Willow
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Excessive comfort breeds weakness. PttP
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« on: November 03, 2018, 04:24:59 PM » |
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I was riding home last night down a road with a few sweepers. I noticed that I almost exclusively counter steer with my left hand only, push and pull. I say almost because there are times I ride through curves with my left hand on my thigh.
Anybody else seem to use the left hand alone for counter steering?
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John Schmidt
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« Reply #1 on: November 03, 2018, 05:30:10 PM » |
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Never gave it thought but now that you mention it.....?!? Maybe it's because the right hand is busy controlling the throttle most of the time. Thanks a lot, now it's going to bug me until I get back out on the road.  I know when I have the cruise engaged I often will relax with one hand either on my leg or the side of the tank, and it's usually the right hand getting the rest. |
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« Reply #2 on: November 03, 2018, 05:58:33 PM » |
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when I screwed up my left bicep a bunch of years ago I got in the habit of doing that right handed and really never stopped on the Valk.
Sometimes I wish I had even wider bars on the Valkyrie to make that easier for me but that aint gonna happen
I think it is bandit who said way back when to me about the push pull is the same result as if using two hand and he was right
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Willow
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« Reply #3 on: November 03, 2018, 06:05:53 PM » |
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I think it is bandit who said way back when to me about the push pull is the same result as if using two hand and he was right Good point. I think the Bandit does all his counter steering with his left only.  |
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« Reply #4 on: November 03, 2018, 06:32:15 PM » |
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72.8% left arm, 27.1% right arm, .1% divine intervention. |
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« Reply #5 on: November 04, 2018, 02:43:31 AM » |
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Same here, don't know why but I've wondered about. I am left handed though.
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« Reply #6 on: November 04, 2018, 03:08:41 AM » |
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No, I actually use both, mostly using a push not pull. I do not use a throttle lock, so single handed is using the right with push/pull.
Do not know why I do it this way, but for clarity I was originally left handed and changed to right handed. I do some things left and some things right and some either way.
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« Reply #7 on: November 04, 2018, 04:29:27 AM » |
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I do use my left a lot riding the valk,brake and throttle on right seems as good a reason for that as any.My ZRX needs both  narrow bars and higher speeds demand it. |
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« Reply #8 on: November 04, 2018, 06:00:51 AM » |
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I've found counter-steering by always pushing just feels intuitive. Like pushing, you are pushing that side of the bike down, into a lean into the turn. ( My bikes are set up with tall risers, so the bars are rotated down, close to the tank. In fact, for full-lock turns, I move my leg out of the way.) That's how I explained it to an old riding pal who had been out of it for over 30 years and had never heard of counter-steer. However if I am resting my right hand then I might do all counter-steering with my left hand for a little while. Especially since I installed the Rostra electronic cruise control which, once tuned properly, works quite well.
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« Reply #9 on: November 04, 2018, 06:56:38 AM » |
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I use both sides, but with a bias towards the right hand. In an emergency, I would be pushing the handle bar to steer in the desired direction.
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« Reply #10 on: November 04, 2018, 07:10:06 AM » |
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72.8% left arm, 27.1% right arm, .1% divine intervention. For once agree with Mr. Head (just kidding). I to tend to use left to push/pull. Maybe even more than the 72.8% of the time. Old problems with right arm are to blame. Have to think about it a bit if use right hand. Right hand is busy with the throttle/brake. |
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John Schmidt
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« Reply #11 on: November 04, 2018, 11:14:44 AM » |
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No, I actually use both, mostly using a push not pull. I do not use a throttle lock, so single handed is using the right with push/pull.
Do not know why I do it this way, but for clarity I was originally left handed and changed to right handed. I do some things left and some things right and some either way.
Wow, I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous!  |
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« Reply #12 on: November 04, 2018, 01:27:33 PM » |
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No, I actually use both, mostly using a push not pull. I do not use a throttle lock, so single handed is using the right with push/pull.
Do not know why I do it this way, but for clarity I was originally left handed and changed to right handed. I do some things left and some things right and some either way.
Wow, I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous! Not sure if I am ambidextrous or just confused-idextrous. |
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