you can lean the bike over to go a bit tighter around a bend if things are going a bit awry, but on right turns more lean over means you put yourself into the line of other traffic and uprighting the bike means you are heading for the hedge, do our USA cousins find the opposite i wonder? merv Here in the USA, generally since our left turns are wider (us being on the right hand side of the road), a left corner is easier to make than the tighter right handers are. I don't think leaning is really easier one way or the other, as long as you aren't afraid to look where you want to be, then use counter steering (pushing forward on the lowside bar end) to get there. I find most peoples problem is not trusting in their bike or tires abilities enough. It's nearly impossible to lose traction on a modern bike with good tires on clean pavement at normal street riding speeds, unless you're riding a 750cc or bigger supersport bike and get too happy with the throttle. I ride 2 up with the wife most of the time on my modified 600 Katana, and my wear is pretty even on both sides of the tires. These pics were taken right after we got home from breaking in the tires on a 425 mile ride, about 360 miles of it canyon roads, a few months ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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