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during my first season i wasnt very comfortable with the concept of leaning but slowly i got more comfortable (purpose of slow speed turns)

now iv been trying to get myself to push my limits in counter steering...i know im doing it by second nature but how do i learn to put more angle to it?
it seems as if i cant force my self to push the steering more to bank that turn

to my close call......I decided to venture onto mississauga road to test my twisty skills (or lack of), i started at queen street and headed south. up till dundas i thought i had a decent handle so i increased my speed just a little.
now right after dundas comes this amazing turn so i look where i want to be and the next thing you know im in the opposite lane with cars coming straight at me (so maybe i wasnt looking where i want to be going)

i panicked slightly but for what ever reason (thank god) i kept my throttle constant and didnt apply brakes (i didn't even know i was doing it) and swept into my lane maybe just a few meters to spare

as iv acknowledged in my flaw...i need to learn to put more angle on my turns but something is stopping me and i need to correct that. i know i should track or take courses to learn in a controlled environment but financially it is not possible (im not trying to get my knees to touch the ground when turning on the streets just to improve my counter steering)

thanks
 
Set a comfortable speed going into the corner, focus on your target of coming OUT of the corner, and about 1/2 way / mid-apex is the time to progressively roll on the throttle, to smoothly accelerate out of the corner.

It sounds like you went too hot into the corner, period. A track day may be your best friend, sans on-coming traffic, to learn.
 
Give it time, it'll come on it's own. Gradually your body will be desensitized to the feel of cornering a bike and you will start to lean more.

BTW, you can't just 'add more lean' in a turn. It has to be combined with either higher speed or a sharper turn (or both). So once you've picked your line through a corner and set your constant throttle speed, you will always use just the right amount of lean. At least, it's just right up until you get outside your comfort zone, at which point bad things can start to happen.
 
beatbox said:
it seems as if i cant force my self to push the steering more to bank that turn
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Look farther up the road to where you want to go and you'll find that the lean will often take care of itself. If you start focusing on the road right in front of you or worse, that center line you don't want to cross, that's where you'll tend to end up.

That said, that stretch of road doesn't really allow enough visibility to make it easy to look farther up the road, and if you screw up there is always a good chance to meet a bus coming in the other direction. Save your pennies and take a proper street riding course like the one being offered at TMP. -> http://www.gtamotorcycle.com/vbforu...and-touring-bikes-at-Toronto-Motorsports-Park
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