Shifting body weight for a turn: Difference between revisions

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When you start to exit the curve, it's time to shift your weight back to the center of the bike. Use the power in the outside leg against the tank, not your arms and shoulders, to haul yourself back on board.

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With your body next to the bike on the inside of the corner, your outside knee/calf is what stops you from falling off the inside. You shouldn't be supporting your body weight with your arms. They are steering. Your leg muscles are what should move your body from side to side, not your arms.

Here, the outside leg is far back when hanging off. The butt is hanging off, but the upper body is still mostly over the bike. Try arranging yourself so that your outside thigh is against the gas tank. Then, lean forward to lower your upper body somewhat toward the inside grip, while still keeping your head upright and turned. This rider has that part right. That way, your whole inside hip-to-chest-to-shoulder axis is hanging off, more or less parallel to the bike.

Here, the outside leg is far back when hanging off. The butt is hanging off, but the upper body is still mostly over the bike.

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Try arranging yourself so that your outside thigh is against the gas tank. Then, lean forward to lower your upper body somewhat toward the inside grip, while still keeping your head upright and turned. This rider has that part right. That way, your whole inside hip-to-chest-to-shoulder axis is hanging off, more or less parallel to the bike.

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 When you start to exit the curve, it's time to shift your weight back to the center of the bike. Use the power in the outside leg against the tank, not your arms and shoulders, to haul yourself back on board.
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 With your body next to the bike on the inside of the corner, your outside knee/calf is what stops you from falling off the inside. You shouldn't be supporting your body weight with your arms. They are steering. Your leg muscles are what should move your body from side to side, not your arms.
-Here, the outside leg is far back when hanging off. The butt is hanging off, but the upper body is still mostly over the bike. Try arranging yourself so that your outside thigh is against the gas tank. Then, lean forward to lower your upper body somewhat toward the inside grip, while still keeping your head upright and turned. This rider has that part right. That way, your whole inside hip-to-chest-to-shoulder axis is hanging off, more or less parallel to the bike.
+Here, the outside leg is far back when hanging off. The butt is hanging off, but the upper body is still mostly over the bike.
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+Try arranging yourself so that your outside thigh is against the gas tank. Then, lean forward to lower your upper body somewhat toward the inside grip, while still keeping your head upright and turned. This rider has that part right. That way, your whole inside hip-to-chest-to-shoulder axis is hanging off, more or less parallel to the bike.
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