chemicalsmile
Junior Member
Left handed - more comfortable in right turns.
Odd so many people favor the left....
most people find left hand turns easier because the throttle is on the other side
push with your left hand to go left and twist with your right hand through the turn
push with your right hand to go right and twist with your right hand through the turn
not only is a righty more tasks for one hand but bad body positioning only complicates the task... being tense, over extending the arms etc
i used to prefer rights but now as my speed through turns has gotten faster i prefer lefts
Definately a leftie. Don't know why, but always feels more natural (I'm a right hander....)
- I'm a lefty
- I'm a righty
- I shred both ways!
Hi All,
Had a great ride yesterday after 2 weeks off the bike (I keep it at my girlfriend's parent's place and haven't been back there at weekends for a while). There are some great twisties here in France and the roads are almost always empty :thumbup:
There was a really nice section of smooth, long lefts and rights (about 15 in a row I'd guess) of various degrees and on a slope also. They were so good I turned round and did them again about 6 times in an aim to reduce my chicken strips to nothing and just practice my cornering techniques. Didn't have the camera with me unfortunately so no video :spank: (will do so next time!).
When getting home to inspect the progress on the chicken strips I find that I have about 5mm on the left side but maybe 8 or 9mm on the right. When I got to thinking about it I do seem to be more comfortable cornering to the left but really don't know why! We drive on the right and I am left handed but don't rationally see how this could affect it.
So do you have a favourite side?
I prefer to corner in the direction of the oncoming turn.
Unless there are guardrails (which there usually is) then you get cut to pieces instead.....1) If I fly off the edge of the road because I screwed up I'm slide out and off the road, not across the road into cars that wanna run my ass over.
2) if you misjudge the apex you can cross the centerline and usually get away with it.
When I do something faster than usual or on an unfamiliar road I'm always plagued by the thought, "what happens if I **** up?"