TheDeadRider

Hello all,

I live in Bangalore, own a Yamaha FZ16 and i'm pretty keen on bettering my cornering skills right now because we all know the rush is in the twisties. Unfortunately the roads are quite unsafe during daytime to practice on and there is no public track nearby. So i've recently started riding at 5:00 am.

I've observed that it's very hard to get my knee down on the ground when i'm cornering. I stick my knee outwards (perpendicular to the tank), lift my butt off the seat and hang on while leaning in, but it seems the bike leans very little and my knee doesn't touch the ground. Other times (and mostly) i lean in greatly, but can't adjust my weight at all such that my foot-pegs scrape the ground loudly and the rear wheel threatens to lose traction.
Once i even had a low side: entered the curve at 60kmhr, leaned in loads to compensate for the under-steer and heard the foot-pegs screech loudly before being heaved off the road violently. So one could easily say i corner badly. Of course i don't counter-steer; it just seems too hard and risky for me...

Also, while concluding, i'll explain that i don't ride duck-footed; the balls of my feet are always on the foot-pegs. I only bring them down to rear-wheel brake and to shift gears. So all in all, i seem to be very lost in trying to corner well.

Any suggestions? tips? anecdotes? tutorials? I'd be extremely grateful!
Cheers.

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What does that means topic approved??
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Go through this thread: Bending and LeaningThread

if u're cornering at 45kmph... u are already counter-steering.

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jawad_emt

what i saw in GP was the rider moves his total body towards the leaning side including his buttocks , at this moment the thigh of other leg is over the bike seat.

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TheDeadRider

Alright, that thread has great information! Thanks, I'm reading through it now.

And how so, to the second question?


For those who're also keen on practicing like I am, and who live in Bangalore, the Ashoka Pillar makes for great practice!

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Oops Corrected. ...

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