How not to lean in corners - Instructional Video

Stumbled onto this Vid which teaches us how leaning to the outside will unnecessarily increase the bikes lean angle at any given speed.

How not to lean in corners:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCbeS5KGpso

 

leaning to the outside + braking on the yellow line was his problem

this ones worse
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXuORVo-eQo

then he has the nerve to flip off the cars .....

 

What a pair of dangerous dopes those guys are.

 

And we wonder why people think we're all crazy!

 

I'm betting he is no longer with us... dead; the only thing you get driving like that is... dead.

 

damn navy blocking damn Youtube... grumble grumble grumble....


I see jokers leaning out all the time. Or even better, guys taking off their inside foot like they were hard cornering a dirt bike... that dont fly at 60 mph!!!

 

Is the writing on the road even english?

 

haha in that case i guess I am glad the navy blocked the vid, cause I get mad watching morons pull that stuff.

my girlfriend was scared for me riding my bike last week because some a$$hat on a sportbike passed over a double yellow heading towards her and she almost hit him. It is hard to explain that the sport is much less dangerous if one isnt a total MORON.

 

So let me get this right....you're supposed to lean WITH every bike except Buells, which are used to clean out ditches? and for grill emblems on cages, right?

 

Exactly!!!:biggrin:

 

The Buell riders must be first in line on the future organ donors club..

 

Found another Instructional Vid on " how NOT to take corners " and for grins " how NOT to do a reverse burnout " :biggrin:

How not take a corner on a RGV250:
[video=youtube;LCryFrTjV2I]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCryFrTjV2I[/video]

Idiot tries a reverse Burnout:
[video=youtube;KEIbBNCH1ao]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEIbBNCH1ao[/video]

 

Another Instructional Video this time on " Why not to be distracted when perving on women while riding "

[video=youtube;D-0hBHTDnJ8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-0hBHTDnJ8[/video]

 

Leaning to the outside of a corner and laying your bike over can make your bike corner tighter.
like this:Dirt Bike Corner Practice - YouTube

 

I'm still laughing my ass off on that brain dead reverse burn out--- can you be anymore of an idiot???????????

 

the thing that I noticed for me,first vfr 800 owner(01 interceptor) is the weight,I owned a katana before this and on my first ride i went to take a corner and it seemed a little harder with the vfr,still haven't been riding it much(winter) but i know i need to just ride more and get use to the wieght but any tips will help

 

Hollenbeck, you'd probably get more responses if you created a post specific to your issue/question. That being said, as far as being a heavy bike, I do not notice it at higher speeds, only during slow speed maneuvers. A few things that can affect your turning, tires, suspension and bike geometry. Before I put on a set of Michelin PR2s, the bike didn't seem to handle as nimble as it does now. I also upgraded my suspension and it definitely handles way better in the turns now too. As far as I can tell though, my geometry is stock but changing the bikes geometry just a little can make a world of difference. Dropping the front down a little (raising the forks in the triple clamps) can quicken the steering, it only takes a few mm to effect a change. Pick up the book 'Total Control' by Lee Parks, it's a great read even for someone of several years riding experience and he covers riding posture and suspension setup, both of which may improve your situation.

Cheers