| Author | Message | ||
     Midknyte |
Someone toss me a pair of strappy shoes and a tutu - I feel like a ballerina! Ok, so my old bike was small enough that I never had to learn how to make a proper, tight U-turn. But I know that the days until I need to make one are now numbered... So last night I headed to a nearby field with some nice thick grass (if I'm gonna drop it - I want a soft landing!). Following the excellent advice found here, Master Strategy Group site in this article specifically, 173 - Slow Speed Short Radius Turns and dipped all 450 lbs of bike (+ me) into full lean and puttered it around in a circle - like "I meant to do that..." Above is a FANTASTIC article that puts everything in easy laymans terms. Tells you what to do and why it will work so you can go out with the confidence to just give it a try (and succeed!). Reccommended reading folks. | ||
| M1combat |
I read that entire site awhile back and there is indeed some (actually quite a bit) good info. I do recommend "Total Control" By Lee Parks though  . | ||
| Midknyte |
...I do recommend "Total Control"... Been there, read that, 3 times. Don't recall this info from the book. If it's there, it's not presented well enough to sink in like the above. Am reading Twist of the Wrist II now. Super stuff. | ||
| M1combat |
There's a whole chapter on low speed maneuvers and the same technique is presented. In any case, I wasn't trying to rain on your parade, just offering more suggestions. I didn't mean to imply that it was a better suggestion... Another one that will get you thinking a little more is an article in this months RRW by Kieth Code. Very nice. I'd really like to see the other 46 points... |
