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<blockquote data-quote="SacramentoMike" data-source="post: 1330242" data-attributes="member: 11508"><p>I was going to add one more thought, but phroenips' link says it all, and with an expert's <em>gravitas</em>. Hanging off the bike to the inside of the turn is something I picked up from another riding class, Lee Parks' "Total Control." By getting your own weight to the inside of the bike's center of gravity as you and it go through the turn, it lets the bike be more upright, you have less lean on your tires, so more of the "meat" on your tread is gripping the road. If you get the feel of doing this, you become much more confident about making those turns. And sometimes if you enter a turn faster than you wish you had, you can get your weight over to the inside pretty quick--that's a good way to help you through some of those "oh shit" moments too.</p><p></p><p>You can get the book of the same title from Lee Parks' website, or find other ways, courses, books, track days, to school yourself on your riding. That's probably the best thing any rider can do.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SacramentoMike, post: 1330242, member: 11508"] I was going to add one more thought, but phroenips' link says it all, and with an expert's [I]gravitas[/I]. Hanging off the bike to the inside of the turn is something I picked up from another riding class, Lee Parks' "Total Control." By getting your own weight to the inside of the bike's center of gravity as you and it go through the turn, it lets the bike be more upright, you have less lean on your tires, so more of the "meat" on your tread is gripping the road. If you get the feel of doing this, you become much more confident about making those turns. And sometimes if you enter a turn faster than you wish you had, you can get your weight over to the inside pretty quick--that's a good way to help you through some of those "oh shit" moments too. You can get the book of the same title from Lee Parks' website, or find other ways, courses, books, track days, to school yourself on your riding. That's probably the best thing any rider can do. [/QUOTE]
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