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MiddleAgedBiker
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I'm totally new to sportbikes and just got a Bird, used to ride cruisers.
When taking a corner with a cruiser, I just push on the handlebars to turn, push on left bar to go left, and right bar to go right, this of course requires the bike to be fast enough to work, maybe 40-50kmh and up.
I tried to do this on the bird but it does not turn as easily, I realise this could be because the bars are much shorter and don't have as much leverage as a cruiser's bars, but is this the right way to do it? Just push on the bars? Do I need to adjust the angle I push it from, like drop my elbows lower or something?
Do I also have to shift my bodyweight or anything to make it turn? Finding it difficult to "flick" the bird from left to right or vice versa, with my past bikes all I had to do was to push firmly on the bars and it will go.
Thanks for any advice you can give!
When taking a corner with a cruiser, I just push on the handlebars to turn, push on left bar to go left, and right bar to go right, this of course requires the bike to be fast enough to work, maybe 40-50kmh and up.
I tried to do this on the bird but it does not turn as easily, I realise this could be because the bars are much shorter and don't have as much leverage as a cruiser's bars, but is this the right way to do it? Just push on the bars? Do I need to adjust the angle I push it from, like drop my elbows lower or something?
Do I also have to shift my bodyweight or anything to make it turn? Finding it difficult to "flick" the bird from left to right or vice versa, with my past bikes all I had to do was to push firmly on the bars and it will go.
Thanks for any advice you can give!