Total Control by: Lee Parks,read it apply it,then practice,practice,practice!!!!
+11tyb..
That, and Twist/Wrist II are both loaded w/good cornering info..
-Basically if you want to start hanging off a bit in the corners, the first thing to try would be to position your upper body towards the inside of the turn. You have to get used to this
before you start thinking about moving your lower body/butt off of the seat. Many people
think they're hanging off by moving their lower body towards the inside while their upper body remains centered. This is called being "crossed up" which actually does more bad than good..
-Try these three things next time you're taking a corner...This is how I learned:
1: As you're about to coutersteer, position your chest + head slightly towards the inside handlebar (Don't worry about what your butt's doing right now).
2: Stay on the balls of your feet, but focus more weight on your OUTSIDE foot, which helps to still feel connected to the bike, rather than falling off of it.
3: Look as
Far through the turn as possible, and smoothly throttle through the turn without making any additional steering inputs until you're ready to start your exit sequence..
Stay loose on the bars!!!- You'll likely find that you just took the turn as fast as you normally do, but the bike was leaned over much less than usual. Once you feel more and more comfortable with this,
then you can think about increasing the amount that your upper body is shifting, in addition to hanging a cheek off of the seat...
- The goal is to compensate for not leaning the bike as much by hanging off + letting your body weight do the work. Not leaning the bike as much equals the ability to take the turn faster....See where all this is going??
-I practice this ALL THE TIME, and the key is baby steps. start by mildly changing body position and work your way up....Sitting there like a stiff on the bike goes against what the bike is
wanting to do while its leaned over.
Hope this helps!!
