I posted this to stu because he lives near me and he’s clued up

[Stevehessleuk]

Hi stu, could I possibly message you tomorrow as I know it’s late, just need some advice on roundabouts. Got 200 miles on the bike now and it goes in on the 19th June for 600 mile service. Took bike out tonight , it was still daylight and thought I’ll just pop it across Humber bridge and down to the main roundabout for Grimsby or Scunthorpe and whipped round the roundabout back to the Humber bridge and thought Jesus I’m not turning in much so went wide to the left  there was no traffic so knew I’d be ok . Thought ok lesson learned, just trying to get more mileage on for the 1st service . Then went over Humber bridge and had to turn right to boothferry road, Hessle which is where I live and went wide again ffs  nobody about but kind of knocked my confidence. Kind of embarrassing to even ask for advice , trying to work out was I going in to fast but don’t think I was or maybe I was. It’s just done my head in , different ball game compared to a car and maybe that’s where I’m going wrong. I’ve come on so much from where I was at the beginning of cbt , just tonight knocked my confidence and I’m loving it up until tonight  does everyone go through this, just feel bit shitty. Any advice appreciated 

[Stevehessleuk]

Keep hearing in my head anyone can ride in a straight line , I’m a bit of a perfectionist and want to be the best rider I can be. Dedicated my car driving to be the best I can be , bike riding a different ball game

[Stevehessleuk]

I’m quite a proud man and opening myself to advice keeps me alive, I actually love my life . But this love I’ve found for biking has been brilliant  

[Stu]

As said in private message read up about target fixation and also counter steering. 

 

Always remember to look where you want to go and not where you don't want to go! 

 

This book may help too https://amzn.eu/d/5PhNGww

[bonio]

Yeah this is a common issue for people. Like Stu says, look where you want to go. Like, really look: turn your head and stare that piece of road out. 

 

Roundabouts are the hardest, especially going right. You need to look up and over your right shoulder to see as near as you can to the exit you want to take. And dont forget your lifesavers.

[billysugger]

This may sound odd, but check your tyre pressures. If they have dropped  you could be altering the footprint of how much rubber there is in contact with the tarmac, and this can have an effect on how the bike turns.

Not quite the same as tyre pressures, but when I collected my cbf 600 I struggled to get that to turn correctly on the roundabouts on the way home and it threw me off balance a bit. My issue was the previous owner had fitted a far too wide, (for the rim) rear tyre so it had the completely wrong profile on the tarmac. I got a correct size tyre fitted, in fact I changed both, (road pilot 4s) and it completely altered the handling and it went round roundabouts like it was meant to without me having to bully it into submission