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Originally Posted by jtmx29
.......... So basically when I come to a turn I will slow down and have my braking/clutch work be before the turn. I will look through the turn and turn only my head. As I take the turn I countersteer into it (maybe going 15-20 MPH) and then roll the throttle through to maintain balance and to get perpendicular as I exit the turn.
My question is how worried should I be about my lean. Should I be careful leaning starting out (as I get used to these types of turns) or should I lean as much as needed to safely complete the turn..........
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Taylor,
Could you explain the highlighted above a little more?
Repeat this one thousand times:
Any turn should be entered slowly and exited fast.
The forces that try to slide your tires sideways while turning are higher and higher as your speed increases.
The lean angle that your bike takes is a natural reaction to those forces.
Leaning is not natural to us humans and because of that, we tend to panic when we feel that are leaning too much.
When we panic, we crash.
Keeping a moderate entry speed and a small but constant acceleration though the turn (as mush as traffic and road conditions allow) is the best practice to learn without crashing.
Take a look at these threads:
https://www.ninjette.org/forums/showthread.php?t=100922
https://www.ninjette.org/forums/showthread.php?t=100964
https://www.ninjette.org/forums/showthread.php?t=127127
https://www.ninjette.org/forums/showthread.php?t=123638
