That falling feeling (bike leaning question)
 

Ok so i now have my sliders with my new leathers they are nice and smooth. .. . . i hate that! so ive been attempting the bike leaning thing and a possible knee down!!

But..

the last few times one of which was this morning i have gone low but it just feels like i am falling after a certain point? any ideas? is it normall and just alien to me because its a new feeling?

Any thoughts?? [-o<

Re: That falling feeling (bike leaning question)
 

Check your tyre pressures and then see if your tyre is squared off at all as that will feel like your tipping over when you're on the edge of the square.

I must admit I always felt like I was about to fall off my SV, I guess that was just because I was too big for it, but the TLR feels so much more composed and stable and handles so much better for my riding style, weird eh?

Re: That falling feeling (bike leaning question)
 

Nah, it must be the colour.

Re: That falling feeling (bike leaning question)
 

Don't try to lean too far for the speed you're cornering at :)
It looks pants if someone forces it too, I'd say work on going a bit quicker rather than trying to go lower, then when you're going quick enough, you'll be leaned over far enough.

Re: That falling feeling (bike leaning question)
 

Hang off like a monkey.

Try doing it on the track first.

Re: That falling feeling (bike leaning question)
 

i was going pretty slow, my chicken stripes are about half inch wide round both wheels, i was doing about 30 too slow??

Re: That falling feeling (bike leaning question)
 

What about taking a particularly abrasive brillo pad to your sliders? You could have the look without any of the anguish.

Re: That falling feeling (bike leaning question)
 

Doing a kneedown with chickenstripes looks forced to me, though... :rolleyes:

Maybee your tires are "square" and at a certain point they fall over and give the "falling" feeling...

Do you have a photo of your tires ?

Re: That falling feeling (bike leaning question)
 

you need to just start taking the turn without looking at it when u're doing it

look as far as possible infront and u'll get it:)

Re: That falling feeling (bike leaning question)
 

i will update when i get home but im at work at the mo, i wont lie though it was forced, i am trying to take it as low as i can when ever it is safe to do so iE when no one is around incase i bin it lol, but i just want to touch down! ! ! ive been through the search on getting it to the floor but that falling feeling has really made me crap myself, my tires arnt squared as they have only done 5000 miles on them if i get this feeling does it mean the bike is unstable at that point?