Fozzie Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 I have noticed lately that people are saying they cant do left hand turns but they can do right hand turns well... And Vise versa. I have never had problems with cornering either way. My favourite bend is a right bend where I dip it low and my favourite route is coming down the cat and fiddle and dipping it low into the lefties. So I was wondering what the rest of you are like... How many others are like me and dont mind left or right. And how many of you have a preference But why do you prefer left or right? Whats the deciding factor with it. Is your bikes weight off balance, is it because you do a lot more righties/lefties than the other. I probably have a slight preference for right hand bends. I feel a strange sensation of comfort as I lean off the right hand side. I noticed this last night tootling around. Even though my right foot is still nackered I was in a weird comfort zone. I dont get it with left hand corners unless its sweeping and I get a good speed up going through it. I find it very strange in deed so whats everyone elses story? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacLean Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 I definetly feel more comfy doing lefters, I think for two reasons.1. It feels like my top half is never going to be in oncoming traffic as I am leaning away from the center. On right handers theres this annoying tendancy to start moving right in the lane which I conciously have to overwrite.2. My one and only crash was being too enthusiastic on a right hander so I think there is phycological stuff in my head from that crash that says 'right hander uh oh, be careful this hurt last time'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wannars125 Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 Both for me. I don't really mind which way I have to turn and both can be as exciting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gin Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 Both.. Equally as comfortable but agree with ML, Only proper accident was on a left but on a right i worry about my head donking a badly placed Car.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacLean Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 Both.. but on a right i worry about my head donking a badly placed Car.. Can't say im worried about my head donking a car, more worried of it completley taking my head off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decor58 Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 one of the first things I was told about when doing my cbt was of a guy going around a right hand bend and leaning to far and getting decapitated by a lorry. Great confidence boost! I still love both though I'm more confident at leaning over in the lefts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacLean Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 one of the first things I was told about when doing my cbt was of a guy going around a right hand bend and leaning to far and getting decapitated by a lorry. Sounds like your cbt guy needs to learn a bit of markiting... Your suppose to tell you're customers the thing you're selling is great, not that it will cut you're head off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 Not a fan of right handers for the same reason as everyone, the position your body is in and the on coming traffic! But with regards to tight bends or slow riding I hate going left! I basically prefer straight lines! That was a joke! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhatDad Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 If you ride the 'sight' line and not the line taught by CBT/DAS or the racing line then you have no fear of the oncoming traffic as you're wheels are close to the left hand gutter and your head is near the centre of the lane and not the centre of the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 dont give a shit which direction, as long as its a corner and not a straight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacLean Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 If you ride the 'sight' line and not the line taught by CBT/DAS or the racing line then you have no fear of the oncoming traffic as you're wheels are close to the left hand gutter and your head is near the centre of the lane and not the centre of the road. I know where you're comming from, but (for me) when doing rights, the bike naturally stays in the center and I have to make a concious effort to move the bike to the left while leaning and it just aint quite as comfy... On lefts I find that I just lean and it all feels fine, its just that little bit of extra work for me on rights... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techno Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 Better with lefts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuscarora Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 In practical riding I like lefts best, camber's in yer favour and no trucks to decapitate you. I find the old 'see your death' of the oncoming a bit off-putting when doing right handers but the difference isn't that much, just have to pay a bit more attention to road positioning on the right hand bends.In an ideal scenario, say a private road with the right camber on every corner I don't think I'd find any difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhatDad Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 If you ride the 'sight' line and not the line taught by CBT/DAS or the racing line then you have no fear of the oncoming traffic as you're wheels are close to the left hand gutter and your head is near the centre of the lane and not the centre of the road. I know where you're comming from, but (for me) when doing rights, the bike naturally stays in the center and I have to make a concious effort to move the bike to the left while leaning and it just aint quite as comfy... On lefts I find that I just lean and it all feels fine, its just that little bit of extra work for me on rights... Do you mean you're placing yourself to the left of the lane on approach to the corner and you end up drifting to the middle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadtorque Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 Left or right it makes no difference,, it's the downward turns I don't like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacLean Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 If you ride the 'sight' line and not the line taught by CBT/DAS or the racing line then you have no fear of the oncoming traffic as you're wheels are close to the left hand gutter and your head is near the centre of the lane and not the centre of the road. I know where you're comming from, but (for me) when doing rights, the bike naturally stays in the center and I have to make a concious effort to move the bike to the left while leaning and it just aint quite as comfy... On lefts I find that I just lean and it all feels fine, its just that little bit of extra work for me on rights... Do you mean you're placing yourself to the left of the lane on approach to the corner and you end up drifting to the middle? Yeh kind of,Ill go for the turn, then the bike will start sort of comming in to the middle and then ill have to actually stand it up a bit to move back out.... But I dont ever get it with lefts.Now that i've typed it out and read it, its pretty much me being a bit dodgy at cornering aint it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 I opted for both but i probably have a slight preference for one way or the other, left being im left handed and right because im right handed for virtually everything else So im not sure, hence the both option! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j4ff Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 I dont honestly believe the poll on both.Not many people are ambidextrous.Yes i can negotiate each comfortably but i do prefer lefts like the majority of right handed people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig170281 Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 Only person here who prefers rights, dont know why but I feel more confident and can definatley lean the bike further on right bends I think its to do with the fact you do alot more of them, as obviously all roundabouts you lean to the right!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j4ff Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 Out of interest Craig.Are you left handed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiz Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 Definitely prefer left, although I can negotiate right handers quite well too. Lefts always feel more flowing and smooth, I don't need to think about the majority of left handers, where as I always seem to put a bit of thought into rights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bex Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 through safety i prefer right hand bends and do take them better but for some reason the left of my tyre gets more use towards the edgeall those who are saying left cos they dont like the thought that the oncoming traffic could hit their heads, your not in the right area of the road, but look at it this way, take a tumble on the right hander and all you do is slide off the road into the hedge/gutter/fieldSlide off the road on a left hander and you slide across the road into the lorry/car/bike/hedge/gutter/fieldthink i will stick to my right handers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 Definately prefer rights than lefts. Plenty of roundabout knee down practice (on my more sportier ex. bikes I should add) I think sways me to say that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gin Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 through safety i prefer right hand bends and do take them better but for some reason the left of my tyre gets more use towards the edgeall those who are saying left cos they dont like the thought that the oncoming traffic could hit their heads, your not in the right area of the road, but look at it this way, take a tumble on the right hander and all you do is slide off the road into the hedge/gutter/fieldSlide off the road on a left hander and you slide across the road into the lorry/car/bike/hedge/gutter/fieldthink i will stick to my right handers Yuuup!! This is why im warey of Lefts, My accident had me looking up into the grill of an oncoming Volvo.. Thankfully he stopped in time but i remeber thinking "Huh.. This is going to hurt!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 Yeh kind of,Ill go for the turn, then the bike will start sort of comming in to the middle and then ill have to actually stand it up a bit to move back out.... But I dont ever get it with lefts. I get exactly the same thing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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