Twisitie Turns

Which direction do you prefer to turn in the twisties

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MPH 200 said:
Either, as long as the road isn't straight.
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I have often asked myself why the left is more comfortable.
All can think of is my childhood riding spider bikes and doing fishtail skids. I always used my right foot to apply the brakes and leaned left.
I don't really know but my right is coming along, and I wholly agree with MPH200.
Bubba
 
Right, so i mainly have been trying to practice lefts so i could get it down more.
 
I have no prefference, lefts/rights, I love 'em both, but I do them both differently (wear pattern on my tires is the tell tale). Burn up the right side of my front tire a little more than the left and opposite on the rear. Also use a slight bit more lean angle on lefts than rights. Have noticed this pattern on the last 4 sets of tires.
I love riding twisties, my favorite way to spend the day. Just wish there was a race track closer than 240 miles away.
 
b4thenite said:
No difference. I'm scared sh** either way.
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I'm still skeered as well, more so in the group rides, but prefer left as the left twisties forces me to lean the bike as far as it will go, else I run off the road.:laugh:
 
Left. The real question is, what handed are you, and then what turn to you prefer. I am Right Handed, but I prefer LH turns. Maybe it's because of which hand/eye is dominant can predetermine which turn we feel most comfortable in....
 
skydivr said:
Left. The real question is, what handed are you, and then what turn to you prefer. I am Right Handed, but I prefer LH turns. Maybe it's because of which hand/eye is dominant can predetermine which turn we feel most comfortable in....
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I believe I have heard this also as to the right handed people like left and vice versa.
Bubba
 
I'm right handed and right turns seem easier. But I still have equal wear on both sides of the tire.
 
I enjoy the turns equal, but lefts seem more natural. Both of my bikes the left side of rear cleaned fully & ~ 3/8" chicken strip on the right. Subject to change on certain curves like I80 on ramps where the other side cleans up. Right handed might have something to do with it I have no idea, perhaps from motocross where lefts prevailed, rode brake pedal with right foot... ?
 
Left without a doubt for me. Strange when I live in roundabout hell too, plenty practice at right turns.???
 
Tire wear is equal front and rear but I prefer right it keeps me away from apossing traffic if any. the ferther off the beaten path the better
 
I am a mean left turner, with the rights the throttle just feels like it may get twisted more. It doesn't of course, all in my head.
 
I SUCK equally either way !!

I notice that going slow (U-turns / parking lot speed) I like going left, but with some speed I'm better at right turns. I think it's because I mostly use my bike for commuting, and here all the right turns are mostly all yields, so I'm use to taking right turns at speed ?
 
Enjoy both.

Both ways of turning have their own differing needs. Racing motorcycles actually have their gear settings as 5 down-1 up rather than 1 down-5 up; what does that tell you (coming out of or going into a turn differences)? Turn perference is a very interesting and good question!
 
I like the left better because more is visable, and I tend to go much faster around the left hand turns...however I get lower and scrape more on the right turns. I guess their a bit sharper being on the inside.
 
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