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Old 07-06-2009, 09:26 PM   #48
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Originally Posted by t-rock View Post
So do you sit straight up in the seat when you go through corners or not put any input to the handlebars at all?

How I do it is use my body for the majority of steering, then use countersteering to make minor adjustments to my line.
Counter steering induces lean. Lean makes you corner. Centre of gravity alters lean once it has been created, which changes your line.

You can induce lean by yanking your whole body to the side but the amount that you induce will be small when compared to what you get from counter steering and the faster you go, the less lean you can get that way because of gyroscopic stabilization.

Trust me here; it isn't your body that's making the major inputs.
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