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Re: [ST] U-turn diameter
- Subject: Re: [ST] U-turn diameter
- From: "Anderson, Neil G (CPR)" <andersng@xxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2002 09:36:43 -0500
Sheep Dawg wrote:
>Three things you need to do to manage a successful u-turn.
>
>1. Keep the engine revs up. This stabilizes the bike by increasing the
>gyroscopic effect from all those engine bits thrashing around.
>
>2. Control your speed by slipping the clutch and dragging the rear brake.
>Go as slow as you NEED to go, not as slow as you CAN go.
>
>3. Turn your head to look where you want to go, and don't look at what's
>right in front of you. More than anything else, using your eyes to guide
>where you want the bike to go will help you in all slow speed manoeuvres.
>In a U-turn, you should be looking almost 180 degrees ahead when you start
>to turn.
>
>4. (OK--I know I said there were only three) NEVER apply the front brake on
>its own unless your front wheel is straight.
And number 5 - go out and practice it on a bicycle first to get the idea of
leaning the bike under you. It's much cheaper that way if you get it wrong!
When I picked up my brand new ST from the dealer, he hopped on it and pulled
a flawless U-turn in a space that seemed only 6" longer than the bike. I
just smiled and thought "You show-off, wouldn't you be really embarrassed if
you dropped it for me before I'd even ridden it?"
I'm still working on my U-turns; even after the German equivalent of an MSF
course, I still find I'm too tense to really lean the bike over at slow
speed. I blame either the weight of the Lovely Ballast on the back, or the
sharp pain in my wallet when I think about the cost of new fairing bits!
Neil
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