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gixerjonny
01-11-06, 07:01 PM
Was talking to a guy at work about counter steering on the bike in corners,, When i was learning a few years back now . i was shown how to counter steer and use it all the time on the road and track ... yet he has passed his test this year and has never heard of it ..
Anyone eles out there who is the same :-? :-? or do you use it :-? :-?

desmojen
01-11-06, 07:02 PM
Everyone does it, bikes don't turn any other way - just that a lot of riders don't do it consciously.

Jen.

BB
01-11-06, 07:05 PM
Ther's an amazing number of people who have never heard of it! There has been some articles this last year in the bike press.

BB

gixerjonny
01-11-06, 07:07 PM
Was you told about it on your lession tho jen ?
I no a few people who was never told about it

GixerBoy
01-11-06, 07:15 PM
Counter steering......I just hang off lots.....Don't work on FZ1's tho!! :o ;D :D

BB
01-11-06, 07:22 PM
So I hear! ::)

BB

gixerjonny
01-11-06, 07:26 PM
Counter steering......I just hang off lots.....Don't work on FZ1's tho!! :o ;D :D

In action
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l90/gixerjonny2006/biker.jpg


;D ;D ;D

GixerBoy
01-11-06, 07:28 PM
Pandas are cute! :)

b_1_rd
01-11-06, 07:46 PM
He's looking at the camera instead of around the bend! He'll never make it ;)

There are a suprising amount of people who have never heard of counter steering out there.

Dabz
01-11-06, 07:53 PM
I got taught counter steering in my DAS course...but I remember Mac saying how he's learnt it after he passed and I was surprised his DAS course hadn't taught it. seems it's down to the instructor...definitely makes cornering nicer though once you do it that way instead of pushing the bike to the side

gixerjonny
01-11-06, 08:02 PM
Check out the links it should make thinks a bit clear :-? :-?
http://www.msgroup.org/TIP048.html
http://www.vf750fd.com/blurbs/counter.html

Dabz
01-11-06, 08:19 PM
hmm...very sciencey :P

GixerBoy
01-11-06, 08:32 PM
Quote......but I remember Mac saying how he's learnt it after he passed ..........


And guess who taught him that....... 8-)

Stu
01-11-06, 08:38 PM
We used to mention it during DAS training then teach students in the post test lessons (which we done for free students on their own bikes to get used to them)

desmojen
02-11-06, 07:51 AM
Was you told about it on your lession tho jen ?
I no a few people who was never told about it


I was never told about counter steering in my bike lessons, but I was a student of the late great John Robinson, so I didn't need to be!

Jen.

evilkeneval
02-11-06, 12:38 PM
i was told about it doing my DAS but was doing it anyway