17-05-13, 08:24 AM
Being new to the game, I tend to take corners as upright and steady as possible - I keep telling myself that it IS slow, but speed will come with experience. Two tips I read somewhere which I try and use are:
1) Get your speed down before the turn in, and then gently turn the throttle back on (not accelerating, just so the tyre is still driving) for the corner. Apparently this 'positive throttle' gets you more grip than just free wheeling it round the bend.
2) Drive some weight on the opposite peg and lean off. So for a left hander, right foot bears the weight on the peg, and lean off the left. This keeps the bike more upright and the peg trick keeps your centre of gravity low (rather than if all your weight was on your backside on the seat).
1) Get your speed down before the turn in, and then gently turn the throttle back on (not accelerating, just so the tyre is still driving) for the corner. Apparently this 'positive throttle' gets you more grip than just free wheeling it round the bend.
2) Drive some weight on the opposite peg and lean off. So for a left hander, right foot bears the weight on the peg, and lean off the left. This keeps the bike more upright and the peg trick keeps your centre of gravity low (rather than if all your weight was on your backside on the seat).