joncal:
Secondly, I'd rather have that hang-off in reserve in case I blow the corner and need more lean. If you're already at full lean and hanging off, what do you do if you need to turn more? Guardrails don't taste good.
wouldn't you upset the chassis more by trying to lean over once the bike is already leaned? Other than that I do agree with you
Yes, It's true you canl upset the bike a little bit by trying to hang off if already leaned, however, you'd only be doing that because you were already in trouble and at that point you're not going to make it much worse. Let me also try give you a little of my pea brained logic here.
1. If you are not normally leaning off, that means you are already cornering more slowly than the leaner. That also means that you have a safety margin the "hang off" leaner does NOT have.
2. If you are going a little slower, hanging off at that point is less upsetting to the bike than you might think.
Please keep in mind, I ALWAYS lean with the bike, and generally set my head and upper body over the mirror in the direction I am turning.
Generally, I like to practice for all sorts of contingencies. One of those things is going through turns on empty back roads and scootching my butt over to see how the bike reacts when I'm already in a turn. You will find that as you move over, you will straighten the bike up at the same time to retain the same turn radius.
I strongly recommend to all that they purchase the book "Sport Riding Techniques" by Nick Ienatsch. It is full of great advice from a pro. I've read ALL of the Keith Code books and found them very valuable, but I must say Nick's book is MUCH more geared to the street rider. It's a must have. Safety is really the theme of this book. Nick really gets into proper body position for street and track riders and the logic for the different approaches.
Johncal
