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<blockquote data-quote="Rednaxs60" data-source="post: 179905" data-attributes="member: 4617"><p>When you slow down to make a corner that you do not have to stop at, but are doing a 90 degree turn, slow down but keep the RPMs up - you will have to use the clutch in the "friction zone" to accomplish this.. The bike will start to flounder if there is not enough power to keep it upright and "happy". The bike will tell you when it needs power and if it is not readily available, interesting things can happen. When doing this you will want to "slip" the clutch. Won't hurt the bike any. When doing this, having power readily available allows you to recover simply by letting the clutch out - do not apply more power - interesting things happen when you do more than one thing at a time. The bike will straighten up and want to go straight. </p><p></p><p>You want the bike to pull itself through the corner and the only way to do this is to apply power by using the clutch to control the bike.</p><p></p><p>Make sure you are in a gear suitable for the corner you are taking. Lugging these bikes because we can is not an effective way to get around corners.</p><p></p><p>It has been mentioned to find somewhere to practice. There is a lot of information available in literature and on line. Worth a look and then try. </p><p></p><p>Just a few thoughts.</p><p></p><p>Cheers</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rednaxs60, post: 179905, member: 4617"] When you slow down to make a corner that you do not have to stop at, but are doing a 90 degree turn, slow down but keep the RPMs up - you will have to use the clutch in the "friction zone" to accomplish this.. The bike will start to flounder if there is not enough power to keep it upright and "happy". The bike will tell you when it needs power and if it is not readily available, interesting things can happen. When doing this you will want to "slip" the clutch. Won't hurt the bike any. When doing this, having power readily available allows you to recover simply by letting the clutch out - do not apply more power - interesting things happen when you do more than one thing at a time. The bike will straighten up and want to go straight. You want the bike to pull itself through the corner and the only way to do this is to apply power by using the clutch to control the bike. Make sure you are in a gear suitable for the corner you are taking. Lugging these bikes because we can is not an effective way to get around corners. It has been mentioned to find somewhere to practice. There is a lot of information available in literature and on line. Worth a look and then try. Just a few thoughts. Cheers [/QUOTE]
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