Today I fell on my motorcycle and had to carry it down a street back home (sucked) because it wouldn‘t turn on afterwards. I fell because as I was turning, I realized my turn was too wide and I was going to hit a car coming at me, so I braked and ended up falling the direction I was turning. Anyone have tips on how to turn better? I was going more than 20 mph so I was pushing down on my right handlebar.
Yes, the caster and camber as well as the toe adjustment can change after installing new struts.Its always good to make sure alignment is ok.
not really if you know what to do. i changed the struts on my oldsmobile and the alignment was right on. what i did was took spray paint and sprayed paint around the long bolts before taking them out so i could put the new struts on the same place as the old ones came off.
Look through the turn to the exit, you will find the bike follows the direction you are looking – it does work. Look at the point where you see the two sides of the road appear to meet, if that point is moving towards you the corner will get tighter, if it is moving away the corner is opening up and you can think about going faster. You can brake in a corner but you have to be aware that two things can happen, first is you lose the front, or the bike will straighten up, putting you more toward the other side of the road. Neither is desirable.
Best advice look through your turns, next advice take a MSF course if you haven't and practice where there are no obstacles. (like a empty parking lot). At 20 MPH your going to have to lean the bike to turn it, counter steering doesn't work at that speed. (too slow) The advice about sitting straight up is bogus at the speeds you are talking here.
