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Transitioning to the Dark Side - a Detailed Log
Written by jprelock on 4/1/2011 at 12:58 am

Well, David did say for a given rider position, but I was sort of thinking
the same thing, how do you know exactly who is hanging off how far if it's
only subtle? And the technique you describe works as well if you put weight
on the outside peg too.
-John

On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 5:40 PM, jim.strtr <jim.strtr@...> wrote:

> Ah contrare! I am a former (very old) road racer. To lean the bike over
> less, all you have to do is get your butt off the seat and slide it to the
> inside and put all your weight on the inside foot peg. Once you do that the
> bike will lift up a bit and allow you to go thru the corner even faster.
> That's why those crazy guys get their butt off the seat and squat down as
> much as possible. Just my 2 cents worth. J.S.
>
>
>
> --- In ipcrc@yahoogroups.com, "David" <david.dockstader@...> wrote:
> >
> > I have to disagree. The lean angle for a give bike and rider position is
> just a function of speed and radius of the turn. He was going fast! Anybody
> else going that fast would also lean that far.
> >
> > --- In ipcrc@yahoogroups.com, "literidr" <literidr@> wrote:
> > >
> > > That photo in the Dragon is scariest of all. When you see how far over
> that bike had to lean to make that curve compared to all the other bikes,
> you'll realize that curves are not what those darkside tires are good at.
> > >
> > > John Handford, literidr@
> > > Taylors, SC
> > > 90 PC "Spirit"
>