I have heard of this before and cannot seem to remember why it is like this. It seems that some riders can turn the one way better than the other. Now I have never had a problem taking my bike down either side
Turning problems – Right Vs Left
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I think it's something to do with being either left or right handed.
I'm right handed, but eat left handed.
I'm more comfortable and prefer left handers, but according to my footpegs and tyre wear I'm better at right handers.
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I'm right handed, but eat left handed.
I'm more comfortable and prefer left handers, but according to my footpegs and tyre wear I'm better at right handers.
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Yip same here better at right turns than lefts also dont know why.
Maybe it may because I am half and half, do some thing right handed and other left handed so it make no difference with me
This has been the debate over many beers :y18:,I think it could have something to do with the side of the road that you drive on, the left or right hand side of the road:
If you drive on the left hand side, and you go into a left hand corner, you sart on the left side of the road and then "drift" into the centre of the road where you still have a safety margin.
If you go into a right hand corner, you start in the middle of the road and "drift" to the edge and therefore have no safety area.
Well thats my theory in any case
If you drive on the left hand side, and you go into a left hand corner, you sart on the left side of the road and then "drift" into the centre of the road where you still have a safety margin.
If you go into a right hand corner, you start in the middle of the road and "drift" to the edge and therefore have no safety area.
Well thats my theory in any case
Yeah but people are having this problem just when doing a U-turn at low speed as well. I read a technical explanation to this some time back but I just cannot find it or really remember what the story was
How old is your rear tire Dave? I just replaced mine and the difference was dramatic ! When the tire gets worn even a little, the center becomes flat. so it's like a car tire with square edges. Of course the degree to which that happens is gradual so you don't notice it happening. When i recently put on a new back tire the bike felt like a sports bike. Now i'm taking turns like a sportbike leaned way over and it falls right into the turn with no effort at all. It responds to my thoughts, and it grips like it's glued to the road.
Now why one side seem to go before the other i have no idea unless each person has thier own particular routes they ride a lot which have more turns to one side or the other. But you said it's BOTH sides, so i would suggest looking at a new tire if yours isn't close to new. Mine feels like a whole new bike. If i could afford it i'd put a new tire on 1/2 way thru the wear for now on ! By the way, i think this affects us more than a lot of other bikes because of the tires size/shape. Sport bikes for example have those low profile tires that are flatter from edge to edge than ours, so even at high wear they wouldn't develop a squarish shoulder.
Now why one side seem to go before the other i have no idea unless each person has thier own particular routes they ride a lot which have more turns to one side or the other. But you said it's BOTH sides, so i would suggest looking at a new tire if yours isn't close to new. Mine feels like a whole new bike. If i could afford it i'd put a new tire on 1/2 way thru the wear for now on ! By the way, i think this affects us more than a lot of other bikes because of the tires size/shape. Sport bikes for example have those low profile tires that are flatter from edge to edge than ours, so even at high wear they wouldn't develop a squarish shoulder.
No I am all ok and don’t have a problem but I was reading on another forum that the one rider tenses up when doing a right turn but not when doing a left. Even on a slow U-turn type turn they will always turn to the left. Now I read about this some time back and as it has never affected me I did not take much note of it then but now I am curious and cannot remember what I read or where I found it.
Ah, ok. I guess i misinterpreted your post. But in any case, i've been really enjoying the bike since the new tire. It almost seems like the bike is more stable leaned way over than straight. You can really FEEL the grip. Love this bike, especially with new rubber !
I have also noticed a dramatic change when changing my tires form one make to another.
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Yeah but people are having this problem just when doing a U-turn at low speed as well. I read a technical explanation to this some time back but I just cannot find it or really remember what the story was
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There's nothing technical about it. I dropped my bike doing a left U turn and I dropped my bike doing a right U turn.
Equal damage both times; broke clutch lever once and brake lever once just to ensure that I'm not biased!
Yeah but people are having this problem just when doing a U-turn at low speed as well. I read a technical explanation to this some time back but I just cannot find it or really remember what the story was
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There's nothing technical about it. I dropped my bike doing a left U turn and I dropped my bike doing a right U turn.
Equal damage both times; broke clutch lever once and brake lever once just to ensure that I'm not biased!
Not laughing at you dropping your bike but the way you put it here
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Not laughing at you dropping your bike but the way you put it here
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It's OK Dave, you can laugh. All the TTC crowd do! :y114:
Not laughing at you dropping your bike but the way you put it here [/quote]
It's OK Dave, you can laugh. All the TTC crowd do! :y114:
[quote author=DaveM link=topic=703.msg3624#msg3624 date=1216126718]
Yeah but people are having this problem just when doing a U-turn at low speed as well. I read a technical explanation to this some time back but I just cannot find it or really remember what the story was
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Yep.... when I did that on my first run on the R3.... it fell over!!!!
Yeah but people are having this problem just when doing a U-turn at low speed as well. I read a technical explanation to this some time back but I just cannot find it or really remember what the story was
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Yep.... when I did that on my first run on the R3.... it fell over!!!!
:silent: And that is some bike to pick up again
I drag the back brake when doing a U-turn. Helps loads.
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Gromit, we have all dropped a bike - at least once!
