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Sid Squid · 08-08-05, 07:34 PM

Try to identify what it is that you find unappealing about left hand bends, rather than say to yourself "I don't like left handers", try to dissect what you do when you pass through the corner, and that part of the process that you are least happy with, work at it, there will very likely be a specific trigger that sets off your alarms.
I'll bet that a component of the problem you feel is that there being less forward vision through lefts, you feel constricted and thus unsure, very often riders who don't like lefts, (and I assure you you're not alone), find that their waryness leads them to turn early in the corner and hug the inside of the road, which further restricts their forward view thus compounding their anxiousness.
Work on your road positioning so that you get the best view and therefore allow yourself to build a better and more confidence inspiring plan.

08-08-05, 07:34 PM	#5
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	Try to identify what it is that you find unappealing about left hand bends, rather than say to yourself "I don't like left handers", try to dissect what you do when you pass through the corner, and that part of the process that you are least happy with, work at it, there will very likely be a specific trigger that sets off your alarms. I'll bet that a component of the problem you feel is that there being less forward vision through lefts, you feel constricted and thus unsure, very often riders who don't like lefts, (and I assure you you're not alone), find that their waryness leads them to turn early in the corner and hug the inside of the road, which further restricts their forward view thus compounding their anxiousness. Work on your road positioning so that you get the best view and therefore allow yourself to build a better and more confidence inspiring plan. __________________ If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst"